We stayed at the parador,but decided to eat at Huerta Alta on the second night,witha view to staying later.There was nobody who stoke any English,andthe menu was only in Spahish and in their dialect which was impossible to understand.I have lived in Spain for 19 years and am pretty fluent.,but the food was awful to say the least,and some of the most expensive in Spain,my wife did not appreciate a black hair under her jamon.We didn´t stay for desert or coffee,NEVER to be revisited

Huerta Honda Hotel is a nice and clean hotel where everything is as expected. The receptionists do not speak English, but is not worse or better than many other Spanish venues. But if you need to discuss any problem - its almost impossible.,,,,,,The breakfast is quite limited and is served in cafe where smoking is allowed ( still is many places in Spain)

Our first impression of our room was that it was modern sylish and attractive-but after a short time of settling in, shortcomings were revealed. There was no full length mirror or mirror of any kind in the bedroom. The bathroom sink was beautiful to look at but only had a tiny ledge on which to put toiletries, so I ended up putting them on the floor. The shower-again beautiful to look at-had two glass panels with an opening but no closing door, so afterr a shower the floor ressembled a paddling pool and anything unwisely left on the floor was soaked through. Finally the air conditioning unit was so noisy that it sounded like a train was approaching the bedroom-it was impossible to tolerate for more than a few minutes at a time.
We were only staying one night so this was mangeable-but I certainly would have not wanted to stay longer. We were left with the impression that whoever designed this room had put style before comfort big time and certainly had not taken account of the needs/wants of female guests
We stayed on a Saturday night and realised as we arrived that there was a wedding in the hotel that evening. We were woken at various points through the night and at 6am by loud conversations and general hubbub outside our bedroom door. We would advise taking this possibility into account when booking a weekend stay if you are looking for somewhere tranquil and peaceful!
On the plus side the public areas of the hotel were charming, the staff were friendly and it was well situated close to the centre of the town
We did not eat in the restaurant since the menu seemed over elaborate and expensive.

We booked this hotel as a stopping place on the way to southern Portugal and wished we could could have stayed longer.The room was fine with great toiletries, atmosphere and .....wait for it....a free mini bar.(non alcoholic)There was a generosity of spirit in the place.We had menu del dia outside in the cafe attached and had a really fabulous meal for about 10 euros-3 courses.
I thoroughly recommend this delightful hotel and suggest you stay longer than one night