Reviews of Hospes Palacio de San Esteban, a Member of Design Hotels 5 stars
Arroyo de Santo Domingo,3, 37001 Salamanca, Spain

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Reviewed: 2 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewOur second visiti. Excellent comfortable hotel in central location.
Slightly pricey in comparison to other similar hotels
Thank you very much for rating our hotel. We are delighted to know that you have enjoyed your second stay with us and we hope to welcome you back on your next visit to Salamanca.
Reviewed: 2 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewgreat location, very friendly staff and love hotel (mix of old and new)
Need more umbrellas at the pool, hotel needs a proper bar area (currently doubles as the library)
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Reviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLove this hotel, we return every year
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Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful location with a great restaurant and pool
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Dear Mr. Stan, Thanks you for your valoration about Hospes Palacio de San Esteban. We hope you have enjoyed your stay with us and we will be happy to welcome you back again in your next visit to Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewStaff very friendly
Room could have been better. I thought I had paid for a superior room and not a standard room. Perhaps I'm wrong, please check.
Dear Mr. Brian, Thank you very much for your rating and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad to confirm you that you booked a double dreamer room. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewAmazing hotel, very easy check in process including valet parking, room was huge. Enjoyed the pool and the after hours bar in the garden. Great location, close to the key sites.
Dear Mr. Kit, Thank you very much for the amazing review. We are glad to have delivered a nice stay for you in our hotel and hope to see you again on your next visit to Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 27 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThird stay at this hotel. One of our favourites. Wonderful location just down the hill from old Salamanca. Modern decor yet in keeping with the old convent. Parking a bonus in the town centre. Restaurant food very good. Staff very helpful.
Dear Mrs. Julie, Thank you very much for your rating and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad that you have had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 26 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewA true character hotel, superbly located for a stay in one of Europe’s great cities. From the first moments of check-in we were made to feel welcome, important and respected. The staff went out of their way to ensure we had all we needed and that we would be able to make the most of our visit. While parking is limited, the hotel staff ensure every vehicle is looked after. The room was large, spotlessly clean and comfortable. Best hotel stay for some time.
Dear Mr. Andy, Thank you very much for the amazing review and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad that you have had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 25 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThank you very much for rating our hotel. We are delighted to know that you had a god stay with us and we hope to welcome you back on your next visit to Salamanca.
Reviewed: 25 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewSuperb setting and wonderful facilities very near to the centre of town so everything can be accessed by foot
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Reviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewHonestly one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in. Just beautiful, sparkling clean, very friendly helpful staff and so authentic, we didn’t want to leave.
Nothing it was perfect
Dear Mrs. Kirsty, Thank you very much for the amazing review and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad that you have had a great stay with us. We hope to see you in a near future! Best regards.
Reviewed: 21 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewLoved it was central and near everything… lovely dog friendly room .. rooms very spacious… lovely bar near pool too
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Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe personal was very nice, and the view from our room to the claustro was mind blowing. We enjoyed the pool area too.
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Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff we met all had a very friendly attitude, nothing was too much trouble for them. Quality staff make a big difference.
Dear Mr. Alec, Thank you very much for the amazing review and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad that you have had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewExcellent location
The food from the restaurant is terrible. The pizza is a flatbread with cheese, which gives both me and my wife heartburn. I also noticed that other guests were greeted and their belongings were taken away, and their cars were parked. I had to find a place to charge my car and carry my belongings myself. Of course, this is not a problem, but considering that others received this service, it was not pleasant.
Dear Mr. Volodynyr, Thank you very much for your rating. We take note of your suggestion in order to keep improving our service. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewLoved it all
Dear Mrs. Sharon, Thank you very much for the amazing review. We are glad to have delivered a nice stay for you in our hotel and hope to see you again on your next visit to Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation, heritage of the building, gardens,
The pool is small, inadequate parasols for guests, and breakfast was not value for the money in the context of the city
Reviewed: 14 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat location right next to the church of San Esteban and near La Plaza of the city. Easy to get to if you’re driving and parking isn’t bad. Breakfast was also very good, with plenty of variety.
Everything was great 👍🏻
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Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation
The pool area just was not run right
Dear Mr. Jamie, Thanks you for your valoration about Hospes Palacio de San Esteban. Best regards.
Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThis is a beautiful hotel in a great location. Staff are lovely and the restaurant is superb
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Dear Mr. Roger, Thank you very much for your rating and sincere comment about the hotel and the staff. We are glad that you have had a great stay with us. We hope to see you again on your next stay in Salamanca. Best regards.
Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat location. Rooms very comfortable
It’s a shame that the swimming pool is not open early in the morning and that the pool terrace bar doesn’t open until late in the evening.
Dear Mrs. Jane, Thank you very much for your review. We are very glad to have delivered a nice stay for you in our hotel. We take note of your suggestion in order to keep improving our service. We expect to see you again on your next visit to Salamanca. Best regards.
Dear Mrs. Jane, Thank you very much for your review. We are very glad to have delivered a nice stay for you in our hotel. We take note of your suggestion in order to keep improving our service. We expect to see you again on your next visi… Show more
Reviewed: 9 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewFantastic stay, even better than expected. We loved our stay in Salamanca and definitely want to come back again. A large part of that is due to Hospes Palacio de San Esteban. It is a historic property next to a monastery in the very heart of Salamanca, but due to the monastery it is very quiet. There is an outdoor pool, which was great in the July heat to cool down after we arrived. Staff was really nice and helpful, valet took care of our car and charged it as well for our trip to Madrid the next day. We explored Salamanca by foot from the hotel which is really easy. Breakfast is good as well.
Nothing we didn’t like.
Thank you very much for the perfect rating. We are delighted to know that you have greatly enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you back on your next visit to Salamanca.