Comments Parador Tortosa
In the centre of the fertile Ebro valley and sheltered by the Beceite mountains, which provide a stunning view from the pool and balconies, the Parador of Tortosa stands in the higher part of this town which adds its own beauty to the attractions of the different types of natural
settings around it.
Abderraman III decided to build the fortress which now houses La Zuda (well), and four splendid Catalan Gothic windows.
The interior decor of the hotel reflects a predominantly Christian, baronial style, with traditional furniture and wooden beams. Within the arabesque-decorated walls the dining room stands out with its Gothic windows.
Below are some comments of guests who recently stayed in Parador Tortosa.
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I agree – it was difficult to find untill we got into the city- then good signs. The adress was not on the gps.
Great stay, fine food, god bar and o.k. rooms.
The view from the parador was amazing.
Found this Parador online, reserved a room via email. When I called to confirm the booking, the woman who answered was sweet and spoke perfect English. The view is stunning, the building fascinating, staff perfectly helpful and friendly. A very unique and enjoyable stay.
A couple tips: Restaurants in town open for dinner around 8:30 and the staff do not speak English. (There’s a really nice restaurant right by the beautiful park in town) This is not a problem, they’re very friendly. Just don’t be confused when they don’t want to seat you at 7pm.
Wifi is free and fast but only in the lobby area.
Breakfast is awesome.
One small thing: I’m surprised no one has mentioned the smell? Throughout the Parador, there is a smell kind of like sulfur – not a dirty smell, but something in the water, maybe? We stayed in one of the towers and the odor was worse in there. It was distracting and we did not get used to it. We asked about it, but they seem not to know what we’re referring to. It’s not a problem however, if you open up your windows. We also bought some lavendar incense in town and it was fine.
I definitely recommend staying here.
We really enjoyed our stay. The pool was magnificent and the room lovely. Too bad about the view onto the parking lot, however! The breaksfast buffet was unbelievably excellent. It is really, really a disappointment, however, that the dinner was so poor. Considering the marvellous food we ate everywhere else in Spain (Barcelona, Valencia, Murcia, Cabo de Gata, Granada, Sevilla), there is absolutely no excuse for the substandard dining room fare. I’m so sorry to say this because the personnel were so kind, efficient and helpful throughout our stay (2 nights). Someone has to fix the dinner. The town of Tortosa itself is very sweet and the people so friendly. It is possible to eat much better in the town than in the parador. Ironic.
So beautiful! Wonderful room- The only complaint was the staff at the restaurant was not friendly- it seemed they did not like that I did not know any Spanish.
We had no problems finding the parador because we asked a charming young lady who showed us exactly where to go explaining slowly in Spanish so we could understand. It was an interesting building and town, both might need a little sympathetic facelift but the town has some excellent architecture if some is in need of repair in order to preserve it for the future. We enjoyed a lovely meal in the restaurant and thought the stay was good value.
Beautiful place to stay. Very good staff and lovely restaurant. Setting very nice also (pack walking boots though . . . Quite steep!).
Third stay in 3 years. Just gets better. Used the swimming pool for the first time. Great setting. Will return!
A wonderful location. My wife was unwell 9we had to stay an extra night) and the reception staff were very helpful in changing other hotel reservations for me. I can recommend this hotel any visitor to Spain. Extra signs to the hotel would be helpful, without sat nav it would have been difficult. The dinner menu could do with a bit of an update. Very friendly staff
We booked an overnight stay at this Parador intending to crash out after a long flight from Australia, and before heading south to Andalucia. In actual fact we found we were not too tired and we able to enjoy the hotel and the area.
The hotel was not so well furbished as some other Paradors, but was one of the cheaper ones. The view was fabulous once we had found the hotel. The signing in the town was very confusing. The staff were very helpful and the breakfast was excellent. We did not have dinner at the hotel, instead choosing to drive down to the fishing village of St Carles de la Rapita for a late seafood lunch.
Fantastic Parador. Loved it.
good ambience, nice and quiet and very relaxing. the view was amazing. service was good too, staff was friendly. the food especially was a really high point – it was great! Overall, a very good stay for us
The Parador location was excellent with lovely views of the surrounding countryside and town. There didn’t appear to be an awful lot more to see in Tortosa (a walk into town) but we must say all the people we met at the hotel and in the town were delightful. The room was very good with an excellent view. We didn’t eat in the main restaurant but did in the bar. The lady in the bar was very helpful and the olives were great but the sandwiches were a little disappointing/soggy, and there was a very skinny cat hanging around for food which was a bit of a nuisance. Overall though our experience of the Parador and Tortosa was very good.
