Although very often travellers prefer to stay at the vibrant and hectic Spanish capital Madrid and visit Toledo which is only an hour away with convenient transportation, some may decide to stay in this beautiful city full of Castilian spirit and history instead, such as the impressive entrances to the city, from which Charles V entered as the Emperor and the Camelitas Descalzas convent established by Santa Teresa de Jesús.
After repeated visits or long stays in Spain, travellers would certainly take the many well preserved historic buildings for granted. The Hotel del Cardenal is among one of these spectacular places, built in the eighteenth century by the order of the Cardenal Lorenzana. It is beautifully decorated with sixteenth and seventeenth artifacts, and one of the most attractive features of the hotel is their big garden, which has several levels for the guests' use and in which they can ramble in absolute peace and tranquillity to their hearts' content.
The Hotel del Cardenal and its service
Because of its beautiful setting, it can be compared to a parador which is a chain of national hotels and most of them are built at historic sites such as convents, monasteries, castles, fortresses and country houses. Due to their high standard, very often they are the first choice for accommodation if the budget allows. However, besides the paradores, there are many hotels of similar standards throughout the country. The only problem is to discover them and to know which of them are worth staying at.
