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CUENCA GUADALUPE

Posada de San José Formerly the home of the Parador Zurbarán Pilgrims used to shelter in this
painter Martinez del Mazo, this simple, charming 18th-century hospital, and it still accommodates
hotel looks out over allotments and the cliffs of weary travellers. Orange trees shade an inner
the Júcar gorge. For a view, book a room with a court where arcades lead to the salons and dining
bathroom. Polished floors and furniture reassure room. Bedrooms are attractively decorated; those
you that this is a well-run house. The welcome in the modern building have outstanding views
is friendly, and so are the prices. over monastery, village and mountains.
N Julián Romero 4, 16001 Cuenca. Map p288 B5, N Marqués de la Romana 12, 10140 Guadalupe, Cáceres.
p291 E1. § (969) 211300. ` (969) 230365. Map p290 B1. § (927) 367075. ` (927) 367076.
$ info@posadasanjose.com 0 b,d. Rooms 31. ∂ $ guadalupe@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 41. zS ∂
¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡
GUADALUPE JARANDILLA DE LA VERA

Hospedería del Real Monasterio This is part Parador Carlos V It was at this remote fortified
fortress and part monastery. The Franciscans manor that Holy Roman Emperor Charles V spent
(still in residence) have created a hotel within his last nights before retiring to the monastery at
their own walls. Gathered round a Gothic cloister Yuste in 1556. It is complete down to the towers
are sitting rooms, a dining room and large and a drawbridge. The cool arcade, upper
bedrooms. The church has a splendid collection veranda and vast, comfortable rooms make you
of paintings, including some by Zurbarán. realize why the emperor chose this spot.
N Plaza de Juan Carlos I, 10140 Guadalupe, Cáceres. N Avenida de García Prieto 1, 10450 Jarandilla de la Vera,
Map p290 B1. § (927) 367000. ` (927) 367177. Cáceres. Map p287 D5. § (927) 560117. ` (927)
0 b,l,d. Rooms 47. z∂¢ mid-Jan to mid-Feb. 560088. $ jarandilla@parador.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 53.
/ MC, V. ¡ z S ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡

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Husa Princesa This modern five-star hotel has Mónaco Famous for putting up King Alfonso XIII
terrific amenities, from piano bar to aerobics in the early 1900s and for a stint as the city’s most
room, and a great location for sightseeing. upmarket brothel.
N Princesa 40, 28008 Madrid. Map p287 E5. N Barbieri 5, 28004 Madrid. Map p287 E5.
§ (91) 5547229. ` (91) 5427328. $ hhpreservas@ § (91) 5224630. ` (91) 5211601.
husa.es 0 b,l,d. Rooms 275. ¡¡¡¡ $ hotelmonaco2000@yahoo.es 0 b. Rooms 34. ¡¡
MADRID MADRID
Melia Barajas Well outside the city centre, but Santo Domingo A step from Plaza de España, a
conveniently near the airport, Barajas is a useful hotel of pastel tones, marble floors, deep carpets
stopover hotel with a pool, gym and golf course. and trendy furnishings in differently styled rooms.
N Avenida de Logroño 305, 28042 Madrid. Map p287 N Plaza de Santo Domingo 13, 28013 Madrid. Map p287
E5. § (91) 7477700. ` (91) 7478717. $ tryp.barajas@ E5. § (91) 5479800. ` (91) 5475995. $ reserva@hotel
solmelia.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 229. ¡¡¡¡ santodomingo.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 120. ¡¡¡