The 17 most impressive hotels in Seville: luxury getaways without leaving the city

The most beautiful hotels in Seville have names and surnames. It is no coincidence that the hotels are fetish places for so many artists, corners that serve as home for writers, refuge and passage for passers-by, temples of inspiration or frames for bucolic characters, in the style of Edward Hopper but without leaving Seville. Many of them, in addition to their beauty, luxuries or other peculiarities, become destinations in themselves.

And to enjoy authentic experiences you don’t have to rack your brains, take a train or a flight to Cancun. The city is just waiting to be explored, toured and tasted.

You can also hide under the sheets after having an opulent breakfast, treat yourself in a private jacuzzi , in a spa or delight yourself with breathtaking private views. Or both. For any of them, it is well worth discovering, revisiting or letting yourself be carried away by these edens.

These are, in our opinion, the most special, beautiful and dreamy hotels that Seville has in store for you.

EME Catedral Mercer 5*.

Reputed architect Juan Pedro Donaire (Donaire Arquitectos) restored the 14 16th-century houses that housed this building and the result is a marvel.

A total of 60 rooms make up this hotel where avant-garde decoration blends perfectly with memory.

Almohad motifs are repeated in the rooms and coexist with other nods to the Golden Age, and with minimalist touches in contrast to the baroque that is enhanced in the monuments that surround this lodging, one of the most beautiful and reputable hotels in Seville.

Regarding its revered terrace, 15 meters separate an innocent cocktail from the Cathedral of Seville, the largest Gothic temple in the world.

Its terrace is simply extraordinary and that luxury is also paid for. Of course, you can practically touch the buttresses with the fingers of your hands.

And at the foot of this prestigious building and next to the Puerta del Perdon, an international display of the hand of Al Lado, its restaurant in Argote de Molina.

📍 c/ Alemanes, 27

Plácido y Grata

The architecture and interior design studio Your Living Space Atelier has been in charge of giving a new life to this old manor house from the end of the 19th century, where this new Sevillian hotel is located.

It is located in the vicinity of the Bellas Artes and among the ingredients that make up its decoration there are Scandinavian pieces, classic furniture from the 50s and lamps as formidable as the one designed by Miguel Milá in the 60s.

Light works as a common thread in Plácido y grata and gives the spaces in each corner a homely and peaceful atmosphere. Le Corbusier’s Lampe Marseille presides over the breakfast room and other works such as a canvas by Carla Cascales are inserted in the cocktail area. A compendium of rooms and nooks and crannies designed in detail to enjoy and share.

Another of the benefits that define Plácido y Grata is its commitment to proximity also in gastronomic terms. Thus, breakfast is served in a room next to the kitchen and its sourdough breads are made by the baker Pablo Conesa.

And starting the day with all the guarantees cannot be understood without a specialty coffee. In this sense they are also pioneers and include within their hotel a specialty coffee shop under the same name. With the help of NOMAD, they bring the coffee of this award-winning Catalan firm to the center of Seville.

📍 c/ Monsalves, 4

CoolRooms Palacio Villapanés

The magic of this 18th-century palace is no secret.

In fact, the interior of this monument framed in the Barrio de Santa Cruz is a corner worth visiting, one of the greatest manifestations of civil Baroque architecture in Seville. Inside is this luxury hotel, a haven of peace where taste prevails in every detail.

The Central Patio, an architectural delight of arches supported by marble columns, is illuminated by natural light from the skylight and surrounded by palm trees and orchards. On the other hand, it is said that the Patio de las Conchas was the original starting point of the Jacobean Route Vía de la Plata, in whose fountain the pilgrims had to wash their hands before starting their journey.

The orange trees, its wellness area or the terrace that governs the palace from the heights are other essential corners.

The client is guaranteed a fairytale stay, whether staying in any of its rooms or in the Torreón Suite, the most peculiar of them all with vaulted coffered ceilings, large windows and an imposing terrace with views to enjoy in privacy.

In this case, the interior design and the incorporation of design pieces was the responsibility of GCA Arquitectos and Patricia Urquiola.

📍 c/ Santiago, 31

Mercer Sevilla 5* GL

Mercer is one of an increasing number of 5-star hotels in the vicinity of the Arenal district that oozes elegance and exclusivity from all four sides. The former Castelar Palace, dating from 1880, is the distinguished building that gives life to the Mercer. The structure, unscathed, retains its original staircase, central courtyard and high nineteenth-century ceilings.

