Hotel El Mudayyan

Two houses and a passage

El Mudayyan is two houses joined together in the heart of Teruel's historic centre, on Calle Nueva, next to the church of El Salvador and a few steps from Plaza del Torico. One has a Modernista facade, the work of the Catalan architect Pablo Monguió. In the basement there is a 14th-century archaeological complex with the passage that in the Middle Ages linked the priest's house with the church. The hotel shows it on a guided visit of its "medieval gallery", with a personalised tour; the website does not publish hours or price, so ask on arrival.

It is a small, three-star hotel with a family feel. The owner, María José, prepares for breakfast suspiros de amante, Teruel's typical sweet, and blueberry cake. It also has a tea room and café with a wide variety of teas and pastries, and private rooms for meetings or celebrations.

The rooms

There are 28, in two styles: Mudéjar or Modernista. All have a private bathroom, free wifi, air conditioning, minibar, television and hairdryer.

• Standard double: for one or two people, with a double bed or two beds. A little smaller and cheaper. There is a version adapted for people with reduced mobility.
• Superior double: larger, for two adults or two adults with a child on an extra bed.
• Family: for three or four people, and for five on request. There are adapted ones too.

If you book through its website, by phone or by email, the basic breakfast (coffee and toast or croissant) is free. The website does not publish nightly prices: they appear in its booking engine. You can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before arrival; after that they charge one night.

Getting there and where to park

On foot from the train station and the bus station, climbing the Escalinata. By car, access along Calle Nueva is permitted for hotel guests. For the car, the hotel suggests three options: the covered, supervised municipal car parks at La Glorieta and San Juan, for about €15.60 a day, or the car park beside the Renfe station, outdoors, unsupervised and free.

What to do nearby

The El Salvador tower is right next to the hotel, and in a few minutes you reach the cathedral, the Mausoleum of the Lovers and the walk through the Escalinata and San Martín. The family room suits those coming for Dinópolis. The hotel also organises, with Excursiones Assafar, trips to Albarracín, 36 km away, where a local guide picks you up, and to Mora de Rubielos and Rubielos de Mora.

Reception on 978 623 042, with 24-hour attention or by WhatsApp on 628 473 662.