Parador Ubeda
In the aristocratic, monumental city of Ubeda, in its purest Renaissance plaza and next to some of its most beautiful buildings, the Parador occupies a palace, built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 17th, 
which once belonged to the Dean of the Holy Chapel of the Saviour.
Behind the facade is a very beautiful inner courtyard, with a double gallery, the upper tier of which is glazed.
The comfortable and welcoming rooms are remarkable for the height of their ceilings. Particularly outstanding are the six rooms overlooking the plaza and the suite on the opposite corner, with panoramic views of the Plaza de Vazquez de Molina. Andalusian details and ceramics decorate the dining room.
The staff at the reception desk was extraordinarily helpful. The parador was a complete delight.
We stayed at Ubeda on 14th September 2009. Found the location of hotel OK, but more good luck than good directions. A GPS is essential if driving. Disappointed that our stay was at the same time as the upgrade of the plaza in front. But when finished it will be beautiful. Our room was very good and had direct access to the private courtyard. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The quality was what one expects in the Paradores.
We stayed at Ubeda on 11th September 2009. Finding the hotel was a nightmare, the front was surrounded with wire barriers, there were no signs to identify an entrance and the one way systems were horrendous. There was just nowhere to park and we had to get our car taken away to be parked in a private garage at a cost. We were not warned of this when booking and after a pretty tortuous drive from Bailen following a laden lorry with no chance of overtaking we were not at all pleased when we arrived.
The staff were very helpful indeed, our room was nice. The evening meal was average, but the highlight of the whole visit was the breakfast which was fantastic. It was one of the most comprehensive spreads I have seen.
We spent two nights at the Parador in Ùbeda and were not so happy about the rooms. With the lowest price category, we had the opportunity to choose between a dark room with nearly no external light and entrance-door to the patio or two other rooms with permanent noise from the ventilation system outside and the smell of food coming from the kitchen in the mornings, afternoons and nights…
We chose the latter one, because the staff told us that noise would only occur early in the mornings - which was not true. The building, however, was beautiful. We would just recommend to double check the room before deciding to stay there…
We stayed for two nights at the Ubeda Parador at the end of May. The building and location are great as well as the quiet bedroom and spacious bathroom. The staff was very friendly and staying at the Parador was the perfect way to start our roundtrip throug Andalusia.
I only would advise to publish on the website a better description of the way how to reach the Parador. Once you know it is very easy, but when you do not know which specific roadsigns to follow you might get lost in the small oneway streets of Ubeda as we did. One remark: the Ubeda Parador never replied our e-mails. When we reconfirmed our booking and wrote that we might arrive late and asked for the fastest route to travel from Almeria to Ubeda there was no answer. So at last we mailed to the general Parador e-mail address and Parador Promotions forwarded our request to Ubeda. Nevertheless there was never an answer. Travellers are always a little stressed, especially when they come from abroad and do not speak the local language. Guidance is very helpful and would make a stay in the Parador Ubeda even nicer as it is already.
We stayed for two nights at the Ubeda parador. We found everything to be very, very nice. The rooms were beautiful and “atmospheric” and the staff were friendly and helpful.
We enjoyed the courtyard - it was a very pleasant place to sit and relax. The town itself was well worth a visit.
parador of Ubeda is a very nice place on the core of one of our prefeared towns in andalucia. we spent 2 nights (17 & 18/04), all amenities in the room where excellent. no comment about breakfast, only to say that it was “pantagruelic”. we used the restaurant on the evening because the weather was too bad to go out, food and service were irreprocheable.
we found everything as required from a parador.
Most enjoyable place, absolutely charming. Excellent service, we arrived late and we were welcomed and assisted perfectly.
The room (three separate beds) was very nice, large and comfortable.
Only one remark: we were a little late for breakfast and some of the refills were either insufficient or slow. So maybe, when the parador is full, it would help to foresee a little bit more food and choice.