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Hacienda Zorita: Guest Reviews

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Ctra. Ledesma km 12., 37115 Valverdon, Spain
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Hacienda Zorita
3.5 of 5 stars 83 Reviews
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“Not a 5 star hotel. Misleading restaurant information.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2011

It has the potential to be a 5 star hotel but it´s not currently meeting the grade nor is it presently providing a 5 star experience.

Here are my reasons:

BEDROOM
I stayed in a duplex junior suite.

Room was poorly lit. Beds have no legs thus the base sits on the floor making the bed very low to the ground. With the morning sunlight streaming through the window one only had to turn over in the bed and the dust was clearly visible as it rose off the bedcover. Found the beds uncomfortable and the pillows practically flat.
As there is only one tiny wardrobe upstairs, it was impossible to store your clothes. You literally have to live out of your suitcase.

The un-tiled bathroom had plaster walls (a cheap alternative to tiles) which showed cracks all over especially in the shower area and around the edges of the bath. Just didn´t feel clean and would not invite one to relax at all.

A very dangerous staircase for children and those with walking difficulties. The gap between the baserails was huge and made it very easy far a small child to fall through. Definitely a hazard that needs attention.

Bedroom wall showed stains from a leak in the roof. The plug sockets were filthy
Ashtrays in the bedroom and lounge only invite people to smoke. Not a great idea I felt.

Pigeons nesting in the roof area could be clearly heard cooing throughout the night.

Only a couple of Spanis channels on the TV - T5, Antenna 3 and TVE. No satellite TV or at least not during my stay.

BREAKFAST

The breakfast is nowhere near where it should be for a 5 star hotel. The products were good but they were sparce, lacked variety and just poorly presented. There was no hot food available. Breakfast in a 5 star hotel should delight you and should be a highlight of your stay. It most certainly isn´t here. The service was slow and not very attentive due to there being only one waiter. Perhaps it´s because we were there in low season but that still isn´t acceptable.


RESTAURANT IS NOT A MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANT

On the hotel´s English website guests can easily be mislead into thinking that this hotel has a 2 star Michelin restaurant. It doesn´t. The hotel has involved with it a well known Spanish chef, Sergi Arola, who does have two Michelin stars at his restaurant in Madrid but this hotel´s restaurant does not have any Michelin stars. I see from other comments on Trip Advisor that a couple of past guests believed they had dined in a Michelin restaurant but that it not the case. I think this could be made clearer on the hotel´s website because they are clearly giving the wrong impression that their restaurant has attained MIchelin stars when it hasn´t.

Another point is that the restaurant does not have a toilet. You need to leave the restaurant and cross the chilly entrance hallway (which is unheated and freezing in winter) to the reception area.

WINERY
I did a tour of the hotel´s winery which was free to guests and 6 euros per person for non-hotel guests. It wasn´t really a winery tour. The tour was given by the hotel receptionist and initially we gathered outside the front of the hotel and were given a brief talk about the restoration of the hotel and the buildings in the complex. We then entered their small chapel for 5 minutes which now stores wine barrels and finally we were brought into the bodega to a tasting area beside the shop where the receptionist put on a video that mainly focused on the other wineries and wine hotels in their small chain. The end of the video was given over to wine tasting and we were supposed to follow it but as the receptionist hadn´t returned we were observing this with empty glasses in front of us unable to follow the tasting. Eventually the receptionist showed up again and had to rewind the video while he hurriedly poured wine into our glasses. It just wasn´t professional. I did actually like the wine which was a Hacienda Zorita Crianza 2006. I enquired how much it costs and was told 7 euros per bottle or 40 euros for a case. In their restaurant it costs more than that. I have a figure of 11 euros a bottle but I might be more. I was going to buy a case but the receptionist told me it was better to wait until the day I was leaving. A big mistake really. They should take the sale at the tasting. As it turned out when I checked out 2 days later I had gone off the idea of buying the case.
Just as well because a little over an hour after I left I happened to stop at the Carrefour near Tordesillas and found their very same wine on promotion for 3.15 euros a bottle, down from the regular price of 3.84 euros a bottle. I couldn´t believe it.

OTHER GRIPES
The hotel is understaffed. On our second evening we returned to find the cleaning lady manning reception.

The hotel´s entrance is extremely pot-holed no doubt due to the winter weather but
they need to fill those holes. It´s like a minefield trying to avoid them.

No porterage was offered.

SUMMARY
The hotel under-whelmed me. I left feeling it was a below-par hotel, not a 5 star experience and with no urge to go back there unfortunately.

