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Our favourite rooms: The rooms overlooking the citrus-filled courtyard are the most peaceful and boast the prettiest views – number 117, a small deluxe, is top of our list with its petite balcony, floor-to-ceiling French doors and smart egg bath tub under the window. Room 108 gets the most light and has a fantastic loft-apartment feel. The Grand Suite Loft is definitely not misnamed – the room occupies a vast space on the top floor with rows of shuttered windows and a whopping open-plan bathroom with a freestanding tub.
Packing tips: Fear not if you forget your swimming costume – the hotel has a supply of (only slightly comical) disposable, French-made, Hawaiian-print, one-piece swimsuits.
Also: Filled with friezes, frescoes, murals and motifs, the hotel is a living art gallery, with some pieces dating back to the 16th century.

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Hospes Palacio del Bailío

Córdoba, Spain[view map]

Style: Art-inspired Moorish palace
Setting: Quiet corner of cultured Córdoba

Roman ruins, carved Moorish gates, Tuscan-inspired frescoes and 16th-century Spanish architecture create a cultural and historical hodgepodge of heritage, yanked into modernity by sculptural chandeliers and smart contemporary furniture. Hospes Palacio del Bailío is alive with art; even the air seems heavy with grandeur as it breezes through the hotel’s marble corridors and orange-grove gardens.

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Rooms: 53, including eight suites.
Rates: Low season, €195–€520; high season, €230–€630, excluding breakfast (€18) and seven per cent tax.
Check-out: Midday.
Facilities: Spa with thermal plunge pools, sauna and beauty salon, library, free Wifi throughout, valet parking. In rooms: flatscreen TV, minibar.
Poolside: The small, copper-brown tiled swimming pool is tucked in an orange grove surrounded by pink roses and low-lying sun loungers (snag the four-poster canopied one with billowing curtains if you fancy reclining in style).
Also: Non-smoking rooms are available, and lightweight (under 15kg) pets can stay too, for €50 a night.

Food & drink

Hotel restaurant: The hotel’s Andalucían restaurant, Senzone, occupies a wood-beamed indoor area and spills out into the glass-roofed central courtyard, where you can see the ruins of an ancient Roman house through the transparent floor panels below.
Dress code: You’ll get by in jeans, but we recommend dressing up to the quality of the Córdoban cuisine (as much as you can in this heat, anyway).
Top table: Try to get a table tucked in the corner of the courtyard rather towards the middle – the combination of the clear glass floor and ceiling can conjure uneasy goldfish-bowl sensations.
Last orders: Senzone doles out the dishes from 8.30pm until 11pm, but the tapas bar stays serving until midnight at the weekend.
Room service: Snacks, sandwiches and salads can be brought to your room at any time.
Hotel bar: Decorated with black-and-white matador-themed photographs, the Palacio’s subterranean tapas bar is both an informal dining alternative to Senzone, and a great place to relax with a glass or two of vino tinto.

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Children: Under-6s stay free Cots (free) and extra beds (€50 plus tax) can be provided and babysitting can be arranged on request.
Weddings: This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…

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