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3 out of 5
Parador de Olite
Pza. Teobaldos, 2, Olite, Navarra

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 44 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 138 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 138 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Brad

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was my first stay in a parador. Sraff were great. Breakfast just okay. Room was furnished with antiques, including two beds pusged together (with separate linens). Would stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Brad,Thank you for all your kind comments.I Will communicate them to the staff of our Parador de Olite.Our goal lis to offer our guest an excellent service, in order to make them feel at home.With kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint and conveniently located. Advance knowledge of where to park would be helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 10 Apr 2024
Dear Carl,We sincerely appreciate your rating and comments. Given that we are in the heart of the historical part of the town, it is not possible to park in the square where the Parador is located, however, it is possible to drive up to the Parador to unload and load luggage, although there is a time limit. This is a small price that must be paid to help with the preservation of the idyllic environment and surroundings of our wonderful village. Best regards,

8/10 Good

Ana

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Directora on 17 Aug 2023
Estimada Ana:Muchas gracias por la puntuación otorgada.Esperando recibirles de nuevo en uestro precioso Parador!Un cordial saludo

10/10 Excellent

Rodrigo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Olite is like a Time Machine... you are transported back in time in a unique little town. Definitely an amazing place to stop for a day!!
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 17 Aug 2023
Dear Rodrigo,We sincerely appreciate your rating and comments..Our goal lis to offer our guest an excellent service, in order to make them feel at home. With kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Shirley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 17 Aug 2023
Dear Shirley,Thank you for your rate.I Will communicate them to the staff of our Parador de Olite.Our goal lis to offer our guest an excellent service, in order to make them feel at home.With kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Sofie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Extremely clean and the staff was exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Anne Marie

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Felipe

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

George, Castle Rock

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The outside was beautiful and a nice place to contemplate. Needed to upkeep the grounds, but a relaxing and enjoyable place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 29 Apr 2022
Thank you for all your kind comments. I Will communicate them to the staff of our Parador de Olite. Our goal is to offer our guest an excellent service, in order to make them feel at home. With kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Clive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful historical place
Fabulous place to stay with an amazing restored castle to visit
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 29 Apr 2022
Dear Clive, We sincerely appreciate your rating and comments. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Michael a

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Palacio
Extra-comfortable, clean and nice decor. Good example of parador; best I've tried.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Virginia Rull Díez, Manager on 31 Jan 2022
Thank you for all your kind comments. I Will communicate them to the staff of our Parador de Olite. Our goal lis to offer our guest an excellent service, in order to make them feel at home. With kind regards Virginia Rull Díez, Manager

8/10 Good

Romaine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
The stay was nice in a renovated place.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parador in Olite
As usual our stay was excellent. From checking in to room quality to food in restaurant to position In town to checkout. You could not ask for better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Merindad restourant which is a bit away from the property is great place to enjoy food at the reasonable price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front desk was so helpful in arranging early morning cabs to Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls and helping us with the extended bus routes due to the festival. My teenagers were absolutely in love with the castle next door and the Medieval feel to the town. Olite is off of the beaten path a bit and we were so glad we spent a few days there.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My second visit to this property and I brought friends. One of my favorite places in the years I have traveled
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kyle, Toronto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location of the property made it easy to enjoy the sites and restaurants in Olite; but as well Olite was a great central location to visit other towns, villages, bodegas and historic sites in Navarra.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parking is inconvenient
Loved Parador Olite except the parking is a problem.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
I was disappointed with room location where people walking the street could look in. I was also denied collecting Amigo points for my stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You have to drive your car through the small opening to the medieval town to unload your luggage or else you will be driving around for a long time trying to figure out and unless you speak good Spanish you will have a hard time because most people do not speak English at this particular place
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

MIRIAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend for location and accommodations
Located in a wonderful little town. Great service and accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Raymon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous location and very interesting Parador
only downside was not the hotels fault in that the night we stayed there was a fete on and it was extremely noisy all through the night! We will visit again on a quiet night and fully expect that the hotel will deliver an excellent stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely stay
During our stay it was my 60th birthday, I was overwhelmed by the kindness of the staff when we returned to find a bottle of sparkling wine in our room.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Stefani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stop in Olite and stay in the Parado!
This was our first Parador and we enjoyed it so much. Located adjacent to the most wonderful castle made it so much more enjoyable. Our room, for 2 adults and our 18 yr old daughter was comfortable and adequate in size. Pillows were just right and the bed was perfect. Breakfast was plentiful with fresh fruit, baguette, cheese, meat, jams and yogurt. If you wanted eggs they were very accommodating. The Nespresso machine was a bonus as they offered regular coffee. We look forward to our next Parador.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Roger, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Spanish were geniuses, back in 1928, to start creating a very large network ("red" in Espanol) of first-class hotels out of very old, sometimes decrepit, generally useless palaces, monasteries, and the like. They vary somewhat in quality but, in my experience, are never less than good. And nowadays prices actually seem lower than five-ten years ago. Some are less than $100/night. (Meals still tend to be quite pricey.) This parador, at Olite,in the lovely Rioja wine country, is more than that, but worth the price, esp. if you like staying right in the city or, in this case, town. The location is ideal: practically next door to Olite's big attraction, a castle, and 3-4 minutes from an array of small streets, cafes, shops, and the like. Esp. liked the parador's staff, which not only cheerfully sent a fax for me but then followed up on when it did not 'go.'
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

We felt it was pricey for the location, town was less attractive.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Paradox stay
Great location, charming building, helpful considerate staff. Would be happy to recommend and stay again.

