Palacio de Villapanés AlmaSevilla
Style Peace-adorned palace
Setting Cobble-stoned Santa Cruz
Palacio de Villapanés was the lucky recipient of a masterful renovation, easing this stunning stone palace out of the 18th century and into the 21st. All the grandeur remains, but the marble columns, iron gates, vast wooden doors and vaulted ceilings have had a dose of technology added: Loewe TVs, WiFi and even Macs in Suites.
Need to know
- Rooms 50, including 15 suites.
- Rates Double rooms from $206.68 (€156), excluding tax at 8 per cent.
- More details Rates exclude breakfast (€20 each).
- Facilities Spa, gym, library and free WiFi. In rooms: flatscreen TV, minibar, free bottled water and Bulgari bath products.
- Check-out 12pm, but flexible for €40 depending on the time. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
- Children Cots are provided free; extra beds can be added to Executive Suites and Suites for €50 a night. Babysitting (ideally arranged the day before) costs €15 an hour. More...
- Also Apple geeks should book a Suite, where a Mac will be waiting.
Food and drink at Palacio de Villapanés AlmaSevilla
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Hotel restaurant
The restaurant is in the building’s basement but it’s by no means dingy – it’s bright white instead (furniture too), with arched, airy ceilings. The banquettes have nifty up-lighting behind them, and the space is filled with colourful orchids. There are a few black tables and cushions thrown in for good measure. The food is Andalucian, with some speciality modern tapas. You can’t go wrong with a slice or two or Iberian ham. -
Dress code
Orchid-matching pinks and purples. -
Top table
Go romantic and pick a banquette table with soft lighting. -
Last orders
Breakfast runs from 8am to 11.30am, but it can be extended for late risers. Lunch service is between 1.30pm and 3.30pm; dinner is 8.30pm until 10.30pm. The bar stays open until midnight. -
Room service
A select menu of hot and cold dishes is available 24 hours a day. -
Hotel bar
Drinks can be served in the bar, lobby and out on the patios. Wash the tapas down with a couple of signature cocktails.
Palacio de Villapanés AlmaSevilla Calle Santiago, 31, Seville Province, 41003
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In the know
Our favourite rooms
It’s all about the Suites: majestic, elegant, grand, you name it. They have soaring ceilings and windows, original architectural details from the 18th-century construction (carved doors, hand-painted panels) and subtly thrown-in modern luxuries (Macs and flatscreens). There are five to pick from; we especially like the Alma Suite for its marble fireplace and column-separated lounge, the Palacio Suite for its 16ft-high ceilings and warm tones, and the unusual Torreón Suite because it’s in the dome of the palace, with a vaulted wooden ceiling, private roof terrace and windows all around.
Packing tips
A map of Seville to turn to when tangled in the twisty city streets; an appreciation of 300-year-old Spanish architecture.
Also
The spa has a sauna and Turkish bath, and massages can be arranged on request.
From the Guestbook…
I thought this hotel was outstanding. Definitely worth going for a Grand Deluxe King room type which are significantly larger than the standard room and well worth the extra cost (...
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