Name: Parador de Lerma
Address: Plaza Mayor, 1, Lerma, 09340, ES

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Therese

We drive through Spain, Bilbao to Almeria & back twice a year.
Our trip down consists of 1 stop at Manzanares in the Parador.
We now take a more leisurely trip back up through Spain, taking in 3 stops.
We found the Parador, Ducal Palacio Lerma in 2025.
Fiesta weekend!!
We loved it.
Beautiful building, fantastically furnished, staff very attentive.
A special shout out for Davide at Reception for his attention to detail & local knowledge.
Dinner in the atmospheric dining room, superb.
Care with my food requirements 1st class.
This years first visit surpassed 2025.
No Fiesta so very calm.
Davide welcomed us like old friends which is delightful.
Lerma itself is very welcoming.
Plenty of great restaurants, bars.
Beautiful
Totally in Love with Lerma & it’s people.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Julie

Great location and lots of free parking in front of the hotel but the bathroom was dated and the whirlpool aspect of the bath was broken.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2026

Giuseppe

Breakfast is an amazing experience, especially if you go on the terrace! Views and foods are very high quality.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Gil

Wondering in every way. Great stay

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Diana

Everything here was super. Can highly recommend at a place to stopover. The Parador and surrounding square is stunning but the area has limited other attractions. There is a Wednesday market so parking is not available outside the hotel on this day. Otherwise secure parking is offered in an underground car park for 16 Euros per day.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2026

Warwick

The Parador de Lerma was delightful - a lovely building and charming staff. Parking was very easy in front of the Parador. The central atrium is a great place for a relaxing lunch or afternoon tea. The Parador is right in the middle of town so everything is within easy walking distance - having said that, there isn’t too much to see and we saw everything that we wanted to see in one day. Although we didn’t see the famous Toy Museum as it is only open at weekends- our fault, we should have checked the website. We had a wonderful, memorable meal at Restaurante Galoria - a small family-run restaurant with a delightful romantic ambience, dining in their courtyard. We also ate in the Parador restaurant- an excellent meal but with a somewhat different ambience - we were advised to book early for dinner as a large convention was taking place in the hotel and they would also be dining that night. We sat down at 7pm in a deserted restaurant as the convention was dining in a separate dining room! A final word on our drive to Lerma - we drove up from Sigüenza on the back roads via Imon and Esterbanvela. For the first 80 miles of that drive we did not see another car on our side of the road - no-one in front of us, no-one behind us. It was just relaxed driving on empty roads with beautiful views all the way - one of the best drives that I have ever done. We stopped at Esterbanvela for a coffee - a memorable open-air coffee at the side of the road!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

SHARON

Beautiful hotel and parking very easy and free. However check with the hotel it isn’t market day as you have to use the hotel car park if it is. The room was clean and spacious with a bath tub. Check in easy and all the team were friendly.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2026

Raul

Excelente todo y el Parador nos encanto

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Andrew

Beautiful old palatial setting, gorgeous room, fantastic food all at a remarkable value for money price! Wish we had stayed longer.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Dec 2025

James

Most things were absolutely excellent, check in was very smooth and efficient, extremely polite staff member looked after us and we were escorted to the lift, which was a different lift to our previous visit so that was useful.

Hotel is absolutely magical, great rooms, really comfortable bed, nice bathroom, plenty of towels...and i managed to get the tv sound in English so Mrs could watch endless repeats of Blue Bloods...better than Spanish TV, which sadly is a low bar.

Checkout also extremely efficient and courteous.

2 points for me - the food menu you can see using the online service is very different to the one posted outside the restaurant...the former has far more choice and the prices are cheaper, so it must be the old version, and it was disappointing to arrive at the restaurant to find some choices we expected were not there, and prices for the remaining items. Also, we booked breakfast at reception for day 2 of our stay, but when we arrived for breakfast there was no record of our booking and the young man did not know what to do, though evebtually it was sorted. Then the coffee was rank rotten (overboiled,not fresh) and the hot food was, well, lukewarm if i am being generous.