The architects Cruz y Ortiz renovated this space and managed to give it solemnity, keeping marble as the main material. The hotel offers only 11 rooms, although all of them have everything you need, luxury and comfort in equal parts in a magical setting.

Its solarium is also a gift and a strong point in terms of enjoying the Sevillian sun. Regarding its gastronomic proposal, the María Luisa Restaurant offers diners an experience with deeply Andalusian roots. One of the most beautiful hotels with the highest quality standards to stay in Seville.

📍 c/ Castelar, 26

Only YOU Hotel Sevilla

From the 8 floors that make up this huge 5-star hotel, a whole experience of comfort can be seen.

The client may want to go out to explore the city but within the walls of this new hotel in Seville has everything he needs.

The Palladium group is behind this exquisite hotel, which now has 5 locations throughout the country. A lobby of more than 1,000 square meters, a nourished gastronomic offer, from its buffet-style breakfasts to the proposal of its restaurant, Trotamundos.

It also has a signature cocktail bar that you can also try in the pool area and two very unique spaces: Breakery with Manu Jara the latest from the city’s pastry chef, and the corner of the Verde Oliva florist’s shop.

The interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán is in charge of the interior design of this dream space and the architectural firm T10 is responsible for the remodeling of the property.

By all accounts one of the most beautiful hotels to be added to Seville.

The latest of its seductive new features, also accessible to the city’s residents, is its Weekend Brunch a proposal in 7 passes that includes cocktails and live music on Saturdays and Sundays.

📍 Kansas City Avenue, 7

Mercer Plaza 5* GL

The Mercer Plaza is an exquisite accommodation with 25 rooms and suites, which bets on a close gastronomy and reveals itself as one of the Top 5 most luxurious hotels in Seville.

📍 Plaza de San Francisco, 11-12

Fontecruz Seises

Its large terrace overlooking the Giralda is one of the many virtues of this hotel located on Segovia Street. But it is not only for this bucolic setting that this hotel space has earned its fame.

The 43 rooms that make up the Fontecruz are set in a unique building, a 16th century palace where ancient Roman mosaics, Nasrid colonnades, Renaissance coffered ceilings and tiles blend with modernity. An architectural display to enjoy a dream stay.

📍 c/ Segovia, 6

Hotel Alfonso XIII

It is one of the most impressive historic buildings in Seville and, although it is owned by the Seville City Council, it offers its services under administrative concession through a luxury hotel chain.

You’ve probably dreamed of spending a night in one of its opulent rooms just as the Hollywood star system has done.

The Alfonso XII is the hotel of glamour, favorite lodging of illustrious figures throughout history, from Charles and Diana of Wales, Grace Kelly, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or the set of Game of Thrones. In 2011, the architectural firm Demópolis was in charge of the refurbishment and improvement project and HBA, of the interior design work.

Highlights include its Andalusian regionalist and Mudejar style and its splendid gardens, in addition to the work of the Sevillian architect José Espiau, who left a melting pot of buildings that dazzle visitors and locals alike.

It would be King Alfonso XIII himself who established the construction of this distinguished building to house the great personalities and leaders of the time for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929.

The idiosyncrasy of this hotel cannot be understood without knowing its history, which has made it one of the best hotels in Europe in the very center of Seville.

📍 c/ San Fernando, 2

Mercer Residences

Mercer Residences Sevilla, located in a 17th century baroque-style manor house, has been adapted to modern times under the banner of comfort and exclusivity of this reference in the world of hospitality.

The palace in question was renovated in the twentieth century giving it regionalist details and now FOR Hotel Design and Padilla Nicás Arquitectos have been responsible for preserving and elevating its architectural details.

It is one of the 25 palace houses that remain in Seville and houses 26 exquisite rooms and suites.

📍 c/ Amor de Dios, 6

Houses of the Jewish Quarter

In the heart of the Jewish quarter, this hotel is a kind of city made up of several palace houses.

The hotel has some 134 rooms and all of them feature luxuries such as period furniture, hydro-massage showers and spas. Not to mention historical artifacts you can see throughout the maze of houses such as amphorae, ancient walls, statues and Arabic-style fountains.

After the transformation work that OTAISA carried out on this historic Sevillian building, the hotel opened in 1989. Since then it has been a major tourist attraction in the city. There are 32 patios, 1,800 flower pots and details that give authenticity to the place such as the crochet draperies on the sofas. In addition, all the rooms are uniquely decorated.

As if that were not enough, we are even more surprised by the fact that these houses are interconnected through a subway tunnel in which there are Roman vestiges and even a wall of the time is preserved at the entrance of the passageways.

