Parador de Santo Domingo de La Calzada

Booking on a web site and arriving at around 10pm, we received a lack of good service from the front office. We paid for a regular room for 3 people. They gave us a room with 2 beds and a sofa bed that didn’t have sheets, only a stained cover mattress, a set of towels ready and a comforter. We used the room phone to call the front office, few minutes later a lady gave us the sheets. The room didn’t have a coffee pot nor kettle. The tv wasn’t properly working either, we finally got a couple of channels to work. As a parador hotel I expected more. I guess they don’t welcome surprising guests after 10pm.

The Parador dates back to the 12 century and has an extremely well maintained lobby filled with Gothic arches and wooden coffered ceilings. The room was clean and large. Overall a fun place to stay. Th only downside we experienced was the service during dinner. It was slow and we felt a bit ignored.

The best place we stayed on the Camino, but lt's also the most expensive. Being a bit along the Camino we decided to stay here two nights due to the luxury and traveled back from the next stop point. It is very luxurious and only a short walk into the centre of town for pubs, restaurants and tourist attractions.

Fabulous Parador. Welcome rest from travelling in beautiful surroundings. Staff were excellent all round!

My experience at the Parador de Santo Domingo de la Calzada was terrible. We traveled with my family (husband, daughter, mother and brother) from Madrid. My husband, my daughter and myself woke up completely bitten up by fleas in room 210. We have the doctor's attendance, prescription and visit that certifies this (together with pictures of our bodies), since these bites included hives, swelling, rashes and itching. We had to go to the emergency room to receive medication. At reception they claimed this was impossible. The first room they gave us stinked of cigarette, so we can clearly assume hygiene and cleaness is not the center of attention. We had to cancel activities, spend money on medicine, go twice to the nearest emergency room, it was a true nightmare. Stay away from this Parador! Regret 100% spending so much money on it.

A well situated parador in the heart of an historic town with an intriguing tale about a roasted chicken springing to life