2 very small points but over the piece i would say 9+ out of 10, and i look forward to our next visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Sally

The building is amazing, the staff lovely and the room and food excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Condit

Third time here - always love Spanish paradors. This one has always been clean with great service. Bed was a little hard but does not detract from thr beauty of the old building and great staff.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Susan

Perfect as always. The parador is really amazing, as well as very clean and comfortable - but the staff are the crowning glory. Friendly, efficient and professional. The town of Lerma is so olde worlde Spanish too, with narrow cobbled streets, little local bars & a lovely little informative visitor centre and beautiful surroundings/views over the countryside. Well worth a visit but also perfectly placed for an overnight en route to Bilbao or Santander

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2025

Sandra

Great location and interesting historic building.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2025

Rosa Maria

Excellent experience!!!!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Vicky

Beautiful room, great breakfast, fab location. Love it here

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Vicky

Fantastic as always

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

CATHERINE

Beautiful building and lovely surroundings

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Gerard

Lerma is a beautiful place to relax and the parador is amazing. Also great restaurant. The surroundings are nice and safe, but all is closed Monday and Tuesday

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Steven

This a beautiful hotel located in the ducal palace of Lerma. With helpful staff and a commanding view of the town and surrounding countryside, it’s worth a visit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2025

Peter

A 'Wow' hotel

Hotel and it's location are incredible. Staff are great. Secure underground parking if needed. If wanting to stay in the area, I'd recommend here and enjoy the rural setting with Burgos just a 30 minute drive away.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Peter

The staff were very helpful and the room was clean and well presented. Our only criticism is that the property is quite tired and in need of updating.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Sep 2025

Alwyn

Clean and conmfortable and easy parking in the square outside. Breakfast was fine but dinner was very poor which is why I've only given a 3 star overall rating. Our dinner experience here was by far the worst on our 11 day trip. As a couple my unfussy partner sent all 3 courses back, for the first itime in the last 13 years of travelling extensively worldwide with her, while my lambchop main course was in the roadkill category and my stuffed crepe finished up burnt as the waitress doing the flambe at the table walked off several times in the course of cooking. Complaints met with removal of the offending dishes which were then returned with little changed. Eat somewhere else is my advice to anyone staying at this beautiful parador, the old ducal palace.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2025

William

Lovely building

Hotel was fine, on check in was informed that the main restaurant was fully booked, alternative dining was only ok.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

Alastair

Very interesting parador with a fascinating history.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2025

Therese

Lovely Lerma!

Absolutely wonderful! This beautiful property has been seen many times from the main road & we decided to stay one night on our way back to the north of Spain. Excellent under hotel parking which is very secure. The staff were all very welcoming even before we checked in. At Reception we were welcomed & checked in by a delightful charming Man who obviously loves this place. What a place this Palace is. Large & rambling, comfortable & welcoming. We had been informed that it was Fiesta time in Lerma. It did not deter us from a wonderful wander around this beautiful town filled with lovely, smiley people who just made the place so vibrant & charming. Dinner was taken in the Parador, as always food fantastic. Dining Hall very atmospheric & just a joy to see. Staff very attentive to my dietary needs with nothing too much trouble. Music at 5am was not ideal but the Hotel had placed us in a suite at the back in an attempt to mitigate the problem. Breakfast brilliant as always. We fell in love with Lerma & this beautiful Parador with its fantastic staff. Look forward to returning on our next trip. A huge thank you to all staff for their welcome.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2025

Arthur

Very nice property, fabulous history.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Anne

A wonderful experience.

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Geoffrey

The entire staff were very helpful, polite and efficient. The room was superb and the hotel was architecturally fantastic

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 May 2025

Tatyana

It was very loud in the room at night all front yard was covered by a cars for sale and it was very noisy and uncomfortable. Room on 4th floor was dingy without any decorations and some furniture should be repaired or replaced such as bench by the bed with bottom’s lining hanging down.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

James

Really enjoyed our stay

This was an excellent choice. We have stayed in Lerma before en route to the Santander ferry but have opted for more modest accommodation.

