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500 years of history
The residence at a glance
A university residence in the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso (University of Alcalá), in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage historic centre of Alcalá de Henares. Single and double rooms with a private bathroom and breakfast included. For visiting academics, university examination panels, conferences, research stays and academic residencies. Bookings via the booking page, or by phone or email.
Not everyone gets to sleep in a 500-year-old World Heritage complex.
In 1499, Cardinal Cisneros founded the first university in Castile here. The Cervantes Prize is awarded every year in this very building. The San Ildefonso Residence is inside it — in the Philosophers' Courtyard (Patio de los Filósofos) of the Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
38 rooms, all with a private bathroom and Wi-Fi. A common room and a calm atmosphere. Without the bustle of a large hotel — the place where a conference, an examination panel or a research stay is remembered for more than just the work.
Key facts
- Building
- Philosophers' Courtyard (Patio de los Filósofos)
- Rooms
- 38 rooms · full private bathroom
- Prices
- Single €42/night · Double €53/night · breakfast and VAT included
- Location
- Plaza San Diego, s/n · Alcalá de Henares
- Distance to Madrid
- 30 km · ~30 min via the A-2 motorway
- Barajas Airport
- 15 km
- Recognition
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (1998)
