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San Francisco Hotel Monumento

From the hotel’s indoor pool, big windows in the rough stone walls look out on gardens and a distant mountain. Yet this hotel on the grounds of a 900-year-old convent (where some friars still live) sits near the cathedral in the heart of the narrow streets of the Old Quarter. The public areas are rich in architectural details, while the rooms feature hardwood floors, wood-beamed ceilings, dark walnut furniture and rich brown and gold bed coverings. Windows covered with gauzy sheer curtains guarantee both light and privacy.