My husband and I stayed at the hip Convento La Parra for two nights in July and loved the hotel so much that we didn't venture outside the convent walls for the duration of our stay.

The hotel is carefully decorated in a minimalist style (lots of whitewash and stone) with attention to the smallest detail, from billowing muslin curtains to tastefully arranged moss covered rocks by our bath tub. We stayed in a beautiful (and huge) suite which I would highly recommend, although I didn't get a chance to look at any of the smaller rooms.

Everything is done so that guests can relax. The balconies that surround the central court yards are furnished with pairs of daybeds, and the pool area has comfy padded beds. There are also other peaceful areas around the hotel with daybeds, so we swam or read all day.

We ate all our meals at the hotel and the food was generally very good. The breakfast are wonderful with great homemade bread and jams and are served until 12--very civilized we thought!

This summer we travelled around Europe for two and a half months and this was hands down the best hotel we stayed in for the entire trip.

This hotel is marvellous. The rooms are superb and the surroundings and tranquility are to be enjoyed. The rooms are designed in a minimalist way and very clean and fresh. The staff are always helpful and Javier is a great host.

We have booked our wedding here for 2007 and looking forward to it.

Will be back there this summer

It was a big decepcion for us. Even if it's a nice place, service is poor and so is the cooking. But, above all, we had a problem with our car (a robbery) and they did not give us any kind of support. It was bank holiday and they didn't even help us to find an open garage. Some people told us that they have had problems with customer's cars in other ocasions, but they do not have any kind of control. More over, they let us clear that it was not their problem, and simply do nothing to help. We would have expected more. We came to know the place with the intention of celebrating our wedding there and, of course, we have changed our mind: in some how, we are
glad that this lack of professionalism has happened now, and not in such a special date. I am afraid that we are a bit more exacting with our few free time, specially taken into account that in Spain you have plenty marvellous hotel to choose.

We spent several nights at this outstanding, hip hotel. The place is gorgeous with spare modern furnishings, a nice pool, and beds on the balconies for public lounging. It is off the beaten path in Spain, but we found Extremadura to be a nice change from big cities. Go when the weather is warm. We missed out on the pool, outdoor bar because it was very cold in November.