I decided to spend a little more and boy was it worth it. The only negative was our late arrival and early start, so we did not have much time to enjoy the surroundings, so next time we will be sure to arrive sooner.

Reception could not have been friendlier or more helpful, both arriving and departing. We were escorted to the lift. We were on floor 4, and the riom signage was not as helpful as it could be, and as it is quite dark it is difficult to see the room numbers...until you realize they are on the tiles and not the door.

The room was superb, with a fabulous bed, very comfortable, my best night's sleep in the 3 month visit to Spain. Also the bathroom is huge, and lots of opulent touches.

We had some drinks in the lounge area...la Bodeguita. It was very relaxing. The dinner menu was varied and encouraging but after a long drive nibbling various items in the car i did not think i would do it justice so we skipped dinner. Next time.

There is a market on Wednesday mornings so we could not park in Plaza Major to the front of the hotel. The underground hotel car park is €14 per night, which i felt was expensive, as there was plenty of alternative street parking close by.

We will definitely return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

David

Really antique building
Towel so small size of flannels
Top of plug outlet missing of sink tap

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

17 Mar 2025

Pauline

Overnight stay on route to port.

We love Lerma and was excited about staying in the Parador. However we were not aware of the gardens being closed and work being carried out prior to arrival.
Check in staff were friendly and welcoming. Breakfast was good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2024

Susan

Wonderful experience

We absolutely loved it. The every single member of staff we met were really friendly and helpful - the bar is absolutely amazing, the food was excellent- the room was beautiful- nothing whatsoever to complain about - and to top it off - the price was below expectations- we will be back

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2024

Anne

Very convenient- close to motorway , but quiet.
Wonderful building in a wonderful setting.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2024

Philip

Stop in Lerma, Burgos, Castilla Leon.

An ideal overnight stop on a road trip through Spain going north to south or vice-versa.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2024

Pedro

Beautiful building , good service at the front desk and the restaurant. However you get a sense you are getting into a government building with austere, tired decor.
Room Bathrooms need remodeling
I had dinner at the restaurant. The service was excellent however the food was subpar. The onion soup we ordered was lukewarm and tasteless. The medium rare steak we ordered was completely raw, we sent it back for further cooking.
Overall I would give our experience a 7 out of 10.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Al

It was like staying at a royal palace. Stunning architecture and views. The rooms and restaurants were also great. I would stay again in a heartbeat.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2024

Al

I felt as if I was staying in a royal palace. The architecture and decor was simply stunning. Everything was immaculately clean, and the staff was friendly. A very peaceful and beautiful small town.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2024

mairead

Stunning place

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

01 Sep 2024

stuart

the property is awesome. the location and staff are lacking.

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2024

JOSE LUIS

Un hotel muy lindo lamentablemente el recepcionista es muy poco amable parece que estaba en un mal día y el aire acondicionado de la pieza no enfriaba solicitamos que lo vieran pero no pasó nada seguía sin enfriar y en esta época hace mucho calor

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Aug 2024

Lynn

We had a lovely stay. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The building was stunning. The room was good, though there was a slight smell from the drains. You couldn't ask for a more convenient spot to see Lerma. Would I stay again, Definitely

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2024

Maria Ines

Service needs improvement

The parador itself is beautiful, quite majestic, and nicely decorated in the common spaces.
The room was okay, with very dated furniture, a bit dark as it stood on the top floor and only had a small window, and the bathroom was not pristine as to be expected.
What surprised me the most was the staff's lack of preparation to welcome and host foreigners. We requested soft boiled eggs for breakfast (which was at 21€ per person), and not only they were not cooked properly, there were no egg holders, and when we asked for new ones properly cooked we got attitude, rudeness and bad manners. We got the same boiled egg from before, cracked open, but re-heated!
I have been to paradores before, and the service was always great, not here. Not sure the detour is worth it, as I have read on other reviews, there is nothing else to do in this small town, so they better improve their service or no reason at all to go there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Jacqueline

The service and location was fantastic

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2024

Pablo

Lovely stay, staff were nice, good breakfast. Quiet,comfortable and large rooms. Loved the hotel lobby/bar area.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Stephen

Beautiful

Beautiful building and very well kept. Lerma is a lovely small town

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2024

Rebecca

Beautiful property!

