The best romantic hotels in Seville, including fragrant courtyards and bijou plunge pools
A city where the sun nearly always shines, where the air is scented with orange blossom, and where fairytale architectural delights abound, it’s hard not to feel your heart sing as you explore Seville’s windy streets and shady plazas with your other half. In these hotels you can enjoy charming rooms and suites with four-poster beds and private terraces, some with their own hot tubs. Pretty plant-filled courtyards are perfect for tapas and Sherry à deux by candlelight. For a seductive stay in Spain's steamy south, here's our pick of the most romantic hotels in Seville.
Hotel Alcoba del Rey
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
This charming boutique hotel pays homage to Seville’s Moorish heritage – carved white stucco arches and painted Moroccan furniture create a romantic oasis in an off-the-beaten-track spot. An incense menu is offered to guests – choose from erotic, afrodisia or kamasutra. On the rooftop terrace with bar, olive trees, bougainvillea and a mini hot tub for two offers an intimate corner. Rooms are impossibly romantic: think four-poster beds draped with sheer white fabric, and bedcovers in rich jewel colours. The tapas bar in the hotel is a neighbourhood favourite. Read expert review From £62 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Legado Alcázar
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
This small, stylish hotel overlooks the Alcazar’s lush birdsong-filled gardens. Built into the palace’s wall, the space combines ingeniously-preserved historic features – an Arabic well, 17th-century pottery jars, original ceramic tiling – with outstanding contemporary décor. Half of the rooms look onto the palace gardens, of which the finest boast a balcony or terrace, with a view of romantic jasmine and bougainvillea-filled rooftops. The Junior Suite also has a hydrotherapy bath. It’s located in a small cobbled plaza next to the Alcazar royal palace, well placed for visiting the main monuments. Read expert review From £73 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Fontecruz Sevilla Seises
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
There probably aren’t many hotels that mix a rock’n’roll vibe and smart, contemporary styling with 15th-century colonnades, but this is certainly one of them. This converted Archbishop’s Palace is just moments away from the main city sights, with tapas bars and restaurants aplenty on your doorstep. The expansive, astroturfed roof terrace has an impressive, head-on view of La Giralda and the cathedral and there’s also a decent-sized square pool. Rooms have edgey Hollywood celebrity portraits alongside Pop-Art style artwork with knowing slogans such as ‘Let’s Stay in Bed’. Read expert review From £74 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Corral Del Rey
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
This 17th-century palacio in the heart of Seville’s old town has been reinvented as a deluxe boutique hotel. It’s a classy affair with fine art on the walls amidst marble, Romanesque pillars, wooden beams and state-of-the-art lighting. The rooftop bar in the main building has a plunge pool and honesty bar, as well as a little lookout tower with daybed. It boasts an impressive range of activities, from fan painting and hot air ballooning, to polo classes and sherry tasting. The ultimate room to book for couples is the penthouse, with large terrace on one side, plunge pool on the other, and a freestanding black marble bath. Read expert review From £201 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Hospes Las Casas Del Rey De Baeza
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
This quintessentially Andalusian rustic-chic hotel, just outside the very centre of Seville, charms with simple yet stylish rooms, white and albero-yellow façade, as well as romantic touches like staircases lined with candles. Lounge in one of the two cobbled courtyards, full of potted palms and jasmine blooms. The rooftop pool is on the bijou side, but the inviting communal areas, equipped with board games and hip design magazines, call for an afternoon cup of tea, especially in the cooler seasons. A warm Andalusian restaurant, looking onto a leafy patio, sweetens the deal. Read expert review From £112 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Casa 1800
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
9Telegraph expert rating
This converted mansion in Santa Cruz quarter mixes exposed brick and original floor tiles with chandeliers and glitzy gold headboards for a luxe-historic feel. The large roof terrace has unbeatable 360-degree views of both the Alcazar and the cathedral, plus plenty of seating; a decent-sized pool edged with glass walls allows full advantage of that vista while you float. Elegant rooms are tastefully decorated, with champagne stucco or exposed brick walls and brocade bedding. The free help-yourself afternoon tea – sandwiches, biscuits and pastries, plus juice, tea and coffee – seals the deal. Read expert review From £93 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Hotel Las Casas de la Juderia
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
The hotel is made up of two medieval palaces with grand courtyards, plus 16 smaller houses. Hidden corners reveal colourful flowerbeds, original stone walls, ancient wooden chests and charming patios. The pool is Seville’s most alluring, with a spa area with jets. The sun terrace features two small towers, each with a couple of sunbeds – perfect for sunbathing a deux. Rooms are well-spread-out, so it feels like you’re staying in a mini-barrio of private houses. One of the more romantic places to enjoy a nightcap is the first-floor piano bar, decorated like a stately home with ancestral portraits and gilt chairs. Read expert review From £86 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Boutique Elvira Plaza
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
In a quintessentially Sevillana plaza, this tiny Santa Cruz hotel oozes character in its rooms, with plant-filled terraces for admiring the cathedral and inhaling the orange blossom-scented air. A colourful and very Spanish touch is the original hydraulic floor tiles. The roof terrace looks over the walls and towers of the Alcazar, ancient tiled roofs and the Cathedral and Giralda. Sit and soak up your historic surroundings among fragrant orange trees, rosemary and lavender, vibrant bougainvillea and palms. Couples should book one of the two suites, with large shaded terraces looking onto the plaza. Read expert review From £58 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
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Hotel Sacristía de Santa Ana
Seville, Andalucia, Spain
8Telegraph expert rating
A boutique hotel in a converted 18th-century mansion, delightfully relaxed considering Seville's hottest restaurant and bar scene is on its doorstep. Quirky furniture, period details and great value make this family-owned spot the top choice in the Alameda district. The central Andalusian patio sets the mood – hand-laid oxblood ceramic floor with bijou Arabic-style marble fountain in the centre, and replica Roman amphorae on the wall, as well as original columns found in the basement. In keeping with the classical statues nearby, each room is named after a mythological figure. Read expert review From £49 per night Check availability Rates provided by Booking.com
Contributions by Eddi Fiegel & Fiona Flores-Watson
