Casa de Marta
Casa de Marta is an economical option in Carbonero El Mayor, Segovia, handy for travellers focused on central Carbonero El Mayor and the main sights.
Guests typically choose Carbonero El Mayor for its balance of location and price; Casa de Marta is a good fit if you want to be near the action in Segovia.
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Key facts
What’s included
Around Carbonero El Mayor
Getting around Segovia, the airport and the province
Inside the walls you walk; a car is a liability there. From Madrid, the AVE from Chamartín reaches Segovia-Guiomar in about 27 minutes, with fares roughly €13–25 depending on how far ahead you book, and Guiomar sits 5 km south-east of the centre — urban bus lines 11 and 12 meet the trains and drop you at the aqueduct in around 15 minutes, or a taxi runs about €10–12. Coming from Madrid-Barajas, the simplest chain is Cercanías C-1 from T4 to Chamartín in around 12 minutes, then the AVE. The Avanza coach from Madrid Moncloa takes about 1h15 and arrives at the bus station on Paseo Ezequiel González, a five-minute walk from San Millán and the aqueduct. By car it is roughly 95 km from Barajas, 1h15–1h30 via the M-40 and the AP-6/AP-61 tolls, or free over the Alto del León on the N-603 at 1,511 m.
Within the city, the distances are small: Plaza del Azoguejo to the Alcázar is about 1.3 km along Calle Real, San Lorenzo to Plaza Mayor is 20–25 minutes with a real climb, and San Marcos to the Alcázar is short but steep. The trap is parking — traffic in the Casco Antiguo is restricted, most old-town hotels have no garage of their own, and an underground space costs roughly €14–20 a day. For the province, a car is close to essential: La Granja is 11 km on the CL-601, Riofrío 11 km, Torrecaballeros 11 km on the N-110, Turégano 34 km on the CL-603, Pedraza 37 km, Coca 52 km, Sepúlveda around 58 km and Cuéllar 60 km, and the public buses to most of those run once or twice a day on weekdays only. La Granja is the exception, with a frequent urban-style bus taking about 25 minutes.
How many nights in Segovia, and what to do with them
Two nights is the minimum that makes Segovia more than a Madrid day trip, and three or four is right if the castles are the reason you came. Day one: the aqueduct at Plaza del Azoguejo — 813 m of it, 28.5 m high at the tallest point — then Calle Real up to Plaza Mayor and the Cathedral, the last great Gothic cathedral built in Spain, at about €4 to enter. Finish at the Alcázar, roughly €9 for the palace with a few euros more for the 152 steps of the Torre de Juan II, and walk out through the Puerta de Santiago into the Eresma valley for the Vera Cruz church and El Parral. Book cochinillo asado for the evening; a full roast menu at one of the old asadores runs €30–40 a head.
Day two belongs to Real Sitio de San Ildefonso: the Palacio Real de La Granja at around €9, the gardens free, and if you have timed it for 30 May, 25 July or 25 August, the full fountain display. Riofrío and its deer estate is 11 km further south, and Valsaín puts you at the Boca del Asno entrance to the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park. With a third night, pick one direction: north-east for Pedraza’s walled square and Zuloaga’s castle plus Sepúlveda and the Hoces del Duratón vulture cliffs, or north-west for the mudéjar brick of Coca and the Alburquerque castle at Cuéllar. A fourth night lets you add Turégano’s fortified church-castle and Ayllón’s red-stone square, 95 km out on the N-110.
What accommodation actually costs in Segovia
Budget in Segovia means €45–70 for a double in a hostal or 2-star in San Millán, El Salvador, San José or Nueva Segovia midweek, rising to €70–95 on a Saturday. Mid-range 3-star inside the Casco Antiguo or the Judería sits at €75–120 Sunday to Thursday and €110–160 on Friday and Saturday, usually in a converted townhouse with small rooms, thick walls and no lift. The top end — 4-star conversions near Plaza Mayor and the Parador on the hill with the city view — runs €110–180 midweek and clears €200 at Semana Santa and during the San Juan y San Pedro fiestas at the end of June. Breakfast is rarely included and costs €8–14; add €14–20 a day if you need to park in the centre.
The rhythm to understand is that Segovia is Madrid’s day trip, so demand is concentrated on Saturday night. The same room can move €40 between a Tuesday and a Saturday in the same week, and a Sunday-to-Thursday stay is the single easiest saving available here. Village posadas in Pedraza, Sepúlveda, Turégano and Ayllón charge €80–130 and often impose a two-night minimum on weekends, particularly during the Pedraza candle nights in early July. La Granja and Palazuelos de Eresma tend to run €70–110 and hold their prices better in August, when the altitude makes them noticeably more comfortable than the city.