Quiet pretty hotel in cul-de-sac off 5 Mayo, one block from the cathedral. Three or four floors of rooms surrounding a central paved courtyard with fountain. Rooms are clean, newly decorated, with rough-cast walls and heavy varnished pine furniture – large wardrobe, table, chair, as well as double bed. I couldn’t get the TV to work, but that may just have been jet lag.
En-suite bathroom, clean and new, like the room. I thought there was only cold water, but just as I was finishing my shower, it started to run warm, so I had a second shower, high pressure, piping hot. The only drawback was that the room was completely windowless; plenty of ventilation whenever the light was turned on, but no natural light. The lighting itself was fine, complete with bedside switch.
This would be the best value in the area, at $15 a night, if you either don’t mind artificial light, or could get one of the elusive rooms with window – I never managed to, although I tried several times.