Candido
Candido is a well-rated 4-star hotel in Nueva Segovia, Segovia, popular with guests who want comfort and a strong location near Alcázar de Segovia.
The surrounding Nueva Segovia district is one of the most convenient parts of Segovia to stay in, with restaurants, cafés and transport links close by.
Key facts
Around Nueva Segovia
How many nights in Segovia and a first-timer itinerary
Two nights is the honest minimum and three is better. Day one covers the Aqueduct, a walk down Calle Real, the Cathedral on Plaza Mayor and the Alcázar before sunset from the Mirador de la Pradera de San Marcos — then cochinillo at one of the Casco Antiguo asadores. Day two should be La Granja de San Ildefonso for the palace and fountains (they run on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in season) plus Riofrío's hunting lodge 15 minutes away.
With a third night, pick one walled village: Pedraza for the medieval square and Concerto de las Velas in July, Sepúlveda for the Hoces del Duratón vulture gorge, or Cuéllar and Coca for the Mudéjar castles. Four nights lets you add Ayllón and the Sierra de Ayllón hikes, or a full day walking in Valsaín's pine forests. Anything beyond four and you are really using Segovia as a base for the wider Guadarrama.
What accommodation actually costs in Segovia
Budget in Segovia means €50–€75 for a room in a hostal or two-star in San Millán, San Lorenzo or Nueva Segovia — clean, small, often no lift, breakfast €6 extra. Mid-range is €90–€150 for a three- or four-star inside the walls, typically a converted 17th- or 18th-century house with beamed ceilings and a small courtyard; the Parador de Segovia at €140–€200 sits at the top of this band with the best view back at the old town. Top-end is €200–€350 for the handful of five-stars and design hotels in the Judería and around Plaza Mayor.
Rates spike four times: Semana Santa, the long weekend of 2 May (Madrid holiday), Hay Festival in mid-September, and the week around 6 January for the Reyes parade — expect 40–60% above baseline and two-night minimums. Rural houses in Pedraza, Sepúlveda and Ayllón often require a two-night stay year-round on weekends and quote per-house rather than per-room, working out to €120–€180 for a place sleeping four.
The Segovia booking trap most visitors fall into
The trap is booking a Madrid day-trip mindset and then a hotel in Nueva Segovia or near Guiomar station because it is cheap and close to the AVE — you save €30 and lose the evening, which is when Segovia is at its best. Once the coach tours leave around 6pm the Casco Antiguo goes quiet, the Aqueduct lights up, and the asadores fill with Segovianos rather than day-trippers. If you are staying overnight, stay inside or immediately outside the walls; the 2 km walk uphill from Guiomar after dinner is not what you want.
The season nobody expects is late January and early February, when Zamarramala's Fiesta de Santa Águeda (declared of national tourist interest) sees the women of the village take over the town for a day — book six weeks ahead. And the area people wrongly skip is San Marcos, the valley below the Alcázar: it is a 10-minute climb back up but the views looking up at the castle from your window are the ones on the postcards, and rates run €20–€30 below the equivalent inside the walls.