Casa Palacio Uclés by Domingo Sánchez — Restaurant in Uclés

We chose this hotel for an overnight stop after arriving on the ferry at Santander that afternoon. It is very easy access from the A3, about a 10-minute drive. It is situated in an old, pretty village adjacent to the monastery and the surrounding area would be worth a longer stay. Although no dedicated parking there is ample on the square in front of the church just 50-100m away. On arrival there was no-one on reception but followed the instructions to go to the bar. We were made very welcome and our cases were taken up to our room. The room overlooked a central courtyard adjacent to the bar and restaurant. The room was very spacious with two single beds, two comfortable armchairs and side table, a television and en-suite. It was spotlessly clean and sympathetically decorated to reflect the age and style of the building, as were all the public areas. We ate in the restaurant. The manager was very helpful in explaining some of the items on the menu which were new to me. There was a good selection and those dishes unsuitable for coeliacs were clearly marked. The style of cooking could be described as international with a spanish twist and was based around locally available fresh produce. My husband had steak and I chose the pork cheek in a delightful, though rich, sauce. Pricing was as expected for a table d'hote menu. There was no menu del dia in the evening. The service was excellent. There is free wifi throughout the hotel and, although it was said to be slow, it was more than adequate to just check emails, etc. We both had a very good night's sleep in comfortable beds with fairly firm mattresses, which we prefer. The following morning we had breakfast which had been included in our room rate. This was spanish style continental with freshly squeezed orange juice, toast, butter, olive oil, crushed tomato, jam and a wedge of cake plus tea or coffee to your choice. We left to continue our journey to the south feeling relaxed...

We chose this hotel for an overnight stop after arriving on the ferry at Santander that afternoon. It is very easy access from the A3, about a 10-minute drive. It is situated in an old, pretty village adjacent to the monastery and the surrounding area would be worth a longer stay. Although no dedicated parking there is ample on the square in front of the church just 50-100m away. On arrival there was no-one on reception but followed the instructions to go to the bar. We were made very welcome and our cases were taken up to our room. The room overlooked a central courtyard adjacent to the bar and restaurant. The room was very spacious with two single beds, two comfortable armchairs and side table, a television and en-suite. It was spotlessly clean and sympathetically decorated to reflect the age and style of the building, as were all the public areas. We ate in the restaurant. The manager was very helpful in explaining some of the items on the menu which were new to me. There was a good selection and those dishes unsuitable for coeliacs were clearly marked. The style of cooking could be described as international with a spanish twist and was based around locally available fresh produce. My husband had steak and I chose the pork cheek in a delightful, though rich, sauce. Pricing was as expected for a table d'hote menu. There was no menu del dia in the evening. The service was excellent. There is free wifi throughout the hotel and, although it was said to be slow, it was more than adequate to just check emails, etc. We both had a very good night's sleep in comfortable beds with fairly firm mattresses, which we prefer. The following morning we had breakfast which had been included in our room rate. This was spanish style continental with freshly squeezed orange juice, toast, butter, olive oil, crushed tomato, jam and a wedge of cake plus tea or coffee to your choice. We left to continue our journey to the south feeling relaxed...

Nos alojamos dos adultos en una habitación doble el sábado 6 de octubre. Cuando llegamos (decir que somos peregrinos del camino de Uclés) eran las 15.00 de la tarde. La habitación estaba helada, tiene 3 radiadores y estaban todos apagados. Los encendimos y marchamos a comer (allí mismo) nos atendieron rápido y la comida (menú degustación por 30€) estaba rica, de cantidad normal y de calidad bien elaborado e ingenioso y bien presentado, el pan no valía mucho y el postre (buñuelos rellenos de plátano con helado de vainilla) no estuvo a la altura y fue un remate muy decepcionante. Vuelta a la habitación 17.00, ésta seguía helada a pesar de tener los radiadores a tope, tanto que me tuve que llenar la bañera de agua caliente para estar un poco confortable un rato, al salir de ella un atroz y gélido ambiente para un baño. La habitación muy espaciosa y limpia... limpísima, las camas muy grandes pero no estaban juntas, por lo que te obliga a hacer noche separada de tu pareja. Una sabana y un edredón para amortiguar la habitación que no se caldeaba ni a tiros y el colchón bastante incómodo. La decoración bastante cuidada y respetuosa con lo que debió ser la casa palacio, pero deja mucho que desear, por ejemplo, una tv de no mas de 20' a 2m de distancia de la cama, a penas se podía ni ver, una combinación de interruptores que apagaban los enchufes y las luces al a vez, total, que para enchufar el cargador tenías que tener las luces encendidas. Los amenities muy generosos, pero en cambio no tiene secador para el pelo. Además de todo esto, en la habitación se oye todo, pero no solo lo de fuera, portazos y voces del pasillo (está todo muy pegado) también el suelo de la habitación crujía como la casa de Drácula, da igual si ibas descalzo, con zapatillas o botas, unos chirridos insoportables y además peligroso: mi pareja y yo estuvimos a punto de caer varias veces, ya que está recién acuchillado y resbalaba excesivamente... en fin, que para costar 100€ en un páramo de cuenca, siendo un pueblo que no tiene ni una panadería,...