Among the things the cardinals have to do is draw lots for which rooms they get at theCasa Santa Marta, thehotel within the walls of Vatican City where they stay during the conclave.
At the historic 58-room Hotel Charleston Casa Medina in the northern barrio (neighbourhood) of Chapinero, guests enjoy classic architectural and design touches such as rich hardwood floors, hand carved doors, fireplaces and exposed stone.
The cardinals stay in theCasa Santa Marta, a Vatican City hotel, for the duration of the conclave, moving from there to the Pauline Chapel to pray or the Sistine Chapel to vote.