The Leyend of

Reyes Católicos Room

Ironically, this was the least-used room in the entire viceregal house — Doña Paula believed its opulence was unworthy of the monarchs’ supposed modesty. For that reason, legend says the silence here is the heaviest in the whole hotel.

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It’s told that if you sit at the desk and mentally outline your next big decision (say, whether to start that business), for a brief moment you might see your reflection in the wardrobe mirror dressed in the garments of the Inquisition. Don’t worry — it’s not a threat, but the spirit of Queen Isabella the Catholic evaluating the morality of your intentions. If she approves, you’ll find an old coin in the nightstand drawer the next morning; if not, you’ll wake up with such overwhelming guilt that you might even feel the urge to confess to eating the last sweet bread at breakfast.