9 Best Hotels in Extremadura, Spain

An excellent and considerably cheaper alternative to the town parador, this inn was built around the 16th-century Gothic cloister of the monastery itself. The simple, traditional rooms with wood-beam ceilings are handsome and comfortable. 

This hotel occupies a 16th-century stagecoach inn on a quiet pedestrian street uphill from the Plaza Mayor. Rooms are decorated in traditional Spanish colonial style with stone arches, lots of wrought iron, and dark wood furniture. Guests can enjoy breakfast on the delightful patio with columns and leafy plants or at the hotel restaurant, which serves classic Extremeño cuisine with contemporary innovations as well as vegetarian dishes for those who want a break from the typical hefty stuff. The menú del día is a great value.

This restored 150-year-old stone mill and farmhouse makes an ideal base for enjoying the area's great outdoors. The best rooms have fireplaces, sitting areas, and separate entrances, though entry-level rooms are perfectly pleasant with canopy beds and direct access to the grassy yard. The restaurant has wood beams and a cozy, rustic feel as well as a reasonably priced set menu. The friendly owners can help arrange hikes, horseback riding, or rafting trips.

The halls of this budget hotel—confusingly not on the Plaza Mayor but rather 100 yards down a quiet side street—are adorned with old etchings of Cáceres scenes and baroque finishings. The doubles, triples, and quads are appointed with dark wood antique furniture, and breakfast is included. 

Once a 16th-century convent, this dependable four-star hotel is a five-minute walk from the Plaza Mayor. Rooms and suites come in various sizes—making this a good option for families—and are comfortable in a grandmotherly sort of way. There's a pleasant outdoor swimming pool surrounded by wrought-iron furniture. The restaurant in the former refectory serves regional dishes such as wild boar, free-range pork, and, during the October–January hunting season, red-leg partridge stewed with broad beans.

One of Extremadura's first rural guesthouses, this rambling home 10 km (6 miles) southeast of Jerte is on a spectacular 120-acre working farm, once a 16th-century Franciscan convent. This is a place for animal lovers as the household keeps dogs, cats, and horses. In addition to the six rooms in the main lodge, there are three cottages, and you can also rent out the entire main house (€560). Activities such as horseback riding, mountain biking, and paragliding can be arranged. It's wise to reserve in advance. Slow down as you approach—the sign is easy to miss.

This rustic estate with spectacular views of the Gredos mountains has six cozy rooms in the main house and six log-cabin bungalows. The main house, made of stone, is surrounded by a huge terrace and gardens and has a wood-burning stove. Bungalows have wraparound porches; three have whirlpool baths. Owners Miriam and Sergio are terrific cooks; let them overserve you house specialties like goat and lamb stew, migas, and suckling pig. Breakfast, an assortment of cured meats and homemade pastries, is a steal at €5. With a paddle tennis court, outdoor pool, and farm animals, this is a lovely spot for a family. Horseback riding, hiking, fishing, cycling, and canoeing can also be arranged.

This 14th-century palace in the old town boasts elegant public spaces filled with antiques. Guest rooms are surprisingly austere and basic, though the building's bones—stone walls, arcaded ceilings, and heavy wood beams—are stunning. The restaurant is overpriced for the area, but it's worth a visit for an afternoon coffee or glass of wine in the idyllic outdoor garden.

This spacious hotel exudes Andalusian cheerfulness with hints at its Roman and Moorish past—it was built over the remains of a Roman temple, later became a baroque convent, and then served as a prison. The whitewashed building has bright guest rooms with traditional dark wood furniture, and the brilliant white interior of the convent's former church has been turned into a restful lounge.