Parador Oropesa
The stately home of the Alvarez de Toledo, Counts of Oropesa, once the home of soldiers, clergy and noblemen, enjoys exceptional views of the Sierra de Gredos. The historic value of the Torre del Homenaje, a tower attached to the Parador of Oropesa, 
the columns of the courtyard, and the pool with outstanding views over the plains of Campo Aranuelo, make up a very attractive hotel.
The interior is dominated by lamps, chests and curtains, with large, bright rooms, lounges and work spaces. Game and seasonal produce are features of Oropesa, where the cookery of Toledo offers lamb, roast kid and other specialities such as migas del Aranuelo, a bread-based dish, and confit of partridge.
we have had a wonderful time in all the paradores!
we hope to visit you again next year
as a descendant of the duke of W it is always fascinating to follow in his footsteps. we were very impressed with our stay in all respects and also with our succeeding stays in Zafra and Antequera. My only comment on all the paradores is that the direction maps to find them are inadequate for those of us who are not local residents. Could these be improved please?
We stayed at Parador Oropesa for one week in July 2009 to visit and mark the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Talavera, so we were there for a particular reason. It was also the exact location where Wellesley met Cuesta in the days before the battle.
The Parador was excellent in all respects, the Reception staff were welcoming and extremely helpful (neither my wife or myself speak Spanish). We were very impressed with our room which was described as “Standard” but which would put many big chain hotel rooms to shame. I totally disagree with E&J’s comments in relation to the restaurant, we had the bulk of our evening meals in the restaurant and were extremely impressed with both the quality of the food and wines served and the service. The highlight of our stay was delightful evening concert performance by an extremely capable classical guitarist.
The village of Oropesa is a “working village” not some dormitory village and we found it charming. We enjoyed our early evening walks rounded off in the bars of the main square which gets very lively and adds colour to the experience.
My only comment and suggestion for improvement would be that as you cannot drink the tap water that bottled water in the form of a 1 litre bottle should be supplied in each room each day the cost of this being included in the room rate.
This was our first “Parador” experience and we certainly intend repeating it in our future visits to your great country.
Oropesa is a lovely little village, and the Parador is very nice, but both are what they are. The hotel is elegant, with beautiful furniture and several grand sitting areas. It has been there since the 1960’s, and is in need of some remodelling however. There are no real attractions per se, like Madrid or Toledo, but it is a quaint little village surrounded by quaint little villages, and the landscape is rugged beautiful. The area is the ancient hub of tile/pottery making, and a little digging will yield interesting results, but it’s not at all touristy or user friendly in that sense. I disagree with E&J’s review about the restaurant. It is elegant and has a stunning view. Some of the dishes are plain, no doubt, but I think that’s because they are trying to make historic regional dishes. Remember, Spain was (and is relatively) a dirt poor country, so the ancient cuisine is spares. All Paradors has a very elaborate and uniform breakfast buffet, hearty and bountiful. I think E&J read the card in the room, mentioning breakfast in the room, and missed the main event. If I hadn’t known that there was buffet, I would have made the same mistake. Oropesa is the prototypic Parador, isolated but elegant, for the curl-up-with-a-book crowd, not the fast paced tourist.
The Parador of Oropesa was our 1st Parador ever. We arrived in a weekend when a Medieval Fest was taking place. We had to call the reception and ask for assistence. Not speaking English it was hard for the man at the reception to understand our need and to know where we were with our car. It took almost 45 minutes before we finally were directed to the Parador, driving through a croud of people.
The Parador is very nice and looks great from the outside. Behind it lies the Castle of Oropesa. The Parador has no place to sit outside and the reception is rather small and leads to a lift which takes you to the floor of your room. The room was large and beautiful, ours also had a balcony directed at the square looking at the Castle.
Breakfast needed to be ordered and served in the room which we did not mind, although the table we had breakfast on was a bit too small.
The restaurant should be closed in our opinion. It is not worth to spend your money! The quality of the food is far below average!! It is almost as if all dishes were put in a microwave and then served out. We could not discover any love for food and we wondered if there was a decent cook in the kitchen. Gordon Ramsey needs to be hired!
Oropesa itself offers only a few highlights. The region is beautiful.
We would not recommend this Parador too highly to our friends and family.