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Hostal Residencia Taray
Hostal Residencia Taray
Hostal Residencia Taray
Hostal Residencia Taray
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Hostal Residencia Taray

Cuesta De San Bartolome S N, Segovia, Spain
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Hostal Residencia Taray is an economical option in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia, handy for travellers focused on Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso and the main sights.

Guests typically choose Real Sitio de San Ildefonso for its balance of location and price; Hostal Residencia Taray is a good fit if you want to be near the action in Segovia.

Rates shift with the season and with demand, so the live price on the booking page is always the one to trust — tap through for tonight’s or your dates' real availability.

Key facts

Class
1-star
Area
Real Sitio de San Ildefonso
from
$0
Address
Cuesta De San Bartolome S N, Segovia, Spain

What’s included

Bath Bathroom Cleaning Family rooms Free Wifi Hairdryer Internet access Laundry Service Non smoking rooms Safe Sheets Shower TV Toiletries Towels WC Wifi

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.

Castle opening days, and the base people wrongly skip

The trap unique to this province is assuming the castles keep city hours. Most of them do not: Pedraza’s castle, home to the Zuloaga collection, opens only on a limited run of days and closes for stretches of winter; Coca is run by the town on guided visits at around €3 with fixed departure times; Cuéllar sells timed guided and theatrical tours rather than free entry; and Turégano’s Iglesia-Castillo de San Miguel is a working church inside a fortress with its own restricted timetable. Monday closures are common across the province, including the Palacio Real de La Granja and Riofrío, so a Monday castle day can leave you with three locked gates and 120 km on the clock. Check each site’s own calendar before you fix the driving route, and treat the last admission — often 60 to 90 minutes before closing — as the real deadline.

The base people wrongly skip is Real Sitio de San Ildefonso. Visitors treat La Granja as a two-hour stop, but staying there means the gardens at opening time before the coaches, dinner in the village, and Valsaín’s pine forest and the Guadarrama trails ten minutes away — all 11 km from the aqueduct on the CL-601, at 1,192 m where August nights are 4–5°C cooler than in the city. Zamarramala, 3 km north, is the other overlooked option, with the Vera Cruz church below and the best long view of the Alcázar from the Mirador de la Pradera de San Marcos side. Both work only with a car or a willingness to use the La Granja bus, but both are cheaper than the Casco Antiguo for the same standard of room.

Questions, answered

Where is Hostal Residencia Taray located?
Hostal Residencia Taray is in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, Segovia (Cuesta De San Bartolome S N, Segovia, Spain), close to Palacio Real de La Granja de San Ildefonso.
How much does Hostal Residencia Taray cost per night?
Recent rates started around $0 per night, but prices are set live — check the booking page for your exact dates.
How many stars is Hostal Residencia Taray?
Hostal Residencia Taray is a 1-star hotel in Segovia.
How much is a hotel room per night in Segovia?
Reckon on €45–70 for a hostal or 2-star double midweek, €75–120 for a 3-star in the Casco Antiguo, and €110–180 for a 4-star, with the top end clearing €200 at Easter and during the late-June fiestas. Saturday adds €30–50 to almost everything, because Segovia is Madrid’s weekend destination. Breakfast is usually extra at €8–14, and central parking adds €14–20 a day. Village posadas in Pedraza, Sepúlveda or Ayllón run €80–130 and often ask for two nights over a weekend.
Is Segovia walkable?
Yes — the walled centre is about 1.3 km end to end, from Plaza del Azoguejo to the Alcázar, and you can see the main sights on foot in a day. What catches people out is the gradient rather than the distance: the old town sits on a ridge, so San Marcos and San Lorenzo are downhill on the way out and a real climb on the way back, and the lanes are cobbled and hard on wheeled suitcases. If you have mobility limits, stay inside the walls or in San Millán rather than across the Eresma. Only Nueva Segovia, San Cristóbal de Segovia and the Guiomar station area really need a bus.
When do the fountains at La Granja run, and is it worth staying there?
The full display at the Palacio Real de La Granja runs on three set dates each year — 30 May, 25 July and 25 August — with partial displays on scheduled days through the spring and summer, so check the Patrimonio Nacional calendar before you commit. The palace itself costs around €9 and closes on Mondays, while the gardens are free to walk. Staying in Real Sitio de San Ildefonso is worth it if you want the gardens before the coaches arrive: it is 11 km from Segovia on the CL-601, sits at 1,192 m so August nights are several degrees cooler, and rooms typically run €70–110. Valsaín and the Boca del Asno entrance to the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park are another ten minutes up the road.
What’s the best area to stay in Segovia for first-time visitors?
The Casco Antiguo, the walled old town, is the best first-time base because the aqueduct, Plaza Mayor, the Cathedral and the Alcázar are all within about 1.3 km of each other along Calle Real. Expect €75–120 midweek for a 3-star there and €110–180 for a 4-star. If that is over budget, San Millán sits just below the walls, five minutes from Plaza del Azoguejo and the bus station, and usually costs €20–30 less for the same standard. The Judería is the quiet corner of the old town, and San Lorenzo across the Eresma is cheaper again if you don’t mind a 20–25 minute uphill walk home.
When is the cheapest time to stay in Segovia?
November, January and February are the cheapest, with doubles that cost €120 at Easter dropping to €55–70. It is genuinely cold — the city is at 1,005 m and overnight lows of -3°C are normal, with snow on the Guadarrama passes — but the aqueduct, Alcázar and Cathedral are all indoor-or-quick visits. The one winter date to avoid if you want a bargain is the Sunday nearest 5 February, when Santa Águeda in Zamarramala fills local beds. Whatever month you pick, a Sunday-to-Thursday stay saves more than the season does, because Saturday is when Madrid arrives.
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