Parador de León

We stopped in Leon driving from Porto to Santander and could not have been more pleased with our stay at this beautiful historic hotel. It is full of history and art but has been sympathetically refurbished to a very high standard. We ate dinner in the restaurant where the service and food was wonderful. There is plentiful secure car parking at the hotel. Being only 3 hours or so to Santander this makes a great stop over point for ferry users. We highly recommend this hotel.

Where to start? This hotel is more like an art gallery with rooms. |Talking about rooms we had booked a junior suite (room 401). It was up a staircase of 16 steps but unless you have mobility issues it should be ok. |Great view of the plaza in front of the hotel. |Room was terrific. |Breakfast was standard Paradores affair. Very nice. ||Only issue is that the Feria was on and the concert was loud. Avoid the fiestas and this is a brilliant hotel.

I'm parador-hopping all over spain, solo on my bicycle, and staying at paradores wherever I can. Leon was a convenient stop, in the middle of some pretty nasty hot weather. I had the points, and the property had a suite available, so I booked.||The property is one of the more spectacular paradores, alongside Carmona and Santiago de Compostela. My room was lovely, including it's four-roomed-bathroom, very spacious, very clean, and very grand. It was also very quiet and effectively air conditioned - neither a 'given' in my recent parador experiences.||All facilities and services were excellent.||I'd totally come back here again. I did try and extend my stay for a second night, but they were booked solid.||

The first Jr. Suite we were assigned (room 402) was quite strange as you entered the door and had to climb a high narrow set of concrete stairs with heavy luggage to reach the main living area.. The air conditioner did not cool and after much back and forth with trying to fix it we were moved to a full suite for that night. For this our luggage was moved for us so at least we didn’t have to go through all that hassle again. For our second night we were moved to another Jr. suite which did not involve those ridiculous stairs. The staff were very helpful with both moves. |Both rooms were quite large with comfortable bedding. Bathroom layouts were identical and quite strange. |We have stayed in a number of lovely paradors throughout our travels in Spain and were excited about staying in this one. The exterior is exquisite as are the older parts of the interior. However, overall the very modern hotel areas felt quite cold and uninspired. We were disappointed by that. The reception area is very stark. Upon leaving, we were not asked about our stay and were given very brusque service. Apart from that cold departure our experiences with the rest of our staff encounters were lovely. |Overall, the generously sized rooms were the best part of our stay.

Spectacular parador with elegant, period-style decor, exposed stone walls, a fabulous contemporary and antique traditional art collection and antique furnishings! I highly recommend staying here. This luxurious, parador hotel is very well-located and the food is excellent in the restaurant.||Constructed over centuries beginning in 1515, its plateresque-style façade is adorned with Greco-Latin motifs and historical characters, making it a masterpiece of architectural ornamentation. Over its long history, the building has served as a school, prison, missionary house, hospital, and military barracks, a hotel, and it houses a church and León’s city museum!

It is just amazing when you stay at a parador hotel that you are able to visit a period of History. The hotel is spectacular and Grand and far more than I expected. The staff in all parador hotels are so wonderful and nice and professional and the one in Leon is no exception. The spaces in this hotel are massive and so Grand and well designed. Our room was beautiful and the experience at the restaurant, the bar and the breakfast were perfect. I highly recommend staying here when you're in. Leon.

book a superior room, they are amazing. If you are lucky enough to stay when there is a festival in Leon ||you will have a most enjoyable time.

This hotel has been modernised with extreme attention to detail in every respect. Very attractive and comfortable public areas.

For From The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler fans, this Night at the Museum is an absolute delight. The hotel's history is long and complex, spanning about nine hundred years, with highlights including a stint as the Royal Cemetery and a concentration camp during the Spanish Civil War. There are plaques throughout the hotel, as is appropriate for a major historical landmark. My room was large, well-appointed, came with chocolate and looked out over a beautiful garden maze. The restaurant is highly regarded and looks like something out of Beauty and the Beast, although I found the food somewhat oversalted. Breakfast is appropriately high quality and offers a huge range of options. Including kiwi juice. I've never been offered kiwi juice before. The bar is located in a spacious room with massively high barrel-vaulted ceilings, and after a drink or two you can go across the hall and sit in almost perfect isolation in the former cloiser refectory under a truly stunning 16th century carved ceiling. There was a wedding going on while I was there. It is a dream location for such an event and the wedding party seemed to be having a fantastic time. Returning for more than a one-night stay will be a goal of mine!

Very nice Hotel, bridges the gap between being antique and comfortable very well. Although some of the installations could be replaced by now to a more modern standard, it is still a good place to stay. One of the most interesting and historical Hotels I've seen so far. Breakfast is fabulous.

This is a beautiful hotel in the city of Leon that has been used for many ventures through the centuries. The building has been a monastery, a jail, a school, and is now a hotel. The service is courteous, and the food is delicious. The price is also very good for the value offered. I definitely recommend this hotel for tourists from all over the world. Leon is a true gem in Spain for people who visit. It's cathedral and pedestrian streets are wonderful.

It is one of the most beautiful hotel that I have even been. A piece of the history in León. Really good food and service. Highly recomend