Parador de Santiago de Compostela: Hostal dos Reis Católicos

Parador de Santiago de Compostela: Hostal dos Reis Católicos Review

One of the parador chain's most highly regarded hotels, this 15th-century masterpiece was originally built as a royal hostel and hospital for sick pilgrims; its mammoth baroque doorway gives way to austere courtyards of box hedge and simple fountains, and to rooms furnished with antiques, some with canopy beds. Dos Reis, the restaurant ($$$-$$$$) in the grand, vaulted dining room, serves top-notch regional fare, including lonchas de pulpo (octopus with paprika and potato), foie gras, and filloas de manzana y crema caramelizadas (apple-and-caramel-cream pancakes). The tapas bar, Enxebre, is lively and informal.