We thought the hotel, rooms,food and service were excellent.
We thought that the playing of background music in the Dining and
Breakfast room was unnecessary and often too loud. When we complained
the staff either reduced the volume or turned it off.
This was our first Parador on a holiday where we stayed in many… and what a wonderful experience. We used a GPS to guide us in, so no problems getting there, and the ambiance was wonderful!!! Loved eating on the terrace overlooking the town and harbour. The room was fabulous. We will definitely be back. Loved the breakfasts, the friendly service…loved it all.
our stay was plesent,resonable priced meal and friendly staff,it’s a steep and narrow enterance,and not easy to find with out the aid of a gps,I only saw one directional sign.
rooms fine and breakfast was OK,and yes there’s 2 lifts but both in a silly location,at the opposite end of the corridore,and up some stairs.but the views from the main car park and rooms stunning.
We were very satisfied with everything and hope to make another visit when the time is right.
My husband and I stayed at this Parador in August. We were greeted very well at Reception and found the staff both polite and helpful. We have one or two comments – although there is a lift this is up several flights of stairs and being an older couple found this difficult. The room was lovely and we enjoyed the balcony – we were a little surprised to find that we could only get wifi in one or two public rooms and not in bedrooms which had been available to us in some lesser hotels in France. The breakfast was excellent with plenty of choice to suit all. We have stayed in several Paradors and would rate this as one of the nicer ones with a fantastic view and situated close to many areas of interest. Tortosa itself is a rather dull Spanish town.
We probably won’t stay here again only because we are working our way through the list of paradors but we will avoid those that are modern as part of the pleasure is staying somewhere with a history.
Stayed here one night on our drive down to southern Spain & wished we were staying longer. Views and rooms were great, the kids loved the swimming pool. I had always wanted to stay in a castle, the kids got their dream to come true at a lot younger age than me! Excellent, thank you.
Good points: Our room was wonderful, balcony (which looked beyond the car park – so we could keep an eye on our car – to the town and beyond) excellent. There was one of the many unbelievably noisy regular Spanish firework displays at midnight (beautiful to look at). Breakfast was excellent. We had already eaten quite a bit before we got to the parador, so we had a fairly small dinner in the parador which was OK. The bar was very popular with a nice outside seating aread, but several people seemed to be in there because it was one of only two places where one could get free wifi.
Bad points: We had quite a lot of trouble lugging our suitcases up to the level of the lift. Why isn’t there a lift by the entrance or anyone to help with the luggage? That would certainly be very welcome. Although the position of the parador is magnificent, it might be worth advising clients forcefully that the walk up from the town is long and arduous. And finding the parador was surprisingly difficult. We’ve got used to paradors being well signed from the entrance to each town, but this didn’t seem to be the case here.
Our satnav took us straight to this character Parador which has great views. The breakfast buffet was possibly the best of the 5 Paradors we stayed in. Disappointed the pool was shut though.
Great experience!!!!!!!! Beautiful setting. A bit dated, but great ambience.
The breakfast buffet was more than outstanding. Excellent value. DInner was very nice. The views are awesome.
Our stay at tortosa was fine and as always we will continue staying at
paradores.
We also had trouble finding the parador coming in from the coast, it is better signed from the west. The lady receptionist told us to follow the local police signs, which was a great help. Staff were helpful, room was a good size and temperature, great view over the city and to the mountains from the balcony. Bathroom was nice and big with a bath and lots of toiletries. Swimming pool was good size and well sheltered, although the process regarding pool towels could be better explained/signed. Bar was well stocked although not inexpensive and Breakfast was great, although too much choice and we needed several days so we could try everything. Town and all sites were accessible although, an uphill walk on the way back. All in all a great stay and will definitely come back.
The Tortosa parador was a real pleasure. Fantastic ambience, wonderful that they had a pool incorporated into the castle structures. The tapas was very authentic and all involved could not do enough to help when asked.
Parador difficult to find coming from AP7. Room OK except for the noise of an aircondition machine in the basement. Reception no problem, bar and dining facilities excellent. Breakfest buffet was top of the bill.
