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Fue improvisado, pero estupendo, la piscina con este calor fue maravillosa y contestar con vosotros a buen precio también

we usually stay at the Paradores in Spain while we are traveling for vacation, last Monday, September 22 nd. we have chosen Villafranca del Bierzo Parador to celebrate a special occasion and spend two nights there to visit the touristic attractions in the area. the young lady who checked us in was pleasant & greeted us nicely, but the only thing I did not like about her that she was telling the guest who was checking in before us his room number very loud instead of pointing it out on his room keys' cover which is a security & privacy issue when there are other people listening! Other receptionists were not even recognizing or greeting the guests when they were entering or leaving the hotel , which I noticed during the 3 days of ourstay! Breakfast were very limited with a very poor small portions!! which we have never seen in any Parador before!! the Dinner for the two nights were a very unpleasant experience which is a complete difference from our usual experience that we used to in the other Paradores where we had stayed in before !! the First night we ordered: 1) a espinaca salad with goat cheese & grilled pear which came without the salad dressing that was in the menu's description! 2) a canonigos salad with fig and nuts , it really has two tiny slices of fig & a half nut and it seems they did not have enough canónigos! so, they put some of damaged leaves of espinaca to fill it up!! which was not in the menus in addition there was no salad dressing added to it !!the main course : 3) a cod fish which was almost ok but the garnish was not having any taste !! 4) grilled salmon in a size was like a sample ! in addition it was raw & cold inside including at least 6 bones!! the dessert: 5) a pastry I do not remember its name now but it says something with gold! which was like broken pieces of a cake with no flavor! 6) a sacher chocolate torte that came with No chocolate!! it was like ginger bread crumbs to form it as pice of torte together, they got it very very soaked in glucose syrup!!! the Second night dinner: 1) grilled leaks salad that was half burnt!! 2) I decided to order the espinaca salad like what my wife ordered the night before, may be I get better luck with the salad dressing! but it came with exactly 4 small crumbs of goat cheese!!! it did not have a few slices like the night before!! and they added 2 grapes cut into 4 halves one in each corner of the dish , which is not in the menu description!! really there is No presentation standard of the same plate if the kitchen has different cook each night!! main course: 3) Merluza fish on green rice, the Merluza was a very tiny square piece with no taste sound like it had been cooked while was frozen!! 4) again I decided to see if the cod fish of

Aside from the AC which was not great, everything about this parador was lovely. Dinner in restaurant was nice with staff superb and reception staff brilliant too. Parking, pool and walkable to nice little village.

We were hiking the Camino de Santiago and wanted somewhere nice to stay in Villafranca del Bierzo, so we opted for the Parador hotel as it looked like the best option. Unfortunately this Parador was very dated and soul-less. The breakfast quality was good although the dining room was just a room with no atmosphere. The room & bathroom was clean & comfortable but nothing to shout about here. The photo of the pool on the website looks amazing but when we actually went for a swim, we were shocked at how small it was. It is so small it can only really hold 2 people max. The sauna was turned off and the showers by the pool area were not working. All in all a very disappointing experience and certainly not worth the Euros 172 that we paid for a double room with breakfast.....having said that, it probably is still the best place to stay in Villafranca del Bierzo if you don't want to stay in a hostel!

Stayed in April of 2024 while walking the Camino de Santiago. This parador is an average place to stay. We found it a little boring. It lacks personality. We had a view of the highway. Staff is mostly disinterested. There were not many guests.

Comfortable and clean historic property. I had a double room with private bath. Comfortable rest stop for Camino near sights.