THE BEST HOTELS FOR SEVILLE GOLF HOLIDAYS
Our selected hotels for your Seville golfbreak.
Casas de la Juderia****
Right in the very heart of old Seville (just where you want to be) Las Casas de la Juderia is a stunning collection of 27 houses in Seville's original Jewish quarter that have been blended together beautifully to create the most exquisite hotel in the city: more of a hamlet than an hotel! The style is unmistakebly Moorish with dozens of open courtyards and small internal gardens linked by narrow passageways. Internally the hallways and lounges are filled with fabulous furniture, dotted with ancient artefacts and floored with polished jacaranda.
Bedrooms have been beautifully decorated too, no two of the 137 are the same, each and every one its original size and shape, just modern furnishings and fresh decoration has been added, bathrooms too have been brought right up-to-date: all intriguingly luxurious.
Breakfast is served underground (just follow the tunnels); for dinner the small placa in front of Las Casas de la Juderia has half-a-dozen restaurants to start with: stroll in any direction down the city's old backstreets and you will be amazed at the number of tapas bars, cafés and restaurants that can be squeezed into a street! Some date back as far as the 14th Century (the food is more recent though!).
Another delightful surprise at La Casas de la Juderia is the rooftop pool. In the Summer, when temperatures can soar up into the 40s a dip in its cooling waters provides the perfect antidote to the Seville sunshine. The views down on the surrounding alleys of the old town are fascinating too. And just when you think all the surprises are over, wander downstairs to the rather salubrious spa or upstairs to the rather relaxing piano bar...
Inglaterra Hotel****
A modern hotel in the middle of Seville's old town: the Inglaterra sits on the Plaça las Americas just one street away from the cathedral. Despite its central location, it is accessible by car (or coach) thereby making it one of the most conveniently-placed hotels in Seville for golfers.
Bedrooms and bathrooms are bright and fresh; Standard rooms are well-proportioned, however Deluxe rooms (pictured) are very spacious - well worth the small supplement for a bit more elbow room (especially if you plan on staying more than a couple of nights to see all of Seville's attractions).
Breakfast is served in the Inglaterra's ground floor restaurant, which then transforms into a lively tapas bar and restaurant. All around you are hundreds of other restaurants and tapas bars all bustling with locals and tourists alike in this busy corner of Seville.
Before heading out for dinner though, take the trip to the top floor and enjoy an aperitif on the hotel's rooftor cocktail bar - the nightime views of the cathedral and city rooftops are delightful. There is also a plunge pool open during the Summer months but frankly, it's a bit warm for playing golf at that time of year!
GreenSuites - Real Sevilla Golf Club
If you would like to stay right outside the front door of the best Golf Club in Seville then look no further than the GreenSuites apart-hotel! Created in conjunction with the Golf Club to make the most of their exceptional course and practice facilities, it is an extremely comfortable and convenient place to stay.
The bedrooms are all Suites (if that makes sense!?!) so all are larger than standard hotel rooms with dedicated sitting areas and kitchenettes too in case you fancy a little self-catering (or just somewhere to slice lemons for your G&T). Another nice feature of the bedrooms at the Green Suites is the balconies on every room that allow too some secluded sun worshipping.
When it comes to nourishment there is a good breakfast served within the hotel each morning; lunch is available at the Clubhouse of course (and is rather good); when it comes to dinner time the hotel has an independent restaurant across the road with a menu good enough for an evening or two: for the widest imaginable choice of restaurants and tapas bars just hop in a cab for the five-minute ride into the centre of Seville.
The area around Real Sevilla Golf Club is devoid of other restaurants, so it means a short hop into Sevilla (ten minutes in a taxi) to the panoply of restaurants and acres of tapas on offer: we shall of course recommend a few of our favourites to get you started. And before you dash off into town why not foregather in the cool bar for a small sherry?