Parador de Manzanares

The accommodation boasts a delightful pool, spacious rooms with cozy balconies, and friendly staff. Guests enjoy high-quality meals and praise the exceptional cleanliness, convenient location, and attentive service.

It is a purpose built hotel on edge of town, right by the side of the motorway. There was plenty of outdoor parking, some of which provided shading from the sun. We enjoyed the outdoor pool and sun terrace although there was a lot of noise from the motorway traffic. As is usual at a Parador there were English speaking staff on reception and at the bar. However, there were none in restaurant which did cause some issues. The whole hotel looks tired and is in need of at least some redecoration. The bathroom was particularly tired and the shaving mirror incorrectly fitted so that it rotated left and right rather than up and down. This meant you had to bend down to use it. Although, at dinner, the restaurant was less than half full the service was rushed, leading to mistakes. The waitress who seemed to be in charge seemed to create an air of tension amongst the other waitresses. I ordered turbot. When it arrived half of it was uncooked. My wife had a lamb shank which came with no vegetables nor an option to order any. It was the same shambolic service at breakfast. The same person who was stressing staff at dinner was in charge with the same results. First, she brought coffee to the table, which we had not ordered. We wanted tea. Second, she took an order for a cooked breakfast from me but not my wife. As it happened, she did not want anything cooked but she should have at least been asked. The waitress then brought three different plates for the two of us!