MEET EXTREMADURA
EXTREMADURA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
MIRADOR DE LLERENA BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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LOCATION
The Mirador de Llerena Boutique Hotel is in the city of Llerena in the Baja Extremadura region of the South West of Spain. It was declared a Historical-Artistic Old Town on 29 December 1966. Llerena can be reached by taking the N-432 from Badajoz. From Seville or Mérida it can be reached by taking the A-66 and then the N-432.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The Hotel El Mirador de Llerena is on a street which is currently called “calle Aurora” but which in the middle of the fifteenth century was known as the “Puerta Nueva” (New gate) because it led to one of the entrances to the city through the city walls. At the beginning of the sixteenth century the so called “mesón de Ordiales” inn started to become popular in Llerena and this was located exactly in the spot where the hotel now stands.
Hotel Courtyard
The Inn passed through various hands until in 1813 José Maesso, husband of Francisca Malfeito Barragán, left in his will to the collecting office for Santa María de Granada, which in turn sold it to Franciso Moreno for 9000 reals (old Spanish coins) on 24 August 1856. At that time the house had thirteen lower rooms and fifteen upper rooms and provided accommodation for travellers visiting Llerena. In 1884 the son of the previous owner, Eduardo Moreno Chacón, sold the building to Mr Benito Rodríguez y Rodríguez, who after some renovation and improvement work converted the Inn into the Café San Fernando. Fifteen years later, on 30 August 1899, the project was given to Mr Ventura Vaca y Parrilla, a provincial architect from the diocese of Badajoz. Some of his best works include: the Tres Campanas building in Badajoz, the Justice Palace in Almendralejo, the Bullring in Mérida and the renovation of the Town Hall and the public fountains in Llerena.
The construction of the building was entrusted to the master builder José Cadaval. All of the iron used in the railings, balconies and patio was purchased from the Manuel Díaz de Terán e hijos Foundry in Zafra, the encaustic tiles from the house of Julio Barrau in Seville, the cast iron figures for the staircase were bought from metal article manufacturers in Barcelona called Mr Arturo and Mr Alfredo Santamaría and the marble was purchased from the Badajoz workshop of Mr Antonio Almendros. Work was completed at the end of 1902 and the total cost was 109,011.03 pesetas.
Antonio Zambrano had little time to enjoy his Hotel before he died on 31 July 1905. He had been born in the city on 11 June 1853, was married first to Coronada Jaraquemada and then to Mariana Jaraquemada y Solís, niece of his first wife, with whom he had two daughters called Antonia and Mariana Zambrano Jaraquemada. His descendents lived in this building until the Extremaduran Government acquired it in 2001 as an addition to its network of Extremaduran Boutique Hotels.
Moving on in time, the building was commonly known as "Casa de Doña Mariana" (Ms Mariana’s House). The project to adapt and restore the building was put out to tender and entries were judged by the architect Vicente López Bernal.
Entering the Mirador de Llerena Boutique Hotel is like taking a journey back though time to the start of the twentieth century in Extremadura, an era in which this emblematic Palace was built to stand out from the surrounding architecture of Llerena. The building has two floors and a porticoed internal patio with a touch of the art deco style that retains all of the charm and flavour of times gone-by. The Hotel has 25 rooms, all furnished and decorated to guarantee our guests a unique and authentic stay.
The standard rooms are decorated in the pure modern and functional style that is so popular in hotels today. The superior rooms, junior suite and suite are in the old part of the house and are decorated in a more traditional style which is in keeping with the style of the original building which stood on the current site of the Hotel. All of the rooms are fully equipped with a bathroom with hair dryer, air conditioning and heating, plasma television, free mini-bar, safe and Internet access. We also have rooms adapted for the disabled.
Hotel Room
In addition to the admirable beauty of its surroundings, visible from the lookout, it has many bathrooms and cosy lounges designed using recently restored original materials. The imposing elegance of the twentieth century style merges with the new facilities where light plays with cast iron structures and stained glass. These components make this historic space an ideal place for your personal relaxation and comfort and for that of your loved ones. In the restaurant the highlight is our signature cuisine where typical products from the region are used as the base for modern and carefully styled dishes which create the aroma of Extremadura past and present.
Address: Calle Aurora, 7
Town: Llerena. Badajoz.
Telephone number: 924 87 05 97 Fax: 924870136
Webside: www.hospederiasdeextremadura.es
E-mail: recepcion-llerena@hospederiasdeextremadura.es
SURROUNDING AREA
After a visit to the monumental and Historical-Artistic Llerena old town, guests can visit the Iron mines “Las Minas de la Jayon” in Fuente del Arco, the "Castillo de Reina" Castle or the roman ruins in Regina. Also of interest are nearby towns such as Azuaga or further away there is the town of Zafra (40 km away).
