Spain Guide
Castilla y León and La Rioja
Accommodation
1 
Hostal La Reina c/La Reina 1, 1° 
980 533 939 The best budget accommodation, with mostly bright, spacious rooms in an unbeatable location right by Plaza Mayor. Some rooms overlook the square, some are en suite, and some a bit dowdier than others, so it pays to specify or look at a couple. Price: €36-50
2 Hostal Sol c/Benavente 2, 3° 980 533 152 
www.hostal-sol.com Regular hostal rooms in an apartment building, a little on the small side, but reasonably smart and all with private bathroom. Price: €36-50
3 Hostería Real de Zamora c/Cuesta del Pizarro 7 980 534 545 www.hosteriasreales.com The poor man's parador is set in the 400-year-old Palacio de Inquisidores, complete with tiled staircases, a cobbled Renaissance patio and goldfish pond. Pretty rooms are ranged around the patio gallery, and some have river views, while simple meals (menú €12, available lunch & dinner) are served around the patio or in the beamed dining room. Price: €71-100
4 Meliá Horus Zamora Plaza del Mercado 20 980 508 282 www.solmelia.com Handsome boutique lodgings right opposite the market, in a restored mansion. Most of the rooms are nice and quiet, with some set in the eaves, and there's a good contemporary restaurant and garage parking – though there's also restricted street parking outside in the market square. The best rates are on the website. Price: €70
5 Parador Condes de Alba y Aliste Plaza de Viriato 5 980 514 497 www.parador.es Zamora's classy parador is a stunning conversion of a fifteenth-century palace in the heart of town, mixing lovely rooms with princely trappings throughout, from the heroic medallions surmounting the internal courtyard to the idly positioned suits of armour. A fine restaurant serves updated regional cuisine (mains €16–20), or you can just call in for a drink – the bar (open, like the restaurant, to non-guests) has a garden terrace. Price: €151-200