We stayed at the Monastery for one night. We drove there from Cordoba on our way to Seville. We drove there at night and had a difficult time finding it in the dark, but eventually stumbled onto the sleepy town of Palma Del Rio and found it. When we got there, the hotel staff said to us, "you know about the parade tonight?" We did not and it was already 11pm, so we were like "huh?" We settled into our room which was nice. The best part was the bathroom which felt as big if not bigger than our room, with marble, a nice two person shower and a separate bath. The room was ok, nothing special, the bed was comfortable and we had extra blankets at our request. At midnight, the town came alive with a parade that included 2 or 3 marching bands, fireworks, and church bells going till 2AM. The parade was for a religious ceremony and culminated at the church connected to the monastery. We found the whole thing fascinating and reveled in the culture and fun. Other patrons that were trying to get some sleep were not as pleased. The grounds are really beautiful and the reading rooms and chill out places in the monastery were pretty cool. We did not have the opportunity to try the restaurant, but looking at the menu it did not look like our cup of tea. All in all it was a nice stop and something a little different from the norm. My wife did say that while we were there she felt very paranoid about ghosts, but that is for you to decide. I did not see any myself.

Stop for night on routr to Toledo, Nice town and rooms where great. About an Hour out of Toledo.

We spent 2 nights at Monaterio as part of a week long group bike ride. I'm a Californian, and so staying in the place where the monks were trained prior to leaving to build the missions is simply amazing.
The grounds are beautiful, the pool is OK, it's clean and the rooms are spacious. Pillows weren't my style. Pools are cool in Spain-they're cooled by forcing the water through underground pipes.
We had delicious breakfasts in the morning and a nice dinner as well. Oh, get a cappuccino in the 'living area'-yummy!
Apparently Orlando Bloom stayed here while filming a movie---

Stayed at the Monasterio de San Francisco for one night as a stopover from Cordoba to Ronda. Compact reception area, efficient check in. Room was indeed very large and the bed wasn't two matresses zipped together, however, the pillows were terrible, thin and lumpy. We explored the grounds and whilst there was a pool, found it sorely lacking and in need of a clean. The gardens are set to vegetable patches and I trust the produce is going to be used in the hotel - thumbs up for that. Back to our room, the en suite bathroom was in what I assume to be traditional in style and a little basic for my liking. Plenty of hot water but insufficient light - hubby couldn't see to shave properly. Fabulous aperitifs in an ante room which I take it is the bar when the hotel is busier. Set dinner was lacking in choice and disappointing as was breakfast which was dull, dull, dull. There is very limited secure parking available at a fee of €8 the alternative is parking on the roadside. Also be aware that 'recorded' bells chime up to midnight and from seven (or that's when I first heard them). There was no mobile telephone coverage in the hotel or grounds.