Spain Guide
Valencia and Murcia
Accommodation
1 Hotel Arco De San Juan Plaza de Ceballos 10 
968 210 455 
www.arcosanjuan.com Engagingly frumpish floral drapes dominate the rooms in this Neoclassical palace turned hotel. The facade is probably worth the price alone. Price: €51-70
2 Hotel Hispano II c/Radio Murcia 3 968 216 152 A welcoming mid-range hotel, with a highly regarded restaurant and private garage. They also run the cheaper adjoining Pensión Hispano I (c/Trapería 8), which has been undergoing extensive renovations; check with the hotel. Price: €51–100
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Hotel Rincón de Pepe c/Apósteles 34 968 212 239 www.nh-hotels.com One of the best hotels in Murcia, paved with pink Portuguese marble and featuring a famous downstairs restaurant (closed Sun dinner & Mon), which offers the ultimate – and priciest – Murcian gastronomic experience. Expect to pay around €55 a head for a meal, which will invariably include some inspired combinations of Murcia's famous fruit and veg – be sure to leave room for the leche frita flambeada for dessert. The hotel has discounted weekend rates. Price: €101–200
4 Hotel Zenit Murcia Plaza San Pedro 5–6 968 214 742 www.zenithoteles.com Comfortable, three-star hotel (part of the Zenit chain) that sits in the thick of things, paces from lively Plaza de las Flores. A cool-toned lobby, tidy rooms and all the amenities. Price: €71-100
5 Pensión Campoy c/Diego Hernández 32 968 254 591 Recently refurbished with clean, spartan rooms, this is perfectly situated for the train station. Price: Up to €35
6 Pensión Murcia c/Vinadel 6, Entresuelo 968 219 963 Central hostal that operates on a floor of a residential building; simple rooms, some a bit musty, with or without bath. Price: €36-50