even though - traveling with a dog, we were accommodated in one of the lower quality rooms (the parquet floor and the wooden door were pretty badly damaged).

but let down by poor acoustics , I suspect the inner door to the rooms was either not fitted or removed for whatever reason resulting in a somewhat noisy experience when guests or staff were near the corridor outside our door.

If the door could be split so the top could be opened that would overcome the problem.

A bathroom, small lounge area with sagging striped sofa and a sliding door leading to a very small bedroom with the narrowest four poster bed we'd ever seen.

It is a noisy hotel as the floors and doors creak.

Staff friendly and welcome drink on the terrace overlooking the mountains magical.

The staff was very attentive and friendly - especially Rocio, one of the waitresses.

I was also pleasantly surprised to see that they are an environmentally friendly hotel and they have the 12 Global Goals stated in their rooms.

Very friendly and accommodating staff; good service.

Breakfast good, staff friendly and helpful.

The staff are incredibly helpful, friendly and efficient and we often see the same faces in the bar and at reception in particular, who always do a great job.

The staff were friendly and helpful and our bedroom had wonderful views

The helpful friendly receptionist allocated us a mountain view room which was a real bonus.

Despite this , there is nothing much wrong with this parador, all other staff, bar restaurant worked hard and were friendly and attentive, food fine

The hotel is in a magnificent building and wonderful location, the food is truly excellent, the staff very friendly and attentive and WIFI is available.

Hotel staff in general are friendly and helpful except the front desk staff.

The next confusion was the missing price list for the minibar in the hotel room, so one could assume that the various soft drinks such as water or Coca-Cola are courtesy from the hotel.

However, it was disappointing to then see that they offer plastic straws in the restaurant and they wrap the cups in the bathroom in plastic too.

The signature dishes judías de Barco (white beans with meat) and natillas (some sort of custard) could have been better.

Neither of us having tried bacalao before I can't really comment on the quality; perhaps it's supposed to be rubbery and tasteless (they have that down to a fine art in the kitchens at the Parador Gredos).

The only weak point we found is that the place can get very crowded and busy during the weekend, as locals from the nearby villages often come to hang aroung and have a cup of coffee at the hotel.

The natural beauty of the Gredos is easily accessible from the hotel and the staff was helpful in providing information about nearby excursions.

As ever in Paradors all the staff spoke perfect English and were helpful and attentive.

The staff all around the hotel, the housekeepers, restaurant staff, receptionists, all of them are welcoming, helpful and friendly.

The staff were good and breakfast offered a wide array of food, fresh fruit, breads , freshly cooked eggs to order etc., all in all pretty good.

If you can manage the Spanish, or are happy to go and view without the whole explanation, we'd thoroughly recommend this.

The staff were very courteous, professional and accommodating.

As always staff were cheerful and helpful, this Parador is in a great mountain location for some excellent walks and looks to have been modernised for its birthday celebrations.

though the person at the reception assured us that the traffic wouldn’t bother us we insisted on getting a room at the other, quiet side.

The staff know all about this and admit that it has not worked well for a long time.

Nevertheless the staff make up for any shortcomings in the climate.

First the positive: the staff are the nicest guys!

The last morsel of food had barely left the plate before the plate was whisked away.

however, is the fact, that for some of these dishes had to be paid a "supplement".

Plus the natillas was way too much: a full soup plate.

His veal – a speciality of this mountainous region – must have spent its very long life training  for some kind of bovine Olympics before dying of old age and ending up as a tough, grisly slab  on his plate sans garnish.

We tried to have a snack in the main cafeteria on a Saturday evening, and gave up after waiting more than 20 minutes at a table full of durty dishes as no waiter showed up.

As there is no air conditioning it is desirable to open the window for fresh air.

but when we went to down to dinner, the four tables next to the only four windows in the huge, unadorned canteen-type dining room were already occupied, so much for that.

Parador de Gredos

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kitchen

door

window

Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)

Coffee shop

Game room

but additionally had a warm and caring approach to the customers.

That means they don't get enough customers to justify it.

On Wednesday evening a group of about 5 people had some drinks served to them in the garden.

