El Silencio Boutique Room
El Silencio Boutique Room is a well-rated 4-star hotel in Nueva Segovia, Segovia, popular with guests who want comfort and a strong location near Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso.
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.
Because pricing is set live by the hotel and its suppliers, the figure shown here is a recent snapshot; check the current rate for your exact dates before booking.
Key facts
Around Nueva Segovia
Best time to visit Segovia month by month
April, May and June are the sweet spot: 15–24°C, the Guadarrama still snow-capped behind the Alcázar, and rooms in the Casco Antiguo around €110–€150. July and August push to 32–35°C by day and Segovia empties for the coast, so paradoxically rates soften midweek (€90–€130) while La Granja fills up because it is 200 m higher and cooler. September brings the Titirimundi puppet festival's autumn echoes and grape harvest lunches, with prices back to spring levels.
October and November are cheapest — €70–€100 in three-stars, often under €60 in San Millán guesthouses — but expect rain and 5–12°C. December through February is cold (frequent frost, occasional snow closing the AP-61 Guadarrama tunnel), yet the two weekends before Christmas and 5 January spike rates 30–40% for the Cabalgata de Reyes. Semana Santa and the weekend of Santa Águeda in Zamarramala (around 5 February) are the other reliable price peaks.
Getting around Segovia and whether you need a car
You do not need a car for Segovia city itself: the Casco Antiguo, Judería, San Millán and San Lorenzo are all walkable, and it is 1.2 km from the Aqueduct to the Alcázar on foot. Segovia-Guiomar high-speed station is 5 km south in Nueva Segovia, linked to Madrid-Chamartín in 27 minutes by Avant (around €13 one way); Line 11 bus meets trains and runs to the Aqueduct in 15 minutes. Local Urbanos buses cover San Cristóbal de Segovia, Palazuelos de Eresma and La Albuera for €1.10.
You do need a car — or to plan around La Sepulvedana buses — for La Granja (11 km), Riofrío (7 km), Pedraza (37 km), Sepúlveda (58 km), Turégano (34 km), Cuéllar (60 km), Coca (52 km) and Ayllón (86 km). Bus frequencies to the smaller villages drop to one or two a day and nothing on Sundays. The AP-61 tolls were removed in 2018, so the Madrid drive is now free on the motorway and takes about 75 minutes to the Casco Antiguo.
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.