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2024

Deborah

Beautiful Parador, gorgeous lobby and friendly staff.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2024

Lisa

problematic service, poor restaurant, otherwise good but not great

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2024

Fernando

Excellent Parador near Burgos Spain

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Timothy

Beautiful place and very helpful staff

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2023

Charles

At LERMAR to drive to small villages north and south
Great home base in historic building
Very nicely done restoration of rooms with lovely marble bathrooms with Victorian size bath tubs, luxurious linens and beds , wonderful views etc
Out of seven hotels I stayed in , it was the best and a bargain at the price.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2023

Christine

Nice hotel but quite expensive.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2023

Timothy

Can't fault them property everything about it, it's good

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2023

Gloria

Huge room! Comfy bed.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2023

John

Lovely hotel

Beautiful hotel in a beautiful town - and right in the centre.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

08 Jan 2023

Alison

Room was dark with a single small window, not at all like the picture when I booked. No comfortable chairs. The cafeteria/bar area is beautiful but so busy it is hard to find a seat and with only 2 wait staff and no on site bar (meaning wait staff had to go somewhere in the back to fetch all food and drinks) it was very slow. We waited 20 minutes one evening and 30 minutes another time before giving up. Other Paradors, like Soria, have a separate section for residents.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2022

Michael

Great building

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2022

Kelly

Beautiful location, incredible and historic place. While the chicken was simple, the service in the lobby for drinks that evening was extremely slow and unfriendly. For breakfast the next morning they attempted to seat the six of us in a small room off of the main dining area, we did however push so that we could sit in the more beautiful room, although used three separate tables for two.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2022

Malcolm

Nice stay

Fairly easy to find and park, good reception.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2022

Felix M

Amazing!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2022

LEONARDO

Beautiful hotel

The hotel was great and the location as well, right at the plaza mayor de Lerma. Friendly staff and very accommodating. Will definetly come back.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2022

Christopher

I liked evrything as disliked nothing.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2022

Brendan

Stunning Parador Stay

Beautiful parador in Lerma with free parking at the front of the hotel.
Unfortunately many places dont open on Mon and Tuesday so maybe best stay later in the week.
The room was stunning with fabulous views and food drinks reasonable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2022

José María

Un lugar digno de disfrutar sus instalaciones hermosas

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2022

James

Top-notch Lodging

The Parador de Lerma exceeded my expectations. Breakfast was excellent as well.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2022

Richard

Good, but could be better

We have stayed at this hotel many times and it ticks most of the boxes. It’s in a beautiful location n the centre of this picturesque town. The rooms are a little dated but full of character. The restaurant is expensive and not brilliant and even in the warm weather they refuse to open up the terrace for residents. Instead we went across the square for tapas outside. The breakfast is also pricey at over €15 pp. Otherwise good.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2022

Laura

Not the expected standard

Food was rather disappointing. Previous night we stayed at the Parador in Toledo and it was excellent. The standard was not the same. Room was incredibly stuffy. Staff pleasant but service below par for the price and not as good as Toledo. It’s a shame there was nothing about the history of the building on the walls. I wouldn’t come back to this particular parador.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jan 2022

R

Great stopover

Excellent accommodation and location, food particularly breakfast was disappointing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2022

James

Lovely place to relax before a drive to South of Spain. Spent 2 nights to allow a day for exploring. Would definitely use again.
Also secure under ground car park as we had a car full of valuables.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2021

lynda

lovely

A beautiful building, easy to find, easy parking, good breakfast, very comfortable bed, good shower, nice towels....... what more could you want?

