La Quinta Real is the hotel where we stayed in Zacatecas for a couple of days. Such a remarkable idea for a hotel. As one web site says, "Where else can you stay in a hotel that incorporates the oldest bull ring in North America and lies alongside a 16th century aqueduct?" Indeed. The stay at the hotel was worth the trip to Zacatecas alone. First-class hotel with beautiful modern luxury rooms, outstanding staff and service, and we couldn't get enough of walking around and around the ring on its various levels, trying to imagine it in use 300-400 years ago. The section of rooms is actually built into one side of the ring, adjacent to the ring to maintain its architectural authenticity. But the restaurant, on two levels, overlooks the ring and the the surrounding tiers through massive glass windows. The bar is located on the lowest level with tables set in the niches of the arches where the bulls were released into the ring. There was a cavern-like feeling to the bar, and we sat for hours each evening with the glass doors open to the ring, watching the lights come on as it got dark. Wonderful experience. For more images, click here.
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