Parador de Toledo

We very much enjoyed our stay and wish we’d booked 3 nights instead of 2. The room was big and had a balcony overlooking the beautiful swimming pool. Parking and access were easy and well signposted. It’s quite a way (40min) but we walked down into the city and caught the hourly bus back (15min) - again all very simple. We found the food to be of high standard and the view from the terrace whilst we had our pre dinner drinks was stunning. Service was excellent throughout our stay. Will definitely be returning …

Excellent location on mountainside with great city view and service. Tasty and imaginative regional diner foods in restaurant. Beds very good on two times we visited. Spacious, well planned out handi-cap rooms. The main reason not a 5 is the disappointing breakfast buffet.

We have been visiting paradors for the last 20 years and this is our third visit to Toledo as the view from the Terrace are breathtaking.||This visit’s report…..||Room 201. Very comfortable with comfy bed. It’s a shame one of the sidelights was not working nor checked despite our unscrewing the bulb and leaving it by its side.||Reception personnel, absolutely excellent, they couldn’t do enough for you. 10/10||Terrace bar, great views but understaffed - 15 minute wait to take drinks order. 7/10||Restaurant an absolute shambles at both breakfast and evening meal. Once again understaffed but that doesn’t excuse all of the faults. Where do I start? |Evening meal. Steak ordered medium but came out of the kitchen rare/blue. If it had been a good steak, then that would’ve been okay, but it was full of grissle and sinews so could not be properly eaten. Their meat buyer needs re-training as do the kitchen staff on how to cook a steak.|Breakfast. Very poor buffet selection. Cooked option of scrambled egg and the fried eggs came out bland and cold. Cooked option of bacon came out cold and took over 10 minutes!|This was the worst Parador restaurant I have encountered over the last 20 years. I will give it a very generous 3/10

The parador is located in a spot with an incredible view of Toledo both during the day and at night. The rooms are very clean and comfortable and the staff are very welcoming. The restaurant was a little underwhelming with better options available elsewhere. It seemed more suited to group/bus tour travelers. Dining at the bar may have been a better option. A note for those without cars that taxis to and from town are almost mandatory from its location. ||We will definitely stay here again when we return to Toledo.

The hotel views and situation are stunning - the location with quick access to Toledo could not be better. We sampled breakfast, formal dinner and evening meal in the less formal terrace bar: all of which were fantastic. Bedroom was spacious, well equipped and great views across pool, grounds and towards the city - own balcony with seating. The only reason this a 4 star review is the food service was a little chaotic, terraces were not cleaned (I appreciate there been a storm but broken glass was left) and you can tell that the refurbishment was several years ago. That said I would recommend and stay again.

Great place for visiting Toledo (by car)! Amazing view from the rooms, sitting on the balcony (need to book the according room with city view). It is not the newest facility but very clean and well maintened. Nice stuff. The spanisch breakfast was also very tasty and offered a wide variety. Only the restaurant (dinner) could not convince me. The food was okay but not as well seasoned, prepared and delivered as expected. For dinner I'd suggest looking at different options outside, e.g. smaller cities nearby.

It was only a one night stay but our next visit will be longer. It is a lovely friendly hotel and the food was great. We had a lovely evening meal.|Our room was by the pool and did not really have the wonderful views of the city and I would recommend that you up-grade as the city was a beautiful and photogenic sight from the hotel.

Shambles of a hotel. Made a reservation. Received confirmation email and payment taken. We then amend date and receive confirmation email. Then upon calling one day before to confirm if they have a policy on deposits, we are told they have no record of our change despite us having the email confirmation. They say they can’t honour the email confirmation as they’re full. Five minutes after cancelling for a refund, they offer us a room that 5 minutes ago was apparently full for 50 euros more than the tariff we just paid. Like so much in Spain, horribly inefficient and unfriendly.

Visiting from Florida & Wales. Great Front Reception Desk under the super pro Javier. The restaurant and bar (Beatriz & Rodrigo) are also very good; friendly professional service. The restaurant food was a true culinary experience (get the oxtail ravioli and start with their soups and Croquetas), good selection of excellent local wines. Good parking (use taxis to go to town). The rooms are noisy though (hear people moving furniture and steps of upper floor). Also, should have more comfortable sitting (lounges) outside the bar to read a book while enjoying the spectacular view.

This place is definitely a trek, but definitely worth the trek. The view is phenomenal, as is with many paradors, but I think so far this would be my favorite. We came here for lunch, (although we found out you could come here just for a coffee and cake and still get a similar view as well), And love how the menu was specially designed with all the local cuisine's and specialties. The cheese platter was definitely worth it, and brought together a small collection of cheeses that were all delicious, and much better than anything we had purchased outside. The partridge was very flavorful, although a little on the tougher side, but we thoroughly enjoyed the Iberico pork dish - that and the pork would absolutely be reasons to come back. They also accommodate to gluten-free and celiacs quite well, and the gluten-free bread is delicious. Service was great, and the ambience fantastic. Come for the view and stay for the food!

