Hostería Don Fadrique hosts weddings in exclusive hire, banquets, garden ceremonies and company events with a menu written for each group. Private lunches for 10 to 50 guests take place on its glazed terrace. The house is a Castilian country manor run as a 21-room hotel, with a restaurant recommended by the Michelin Guide. It stands at kilometer 17 of the road from Salamanca to Alba de Tormes, in the province of Salamanca.
Seminars and company events
Company events here are built around the table. The kitchen writes a menu for each group, so a board lunch, a client dinner or a team day that ends with a tasting menu can each have its own format. The glazed terrace can be reserved for private lunches of 10 to 50 guests. That suits a management meeting followed by a meal, or a working lunch away from the office. For larger groups, the gardens and the open-air terrace take cocktails and dinners in the warm months.
The venue publishes no list of meeting rooms or audiovisual equipment. Say in your request whether you need a plenary room, a screen or sound. The whole hotel is air-conditioned and has free Wi-Fi. Private parking on site makes arrivals by car from Salamanca simple.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held in exclusive hire: the property is reserved for one celebration. Ceremonies take place in the garden. The garden terrace then serves for the cocktail hour, and the meal follows as a seated banquet. The terrace looks over the town of Alba de Tormes, with the Sierra de Gredos and the Sierra de Béjar on the horizon. The house has its own cafeteria and bar, which serves spirits and cocktails. The venue does not publish a maximum number of guests, so ask for the seated capacity that applies to your date.
Rooms and capacities
Two spaces are described on the official site. The glazed terrace works as a private dining room for 10 to 50 guests. The gardens and the open-air terrace are used for ceremonies, cocktails and dinners. The open-air terrace opens in summer, at midday and in the evening. No figure is given for the gardens or for a full banquet.
Accommodation
The hotel has 21 double rooms, so up to 42 guests can sleep on site in double occupancy. A continental breakfast buffet is served. The cafeteria is open from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. For a wedding, close family can stay where the party ends. For a seminar, a group of about twenty can have one room each.
Catering
Catering is in-house and is the main reason to choose this address. The restaurant is recommended by the Michelin Guide and has held one Repsol Sol since 2015. It runs two dining formats of its own: Instinto, a tasting menu that must be ordered at least 24 hours ahead, and Sabor de la Memoria. The cellar lists more than 400 wines. The property has its own kitchen garden, and the terrace menu centers on acorn-fed Iberian pork products sold under the Cerdos & Rosas name. Event menus are written to measure.
History and setting
The building is a Castilian manor house converted into a small hotel, set in gardens outside Alba de Tormes. The town on the river Tormes is the historic seat of the Dukes of Alba. Saint Teresa of Ávila died there in 1582 and is buried in its Carmelite convent, which gives guests a short cultural visit between two sessions.
Getting there
The hotel is at kilometer 17 of the Salamanca to Alba de Tormes road, 17 km from Salamanca. Salamanca has the nearest main train station, with direct trains from Madrid. Guests who drive park on site.
