Caro Hotel

“Outstanding”

Attentive, friendly staff made for a very welcoming day. It is a stylish modernization of an hotel embedded in ancient city walls. We did not rate value because our stay was in the middle of Fallas festival, so priceless!

“great place, great area, great staff”

an historical building renovated with respect, in the center of the historical area... A very welcome staff, great breakfast with a charming waiter, very attentive... Don't miss to book there when you come to Valence

“Great hotel in historic Valencia”

I can’t recommend this hotel enough the staff are extremely helpful and nothing is too much trouble. It’s in an amazing part of the historic old town and is well situated. Rooms are spacious and extremely clean and beds comfortable. Breakfasts are amazing and set you up for the day.

“Style over Substance”

What do you want from a hotel? Exclusivity, calm, relaxation, easy but beautiful dining, luxury, good coffee? Style- The hotel Caro has an abundance of style. Set amid the remains of a 2nd century Roman palace, the dark hushed environment feels light years away from the hot busy streets of Valen... more

What do you want from a hotel? Exclusivity, calm, relaxation, easy but beautiful dining, luxury, good coffee? Style- The hotel Caro has an abundance of style. Set amid the remains of a 2nd century Roman palace, the dark hushed environment feels light years away from the hot busy streets of Valencia. The cool sounds of water from the terrace and the dim lighting with comfortable individual chairs posed in areas suggest contemplation… There are people there who enjoy their job, opening doors, suggesting Spanish restaurants all with tasting menus. Quintessential touches like needle and thread, toiletries etc and overflowing soft drinks bar could add to the sense of luxury. Reality- We turned up on foot to discover one reception area where one couple were being checked in and another couple arriving behind us in a taxi, but known to the hotel, who were greeted and taken to the bar for the free refreshment. No one looked near us for 20 minutes. Finally we were checked in, taken to our room and the main part of the talk appeared to be about the free minibar and coffee you could order to your room. If you pay £550 for 2 nights BnB nothing of that kind is ‘free’. All reception areas are museum pieces. The bar felt like a waiting room. The courtyard dominated by a large swimming tank was meant for eyes only, but inevitably as the weather heats up, someone will take the plunge. I should imagine such a crass act in the heart of this calm hotel would be as ridiculous as it would be peace shattering. What would have been wrong with a green area with pond? But there’s nothing soft about this hotel. No carpets, no greenery, no intimate spaces for 2. The posed chairs are on their own, even in the bar area. 2 chairs together are hard functional with hard functioning tables. In room number 10 a low slung memory foam mattress made me woozy. The hard floor in the non rain shower was slippy. There was a connecting door to room 11 where you could hear the voices of the couple who took up so much time at reception. The old fashioned toiletries included lip balm and a tiny brush were wasteful in these years of climate change. The dark balcony looking over the tank had 2 loungers that were still soaking wet 36 hours after rain had fallen. For me I’d rather not have had ‘free’ peanuts and coffee. We took ourselves off to a cheaper hotel with much more substance and spent the money we spent on the ‘free’ minibar on real experiences like restaurants and taxis and exhibitions. The coffee was the greatest telling thing about the hotel. It looked the part but tasted of nothing.

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