8/10 Good

Peter, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming fairy tale castle but not easy to find
After driving around Olite and seeing all the signs for the Parador , we missed an inconspicuous sign leading though a medieval arch , which leads you to a small square , where there is 15 minute parking to unload -- and then drive and park outside the city walls ( about 150 meters ) . You must find the Orly Café to find the arch you need to drive through . The hotel itself is a part of the magical ( reconstructed ) medieval castle , which will be every child's dream . The rooms are of varying sizes with very differing views -- ask for a room with a view . As with most Paradores we have stayed at , breakfast is a wonderful experience .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can't beat excellent value for money. Wonderful location and surroundings..
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stunning
Absolutely stunning. Beautiful building and very well maintained. Parking is away from the hotel but free and very safe. Paradores are a good choice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Canada

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Great hotel nice town
Got a good deal on the room at this beautiful hotel. Had a fabulous though pricy meal in the restaurant. Did not eat breakfast as it was not included and 18 Euro pp was a bit much. Went to a local cafe instead. Nice town, the Royal Palace is interesting and well worth the entrance fee.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A little disappointed.
In many ways a lovely parador. Lovely building inside and out. Friendly staff. However although hungry unable to get any food from the cafeteria ( as they had run out ) or from the restaurant until 8.30pm.

10/10 Excellent

Valeria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magical place
In the beautiful Olite, the most impressive location. A "parador" full of character, perfect for a night stay to get to know this beautiful medieval town. Large rooms with classic decor, only for those that enjoy sleeping in a building full of character and history. It was a magic stay for us, could not recommend enough,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Beautiful and clean hotel
Nice hotel. We didn't get a room that was part of the original castle but still a nice room. Quiet. Cute town. Many bars and restaurants nearby. Castle next door is a must see! Breakfast not incl with stay @ 16€+ ea!

8/10 Good

Pamela, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, but better places to stay
Way overpriced food 21 Euros pp for breakfast is silly. The standard rooms are tiny. great location.

8/10 Good

Steven, Nunthorpe UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Olite
Quiet but charming spot .. Located right next to main church and square. Perfect.

10/10 Excellent

William, Philly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
The Parador was outstanding. We had one of the terrific rooms in the old castle - comfortable seating area, twin canapy beds, and a fire place large enough to stand in. Very large bathroom and dressing area. The room and the public spaces were very comfortable. The staff gracious. We had half board - dinner was extraordinary good. Daniel the waiter wonderful. This was a high point of our two weeks in Spain. What a great property.

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Olite
A great few days in a special place

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent hotel. Only downside is there is no parking and the hotel can be hard to find. Amazing besides that.

8/10 Good

david, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Living in History
Experience a parador in Spain is essential and completes one's taste of the life and living the history of Spain. The Parador de Olite, located inside the walls of the historic town, is grand and offers a sense of the elegance of life a long time ago. The restaurant would not disappoint and waiters are very helpful. The room is large as is the bathroom.....essential to American travelers. The only draw back is the age of the bed. It could be better. The small town is historic and the bodegas offers lovely riojas.

10/10 Excellent

Carlos, Tampa, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Castle fit for King and Queen
This is a wonderful facility in a quiet little town about 20 miles from Pamplona, a 30 minute drive or 45 min by bus. The Parador is actually the original quarters of the King and Queen of Navarra, completely restored with all the modern amenities but maintaining that unique antique castle mystique. The service is, well, fit for king and queen. The rooms are a bit small, but remember it is a 500 year old castle. They are very clean, the WiFi works well and you have DTV with access to US News Channels. The plaza in which it is located is like a draw-back to the 14th century, surrounded with old stone buildings. The Castle next door is a must visit; you will be enchanted with its architecture and scenery. A unique photo opportunity site. The restaurant is better than average, which in the Basque region equates to a 4 star anywhere else, and the breakfast is superb. Around the corner from the Parador is a small Michelin recommended restaurant named "Merindad de Olite" where you will be treated to a superb gastronomic feast. They serve one of the most unique pork dish ever tasted,they sandwich the perfectly seasoned pulled pork between two thin sheets (almost looked like cookies) made of pork crackling; outstanding! The tranquility, scenery and friendly service makes the Parador de Olite a unique romantic get-away choice. I highly recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Two Thumbs Up
Parador de Olite was a magical hotel. The staff was extremely helpful, polite and inviting. The room was charming. The hotel bar wss fun. And the entire town was a joy to explore and experience. I woukd highly recommend this destination.

8/10 Good

freddie, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A charming historic building with good food.
An enjoyable stay only spoilt by ineffective air conditioning in the bedroom. This was a pleasant early summer day in May. July and August could be very uncomfortable. Otherwise the restaurant, the bar and public rooms were all really excellent and overall good value