Alcoba del Rey de Sevilla Boutique Hotel, Seville

I was really surprised by the excellent reviews for this hotel. The decor was unique but the service was mediocre, the location is quite far from major sites (cathedral, alcazar), and while the rooms are pretty they are wholly impractical: claw foot tubs with no shower, incredibly dim lighting, and no seating aside from bed and desk. This was one of 9 hotels I stayed in during this Spain trip and it was by far the most expensive. Overall not worth the price.

Great Hotel

Breakfast was delicious and staff was very friendly.

We wanted a few days in Seville and this hotel proved perfect - out of the center - but it was quiet and a good bus service was variable - a taxi would cost less than 5 euros to get to the cathedral. The Hotel was atmospheric. We only had a standard room - but was more than adequate for a 3 night stay - breakfast was included and was good.

The hotel has a bar on the ground floor. This is a bar that used to server breakfast but in the evening it is just a simple street bar accessible to locals. The amount of screaming is incredible and it goes well inside the hotel. On top of all that - the bar uses the table that is located in the hotel lobby for bar visitors. So you don't really feel like living in the hotel, but rather living in the bar. Again, the noise was incredible and so loud that even the earplugs can block it. If you need to rest - then just forget about it, I was literally jumping on my bed because the screams were so loud and annoying. I actually had to tell the stuff that I will call the police due to the amount of noise if it doesn't stop after midnight. I think that helped. They stopped. The bar owner though was ill mannered, she actually ran after me almost to my room saying something agitated in Spanish. That was a bit frightening. Another weird thing - there was no a door in my room that separates living area and the shower. All the steam from hot water goes inside the room immediately. And humidity settles in int he living room as well. Air conditioning was not blowing the hot air at all. You can live with it in the hot days, but it should be an issue in summer. the only bright sport - the staff was extremely helpful. The morning lady on the reception was extremely kind. I really appreciate it but it doesn't help to handle the rest of the issues at the hotel.