The hotel is located very close to the Puente Nuevo, the famous bridge that spans a 120m deep mountain gorge. Consequently, the hotel is very easy to find. Our double room was generously sized with comfortable beds and a lounge area to watch television or enjoy a reasonably priced drink from the minibar. It was a ground floor room and we had the added benefit of a small private garden area with patio table and chairs that led to a large area which contained the hotel's open air swimming pool. Unfortunately, it was too cold in February for a swim -Ronda' s mountain location is several degrees cooler than the coast.

The restaurant has a stunning view of the nearby mountains. The food was good and the service very attentive. The hotel is clean and well maintained. Car parking is available, but at an additional charge. Getting a car in and out of the car park requires the operation of barriers and doors controlled from reception.

The location of the hotel is such that there are plenty of restaurants within a short walking distance as are the historical sites of Ronda including the bridges, town walls, bullring and Moorish baths,

The Parador de Ronda is an excellent place to stay - not a cheap option, but gives good value for money.

This was a lovely paradore. We had a very comfortable room with a phenomenal view over the surrounding countryside. The restaurant was very nice and we enjoyed both our dinner and the breakfast. At the Golden Days rate of 140 Euros for room and breakfast and 18 euros for parking (plus 7% tax), the accommodations were expensive but we felt we got good value, unlike the overly expensive Parador de Granada. We enjoyed being so close to the gorge and bridge, but really everything is within easy walking distance in Ronda.

Ronda is famous for it's gorge and this hotel is as close as you can get!! The hotel was friendly, immaculate and very nicely appointed. We only stayed one night but I would recommend Ronda and the Parador very highly.

My husband and I recently returned from a 9-night trip through Andalusia, staying at the Parador de Ronda for two nights (Nov. 6 and 7). The other cities we visited were Seville (4 nights, with a day trip to Cordoba) and Granada (3 nights). Ronda, and in particular, our wonderful stay at the Parador, was the highlight of our trip!

We were upgraded to a superior room at no extra cost, and had an amazing view -- the Puenta Nueva to the north, and the surrounding fields, hills, and the town of Ronda itself, clinging to its jagged cliffside, to the east. Additionally, our bathroom window looked out over the beautiful pool and garden of the Parador. Words can't describe how scenic it all was, and we needed to only open the curtains to let it all in. All this, and the room was the least expensive of our three hotels!

Now, down to brass tacks: our room was large, scrupulously clean and very airy, with a generous sitting room area, Italian bed (two twins pushed together), large color TV, minibar, more than ample storage space, and huge marble-clad bathroom with the biggest, best tub and shower I've ever experienced, twin sinks, toilet and bidet (and enough giant towels for a small army). There was a rollout bed hidden in a cunning wooden cabinet, and the room would easily have slept a family of 4.

We had dinner our first night in the Parador Restaurant, which specializes in regional dishes. Our food and wine were phenomenal, one of the best two meals of our whole stay. (The other best meal, incidentally, was also in Ronda at Don Pepa's, on the main downtown square.) We did not eat breakfast at the Parador, so I can't speak to the quality of the breakfast buffet.

The staff were not overly warm or helpful, but Ronda is a small town, easy to get around in by foot and to see on one's own. The parking was pretty expensive -- 17E a night -- but was in a garage under the hotel, very convenient.

If you are planning to travel to southern Spain, make time for a couple of days in Ronda. And if you are going to Ronda, stay at the Parador!