Casa Clarita by SH Hoteles

Casa Clarita by SH Hoteles

Casa Clarita by SH Hoteles occupies the Palacio de los Condes de Mandas on Plaza de la Reina, a 19th-century building beside Valencia Cathedral that was restored and decorated by Jaime Hayón, winner of Spain's 2021 National Design Award. His work runs through the 12 rooms and 10 apartments across five floors: air conditioning, a desk, a safe, a flat-screen TV, a balcony, and a private bathroom stocked with bed linen and towels in each, with a choice of a full double bed or twin beds. The location does the rest of the selling: the Basilica of the Virgen de los Desamparados and Plaza del Ayuntamiento sit 300 meters off, San Juan del Hospital Church and the Lonja de la Seda de Valencia are an easy walk, and Valencia Airport is 9 kilometers out. Staff run a bar, a breakfast service, and daily concierge, dry-cleaning, laundry, and luggage storage, useful for someone who lands, drops a bag, and wants to be inside the old town within minutes rather than waiting on a shuttle. The building is wheelchair accessible, smoke-free, and carries Bioscore sustainability certification, though pets are not allowed, which rules out anyone traveling with a dog. This suits a traveler who wants a named designer's work in a twelve-room address rather than a chain lobby, someone who treats the walk to the cathedral as amenity enough. It will read small and detail-driven to anyone wanting resort-scale facilities. Check-in starts at 3pm, checkout is noon, and cash payments are capped at 1000 euros under Spanish regulation. What Casa Clarita has that its neighbors do not is that Hayón pedigree applied at this scale: twelve rooms and ten apartments. A 19th-century Valencia palace turned twelve-room hotel, decorated throughout by Jaime Hayón, 2021 National Design Award winner, steps from the Cathedral and Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Rooms come with air conditioning, safes, and balconies; pets are not allowed. It suits a design-minded traveler wanting a walkable, small-scale stay over resort amenities.