The hotel is between two of the most beautiful nature reserves in the country, The Lakes of Ruidera and the Tablas de Daimiel.

Lovers of wine will prefer to travel the twenty kilometres to the Valdepenas wine cellars.

The building has white walls and Arabic tiles and built in the style of a La Mancha country mansion. The gardens are filled with trees, shrubs, gardens and plants.

In this area is the outdoor swimming pool and the children's play area.

The decor of the interior is with wooden furniture, leather chairs and wrought iron wall lights, giving a friendly, comfortable atmosphere.

The bedrooms have tiled floors, a desk and a coffee table. The windows open out onto a balcony giving views of the surrounding countryside.

The restaurant serves international dishes but specialises in the dishes of region. The recommended regional specialties include:

"Galiaho" being a cold soup made with garlic, rabbit, partridge, ham, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves;
"Mojete de conejo" which is rabbit cooked with pine seeds;
"caldereta manchega", a delicious lamb stew;
"Mostillo" which is cooked grapes flavoured with aniseed, cinnamon and cloves;

Manzanares is a busy commercial town but around the Main Square there are buildings from the the times of its previous glory when the town and surrounding area were owned by Alvaro de Bazan.

Worth visiting are the Piedras Bonas castle, and the little Veracruz church.

It is also worth visiting Almagro, where there is another Parador, to see the 'Corral de Comedias' (old theatre) and the Main Square of Almagro.

Manzanares is the home of the Regional Rural Fair which is held 10 to 20 July each year. Another annual event is the Drama Festival held in Almagro every July.

The main religious festival celebrates Nuestro Padre Jesus del Perdon and is held every September 14th.

Of course you should visit the Tablas de Daimiel reserve, Lakes of Ruidera, and and also the Cabaneros National Park.

The accommodation in this hotel of the Paradors group is 44 twin bedrooms. All bedrooms have private bathroom.

In the rooms you will find a telephone, television, TV canal plus, and a mini bar.

The hotel has air conditioning, a restaurant and a bar. Facilities are available to hold business meetings.

Pets are not allowed in the luxury hotels in the Spanish Paradores group.

Parador de Manzanares is La Mancha style country house converted into a hotel.

• 44 Twin bedrooms
• Bar
• Restaurant
• Telephone
• Heating
• Air Conditioning
• Television with Canal Plus
• Minibar
• Lift
• Garage
• Car park
• Currency exchange
• Children's play area
• Garden
• Seasonal swimming pool
• Conference Facilities
• Airport: 190 kms
• Train: 3 kms
• Map with location
• Parador Manzanares comments