With a tavern at Calle Páganos 13 and a passageway leading to the stone reception area on Mayor de Migueloa, this 17th-century palace is a beauty. At the tavern ($$-$$$$), try patatas a la riojana (potatoes with chorizo) or pochas con chorizo y costilla (beans with sausage and lamb chop). Dinner ranges from beef with foie gras to mollejas de cordero (lamb sweetbreads) to venado con miel y pomelo (venison with a honey-and-grapefruit sauce). Guest rooms have beautiful, original, rough-hewn ceiling beams. Pros: Stunningly beautiful rooms, gorgeous stone entryway floors. Cons: In a pedestrianized area a long way from your car, rooms on the front side exposed to street noise on weekends.
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