This is an amazing place - a converted 15th Century Monastery (A portion is still operating as such) in the mountains NW of Madrid and half way to Segovia on the scenic back roads . The location is rather remote but spectacularly set in a mountain pine forest park reserve; but conveniently close to the village of Rascifaria. The entrance... more

We stayed at Sheraton El Paular for 2 nights in April 2009 (myself, my husband and our 7 year old son). The building itself is fabulous, set in the hunting lodge attached to an old monastery, with rooms arranged around a central quad with views over other cloisters. We could see and hear nesting White Storks outside our window. The... more

This hotel had such potential - close to Madrid, El Escorial and Segovia (at least on the map), close to hiking/mountains/waterfalls, adjacent to a monastery many centuries old. We were disappointed with both the town of Rascafria and the hotel. Most of the front desk staff were unhelpful, never smiled, and didn't speak a word of English. The first concierge... more

This hotel is excellent. It is housed in an old lodge attached to an ancient monastery and church. The hotel is a single floor of rooms on the first floor round a cloistered courtyard with a fountain in the middle. From our room we could see storks nesting on the roof of the church next door. The rooms are well... more

Coming from north ( SALAMANCA).I chose this hotel beleiving it was a good idea to make stop before arriving Madrid Although my idea of saving time by not arriving at Madrid at night not taking the risk of getting lost is a big city was wrong, I was glad I booked in this hotel. Hotel in fact is very close... more

Wow, what a fantastic find. We were in Madrid for a week and decided that the last few nights of our trip would be spent touring the churches and castles in the countryside. Almost by accident, I came across this hotel and took a chance. I was rewarded! We had barely any info to go on, but the fact that... more

We took the risk : without finding any comments on the internet, we booked 2 nights in this hotel during a roundtrip in central Spain. The hotel is part of the original El Paular-monastery complex and is situated around 2 km from 'downtown' Rascafria. Next to the small church and annexes (where still 6 monks are living) you will find... more

Este hotel, ademas de haber sabido mantener su decoracion, que evoca tiempos pasados, goza de un enclave maravilloso y es... more

El hotel forma parte del Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular. El edificio es magnífico y las habitaciones están... more