Yes, Valencia's a city that ensnares you while you're not looking. Golden light falling on aged stone, echoes of the Fallas Festival as March approaches, and an impromptu plan that leads to a refreshing “Agua de Valencia” in your hands. There's a unique rhythm here that sways between past and present, as if time passes more slowly. And at the center of all this, Axel Hotel Valencia.

This 17th century building has experienced more nights than you–literally. A dance club in the 70s, squatted in during the 90s, and now Valencia's queerest private vantage point. It even has a majestic noble room with a dome! And when you get hungry, the legendary Café de Las Horas is right here waiting with a nice cocktail before you roam through the city that's always buzzing.

Lose yourself in the Central Market, walk through La Lonja de la Seda or spend an afternoon sunbathing on Malvarrosa Beach. Axel Hotel Valencia is found at the center of the Carmen neighborhood, in the Casa Vella, a building with more iconic eras than Madonna.