Hotel Palacio del Carmen, Autograph Collection

Our take

Sleeping inside a former convent a short walk from one of the great cathedrals in the world — that's the proposition here, and it's a serious one. The stone bones of the place do the heavy lifting: centuries of atmosphere that no new-build can manufacture. Come for the architecture, the quiet, and the pilgrimage city on your doorstep. If you need a buzzing bar scene or contemporary minimalism to feel at home, this isn't your room. It's for people who understand that a building can be the experience.