Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville
Calle San Fernando 2, Seville, Spain
Location
In Santa Cruz
In the historic Santa Cruz quarter in central Seville, right beside the Reales Alcazares and the Cathedral, near the former Royal Tobacco Factory — the Alcazar, the Cathedral and Plaza de España within a short walk.
Transfer
A Seville transfer
From Seville airport into the centre, set in the Santa Cruz quarter beside the Reales Alcazares and the Cathedral.
Villas
148 rooms & suites
148 rooms and suites in a palatial Mudejar and Moorish-Andalusian-Castilian landmark — ceramic friezes, marble floors, hand-painted tiles, crystal chandeliers and carved ceilings — around an inner Sevillian courtyard with a fountain and gardens of palms and orange trees.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, culture and history travellers, the Seville and Andalusia base, the city and heritage stay and business and VIP guests — a 1929 royal palace built to be the grandest in Europe, beside the Alcazar and the Cathedral.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed-and-breakfast, with the Jose Andres ENA Sevilla, inner-courtyard dining beneath arched windows and the Art Deco Bar Americano.
About the Resort
A palatial royal Seville landmark
Hotel Alfonso XIII is the palatial royal Seville landmark — built by King Alfonso XIII in 1929 to be the grandest hotel in Europe, a Luxury Collection address in the historic Santa Cruz quarter beside the Reales Alcazares and the Cathedral. Its 148 rooms wear Mudejar and Moorish-Andalusian architecture of ceramic friezes, hand-painted tiles, crystal chandeliers and carved ceilings, set around an inner Sevillian courtyard with a fountain and gardens of palms and orange trees. ENA Sevilla brings the Jose Andres Andalusian concept, an outdoor pool and gardens give rare city relief in Seville's summer heat, and a daily property tour ends with a small wine-tasting. The setting is the heart of historic Seville: the UNESCO Reales Alcazares, the Cathedral with its Giralda tower and the grand Plaza de España all lie within a short walk, the lanes of Santa Cruz and the flamenco bars of Triana run close, and the Guadalquivir threads through the city. It is the royal heritage capital of the Spanish page — distinct from the modern, beachfront skyscraper of Barcelona.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
148 rooms and suites wear Mudejar and Moorish-Andalusian-Castilian architecture — ceramic friezes, marble floors, hand-painted tiles, crystal chandeliers and carved ceilings — set around an inner Sevillian courtyard with a fountain and gardens of palms and orange trees. Built by a king to be the grandest hotel in Europe, they make the stay itself a piece of Seville's heritage, the courtyard cool against the Andalusian heat. No two rooms repeat the same tilework, the Mudejar detailing the work of craftsmen across the 1920s.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A king with arched headboards and lanterns, over the courtyard or city.
Mudejar detailCourtyard outlook
Signature
Grand Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A king with chandeliers and Moorish plasterwork, over the city or pool.
ChandeliersSeville outlook
Suite
Reales Alcazares Suite
Sleeps two to three. The grandest suite, with city views over the Alcazar.
GrandestAlcazar outlook
Royal
Royal Suite
Sleeps two to four. A unique suite of antiques, over the city.
AntiquesCity outlook
Food & Drink
Dining
ENA Sevilla brings the Jose Andres Andalusian and tapas concept, joined by inner-courtyard dining beneath arched windows and the Art Deco Bar Americano in cool blue hues. It is celebrated Andalusian cooking within a royal palace, the courtyard and the tilework setting the scene. Andalusian tapas, sherry and slow lunches are the rhythm of the place, in keeping with the city beyond the walls.
Signature
ENA Sevilla
ENA Sevilla, the Jose Andres Andalusian and tapas concept.
Courtyard
Inner-courtyard dining
Inner-courtyard dining, beneath arched windows.
Bar
Bar Americano
Bar Americano, Art Deco, in blue hues.
Wellbeing
Wellness & pool
A gym is joined by an outdoor swimming pool and gardens — rare for a city hotel and a welcome relief in Seville's summer heat — with a daily property tour ending in a small wine-tasting. Wellness here is the garden and the pool as much as the gym, a green and shaded corner in the centre of the city, the orange trees and the fountain a respite from the summer heat.
An outdoor pool
An outdoor pool, rare for a city hotel.
Gardens
Gardens, palms and orange trees.
The Alcazar & Cathedral
The Alcazar and Cathedral, steps away.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The royal heritage, the architecture and Seville define a stay — take in the 1929 royal palace built to be the grandest in Europe, the Mudejar architecture and the inner courtyard, and dine at the Jose Andres ENA Sevilla. The Reales Alcazares, the Cathedral and the Giralda, Plaza de España and the flamenco bars of Triana and the banks of the Guadalquivir all lie within reach, with Cordoba and Granada an easy day trip.
The 1929 royal palace
The 1929 royal palace, the grandest in Europe.
The Alcazar & Cathedral
The Alcazar and Cathedral, steps away.
Mudejar architecture
Mudejar architecture, and the inner courtyard.
The outdoor pool
The outdoor pool, rare in the city.
ENA Sevilla
ENA Sevilla, Jose Andres.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Seville
From Seville airport into the centre.
In the city
Santa Cruz
In the Santa Cruz quarter, beside the Reales Alcazares and the Cathedral.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed-and-breakfast.
Year-round
- Year-round, in the heart of Seville.
Made for couples
- Made for couples and culture and history travellers.
Getting there
- From Seville airport into the centre.
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