Hotel Carris Casa de la Troya Santiago de Compostela

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Treat yourself to a visit in one of the newest Santiago de Compostela hotels. The Carris Hotel Casa de la Troya offers cozy Galicia lodging in the Old Town, within short distance of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the San Martin Pinario Monastery, and the Royal University of Santiago de Compostela. The Carris Hotel Casa de la Troya is in a conventional building that features been recently refurbished to cater as a shop hotel with 23 visitor apartments. The reception is open days on end a day to meet the requirements of visitors, by providing currency exchange, luggage storage, clothes laundering service, and fax facilities. At a surrounding computer corner, clients able to check their email or go online at any time. The inn features its own buffet, and apartment amenities is another dining option. This three star hotel features wonderful location close to the Praza do Obradoiro, the center of the Old Town. Named for the workshop (obradoiro in Spanish) that was established here during the construction of the cathedral, the marketplace is the arrival point for thousands of pilgrims following the Way of St. James (called El Camino de Santiago or just El Camino in Spanish). Standing in this piazza, you see the baroque facade of the cathedral, the reputed burial spot of Saint James the Greater (called Santiago in Spanish). On either side of the cathedral are a famous Santiago de Compostela museum, which tells the cathedral’s heritage, and the Romanesque Gelmirez Palace. To the west is the Rajoy Palace, the up-to-date town hall. To the north is the Catholic Kings Hostal, built in 1486 to cottage pilgrims. To the south is San Jeronimo College, an old students’ residence that now serves as the offices of the University of Santiago de Compostela. Also close to the inn is the baroque San Martin Pinario Monastery.