They also have their own spa, the Termas de Híspalis, decorated with mosaics from Roman times, and the Emporión restaurant.

📍 c/ Santa María la Blanca, 5

Seville Tower

Gastronomy and accommodation are the two bases on which the Eurostars Torre Sevilla proposal is based. Deluxe rooms with views of the Aljarafe, spa, different hotel alternatives and all the comforts to make you feel much better than at home.

159 exterior rooms with large windows offer privileged panoramic views of Seville. With regard to the interior design of the spaces, GCA Arquitectos was able to find the balance between the modernity of the skyscraper and the Andalusian essence.

📍 c/ Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, 2

Hotel Posada del Lucero

This hotel guarantees a trip to the past to all its guests. Within its walls hides the history of an ancient Seville, a space that has served for almost four hundred years as an inn, a function that it maintains today under the insignia of modernity.

The architect Adolfo Perez carried to completion the task of adapting and remodeling this historic artistic monument of National character and cultural interest.

To approach to this lodging implies to give yourself quality rest in an environment that guards the passage of the centuries. An oasis with all the comforts for travelers seeking a complete Seville immersion.

📍 c/ Almirante Apodaca, 7

One Shot Conde de Torrejón

A few meters from the Alameda de Hercules One Shot Palacio Conde de Torrejon has earned to be part of the most charming and tasteful hotels in Seville.

Its more than 60 rooms are sheltered by the walls of this 18th century baroque manor house that, thanks to the intervention of the Alfaro-Manrique y Bao Proyectos studio, highlights its heritage value while embracing contemporary design.

Bedrooms with craftsmen, hallways with classic tiles, its marble staircase with wrought iron railing or an imposing central courtyard, with arches, columns and arabesque vault.

Incidentally, its imposing courtyard houses the Lalola restaurant, Javi Abascal’s proposal with a tasting menu.

📍 c/ Conde de Torrejón, 9

Suites Murillo Plaza Alfaro

It was on this inspiring balcony that Rossini set one of the most iconic scenes of The Barber of Seville. Specifically, it is said that this balcony was the one Figaro advised the Count of Almaviva to climb to win back his beloved Rosina.

Certainly, the date of construction is later than the play, which was written in 1775, but we love to imagine Rossini in love with this place.

What if we tell you that, beyond dreaming you can lean out on this balcony overlooking the Real Alcazar? Suites Murillo took over this space and reconverted it into 8 accommodating apartments with all the necessities (and many more).

Rooms that shake the Sevillian hotel scene with juicy proposals. Like enjoying a private jacuzzi from which to let yourself be carried away by the sky of Seville, dotted by the trees of the vines of the Murillo gardens.

📍 Plaza Alfaro, 4

Hotel Palacio Pinello

The Boutique Hotel Palacio Pinello opened its doors in September 2014 under the premise of taking its guests to a home away from home.

For its restoration , its original structure was respected while extolling architectural elements such as its capitals, columns or polychrome coffered ceilings that are often inserted within the rooms themselves.

23 rooms of different categories complete the offer of this boutique hotel just 200 meters from the Giralda. From its patios you can see the sky and the light shines on the plants, flowers and breakfast.

📍 c/ Segovia, 1

Vincci Selección Unuk 5* GL

The Vincci Selección Hotel stands out for several reasons but especially for being a pioneer in the implementation of new technologies in order to offer the customer a completely avant-garde experience.

Rooms that incorporate easy-to-use home automation and that allow the regulation of temperature and lighting or trolley bar service with tablets, snacks and national and international press available to the customer.

Another of the great virtues that make Unuk an essential accommodation among hotels in Seville is its commitment to ecology .

Thanks to systems that guarantee energy efficiency as well as the implementation of LED lighting and the responsible use (or recycling) of paper, Unuk becomes a more committed and conscious experience.

All in all, the hotel also offers a spectacular solarium, fitness room or saltwater pool overlooking the Giralda.

📍 c/ Ortiz de Zúñiga, 8

Kivir

Hotel Kivir has carved out a niche for itself in front of the Guadalquivir, from which it takes its name. From the hand of the architectural firm Cruz y Ortiz, this boutique hotel rises above the Paseo de Colón to provide a cuisine full of flavor, a more sustainable stay and scandalous views.

The gastrobar Fluvial, run by chef Fran Rodriguez, and its terrace, Skyline Kivir, are open to the public, regardless of whether or not they are staying at the hotel.

📍 Paseo de Cristóbal Colón, 3