Amancio
9/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Pros: Beautiful “pazo” with wineyard set back to the town with annex for parties and weddings. Fabulous conditions.
Cons: Recommends to take a taxi for diner, unjustified value for money, menu attached.
Dougal
9/10
New Zealand 🇳🇿
A lovely parador-esque property with everything, except noise control, just perfect.
Pros: I've been parador-hopping, solo on my bicycle, all over Spain. When booking(dot)com offered me this property it exuded a lot of parador vibe. The property, in real life, did not disappoint. I was provided with a lovely combination of quality accommodation encapsulated within centuries of wonderful history. Possibly the highpoint of my stay - of no interest to most - was the accommodation provided for my bike. My tired and dusty bike spent the night in the monk's room right beside the chapel. Happy bike. Dinner, white linen dining, outdoors in the main courtyard, was also quite lovely. The limited menu was a little bit disappointing, but what was provided was very good.
Cons: It is not be too difficult to adequately sound proof such thick walled stone buildings. Sure, ancient wooden floors and ceilings can be a liability, but the door from the corridor should not be transmitting every conversation and suitcase thump as if it were tissue. There's an ongoing issue with how the property presents on google maps. The app takes you to their 'back door', and it's difficult to even work out where the main entrance is from there. In retrospect, it'd also have been a total PITA trying to get there on my bike. It'd already been a long hot day. Thankfully there was a buzzer, and the lovely young man on reception walked down and let me in.
Tomas
9/10
Australia 🇦🇺
A Pazo beautifully restored…
Pros: This is an amazing place! Waze and Google maps spent quite find it, but when you get there it is beautiful. Steeped in history and lovingly restored. Really enjoyed walking around the vineyard and gardens. This place keeps bees! Awesome! (Don’t worry, they are well away from main areas and won’t disturb anyone!)
Cons: Hard to find on map apps!
Anne
9/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Quiet retreat
Pros: Stunning place with vineyards and nature. The rooms,and view exceptional Quiet retreat Breakfast was good
Cons: It is a nice 25 min walk into town (downhill) No WIFI (or it wasn't working) Nothing else