Sheraton Santa Maria del Paular

This XV century monastery is situated at the foot of the Sierra de Guadarrama, in the heart of Valle de Lozoya and 30 minutes from Madrid by car. The hotel is part of the monumental complex of the monastery. The ‘Purgatory Waterfalls' are around a 40-minute walk from the country house. Madrid-Barajas Airport is approximately 90 km away.The 15th century building was renovated in 2010 and now offers guests 44 rooms as well as 24-hour reception and check-out services, a cloakroom, lift access, a games room, TV lounge, children's playground, and a café, bar and restaurant. Guests may also make use of the conference facilities, WLAN Internet access, room service, a bicycle hire service and a car park.The rooms are decorated in Castilian style and equipped with a safe, WLAN Internet access, a minibar, ironing set and central heating. An en suite bathroom with bathtub, a double bed, hairdryer, radio, direct dial telephone and satellite TV also feature in all guest rooms as standard. All rooms have views of the monastery and hotel gardens.The hotel offers modern sport and leisure facilities, including a heated outdoor swimming pool with sun loungers and parasols laid out for use, a sauna, gym and bicycle hire. Guests may also enjoy a game of tennis, pool/snooker or darts.Dom Lope is the main restaurant which serves a full buffet breakfast. Trastamara Inn serves traditional Castilian oven roasts like lamb and suckling pig. À la carte options are available for lunch and dinner.