Hospes Palacio de Arenales & Spa

Bonito hotel situado en zona tranquila.

The hotel itself is located just a mile away from Caceres which when passing through it and on the approach to the hotel appeared to be a heavily built up, semi industrial and populated area with high rise flats. On arrival it may take you a few minutes to figure out where reception is as all the signs around the hotel are tiny and far from user friendly. The rooms themselves are quite well appointed with the usual coffee making facilities, TV, a safe, hairdryer etc. There is a small mini bar but be warned it is overly expensive, for example a small bag of crisps is €5 and a small bottle of coke is €6 The staff are all very friendly, courteous and helpful In a so called 5* even in this warm climate you would not expect to find any trace of black mould in the shower/bath area. However, in our room there was and it was clear to see. Non secure parking is available in the car park, however considering the nearby surrounding area if you are on a motorbike you may want to consider booking a place in the underground garage. This is secure but even for a motorbike it will cost you €15 per night. This hotel and its grounds are vast and it has a lovely pool with a relaxing poolside bar and other quiet chilling areas. The restaurant serves very nice, well presented food and the breakfast is very very impressive. A nice hotel but typically for a 5* hotel (Really a 4* with a Spa) they have maximised every opportunity to help you empty your wallet.

A beautiful, modern, clean and relaxing hotel. We booked for one night with the tasting menu and spa experience. I would recommend booking on the hotel website and not on generic sites. We got an excellent package. Everything was perfect. Thank you to the excellent staff. 100% recommended.

Had a delightful three days stay here. Were on route from Bilbao to Lisbon via a few places and stopped here as we had heard about the unique history of the towns nearby. Hotel is a short distance outside Caceres but very quiet and serene. The hotel itself is really lovely and the large pools area with bar is a joy. We really relaxed here and enjoyed our time. Food was very good both for breakfast and for dinner. Staff very nice and helpful. We visited Trujillo, Guadalupe, Cacares and then went on to Merida. Would highly recommend

Lovely clean hotel very friendly staff. Much friendlier than the parador staff! Fabulous pool and outdoor area as well as really nice spa. Would definitely recommend- best place we stayed in our week in Spain. Wish we had been here for longer.

A luxurious experience. Everything about this hotel was good. The location, near to main road but no sound from it. Near to Caceres in one direction and the countryside in the other. Lovely and helpful staff, excellent restaurant. Very comfortable rooms. Free use of the spa for 30 minutes made for a lovely stay. Also very near Portugal. Fully recommend