Hotel Los Templarios

On the way out towards Villanueva

The Hotel Los Templarios is a three-star hotel on the Villanueva road, west of the old town of Jerez de los Caballeros, and appears in the official register of hotels of Extremadura and in the town's business directory. It is somewhat away from the centre, facing the countryside: its website highlights the views over the Extremaduran dehesa, which surrounds the town on all sides. It is a large hotel for the size of the town, with a restaurant, grill, café, pool and halls for celebrations.

The rooms

It has 48 rooms, all exterior and with views over the valley; two are adapted for people with reduced mobility. According to the hotel, the rooms have a private terrace and are equipped with free wifi, air conditioning and heating, plasma television with satellite channels, hairdryer and telephone. There is room service, and extra beds and cots can be requested, which the hotel confirms subject to availability. The search engine on its website accepts up to three rooms per booking, with children.

Services

Reception is open 24 hours, there is a lift and free wifi throughout the hotel, luggage storage, laundry service, tourist information and meeting and banquet rooms. The outdoor car park is free, something welcome in a town of narrow, cobbled streets like Jerez. The halls hold events for up to 600 people, with open-air spaces too, so in wedding season it is worth asking whether there are celebrations on the day you go.

The outdoor pool opens in the summer season, surrounded by a sun terrace with loungers, and entry is free for guests staying.

Eating at the hotel

It has a restaurant, grill and café-bar, with regional dishes. According to the municipal directory, the café opens every day from seven in the morning, and the grill serves on Friday night, Saturday at midday and in the evening and Sunday at midday. The website does not publish a menu or prices: ask when booking.

Booking and what is nearby

You book on its website, paying directly at the hotel and with no booking fees, or on 924 731 636 and at [email protected]. The website does not publish fixed prices or check-in and check-out times.

From the hotel you go up to the old town, where the Templar alcazaba and the Bloody Tower, the church of Santa María de la Encarnación and Plaza de España with San Miguel Arcángel are. The circuit of the wall by its gates and the Vasco Núñez de Balboa House Museum complete a day. In July, the Templar Festival fills the town: book in good time.