Amazing to visit a house so old that raised Cervantes! Very well preserved and organised! Free entrance! And there are statues of Don Quixote and Sancho in front of the house! Loved it!

Even if you didn't read his masterpiece, if you are eager to see how a spanish house looked like few centuries ago. Then this is a must seen. And remember that the town is not far from Madrid, offers a lovely walking space with many restaurants. And the entrance is free of charge.

Nicely renovated place. It’s an impression of the time when Cervantes was born. Very important for Spanish culture. Museum visit is free.

Very cool, I didn't know who Cervantes was until after the visit but I learned a lot and enjoyed the entire exhibition. Definitely worth a visit if you're in Alcala, it's free too!

A must see when visiting Alcala de Henares. It’s amazing to go back in time where Cervantes lived. Free admission.

Took the Cercanías bus to visit Alcalá de Henares for the day to visit the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes. There was an interactive show, you get to explore the home, all for free. Expect a line, but it moves pretty quickly.

Alcalá is full of wonders and this old house is without a doubt one of them. It is however insanely crowded by ruthless tourists who flock for a gratis experience. Not a must have

Intersting, even if you are not a fan of Cervantes' work, seeing how one lived during that era is fascinating. Can you spot the English grammar error in the sign? Hopefully, this stimulates the local tourist authority to fix it. This is a university town, after all. Such visible errors are....ironic, to say the least.

Free! Interesting old family home with helpful staff. Circular burners for embers for heating. Plates for shaving/bleeding.l

Worth seeing and visiting! No long queues and you can visit any time during their open days. It is inside the old town

Excellent display of his tory as if you're going back in time beautiful surroundings

Free yes free. Self guided tour of the home of the author of Man of La Mancha. The street it’s located on is loaded with little shops and cafes. It not a heavy tourist area so the crowds were manageable It’s worth coming here for a visit

In center of Alcalá you can find the Cervantes Birthplace house and museum. The entrance is free and you can learn and see how was the lifestyle at that time. Very interesting and a mandatory visit in Alcalá.

Must see for Cervantes fans! His birthplace and family home. Nicely maintained. Furnished in the style of the 16th century. Entrance was free.

Must see if you are visiting Alcala. The entrance is free.

Although the museum is not that big, it’s nice to see the birth place of the most famous Spanish writer, Miguel de Cervantes. It’s also very interesting to see what the place used to look like from the exhibits. If you are in the area, it’s definitely worth visiting.

The University of Alcalá is a prestigious institution located in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. It has a rich history dating back to 1293 and is known for its contributions to literature, science, and culture. The university's campus is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site university town. Not the grandest of world heritage sites but very historic. It was founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century. Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. Not to be confused with being the oldest as this goes to Bologna in Italy. It has some pleasant historic buildings, a neat plaza and is well worth a visit as it’s a nice town. Just don’t expect an Oxford or Sorbonne.

Great experience learning in the second oldest university in Spain. Beautiful campus. There are tons of international students here as well.

Not a student, however wonderful exterior architecture. Worth a half day trip over here.

Do not come to this school if you are a foreign student and need some documents from the university to apply for legal stay at the immigration office. Even if the foreign student's tuition fee is much higher, the school will not provide the required documents in time. The school does not care if the student's stay is legal in Spain or not, as long as the student pays the tuition, no one cares about the student's need. Foreign students are even being told to go back to their own country and take online courses. The one-year master's program is very poorly set up and the schedule is chaotic, with always impromptu situations: classes are changed at different times or classrooms are changed. The administration office is a disaster, they can´t even get your names right in multiple emails while your email address is literally your full name——they don’t even bother to look at it!

As a tourist walking in by coincidence is a treat. Reading about its history makes it even more fun. Beautiful courtyard, the one in the back had the most amazing bird action I have seen. Worth a visit when in Alcalá.

Situated in the heart of this beautiful city, you can't help but feel a sense of 'The olden days' smacking you upside your head! The amenities are great, the reference material is undeniably fantastic. So go ahead, immerse yourelf in a bit of culture, there IS A FUTURE in history!!!

Seems interesting, but no information in English. My high school Spanish helped me, but I believe information should be available in more languages.

This was a fantastic little museum that had some great prehistoric and historic information. Doesn't take long to go through but definitely worth it. Great staff working there too.

Great regional museum it had a temporary exposition "La colina de los Tigres Dientes de Sable". We took the guided tour the woman was really good explaining to kids.