We stayed in room 311 on a cool night in April. The Parador is gorgeous. We loved our private balcony with table and chairs, overlooking the pool and the beautiful city of Toledo below. Parking is easy and free. There's a big lot. Our room was gorgeous. Huge and spacious with a tiled floor and a four-poster bed. Like many European hotel rooms, you need to insert your key card into a slot to provide electricity. For whatever reason, this stopped working in the middle of the night. The next morning, we had no electricity to most outlets. Zero light in the bathroom. I suppose we could have asked the front desk, but they were pretty surly upon check-in and we were leaving after the one night anyway. Electricity issue aside, I loved our room. The bed wasn't the most comfortable, and there was only one pillow per person, but the size of the room was a total surprise. Had the weather been nicer, I might have spent the whole day just writing on the balcony. You cannot beat the view here. Side note: There was a safe in our room, but I couldn't figure out how to use it. It didn't have a keypad. It had a thing to read a credit card or something. But my credit card wouldn't lock it. Our room card didn't activate it. Total head-scratcher. One small issue is that our room was at the end of several corridors that had random 3-step staircases. That's fine if you're able-bodied, but it was a pain every time I had to hoist our suitcases up and down a pointless set of stairs. One significant downside to the parador is that you need a car to get into Toledo. You could take a taxi or take your life into your hands by trying to weave the incredibly narrow streets (not recommended). Google maps said it was something like a 48-minute walk to get into the city, so take that into consideration.

Only spent one night in Toledo and we chose the Parador. Unlike other Paradors that were former castles, monastery's, or convents...this Parador was built in this location to take advantage of the spectacular views of Toledo. The accommodations were good. Due to the distance removed from the city, this would not be my first choice as you must rely on cabs.

What an amazing view of the city of Toledo ... great Croquettes and wine... I'm sure anything you order will taste great but really you come here for the spectacular view. Only 1/2 hr train ride from Madrid and $28 euros. It's a must see!!!

If you're visiting Toledo, I highly recommend stopping by this hotel's cafe. The view from the cafe's balcony is spectacular, so grab a cafe con leche or freshly squeezed orange juice, relax, and enjoy the view. As the hotel is located up on top of the mountains surrounding Toledo, you'll be able to take some great pics of the entire city. Plus the hotel itself is pretty sweet. You'll have to take a bus up to the hotel, which will cost you about 1.80 Euros roundtrip. The bus stop is located at the Plaza de Zocodover, which is also a nice area to shop and eat.

Stayed at parador for 2 nights. There is no better view of the city. Earlier reviewer is correct about visiting the outdoor patio cafe. It was reasonably priced, especially considering the view. Best photography light is early morning through mid day. You can get a good bottle of tinto for 16 or 18 euros. Sunset was nice too. Rooms have little balconies with same view and are spacious. Dinner in restaurant was very good. Oxtail stew was the best I've had. Veal fillet was perfectly cooked. Octopus appetizer prepared well but a little too much salt on top. Smoked paprika was right amount.

The hotel accomodations were fine, but our experience there was ruined by being brushed off when our rental car was damaged in their parking lot. Someone backed into it and took off. When I found the damage and showed it to one of the staff, I was told there was a security camera. When I saw the security camera screen at reception, I noticed that, coincidentally, it was aimed such that the back of my car was visible from above. The camera would catch anyone backing into the car. After multiple attempts to get the video feed, I was first told that they couldn't give it to me -- just the rental car company. I passed that info along and was told by the rental car company that the hotel said they would only give it to me!!!! Another effort to get it from the hotel. I was stalled and finally told it showed nothing. That was impossible as the camera was aimed perfectly to catch the errant driver. I will never stay at that hotel again and encourage others to be wary of false claims of customer service.

First of all I would say the view is pleasant and the rooms are clean, big and comfortable. You would feel good and calm. The sad things is that the personale don't have the costumers in focus. Me and my friend have traveled around Spain, Italy and Portugal - and it's the first time that we couldn't order a beer or a soda after midnight (even though their is a person around at nighttime) due to the receptionist didn't have "permission" to go too the bar and get us a beer (wtf you are in charge of the hotel by night) . We told him about that the mini bar was empty and we would like a drink. But no "wiggle room" for that. I'm disappointed because I haven't seen it elsewhere. Neither way good hotel but go to Madrid or Italy or even another place with service if you want a drink after 00:00 Thank you for having us it was a pleasure, kinda...? Best regards Gustav the traveler

Breathtaking panoramic view just like my house :) Service at the bar was great. They have a lot selection of wines and beers with great prices. My cerveza y limon only costs 2.30 euro!

Beautiful hotel with an amazing view of the old town. The restaurant is "odd" to say the least. Patrons eat in total silence (some background music would make a world of difference) and the lighting is very cold, which makes a restaurant with an amazing view feel very cold. Still, was worth the 10€ cab ride from the old town for the view. The food: the starter risotto was very flavorful but it was 3x the size of an average American starter. Starters are supposed to leave you looking forward to your next course and not leave you worrying that you have filled up on your appetizer. The rest of the meal (which we had in awkward silence) was average at best. Do come here for a drink on the terrace... have dinner elsewhere.

Our last meal in Spain was at the restaurant in this hotel. The food was delicious! The staff was very attentive and efficient. Go for the view on the terrace for coffee, dessert and or wine if the price is out of budget. I'm not sure about the price as it was included in our tour. You won't be sorry!

Beautiful building, beautiful view, nice room - but unfortunately there's a "but" negating the place. We chose to stay here for the view - the view of Toledo truly makes the place. We made reservations 3 months before arriving. They didn't give us a good view of Toledo, nice, but not something one would expect after making reservations so far in advance. Another crapper is, though the hotel does reserve a place on the patio for it's guests, it's a restricted view; shouldn't a guest get the best of the views? The guest is paying for the view of Toledo. So, over all it's a nice place, just don't expect too much.

The service was excellent and the staff went out of their way to attend to our needs (allergies are a problem for one of our group). The food was exquisitely prepared. Thank you!!!

Our first day and night in Spain will be so memorable because of our stay here. Wonderful staff. Beautiful rooms. And a great restaurant with delicious food.