Where to stay in Sevilla
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Where to stay in Seville: four MICHELIN Key hotels, and how to pick your quarter
In Seville the architecture is a given — nearly every good hotel is a courtyard house with a roof terrace. What actually decides the stay is the quarter and the size of the house.
5 September 2026 · 10 min read
Seville or Córdoba: which one deserves your nights
Forty-five minutes of AVE separate them, which makes the honest question not either/or but how to split three or four nights between a city and a monument.
5 September 2026 · 7 min read
Seville, Córdoba and Granada in autumn: four hotels to explore on foot
By October the heat has eased in Andalusia's cities, and they are made for walking again: courtyards, rooftops and old quarters at an easier pace. Four city hotels to do it from.
14 September 2026 · 7 min read
Spain in November: where to go, and what it is really like
November is the month Spain splits in two. One half keeps a sea you can swim in; the other trades the beach for cities you can finally walk. Four kinds of November trip, eight hotels, and an honest account of what closes.
16 September 2026 · 9 min read
Spain in October: the month that splits in half
October is not one month in Spain, it is two. Until the 25th it is the end of summer, with a Mediterranean still at 19–23°C. That night the clocks go back and the sun sets before half past six. Book each half differently.
16 September 2026 · 9 min read
Spain in December: where to go, from the first snow to winter sun
December is the month Spain stops pretending to be a beach country. Four kinds of trip — snow in the Pyrenees, sun in the Canaries, a city lit for Christmas and a dinner worth the journey — nine hotels, and the dates that move everything.
13 October 2026 · 10 min read
Sevilla: good to know
Which area of Seville should you stay in?
Santa Cruz and the Alfalfa for a first visit and the shortest walks, at the cost of night noise and crowds. El Arenal, between the river and the cathedral, is quieter and still central. San Bartolomé, east of the centre, is the calmest of the three and about ten minutes from the cathedral on foot.
When is the worst time to visit Seville?
July and August, when the city regularly passes 40 °C and much of it shuts in the afternoon. Semana Santa and the April Feria are extraordinary but the city is full, rates multiply and moving around the centre becomes slow.
Do you need a car in Seville?
No, and it is a liability. The old centre is largely pedestrianised, hotel parking is scarce and usually valet, and the AVE connects Madrid in two and a half hours and Córdoba in forty-five minutes.
How many nights are enough in Seville?
Three is the honest minimum: one for the cathedral and the Alcázar, one for Triana and the river, one without a plan. Two works if you have been before and only want the evenings.