But the best of all is the Hotel staff: genuinely and effortlessly friendly and useful without for a second forgetting professionalism.

All the staff were very friendly and knowledgeable.

The staff are all very friendly and helpful.

People very friendly, breakfasts are amazing and the views are great

Was charged about 7 euro for a melon ball scoup of ice cream for my 3 year old daughter.

Even if it was on limits, you wouldn't want to do it because of the din the kids make.

Kind, discreet, efficient and very helpful.

Good choices for vegetarian diets 

Staff very accomodating to our needs.

What really impressed us at El Milano Real was the staff most especially the delightful Marissa who was always so cheerful and helpful, Olga,who initially gave us a briefing on the walks and came to chat with us daily and Francis, who definitely deserves the star waiter award!

The staff were charming and helpful .. its not always clear what you can get (tea/drinks in the afternoon),

The staff were efficient and highly professional

This excellent small hotel hardly needs reviewers' comments beyond those already submitted: pleasant service, quality (and quantity) of food, extensive and reasonable wine list, comfortable room (ours was 'standard') beautiful surroundings and great walks of different kinds.

but the hotel, Teresa and her team all proved the icing on the cake.

Service is spot on and the staff genuinely do go out of their way to be helpful (we were offered a late checkout to 5pm at no charge).

Nothing was too much trouble for any of the staff.

Where this hotel goes the extra mile is the excellent service and care given by the owner.

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Stunning alpine scenery, beautiful river valleys, good botanising, excellent birdwatching, top class hiking for all abilities,peace and tranquility, a superbly run hotel with interesting, informative management, top notch food, an amazing wine list which also has many good value wines, a spa for any rainy days, a library full of interesting books etc., etc.

The rooms were very conformatable, the service is very kind with the guests and the hotel has different alternatives if tyou choose to stay there.

Well done Teresa - such an asset to the Headwater service.

It is a small very couth hotel which is well kept and run with extremely helpful and attentive staff (who were particularly good natured about my pathetic Spanish).

All the staff seem quite cheerful and speak enough english to get the job done.

We were very well looked after by the staff.

Hotel El Milano Real

drink

kid friendly

customer

Free parking

Bar / lounge

The hosts were welcoming and helpful, friendly at all times, and rightly very proud of their bird hide which is part of the hostal.

It was a very friendly and personal welcome.

The waiter (almost certainly the owner) was lovely, and really friendly, and brought us liqueurs to taste at the end of our meal.

The staff is very friendly and the food really 'homemade'.

The hotel staff is very helpful - after our second day we were allowed an extreme late check-out which meant that we could take a shower and change after a hike and before continuing our journey.

Local recipes revisited by Loli and Alfonso, the very professional and welcoming couple in charge of the hotel since many years.

The friendliness of the welcome by the owners (the wife speaks good English) and staff was highly appreciated.

The service was great, and the owners were very attentive with special diet wishes.

was placed too high on the wall, so you couldn´t get a clear picture, and it had only Spanish channels.

Not too hot, fewer people & a lot of the summer migrants (birds - not people) have only recently arrived and are still singing or feeding young.

Hospedium Hostal Almanzor

young people

wall

The lady who runs it is wonderfully friendly and helpful.

Our host could not have been more helpful and friendly.

I have great sympathy with all hotel owners, and staff.

The owners, Conchi and Julian are locals and have been running this business far more than 26 years when I first visit them.

An authentic hidden paradise, far from mass tourism where discretion and kind treat meet

but, as there are lots of accommodation options in the area needs to upgrade the property accordingly.

although the walls are very thin, so earplugs are advisable.

El Refugio de Gredos

upgrade

tourist

Free breakfast

The rooms are nice and clean, the food in Bar Gredos tasted very good and the owners of the hostal are very friendly people who can tell you lots of 'things to do' in the Sierra de Gredos.

No need for designated drivers or additional transport.

but few hotels or hostals geared to the needs of the more outgoing cyclists, hikers, birdwatchers etc who want to maximise their time on outdoor activity.

Hostal Alfonso

transport

location: short drive

Free internet

Wifi

but clean, comfortable, friendly and in a beautiful location in the Gredos Mountains.

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