Everybody likes a bit of variety and what better way to try out something different on vacation than by staying in an old monastery or a former school that has been reborn as a luxurious hotel. Just in time for the holiday season, the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com have compiled their own list of the top 10 converted hotels. Text from Reuters. Hotel del Casco - San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Originally built in 1892 and located 22 km (14 miles) north of Buenos Aires, Hotel del Casco is a restored neoclassical palazzo. Formerly an aristocrat's summer home and later a warehouse for stored goods, the palazzo has been meticulously renovated to its original splendor. (REUTERS/VirtualTourist.com)