Hotel Ad Hoc Monumental is a classic old-town boutique hotel with a warm, traditional character. It occupies a handsome nineteenth-century building on Calle Boix, a quiet street in the historic centre close to the cathedral, and its 28 rooms keep period details such as exposed brick, wooden beams and old tiled floors. Nearby are the Torres de Serranos gate, the Museum of Fine Arts across the Turia and a surviving section of the medieval city wall from 1391. The hotel has a café, a lift, 24-hour reception and meeting rooms, and it is adapted for guests with reduced mobility. It offers old-town atmosphere at a mid-range price.
Location and getting around: Calle Boix sits in the north of Ciutat Vella, a few minutes’ walk from the cathedral, the Plaza de la Virgen and the Barrio del Carmen, with its bars and street art. The Turia Gardens are just beyond the Torres de Serranos, so bikes and riverbed walks are on the doorstep, and many bus lines stop close by for the City of Arts and Sciences and the beach.
The rooms: rooms are compact to medium-sized and traditional in style, with beams, brick and wooden furniture; some have small balconies or terraces. Standard doubles suit couples, and the quieter rooms face inward. Check-in is from mid-afternoon, and the reception holds luggage if you arrive early.
Who it suits and good to know: couples and first-time visitors who want to walk everywhere in the old town without paying luxury prices. Breakfast is served in the hotel. The surrounding streets are mostly pedestrian or restricted, so there is no easy parking: arrive by taxi and use public car parks if you drive. On festival nights, especially during Fallas in March, the old town is noisy into the small hours.
Why stay here
- ✓Nineteenth-century building
- ✓Café
- ✓Lift
- ✓24-hour reception
- ✓Rooms with terrace or balcony
- ✓Meeting rooms
- ✓Adapted for reduced mobility
- ✓Free Wi-Fi
Good questions
Where is Hotel Ad Hoc Monumental?+
It is on Calle Boix in the historic centre, a few minutes’ walk from the cathedral and the Torres de Serranos. The Turia Gardens are just beyond the old city gate.
How many rooms does it have?+
The hotel has 28 rooms in a nineteenth-century building, keeping traditional details such as beams and brick.
Is there parking at the hotel?+
There is no easy parking in the surrounding old town streets. Arrive by taxi and use a public car park if you have a car.
