Parador de Lorca

We have just had a 3 night stay at La Parador in Lorca. The only downside is getting to it but once at the hotel we had a wonderful stay. We registered and the lady at reception told us where to park. My husband parked the car not in the car park. However there were 2 disabled parking bays right outside and fortunately we were able to use one of these. We were celebrating our Silver Wedding Anniversary then my birthday. The room was very good and large. We were sent a bottle of Cava on our Anniversary . The staff and service everywhere we used were very helpful and attentive . We were very happy with the service.

The road to the hotel was difficult to locate and is very steep, winding and narrow, that said the views on arrival are stunning. The room was large with fantastic views, no tea or coffee making facilities and limited selection in mini bar, the bathroom was slightly tired looking. Hotel would benefit from a separate, cosy bar area, not just a sectioned off area of the restaurant. The breakfast was really good with plenty of hot and cold choices. The evening meals were terrible. One example was the ham croquettes which were supposed to be homemade, not impressed, served on a bowl of packet crisps!!!

We were allocated toom 701 with was amazing, lounge, bedroom, large bathroom and dressing room. Amazing views from the windows. The new hotel has been built in the old castle ruins. Great indoor swimming pool, great food. Excellent staff. Highly recommend.

The location couldn't have been better. What a view — Amazing!! And, being able to walk to the ruins made it even more special. The staff was attentive, friendly and went out of their way to make our vacation enjoyable. I would highly recommend a stay here!

Came for just one night and yes found the hotel a little challenging geographically to find, same for reception from car park. The place was built around/ under a castle on top of a hill and initial view was that lighting was gloomy. However in sunlight delightful views showed from every window in main building in bright sunlight. First impression on arriving late afternoon of basic room was disappointment as no view from windows ( brick wall and noisy cobbled road) then to see bathroom waste bin was full from recent previous use. Had meal in restaurant that night and highly recommend the food, good and not expensive. Staff were good where you had them but so called cafe/ bar was sadly short staffed before restaurant opened.

As others have mentioned, this hotel is atop a very steep hill with winding road and getting to/from town is either a scary car ride or a very steep walk on the edges of roads. We love to walk but it was not safe. Given that, you'd think the hotel would provide basic amenities, but even before arrival I messaged and called several times inquiring about a taxi service with no response until my final email late the night of check-in.||There is no information in the rooms about the hotel facilities, how to access them, the (limited) hours for various parts of the castle and hotel facilities, food you can access in the hotel, or anything else. The restaurant is expensive, and I can't say how the food is because we went there to obtain an afternoon snack and stood for a while without being seated.||There is no coffeemaker/hot water machine in the room, which is unusual to say the least. We went downstairs to get 2 coffees from the bar and upon checkout realized they'd charged us €36 for two breakfasts. The decor is very chilly, and might have been attractive if the whole effect hadn't been that we were trapped on a mountain alone.||We had planned on a two-night stay but left after the first night to stay at a lovely hotel very near the charming town center of Lorca. While that meant we had to pay for a second hotel, we also saved money not having to take another 5 taxis up and down just to get a meal.||All in all a very strange experience - we stayed in 5 other similarly-priced hotels in southern Spain during this trip and all were wonderful except this.

Fantastic hotel. However can be difficult to take the correct road up the mountain if driving. Staff excellent at both reception & restaurant.|Our suite was lovely with every need catered for.|We didn’t manage to use the spa but maybe next time.

The hotel is very conveniently located for travellers along the Spanish coast, the building is very impressive and an interesting design blending new and old. The bar food was excellent, breakfast OK and overall a good price to quality ratio.

Very good experience from this stay. The location is exclusive. Amazing views, beautiful rooms and the whole hotel is just something else. Staff was nice and friendly, just the bar closed really early :/ No experience with the dinners but the breakfasts offered huge variety and were the best among our other visits in hotels in Spain.