Hotel Coverage: Hotel Alfonso Xiii, The Luxury Collection
Which Rooftop Pool Should You Go For in Seville?
The pool at the Hotel Doña Maria As we told you yesterday, we noticed last weekend that the hotel pool scene is really taking off in Seville. The poor old Alfonso XIII may not have a particularly sexy offering, but some of the rooftop ones are good enough for...
November 19, 2009
The Hotel Pool Scene in Seville is Taking Off
Yesterday we lamented about the lack of decent WiFi at the Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville. Today we’re going to tell you about its pool. Why? Because we noticed this weekend that the pool scene in Seville is really taking off. But as with most hotel trends, the newer...
November 18, 2009
The Alfonso XIII May Be Seville’s Grandest Hotel, But Its Wifi is Less Than Grand
Relaxing weekends never pan out the way you planned them do they? And our trip to Seville this weekend was no exception. Leaving aside the whiplash from the crashy landing on Sunday night (thanks Ryanair) and the fact that we didn’t partake in enough cerveza sessions, we spent much...
November 17, 2009
In Spain, A Man's Hotel Is His Castle
Can someone tell us what is up with Spain's King Alfonso XIII? He's seemingly like the 19th century version of Andre Balazs, what with his demands that Spain have the most opulent hotels in Europe. That was the expressed intent of his namesake hotel, Hotel Alfonso XIII in Seville, which...
May 28, 2008
Finding Hotels in the Seville Haystack
Hotel AlminarPart of what we love about Seville is its tiny cobblestone streets, the boisterous tapas bars at every turn and its consistently Moorish architecture, despite the occasional Starbucks-ian eyesore. But all of this also makes Seville's hotels incredibly hard to spot. Without large, luminous logos to signal here is...
March 11, 2008
Beware of Hotel Alfonso XIII Sevilla Spain
Yikes. Hotel Maven alfonsosucks is really pissed. Remember, as always, this is one persons experience. I have just returned from a three night misadventure at the Hotel Alfonso XII in Seville. First, where is the service? Charming, historic property, yes, but definately not Luxury Collection or Westin material. ...
November 15, 2005
