Parador de Chinchón

The Paraíso monastery, steps from the square

The Parador de Chinchón occupies the former monastery of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso, founded by the first lords of Chinchón in the 15th century, right in the heart of the medieval town. It keeps the cloister, now glazed and home to a collection of religious art, the original staircase and the first chapel, which has been turned into a suite. It has had an eventful history: it was abandoned in 1626, served as a humanist training centre in the 18th and 19th centuries and, after the confiscation of church property in 1842, became a court and a prison. Among its guests was Archduke Charles of Austria, the claimant to the throne in the War of the Spanish Succession. Every morning the Parador runs a tour through the chapter house, the doctoral hall, the stables and the old washhouse.

Garden, orchard and a pool in the stables

It has spacious gardens and a convent orchard full of fruit trees, and the seasonal swimming pool sits in the monastery's old stables. Every area is accessible except the pool.

Rooms and prices

There are standard doubles, superior doubles, accessible doubles, junior suites and one suite, in the former chapel. They have air conditioning, a minibar, a safe big enough for a laptop, a hairdryer, a TV with Chromecast and free wifi; there is a lift and room service. In the November 2026 rate calendar, a room without breakfast started at €119 a night on most weekdays, and went above €160 on some Fridays and Saturdays.

Two dining rooms: El Convento and El Bodegón

The restaurant El Convento serves renewed traditional Madrid cooking, with Chinchón's garlic and aniseed much in evidence, roasts, soups and spoon-dish stews, game, farmyard meats and offal. El Bodegón is a separate space where, in autumn and winter, the only thing served is cocido de taba. For sweets, ask about the pelotas de fraile and tetas de novicia, which the Parador recommends trying in the town.

Getting there and parking

You get there by the M-311, from the A-3 or from the N-IV via the M-404; Paradores puts Madrid at 50 km, Aranjuez at 28 and Parque Warner at 29. There is a paid garage, which is useful because the centre fills up at weekends. Without a car, bus 337 drops you in the town.

From the door, the Plaza Mayor with its wooden balconies is a couple of steps away, and the church of the Assumption with its Goya painting rises above it. The Sunday of square, winery and roast can be done on foot from here.