The entrance is free. The collection is quite small, but there are a few interesting roman mosaics worth checking.

Interesting and very organized archaeological museum for free

Nice place to get some spanish history. Its free and worth to pay a visit

It is a great place to learn a lot in relax.

The entry is free. The experience is as good as any paid entry would have been. Audiovisual aide makes the experience even more enjoyable. Of all the museums that I have visited, this is the most child friendly.

Great restaurant in an old church, quite impressice experience. Food is very tasty as well

Beautiful place and to be honest really lovely service. The food was good and had a great executive menu. Our waiter Jose looked after us. Thanks. BP

Wonderfull food. Wonderful deserts

Great restaurant. Very tasty steak. Many local cheses, tapas and hams. Very good vine.

Great variety, moderate to expensive, fine service and an unbeateable environment: ancient convent from XVI century.

Great place for a special dinner experience!

Regular food, the reviews are overrated. I ordered a “special” meat dish which was expensive and not good at all

Great food and fantastic outdoors patio and sitting space.

ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS FOOD (— BUT A BIT OVERPRICED) There is no denying that there has gone a great deal of thought into the interior and exterior design of the Martilota Restaurant. It's just nice! The rustic bronce exterior and thoughtfully arranged spaced of the interior, as well as the many many plants (which are literally everywhere) just make the place lively and utterly comfortable; 'you just wanna stay and spend the whole afternoon'-type of comparable. Top! The rooftop bar is the crown jewel and the forthcoming, kind, and smiling staff is the cherry on top. Lovely! But the atmosphere, naturally, is not the only reason to take a seat at the Martilota, the food's important too, right? Right! And it's delicious! Simply well-prepared, beautifully served, delicious food. This is what you'd expect from restaurant food (as opposed to that deep-fried, high-cholesterol, heart-attack inducing junk we're served all over the country). This place did something different (at least on the dishes my family and I ordered) than most other places, sadly all-too-rarely seen; our food didn't swim in excessive amounts of oil for once. 5-stars all around! I'm super happy! Only reason the overall score isn't 5 but 4 stars, is because the whole experience is a bit overpriced, but it's somewhat defensible due to the fabulous location and endearing service. Good job Martilota, keep it up!

Still good opinion, yet I've not teste the full spectrum of food and beverage. Seems I'll be back...

Visiting this beautiful city, we have eaten in this beautiful restaurant, a restaurant in the center of the city and very quiet, we ate very comfortable and quality vs. price is very consistent, much better than many restaurants that you find in Madrid. The service can improve more.

Fantastic value for money in this industrial chic restaurant. It's not in the centre of the old town but is worth the visit. Prepare to treat your taste buds to an explosion of flavours with their fusion style food at reasonable prices. Service is friendly, efficient and professional.

We gad great meals in this industrial-looking and very stylish, simply furnished place. I especially loved sourdough bread. I just don’t like the outside view

The food here was great! We came for dinner without a reservation and it was busy, but we got a table outside. The service was good. We spent ~50 euros for two without drinks or dessert. I especially recommend the cuttlefish dish! I did not see many vegetarian options on the menu.

This place is a vibe and a half. Beautiful faux garden throughout with four distinct dining experiences both indoors and outdoors. The menu wasn’t what we expected and we are glad we were able to branch out a bit from the rhythm of tapas and basic menus. We enjoyed everything right down to the last bites. The presentation and selections made us feel like we could have paid double for this meal 🥘 back in Chicago. Dessert 🍨 and seafood 🦞 made this experience unforgettable. The waiter even treated us to 🥃 shots at the end of the meal.

This took spanish food up a couple of notches!

Great food and ambient. We shared four dishes between three people and enjoyed all of them, especially the Ensaladilla and bunuelos de bacalao, which were really impressive. Desserts were also great, we had the fake tomato and loved it. Place was quite busy, so making a reservation is highly advisable.

Unexpectedly lovely Japanese/fusion cuisine in Alacala’ de Henares. Nice restaurant, very pleasing crockery, glasses and cutlery. Excellent service: our waiter was knowledgeable, smiley, attentive and very nice. The food was delicious and very nicely presented.

Being a big sushi lover, I was very excited trying this place. Went there with the boyfriend, the waiter looking after us was very helpful and nice, explained the menu and was able to answer all our questions. The wine selection is really nice, I appreciated that you can't only chose from Rioja and Albarino like in most restaurants. The food is to die for, although it's on the pricey side, so I would keep it as an option for special occasions

A pretty original place, not just because of the atmosphere but the menu too. A wide variety of dishes for all kind of palates. The unique inconvenient and why I decided to leave four stars is that the prices are a little bit higher than expected.

