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HotelChatter - Seville http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:49:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Seville's EME Hotel Gives You A History Lesson With Your Stay http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/24/95512/965 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/lift.jpg" class="top"> Dont ya just love learning something new every day? Especially when it takes zero effort? The <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eme+Fusion+Hotel/ian/266199">EME Hotel</a> in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Seville%20Hotels">Seville</a> hears you. And to save you precious holiday time swotting up in an encyclopedia, its selecting random facts for you. In just one visit the week before last, we came away with the following facts: the date of the philosopher Hegels death, the scoop on a Formula 1 rivalry, something Robert Pattinsony (which we forgot, what with gawping at the picture used to illustrate it), and the date the Whigs and Tories split in England in 1680. Not bad, huh? The fount of all our knowledge? The elevator, which flashed various factoids at us as juliab 2009-11-24T10:26:01-05:00 The Best Rooftop Bar in Seville Is At The EME Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/20/93152/425 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/emebar.jpg" class="top"> As we said <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/123639/64/hotels/Which_Rooftop_Pool_Should_You_Go_For_in_Seville_">yesterday</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pool%20Scenes">rooftop pools</a> and bars are all the rage in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels">Seville</a> at the moment. But nice as the others can be, theres one place that stands head and shoulders (or maybe that should be a couple of floors) above the others the Santo Terraza Bar at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Eme+Fusion+Hotel/ian/266199">EME Hotel</a> on Calle Alemanes. For a start, the position is unbeatable its in the cathedral square, facing the Giralda and the north side of the cathedral, with all its balustrades and flying buttresses and other architectural delights. And theyve really made the most of it, singling the hotel out from the touristy bars and shops dotted around it, by laying juliab 2009-11-20T11:29:30-05:00 Which Rooftop Pool Should You Go For in Seville? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/19/123639/64 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/donamaria.jpg" class="top"> The pool at the Hotel Doña Maria As we told you <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/104441/67/hotels/The_Hotel_Pool_Scene_in_Seville_is_Taking_Off_">yesterday</a>, we noticed last weekend that the hotel pool scene is really taking off in Seville. The poor old <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165">Alfonso XIII</a> may not have a particularly sexy offering, but some of the rooftop ones are good enough for you to book a room on the basis of the pool. Perhaps the best known is the pool at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Dona+Maria/ian/227088">Hotel Doña Maria</a>, just off the cathedral square, which makes for stonking views of the Giralda. The terrace is split into two levels, with the bar and some tables down below, and the pool and a few more tables up some stairs. Obviously, the views juliab 2009-11-19T14:19:30-05:00 The Hotel Pool Scene in Seville is Taking Off http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/18/104441/67 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonsopool.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631/hotels/The_Alfonso_XIII_May_Be_Seville_s_Grandest_Hotel_But_Its_Wifi_is_Less_Than_Grand">Yesterday</a> we lamented about the lack of decent WiFi at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165">Hotel Alfonso XIII</a> in <a herf="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels">Seville</a>. Today were going to tell you about its pool. Why? Because we noticed this weekend that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Pool%20Scenes">pool scene</a> in Seville is really taking off. But as with most hotel trends, the newer and hipper places do it best. When the Alfonso XIII was built, back in the 19th century, they preferred to stick turrets and stuff on hotel roofs, rather than pools so because of the gorgeous façade of the place, theres not exactly room to stick a tub up there. Thus the pool is in the traditional, round-the-back-of-the-hotel position. It's a nice size with juliab 2009-11-18T11:58:56-05:00 The Alfonso XIII May Be Sevilles Grandest Hotel, But Its Wifi is Less Than Grand http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/17/9373/0631 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/alfonso.jpg" class="top"> Relaxing weekends never pan out the way you planned them do they? And our trip to <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/seville%20hotels">Seville</a> this weekend was no exception. Leaving aside the whiplash from the crashy landing on Sunday night (thanks Ryanair) and the fact that we didnt partake in enough cerveza sessions, we spent much of the two days seething about the dire internet situation at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hotel+Alfonso+Xiii,+The+Luxury+Collection/ian/141165">Hotel Alfonso XII</a>, where we were shacked up. Switching on the laptop as is our wont on arrival at a hotel, we were sad to see no WiFi networks showing. Yes there was an ethernet cable, but our 'pooter lacks the requisite hole. We called reception, who told us not to worry, that there juliab 2009-11-17T10:06:09-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/