Just last night I was sitting there thinking it's been a long long trip and thank goodness, little nugget hasn't fallen sick (yet but I did). Like the rest of us, he's starting to fatigue a bit with all the traveling but he's not showing signs of tiring until this very last stop to Toledo.
We got a little tied up at the outlet mall so we arrived in Toledo rather late. I stopped by a couple of view points for some quick photos and that's when we realized that little one's having a temperature. Actually he was piling hot. Thankfully, our accommodation was just a short drive up the hill.
Parador de Toledo was our accommodation spot in Toledo. It was set on a remarkable site called "Hill of the Emperor" that boasts unmatched views out over the ancient city of Toledo. I was too busy transferring our luggage and little nugget to the hotel lobby so I didn't get to take any photos outside the hotel before we checked in. This was taken in the morning after. To be honest, I didn't do much research work on the hotel itself but judging by its size and history, I am guessing it's a monastery and there are a lot of those in Spain.
More signs pointing to the fact that it's a monastery based on the paintings in the lobby.
Our rooms were on the first floor of the 2-story building with a view to the back side (more on that later). I was a little worried at first that it's going to be noisy in the morning when everyone tries to check out but luckily, that wasn't the case.
I walked around the hotel trying to find food but only to realize that there's just a small cafe on the ground floor. And there was no hot food being served at this late hour.
The more I walked around this place, the more it looked like a museum to me with all these historical decorations and furniture.
Our rooms were spacious for a party of two. Despite the little time that we had, we've already messed it all up!
While everyone was attending to the poor kid who's sick next door, I had the luxury of time to check out the balcony and took a few photos of the ancient city from up high (see first photo of this post).
The bathroom was pretty clean and organized. Not bad.
When we woke up the next morning, the first thing we did was to check out the view from the balcony.
This was truly breathtaking and well worth the extra bucks we paid for a room with a view.
Another highlight of our stay was the complimentary breakfast buffet.
It was served at their ground-floor restaurant with the same stunning view as our rooms.
Like I said earlier, breakfast was very very good. No one will say no to cured meat, sausage and egg in the morning.
I had a couple rounds of these smoked salmon myself.
Different types of dairy products and local cheese.
Not a fan of bread myself but others seemed to enjoy the fine selection of bakery goods here (no churros though!).
We didn't have anything to eat last night other than a couple of instant noodle cups so this would serve as our belated dinner.
There are two Spanish dishes I absolutely love, patatas bravas and this one - Spanish Tortilla (or omelette). I love the fact that they had loads of potato in between and I bet it would be even more delicious if there were chorizo there for the extra spicy kick.
After breakfast, we took a walk around the terrace.
More selfies with the ancient city in the background. I had to admit, I was beaten up. It's been a long long trip. I think it's about time to go home.
Rating: ❤❤❤❤
Price: €€€
Address: Cerro del Emperador, s/n, 45002 Toledo, Spain
Tel: +34 925-221850
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