The food is just amazing! We've tried sushi in many different countries and I must tell you this place is definitely worth visiting if you're in town and in sushi mood. 👍

The food was great, the first three were amazing, as soon as the sushi starts it gets lazy, I would expect something more from a Michelin star. The desert is amazing. As for the atmosphere, it’s bit noisy, I was hoping it would be bit more subtle and less noisy. Service is normal, average I would say. I expected wine taste in the beginning, bit after I order in the second time. For me it’s almost a Michelin star.

Had the menu on a Sunday. €38/person. Not impressed. Some of the dishes were good and some were mediocre. Sorry to say that I am not in a hurry to go back.

I had high hopes for a decent sushi restaurant here in Alcalá, I have been severely disappointed. For the equivalent of $62.20 or €56.60 I received what would be gas station quality sushi in the United States and that may be giving it upgraded status. It is hands down the worst investment for food at a restaurant I have had in the year I have lived here. It did get delivered on time, and that's all I have good to say.

Creative fusion Japanese and Spanish, original and high quality. Very good service. Lots of options gluten free. Since we know it we go regularly, one of the top restaurants in Alcala!

As usual with Paradores service is perfect. The location is excellent, located 3 minutes from Plaza Cervantes and the main University Building. Installed in an old building ( Old Santo Tomas College), the interior is new with a quite modern touch. The Parking is big and roomy, and very welcomed as in the whole area there is no street parking (Follow the instructions on how to get to the parking as they will provide you when making the reservation - If you get to the main entrance is too late) Great restaurant as in most Paradores, but you also have plenty of restaurant close by. Only complain the rooms lighting system us kind of weird as tend to turn on and off most of the lights in the room, and the temperature was too hot in our room and AC didn´t help (It seem was only on heat mode) Overall a great experience

I am reviewing the Spa in this hotel. The hotel is modern and minimalist in design. The spa was €40 per person. I think this was over priced. It is a very basic spa. But is very stylish, beautiful and peaceful space. But has only a small pool with basic jacuzzi jets only. One hot shower. One cold shower. One stone pebble floor foot shower. Small sauna. Small steam room. I have paid less in other hotel with better facilities, juices and flavoured waters. There was only a basic water cooler bottle. The changing room was small and basic with no facility to take wet clothes away. However the spa was very clean, well maintained and the staff were very helpful and friendly. Over priced but clean and beautiful.

Confortable and quite rooms with excellent bathroom. Foods are delicious, worth to stay here althought the location is a bir far away from the city center. It can be good decision for quite and relax trip.

After the disappointment at the Parador Cuenca, we improved our day with lunch at the Parador Alcalá de Henares restaurant. Classy surroundings, excellent cuisine and absolutely wonderful and professional service. The staff at the hotel reception and in the bar also deserve praise.

Not Parador enough I have stayed in more than a few Paradores (A Parador is a state-owned luxury hotel, usually located in a converted historic building such as a monastery, castle, convent, etc) including the fabulous Parador in Ronda. I booked this place hoping to be treated to a similar experience and getting to stay in a piece of history. However we were a bit disappointed as this felt a lot more modern and not having retained enough of the heritage vibe. So a bit disappointed, especially since the Rooms were super basic - didnt even have any bottle of water of even the basic luxury elements. LOCATION: Fantastic location in the heart of old town and easy access to all attractions DINE + DRINK: The parador has a sweet Bar and a good bistro, both of which we didnt get a chance to try. ROOM: We stayed in Room 207, so this review is based on that; SIZE: Spacious enough for 2 adults and simple baggage; VIEW: partially hidden view of the heritage building’s tower ; AIR-CON: Perfectly functioning cooler that helped in setting the perfect room temperature; BED: Comfortable bed that played the expected part of putting us to sleep; BATHROOM: Stand-in shower; TOILETRIES: decent spa quality toiletries FACILITIES: Super compact gym with limited machines and no weights. Not the best. The swimming pool is a compact one too. Both seem like something that have been fitted just for namesake. SERVICE: Friendly staff that took care of all our needs with a smile and made us feel at home and well taken care of. HOW WIRED YOU WILL BE: Free Wi-Fi that works well all over the property, and the speed is good! Small TV dishing out a wide variety of channels spanning sports, news, music, movies, and entertainment in limited languages