Stayed in Tortosa early August one night enroute to France, and a second night on the return trip to the Costa del Sol. Have stayed there before in previous years. One of the family’s favourite Paradors, and still remains so. The reception staff were pleasant and efficient, the room spotless, with a nice views. Dinner in the restaurant was yummy, and breakfast too had variety. Must say that some of the comments made about the staff’s lack of english and poor attitude somewhat baffling. The menus are in english after all. What do people expect? Can’t see the waiting staff in UK hotels all offering fluent spanish, italien, french etc to their customers! I have always found that having a stab at spanish gets positive results . Highly recommend Tortosa, a great Parador in a super location.
Found the Paradore without problem-you can see it from miles away as it commands a stunning position. Stayed for 3 nights. Reception staff helpful,particularly at sorting out an onward booking problem. Room ok,wonderful view. Had 3 meals in the restaurant-Maitre d welcoming but the waitresses were very frosty and seemed to be uninterested in their job. Food a bit boring,portion size of starters too large.
Would visit again
July 2009. We found the hotel easily – we had two rooms – we moved as the air-con wasn’t working but it was no trouble – our views were fantastic. We ate in the restaurant for 3 nights and thought the food and service were excellent. The waitresses and waiter worked very hard and the maids were very helpful. This is a traditional hotel – it felt very spanish so didn’t disappoint. you can stay in a non-descript hotel anywhere. This Parador had style and character and we loved it.
So disappointed to read all the poor reviews for this parador as it was one of our favourites when we toured spain in 2003 and I have always wanted to visit it again! We thought the food in the restaurant was wonderful and because we ate there on two nights we had the meal on the third night free, and only paid for the wine. Please can somebody improve the place as I so want to visit it again -manager, chef and staff all please note!
This parador is very high on a hill overlooking Tortosa. Reading other reviews on Travel Advisor who which said that the food in town wasn’t great, we ate in the hotel restaurant and found the food well presented but not very good for the price. Where are all the vegatables in Spain? The staff dressed in medieval costume spoke no english but one of our party of 6 spoke good spanish. The service was so offhand and rude that it became a point of amusement! The young man on the desk spoke english but his femal colleague very little. The paradors are catering for an international clientelle and should do better than this. Although we booked many months in advance we were given rooms overlooking the water tower. The rooms themselves were excellent. We took a fascinating trip to the delta.
We visited Tortosa on Wednesday 13th May.
We found the parador very difficult to track down and phoning the hotel was unhelpful as the receptionist was unable to direct us. A friendly local eventually got us there.
We liked the place but the staff [ with the exception of the maitre d' ] were unhelpful and offhand. Their English was very poor and they appeared not to have concept of making people welcome. The dinner was poor and unimaginative although the breakfast was better.
The main problem was that we, the paying customers, seemed to be interrupting their social life chatting with each other!
We have stayed in many paradores and this was the first disappointment we have had.
I cannot take time right now other than to say we simply cannot say
enough wonderful things about your service and all the paradors we have
stayed in!!!!!!!! We will definitely use you again when we can and
have forwarded your site to more of our family! Thank you again
and especially to the Tortosa parador for making the anniversary so very
special!!
The bedrooms, public facilities etc. were OK. and the building was beautifully situated. The restaurant looked nice, but that was all. The chairs, the food and the serving were horrible. Most of the staff (one or two exceptions} of the hotel were very unfriendly so that we felt a little discrininated. Our First experience with a Parador was a great
disappointment. Happily we had booked the Parador of Vic Sau later,
and that was excellent.
Arriving at the parador my wife and I had to carry all our luggage to our room. I had problems with my heart and my wife is not allowed to carry heavier goods.
There was no sign of a friendly welcome and the climate was a little frosty. Very disapointing was the smell of the old rugs, which are on the corridors. Therefore we moved out for dinner in Benifallet (Restaurant Xiringuito).
There was not the slightest information how to learn about a culturall activity , the possibility of hearing a concert our to participate in a local event. The library in the hotel is very poor.
I asked your receptionist to have a room, where I could do some drawings of the town of Tortosa. The statement was, that all rooms have an excellent view.
Result: We looked to the parking lot. We had bed and breakfast. The next two paradors Siguenza and Cardona we have visited were excellent.
Siegfried and Emmy Hermann, Vienna, Austria
I agree that it was not very easy to find, with the first signs only appearing right in the centre of the town. The food was good and the room was comfortable. The old town below the parador was a little intimidating
Very difficult to find this Parador; virtually no signing to guide us (unlike other Paradors visited on our trip). However, once we arrived we were treated well and the dining experience was good. Room was comfortable.