The Hotel Alfonso VIII, situated in the middle of the town of Plasencia, owes its name to the founder of the town, can be found next to the commercial and historical area of the town. The Hotel Alfonso VIII, with a total of 55 rooms, provides an excellent salon for conventions with a capacity to hold 400 people, and disposing of ample public parking facilities adjacent to the hotel building. It is renowned throughout the region for its gastronomy, which includes excellent regional dishes with no lacking of natural products from the neighbouring regions of Jerte and La Vera. The building of Hotel Alfonso VIII was built in 1950, adheres to an attractive architecture and has a distribution of very functional and cosy salons and sections.