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Hospes Palacio del Bailío

Córdoba, Spain

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.

Need to know

• Rooms 53, including eight suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $199.04 (€154), excluding tax at 10 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (€154) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates exclude breakfast (€18) but include use of the (recently restored) Roman baths.
• 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).
• Check-out Midday.
• Children Under-6s stay free Cots (free) and extra beds (€50 plus tax) can be provided and babysitting can be arranged on request.
• Also Non-smoking rooms are available, and lightweight (under 15kg) pets can stay too, for €50 a night.

Food and drink at Hospes Palacio del Bailío

• 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.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

Hospes Palacio del Bailío 10–12 Ramírez de las Casas Deza, Córdoba, SPAIN, 14001