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2021

Peter

Lovely Parador. Stayed numerous times always enjoyable.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2021

Iain

Lovely

Lovely old Parador service could have been better in bar.
Great food!

Business

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2021

eric thomas

Road trip

Overall very good. Waiting staff a little off hand in the restaurant. Menu disappointing. Beautiful views from our bedroom.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2021

david

We loved it!! Beautiful Parador lovely location and the room was superb. Thoroughly recommend.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2021

Richard

A wonderful and authentic character hotel

The little town of Lerma is very pleasant with plenty of bars and restaurants. The parador is the focal point and has been sympathetically turned into a hotel from a ducal palace. The restaurant is excellent and the service is very friendly. The only criticism is the bedding in the rooms. I think sheets and blankets are very dated for hotels these days.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2020

Marilyn

On the way to Santander

Fantastic parador will be back can’t fault the service
We did have an issue it was quickly resolved and a free drink was offered for the inconvenience

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2020

Sue

rill place to stay

Lovely place and the staff were excellent Would recommend to everyone and will definitely return. The food in the restaurant was excellent

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2020

MICHAEL E

Parador Trip Home August 2020

Fantastic Parador in a lovely small town which has a great atmosphere. We were given a second floor room that looked directly over the main Square. Also really enjoyed dinner in the hotel garden which had very well spaced tables which made it very comfortable in current pandemic situation. Safe undergrounf parking is a bonus in a very hot August 2020.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2020

Karen

Great stop off

We stayed here As we were driving back from Marbeya. The hotel is a beautiful place and we would recommend it to everybody.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

We were late on the ferry due to weather conditions and hense could not make check in time but they kindly let us check in when we arrived

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2019

Peter

Our fourth visit to an excellent Parador. Lovely large room. Great service.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Some staff were rude when orderong service and getting servered was very long

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Sep 2019

Pia

It's a beautiful building, the old Duke of Lerma's palace made into a hotel. The restaurants left a lot to be desired in the hotel, you are better off eating out.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Beautiful location, fantastic room, staff very helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

The menu,no vegetables and very expensive!.
Been here before and will come again as we like the set up and it's a good first stop fromSantander en route to the Algarve.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Very nice , clean , friendly stuff , beautiful hotel/palace
Located in a very beautiful town

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2019

PHILIP

Fantastic

Just wish we could stay there more often

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2019

Christine

Original location, big rooms
Friendly staff, private parking
Restaurant is a bit simpel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Excellent in every way! Will definitely go back again to visit. Restaurant was fabulous and the staff went above and beyond to serve us!!!

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2018

Tom

Fantastic setting , very warm and comfortable stay . A real treat .

6/10

Pleasant

19 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

The Hotel is quite an impressive building, I don’t think I would stay again though. It was a comfortable room so we had a good rest.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2018

Ryan M

Looks nice from the outside

The exterior of the building in beautiful. Room on the 4th floor was like an attic, sloped ceilings, dated tile floors. Loud radiator that I turned off. Went over a local holiday weekend which probably explains not particularly good value or choice of rooms. At off times is likely better.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Outstanding building in a great location to the touristic spots

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2018

Ron

A rather stuck up staf..but love thebuilding...pity about the modern renovations..they lack style and don't reflect the building which is magnifecent!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2018

William

Best parador by far!

Superior room was awesome, turret room with two balconies. And it was huge. This was the sixth parador we stayed at and the room was the very best. Very pleased and highly recommend. Awesome views.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

12 foot ceilings and walls 4 feet thick in the room.

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Lovely building with internal courtyard, large rooms, very clean, food overpriced.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Perfect overnight stay.

Fabulous stay. The check in was the most efficient we have ever had in hotel service! A very beautiful and individual hotel.
The meal we had in the evening was very good but beware, be hungry if you have the roast lamb - it was enormous for two people.

Partner