Must-see hotels in Extremadura

  • Hotel Adarve

    Extremadura

    With attractive modern hotel rooms for a knock-down hostal price, Hotel Adarve is at the northern end of the old town and a real star. You're within…

  • Hotel La Boheme

    Cáceres

    At the lower, northern end of Plaza Mayor, La Boheme has large rooms with a wonderfully whimsical air to them – plenty of colour and character but never…

  • Hostal Aquaforum Termas Romanas

    Mérida

    This boutique hostal close to a host of Mérida's Roman sites has stylish rooms with quirky details such as the artistic bedheads and colourful floor…

  • Hotel San Marcos

    Badajoz

    Polished service and excellent facilities make this superfriendly, vanilla-scented city-centre hotel top value. Rooms are a good size, with plenty of…

  • Hotel Don Carlos

    Cáceres

    Rooms are elegantly decorated in a simple countryside style at this small, welcoming hotel, carefully created with bare brick and stone from a long…

  • La Vera de Yuste

    Extremadura

    This beauty is set in two typical 18th-century village houses near Cuacos de Yuste's Plaza Mayor. The wood-beamed rooms have chunky rustic furniture and…

  • Apartamentos Rurales San Pedro

    Extremadura

    In the tiny hamlet of San Pedro de los Marrajetes southwest of Valencia de Alcantará, these fine apartments inhabit a lovely stone building and there fine…

  • Hotel Hospes Palacio de Arenales

    Cáceres

    If you prefer a rural setting removed from the clamour of city life, this five-star spa hotel could just be your place. Rooms are modern and supremely…

  • Hotel Vettonia

    Mérida

    Southwest of the town centre but within easy walking distance, quiet Hotel Vettonia gets excellent reviews from guests. Rooms have a lovely grey-and-white…

  • El Manantial del Fresno

    Extremadura

    Dotted across spacious gardens, 2km west of Hervás, El Manantial's 12 well-equipped, up-to-date apartments and casas (little houses) sleep two to six…

  • Los Balcones de Zafra

    Extremadura

    Fascinating and slightly quirky, this revamped family home is crammed with antique furniture, ceramics, paintings and books from across the globe. Two…

  • Hotel Iberia

    Cáceres

    Located in an 18th-century former palace just off Plaza Mayor, this friendly and family-run 36-room hotel has public areas that look like an old-world…

  • Complejo Leo 24H

    Extremadura

    The dearth of good accommodation options in Monesterio itself make this one south of town among the more appealing choices in the area. Rooms are nicely…

  • Hotel San Cristobal

    Extremadura

    The contemporary photos on the walls (eg Marilyn Monroe) do nothing to hide the simplicity of this tidy, unremarkable hotel – some rooms are cavernous,…

  • Hotel Rincón Extremeño

    Extremadura

    This friendly and unpretentious family-run hotel is in a handy location on a narrow street just off the Plaza Mayor, above a popular local restaurant. Its…

  • Hostal Alba Taruta

    Extremadura

    With 22 rooms all facing the street (some with balconies and fine views), Hostal Alba Taruta has a fresh look with its white walls and tiled floors. It's…

  • NH Gran Hotel Casino Extremadura

    Badajoz

    Several of Badajoz' classiest hotel picks are just across the Río Guadiana, a short walk west of the old town. This swish, sprawling complex sports modern…

  • La Casa de Pasarón

    Extremadura

    Follow the signs to this handsome 12-room family house, where the ground floor dates from 1890. Rooms are bathed in light with terracotta tiles and…

  • Rincón de la Magdalena

    Extremadura

    Right beside the city walls near the Puerta de Coria, these smart yet homey apartments sleep two to four in modern, wood-beamed interiors kitted out with…

  • Hostal Nuria

    Extremadura

    There's just a handful of comfortable, modern rooms here. Frills are nonexistent, but the location (and price) on the Plaza Mayor is hard to beat. You'll…

  • Hostal Carmen

    Extremadura

    Popular with business travellers, this welcoming hostal (budget hotel) offers simple but impeccably kept and well-equipped rooms (with flat-screen TVs)…

  • Hotel Machaco

    Extremadura

    This three-star place gets good reports from travellers for the friendliness of the service and location – some rooms have castle views. But the modern…

  • Apartamentos Rurales Monfragüe

    Extremadura

    This friendly spot on the east side of Torrejón has a handful of simple, modern two- and four-person apartments, all with fully kitted-out kitchens and…

  • Tauro

    Extremadura

    There are just six snug, brilliantly presented and well-managed modern apartments here, sleeping two to four people. All are thoughtfully designed in a…

  • Camping Monfragüe

    Extremadura

    Precisely 14km north of Villareal on the EX208 is this shady and social campground,­ with a cafe-restaurant, shop and pool, plus homey two-to-four-person…

  • Hotel Heredero

    Extremadura

    The charmless modern exterior of this place just north of the old town means that the handsome, old-style rooms come as something of a surprise. The wood…

  • Aparthotel Capitolina

    Mérida

    Just off Plaza España and wonderfully central, these apartments come bathed in warm colour schemes and some have views of the Puente Romano and Alcazaba…

  • Hostal Niza I-II

    Badajoz

    Look beyond the bland marble floors and anaemic colour schemes: rooms at the long-standing family-run Niza are comfy, spotless and efficiently managed…

  • Hotel Arroyo la Plata

    Extremadura

    Close to the river and serenaded by birdsong, Arroyo la Plata has attractive modern rooms, although some could do with a little more light. Everything…

  • Albergue Las Veletas

    Cáceres

    This welcoming modern hostel, with its homey back garden full of flowers, offers comfy, simple beds in dorms for up to seven people, along with meals and…

  • Gran Hotel Don Manuel

    Cáceres

    Far enough away from the Plaza Mayor to avoid its night-time noise yet close enough to get there on foot in just five minutes, the Gran Hotel Don Manuel…

  • Hostal Cerezo II

    Extremadura

    On Guadalupe's main square, Cerezo II has 13 attractive if fairly unexciting hostal (budget hotel) rooms, decorated in earthy colours with thick quilts…

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