In the heart of the beautiful meadows of the great Extremadura, the old Franciscan monastery rises up. Its name was given by the French “Nôtre Dâme de Roc –Amadeur” -the stone lover-. The monastery was built in 1512 and belonged to the Franciscan monks. San Pedro de Alcántara was one of the past residents.
Nowadays, Rocamador has been described as another world and, in truth; this is more than simply a hotel. It seems to be a place where history, nature, gastronomy and culture all blend into one marvellous location. A group of Spain's show business celebrities made a joint investment in the late 90's which is today the famous Rocamador. The site they picked and the building, both combined are unique.
The new building mingled with the remains of the old monastery and the huge rocks found in the terrain. This monastery is located in an idyllic place, a natural terrace between the mountain range of Monsalud and the meadow, showing a landscape of oaks of unique beauty. The process of restoration of the building has transformed the old dependencies into twenty three comfortable double rooms (three suites) using the pre-existing structures. Thus, one can stay in what was formerly, the kitchen, praying room, the library or any of the different cells of the monks who lived here.
Each bedroom or suite of Rocamador is different and all are absolutely enchanting. They categorized the bedrooms by price, according to the location as they say, being the lesser expensive, the ones in the annex building called the Herradura (horse shoe). Every bedroom is like a suite or junior suite. The bathrooms by the way are part of their main attractions, especially because of the 10” diameter shower heads. Also worth mentioning is the luxurious restaurant housed in the old chapel and rated by Michelin as one star.