Where you stay in Seville makes a big difference, because the old town is compact and walking is the best way to get around. Santa Cruz and the streets around the Cathedral put you next to the main monuments: EME Catedral Mercer faces the Cathedral directly, Hotel Casa 1800 is a short walk from the Giralda in a 19th-century casa palacio with a rooftop pool, Las Casas de la Judería is made up of old houses linked by patios, and TOC Hostel offers good-value dorms and private rooms beside the Alcázar walls.
The Arenal, between the Cathedral and the river, is lively and well placed for the bullring, the river and tapas bars. Hotel Mercer Sevilla is an intimate five-star hotel in a restored mansion here, while Hotel Simón offers simple rooms around a fountain patio at a modest price. The Alfalfa is a characterful area of small squares, home to the boutique Corral del Rey with its rooftop plunge pool. For classic grandeur, the Hotel Alfonso XIII, built for the 1929 Exposition, sits between the Alcázar and the Parque de María Luisa. Prices rise sharply during Holy Week and the April Fair, so book months ahead for those dates, and in summer a pool or air conditioning is essential.
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Our top 3 hotels in Seville
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Seville's grand hotel, built in Neo-Mudéjar style for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition beside the Alcázar, with tiled courtyards, an outdoor pool and several restaurants.
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A five-star grand luxury boutique hotel opened in 2016 in a restored 19th-century mansion in the Arenal, close to the Maestranza bullring and the Plaza Nueva.
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A five-star hotel directly opposite the Cathedral, set in traditional Andalusian buildings, with a terrace facing the Giralda, a pool and several restaurants and bars.
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A small luxury boutique hotel of 17 rooms in a restored 17th-century casa palacio in the Alfalfa quarter, with a rooftop plunge pool facing the Giralda.
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A boutique hotel in a 19th-century Sevillian casa palacio about 130 metres from the Cathedral, with a rooftop pool facing the Giralda and a complimentary afternoon snack.
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A four-star hotel made up of 27 old houses in Seville's former Jewish quarter, linked by around 30 patios and passageways full of fountains and plants.
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One of Seville's oldest hotels, a simple one-star in an 18th-century Andalusian house with a fountain patio, about 50 metres from the Cathedral.
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A design hostel beside the Alcázar walls with shared dorms, private rooms and suites, a large chill-out terrace, guest kitchen, bar and free city tour.
View details — TOC Hostel Sevilla