Parador de Siguenza was the third Parador on our Cid Tour though Spain and the most disappointing. There castle itself is just amazing, high on the hill above the delightful town. The restoration is fantastic with a beautiful sunny inner courtyard. The rooms are clean & up to the usual good Parador standard. What completly lets this hotel down is the abysmal service. We got the impression that the staff just didn't want to be there! Unfriendly,miserable doesn't begin to describe the service. The food was pretty bad too!

We were on our way to Zaragoza for semana santa, so we stopped by at Siguenza, which is surprisingly a little town on a hill steep in Spanish history. Since we were driving, our choices were limited, so we tried the Parador and it was better than we thought.

The hotel is perched on the highest top of the hill that is the old town of Siguenza. If you have the budget and you are planning a night over do stay here, because as a passing by tourist, you will only get to see some parts of the castle that are opened to the public. However, as a guest, you will get to live the experience of staying in a castle at night when things quiet down and tourists have gone away.

The rooms are decently ok in size (comparing to usual Spanish boutique hotel rooms) with LCD tv. the bathrooms are fully equipped with two sinks (his and hers). I would complain though that the window is small (there is only one per room) and that there is not enough light even with all lamps and switches turned on. Also the interior decoration with medieval madonnas on the wall was kinda spooky.

If you stay here, do book breakfast as it is quite a walk down hill and breakfast is ok. Parking is aplenty in front of the castle and a few inside.

We found front desk service to be ok. They were courteous and polite. You should bring the print out of your reservation to speed up check in. Overall we were satisfied and wouldn't find it hard recommend it to others.

By the way, if you are in Siguenza, for food we recommend "Calle Mayor" restaurant down the street straight from the castle. Also do join the tour of the Cathedral because if not you will not be allowed to access some of its highlights. For shopping, there is a cute medieval theme shop called " La Edad Media", which we absolutely like.

Siguenza Castle is very Spanish. Just an hour from Madrid you are in a completely different place and time! It is a medieval castle, very well preserved and decorated. I agree with some other posts that staff in the front desk need to learn how to be more professional and how to treat tourists, but the rest of the staff (specially in the restauarant) and extremely good. I organised my wedding in Siguenza Castle, with guest from UK and Spain and it was a complete sucess. Before then I was a regular. Check online at the official websire www.parador.es (avoid other websites) to see special offers and always try to book online and prices are much better.

This Parador is in a wonderful location and beautifully restored. The room large and comfortable and the view was stunning looking out the front of the castle into the village. The front desk staff was aloof, arrogant and not very helpful. They had the attitude that we owe them for the privilege of staying at this location. The bar and restaurant staff were very attentive and welcoming. While we walked the grounds of the castle, my wife asked the front desk if there were tours to the closed sections. The front desk person said nothing and just handed my wife a brochure of the Parador which I already had. The town was a delight and very walks able. The best mojitos outside of Barcelona were at the café outside of the main cathedral. Great bakery and outside seating which allowed us to just enjoy the peacefulness of the church. Crowds…none. Driving the village was a thrill and can only be done with a small car, and I mean small.
The day before we left, I asked the room attendant if I could leave some laundry and have it in the morning. She said the laundry will be delivered in the morning around 8 am. In the morning I asked the front desk if the laundry was in yet and he told me it will be in after 9am. After breakfast and packing our laundry was still not and it was almost 10am. I asked the same guy at the front desk and he appeared to have no knowledge of my previous request 2 hours ago. He called someone and advised me that our laundry was in and will be delivered to the room. I asked him to bring it to the front desk as we had already placed our bags in the car. They didn’t appear to be concerned that I was now running late and out of schedule since I had a car to return in Madrid. I ended up with another day charge for being late. This Parador experience was dampened only by the front desk staff. I can understand mistakes but a rude and arrogant front desk leaves a bitter taste. I would not stay there again even though the location is a must see for Spain.