2 Best Hotels in Leon, Castile–Leon and Castile–La Mancha

This handsome hotel, housed in a palace overlooking the 17th-century Plaza Mayor, is awash with whites, dark woods, and neutral tones. In the morning, watch as locals and tourists scurry between the market stalls on the square below, and in the evening, look on as elderly couples take their nightly promenade—that is, if you aren't out promenading yourself.

Other hotels around town bill themselves as being steps from the main tourist attractions, but the Hotel Real Colegiata, which houses a Romanesque collegiate library and museum, is located within one. Despite the building's medieval roots, it manages to feel current with marble and polished wood accents, well-placed lighting, and a modern Spanish restaurant.