For a hotel to be truly peaceful it needs to work properly. As noted elsewhere, table service often leaves a lot to be desired, but once the order has been taken the food is excellent. Breakfast, however, can be a far more frustrating experience. So long as the buffet is laid out (on time, please, guys) all is well, but one morning the room was deserted long after breakfast was scheduled to begin, so we went back to our room and tried again later. We were then asked to select what we wanted from the breakfast menu, without (in truth) any real choice - for example I wanted cereal and got corn flakes or something very similar, which is not what I would have chosen had I known what the other options were. This may seem like a small gripe (and given my overall rating you'd be right) but breakfast sets the day up and if you are short of time or trying to de-stress the hotel can begin to "get" to you, which is of course the last thing that it is trying to do.... Now the positives; ignoring my comments above there is something about this place which is truly wonderful. It has a calm environment. It presents beautifully. The courtyard, particularly at night, is a wonderful place to sit and relax. The staff are very pleasant. Enjoy, but be warned!

I have just returned from the Convento de la Parra and it was just perfect! This is the ideal place to relax ... Forget the breakfast and dinner from 7, mobile phones in public spaces (are not welcome), television in the rooms... The time here has another dimension. It is the ideal place to escape the stress and routine, not a place of passage and is not a place to stay while visiting other places in Spain. This is a sanctuary that deserves to be explored on every corner. I didn't get out of there in two days, and if I could I had stayed there longer. The food is wonderful, the space is spectacular and the staff very friendly and helpful. Not suitable for families with children, because silence is one of the characteristics that contribute to relaxation. I cherish every moment I spent there and hope to return very soon.

Hi Everyone,

I've been to Convento La Parra for 4 nights in August of 2008.
The review that I leave here is all good things:
- Quiet and romantic place
- Confy rooms (not to spacious but ok)
- Very good restaurant with imaginative dishes (althouth a litlle bit expensive)
- Cleanness of the spaces
- The poll (little but sunny all day)
- In the 5 days I've stay there, I haven't seen anyone. Stayed all day at the pool without "neighbours".
- Close enough of the city of Zafra: wich worth a visit for it's monuments
- Nice staff (although spanish people are not veeery friendly for themselves)

Strongly recommend.

just back from short break at la parra . Had a fantastic time. Room great, food great, service great. would recommend it to anyone who wants to go somewhere off beaten track and away from tourist trail. If you do visit check out the walking routes between the local villages: we went on a 4.6 km walk to the next village Feria through fields of olive trees and sheep and pigs. There are several other routes in the area - look out for the maps in the village. Great for "lolling and reading" as one website described it. Note: don't expect much in the way of toiletries or irons etc in the rooms.