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Ballynahinch, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
“Romantic, relaxing fabulous hotel and spa.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2010

We stayed as a reward from Berberana. We arrived at night and the entrance and drive to the hotel gave it an exclusive feel. The hotel was very quiet and lacked a bit of information on how to get around but we managed to get a bottle of wine and find a lovely lounge area that we had to ourselves.
Staying here one must remember that Columbus also stayed here so the rooms may be a little small and the noise from rooms above would be reduced if guest didnt walk about with there shoes on but we would rather have the original chacter maintened.
The breakfast buffet is good as long as you enjoy cold meats,smoked salmon, Spanish omelete.
The Spa was excellent worth the trip alone, for us it included a buffet,sparkling and red wine and over an hour to relax on our own.
The evening meal we dont think was 2 star but was very acceptable.
The wine tour was interesting although we would have liked to have tasted a range of wines.
The staff where very friendly and as it was a quiet time they had to multitask so the level of service could have been better.
Overall we found this to be a great 2 days not 5 star as we know it but an unique hotel that can give you a very special break.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Javea, Spain
1 review
“Beautiful, but with reservations”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2010

We visited this hotel as part of a promotion Berberana. We originally planned to stay one night here and two in Hacienda Unamuno But There Were Problems and we Agree to stay 3 nights . The first two nights Were pleasant and the hotel was quiet. On the 3rd night There Was a wedding party and the noise Was Not acceptable. At 4:45 we WHERE guests noisily disturbed by going Again to Their rooms.
The hotel is Located about 12 Kms Salamanca Outside on the banks of the River Tormes. A beautiful setting. Unfortunately it has 5 stars and Spanish CAN NOT compare to international 5 stars . The staff were very pleasant , But The cleaning Was not good . Pictures of the rooms on the website are Not the standard rooms ( Which are much smaller ). although the shower was good There Was Not in the bathroom window and ventilation is poor Therefore . There Was No News International TV channel. Surely a 5 star international hotel communications Should Have ? Internet was only available in the lounge and free Was But a good speed.
We Had limited use of the restaurants Was But The dinner menu limited and the cold buffet breakfast was very expensive. It is Certainly Not two Michelin star quality.
I would recommend this hotel BUT They must address the cleaning , Their food menus and prices , and bring it up to 5 star standards.

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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73 reviews 73 reviews
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
“A good hotel that deserves better”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2010

My wife and I stayed here for two nights during a driving tour of Spain. The location of the hotel, a few miles to the North-West of Salamanca, makes it a convenient base for visiting this wonderful city. The hotel itself is in a rural location on the Tormes river. It is a charming old building with well-kept surroundings. We saw two kingfishers on the stream that runs right under the hotel, and storks nesting on two high points around the property. Our bedroom was roomy and comfortable, with good views in two directions. The hotel was very quiet and the attached winery even quieter, but the staff that we met were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet in the cafe was absolutely delicious. Our group ate dinner together on both nights - the first night featured an excellent wine tour from Alvaro and on the second night we had a fervent talk from Xavier on how to taste wine, as we ate and drank. The food was good but not exceptional. The much-vaunted "River cafe" chef was not in attendance and we felt that the staffing level for this claimed 5 star establishment was low. It was difficult to find anyone to serve a pre-dinner aperitif.
In summary, we liked the hotel and the staff we saw, but were not overwhelmed by a standard of service that one normally expects to receive in such hotels charging these rates. The place seemed to be being operated on minimum staff and it showed. The hotel deserves much better than this; we note that previous reviewers have made similar comments on staffing levels.

  • Stayed May 2010
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Evesham, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“Romantic, luxurious and relaxing”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2010

We booked our two day break at Hacienda Zorita through the 'One Cork rewards' promotion by Haciendas of Spain. The holiday was entitled 'A Romantic Getaway' and it matched up to that description very well. We were celebrating out 26th wedding anniversary, and the hotel provided the perfect environment for some quiet togetherness, punctuated by some excellent food. The building and grounds have been restored to a very high standard, preserving the character while providing modern amenities. The staff were always keen to help, and we did not experience any language barriers, though some of the printed translations bore the hallmark of Bablefish.
The immediate surroundings of the hotel are not particularly exciting, but Salamanca is nearby and a stunning city, and there is plenty of beautiful countryside and places to visit within easy reach in a hire car.
We are now collecting our vouchers for our next getaway with haciendas of Spain.

  • Stayed April 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Ctra. Ledesma km 12., 37115 Valverdon, Spain
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