“Beautiful building with lovely staff”

Ideally situated 80 minutes from Bilbao Port. Outstanding public areas. Lovely room overlooking the plaza and cathedral. Secure parking in basement (E17) with lift, or locked car park (E8) 50 metres from the hotel. Friendly and helpful staff.

“A good base from which to explore the region of La Rioja”

We spent two nights at this Parador on a half-board basis. It's a good base from which to explore the region of La Rioja. Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a nice, bustling little town with many interesting old buildings. We liked it very much. This Parador is located right in the centre of the town,… more

We spent two nights at this Parador on a half-board basis. It's a good base from which to explore the region of La Rioja. Santo Domingo de la Calzada is a nice, bustling little town with many interesting old buildings. We liked it very much. This Parador is located right in the centre of the town, opposite the cathedral,, so it's very convenient. Our room was comfortable and well sized. We found the staff helpful and welcoming The restaurant offers an appetising dinner menu and even though the restaurant was busy on both evenings the staff were very efficient and service was very prompt. On the ground floor there's a very spacious and impressive lounge area, handy for the bar and the restaurant, with lots of comfortable seating. There is ample parking (for which a charge is made). There's a garage at the hotel itself but about 200 metres away there's a secure car park, owned by the hotel, with ample parking; this costs less than the garage. Although there are a good number of road signs for the Parador we didn't find them ideally clear - and you have to be careful because, unusually for such a small town, there are two Paradores. To add to the 'fun' the signs direct you to use Calle Mayor to access the hotel but just a couple of days before we arrived someone had decided it would be a good idea to put a flower planter across the street, effectively blocking it off to vehicles. Over the years we have stayed at many Paradores and we rate this one highly. The half-board deal is good value.

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“Overnight stay”

Very nice comfortable parador. Disappointing restaurant for dinner, slow and food not as enjoyable as most other paradors. Garage expensive but necessities the weather! Wonderful cathedral next doir!

“Lovely place but beware your sat nav…”

This anazing historic building is set in a square that looks like the set of the film ‘Name of the rose’ It’s astonishing and steeped in history And let’s face it that is why people stay in paradores You trade luxury for location and history and it’s a fair swap The rooms are basic as you wou… more

This anazing historic building is set in a square that looks like the set of the film ‘Name of the rose’ It’s astonishing and steeped in history And let’s face it that is why people stay in paradores You trade luxury for location and history and it’s a fair swap The rooms are basic as you would expect but the bathroom is good with a great shower The staff are mostly delightful and the hotel has a great underground car park as well as a secure open air one just around the corner The restaurant is good but it should be noted there are some great restaurants a short walk away too The only criticism I have is that breakfast is a little on the poor side The hot food is a la carte and one day we were just ignored and the service does seem a little chaotic You should be aware that English is not widely spoken in this region so you will have a much better time if you learn a little Spanish - as we all should anyway The other one to watch is your sat nav Head for the police station and opposite is a small street into the centre That is your way in It’s a great place from which to enjoy the Rioja region

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