Spain Guide
Castilla y León and La Rioja
Accommodation
1 
Hostal París c/Especería 2 
983 370 625 
www.hostalparis.com The best mid-range place, with very agreeable rooms that are well equipped (flat-screen TV, a/c, wi-fi enabled) and well soundproofed, the front ones with glassed-in street balconies. Two cafés immediately downstairs have good breakfast deals. Price: €71-100
2 Hotel Imperial c/del Peso 4 983 330 300 www.himperial.com Old-fashioned hotel in a beautiful Renaissance mansion right by Plaza Mayor. Everything is a bit on the fussy side, and the columned bar is certainly a talking point. Rates drop quite a bit outside summer. Price: €101-150
3 Hotel El Nogal c/Conde Ansúrez 10 983 340 333 www.hotelelnogal.com A smart three-star hotel, offering tasteful rooms with crimson drapes and wood floors, and up-to-date, if rather small, bathrooms (the single rooms are a bit on the pokey side, too). The attached restaurant is a nice find, facing the pretty Plaza del Val around the back. Price: €71-100
4 Hotel Roma c/Héroes del Alcázar de Toledo 8 983 351 833 www.hotelromavalladolid.com Rather charming hotel in a great location (some rooms throw their French windows open onto a little square opposite a church), plus there's a restaurant and its own parking. Price: €71-100
5 Meliá Recoletos c/Acera de Recoletos 13 983 216 200 www.solmelia.com The finest boutique lodgings are opposite Campo Grande, not far from the train station, in this handsomely restored mansion. Upper-floor "loft" rooms have particularly good views. Look for website deals; the same chain also has a cheaper city-centre hotel, the Meliá Olid. Price: €75
6 Pensión La Cueva c/Correos 4 983 330 072 Simple pensión with en-suite doubles and cheaper singles, above a lively tapas bar and restaurant. Price: €36-50