travel42 Hotel Review: Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection

Hotel Alfonso XIII, Luxury Collection travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Set on a prominent plaza adjacent to the university and the Reales Alcazares, two blocks from the Guadalquivir River and four long blocks from the cathedral and Giralda, this is one of Spain's most famous hotels, impressing arrivals with creativity, color and historic pomp.

Built for the 1929 International Expo by a Sevillano (also responsible for other city landmarks), this remarkable five-story rococo building blends Spanish and Moorish architecture wit...