It's an amazing renovated historic place, the staff is super helpful and polite. They'll go above and beyond to help you out. The rooms are exquisite and wonderful however the lighting system very wack and somehow depends on settings on your room card, the only guy who knows how it works was the one who set it up its imo the only inconvenience of the hotel. In some they offer you Alcalá almonds which are a local treat and a nice one to have to yourself. It has also an amazing coffee hall and bar where outsiders can come enjoy a nice drink with a relaxing atmosphere. You'll notice that the building only has two floors and that's because of the rules of Alcalá. A city that is older than Madrid (roman presence). All in all 5/5 you should stay there

Perfect service, room and food. The experience was excellent, the staff were excellent without exception. A brilliant location from which to explore a lovely town.

As location is perfect 5 minutes to the center Alcalà nice city to visit.. hotel was good but Air conditioner was not cool enough, room and bathroom less clean. Breakfast is ok

Just checked in after long trip and decided to have a nap. I woke up to a great surprise. The reception offres to move to another room! Low floor but didn’t help in moving my staff.

This is a very lovely parador in a historic building, but completely renovated, so it’s a combination of old and modern architecture. It is a large hotel, that hosts events and welcomes hotel guests. It also has a very nice spa that is situated in the old chapel, but has a very futuristic interior. The restaurant has some vegan options, but the vegan options for breakfast are very limited, with no plant-based yoghurt or milk available. The staff of the hotel is wonderful, and very professional. Too bad they cannot accept any tips when using a bank card.

An amazing experience! The hotel, the spa, and the restaurant ( with plenty vegetarian options 🌱) are a must visit.

It was really special, we loved it. Unfortunately we have spent only one night, but if it was for us would have stayed longer. Alcala is a kind small city, good food, nice weather. Everything perfect

This hotel is excellent. In a redesigned historical building in a beautiful part of the city it's well worth staying. Known for its spa and pool this place is an excellent spot to visit. The dinner here is extra excellent and high quality as Paradores are known for. The service excellent and enthusiastic. Everything is spotless and clean and the hotel offers full service and large rooms The only star i could remove was for the strange lack of electrical outlets in the room or bedside. Forcing you to charge your phone away from the bedside. Other than that a perfect stay. Highly recommended.

It was nice luxury hotel very quite, suitable for holding business meets and conferences. However I had room on 0th floor and the view from the room was not great. All I could see was a large grey wall outside my window. But this hotel is situated near historical place, so immediately outside hotel u can enjoy some history.

Reasonable prices, nice assortment of tapas you can choose from, big portions and good flavors. However, we thought the waiter was way too rude. He did not made us feel welcome.

Tapas size is enough to have dinner with just 2-3 drinks. Taste is good and service is usually fast. The bar has a low light chill ambience with not too loud music perfect for winding down.

Great spot for tapas! Can get packed but that's ok.

We were only in the bar/tapas area and cannot speak about the restaurant. You get a free tapa with every drink! And I mean GOOD tapas, not just olives or party mix. Friendly service, too. Recommended for drinks and good snacks!

Nice food! Great service and friendly atmosphere in the old city center! 11€ lunch with wine, bread, 1st dish (4 choices) and a second (5 choices) + coffee or dessert! The menu maybe is everyday different but to give an idea here is what I found!

Awesome dining experience as mentioned by others! Service was good and friendly , place was clean. Went early for lunch (around 12nn) and it was not crowded. Walked past again later and there was a queue! Order a drink and the tapa is on the house ( you can choose from a picture menu) additional tapa is eur 2.50/plate. One of the best meals we had in our trip, taste and value wise. Simply awesome! Highly recommended!

Great tapas bar in Alcala! I can't remember our server's name but he was so helpful! Good food and wine!

Long queue but worth the wait. Nice selection of tapas. Big servings. Good value for the money. Will come back again.

This place came highly recommended and the flavors were solid. This is a great introduction to the free tapas game here in the region of Madrid. Cold 🍻beers and tasty 🍷 wine made for a great date night.

The service is very good. With the beer they bring you a different dish, paying an extra cost. You can also order a dish you want (bigger quantity than tapas). It is very crowded and you constantly hear people's noise. The truth is that we didn't like the taste of the food very much.

Love their Tapas.

I loved coming here during my studies in Alcalá. But on my last visit, I saw a waiter exiting the bathroom stall behind me, and he didn't wash his hands. It's like we had 3 years of covid for nothing. Disgusting.