Palacio Alcazar

The staff were friendly and helpful and the room was spotless. Location was unbeatable.

What sold it, given the quite expensive price, was the terrace bar which had a breathtaking view over the roof tops of the Alcazar and the Giralda. We were there from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning... Saturday we retired to the room for a siesta after a long walk in town. Sadly the terrace bar had been filled to capacity ( and people waiting ) with non resident visitors which we couldn’t access it ... even at 7 pm. Meanwhile the noise from the terrace was significant so resting was impossible. The rooms are arranged around a central well which leads to the upstairs terrace. Noise from the terrace aside, the noise from the lobby area was also unreasonable. Most rooms face the rear of the property so no views. Our room opens into an internal shaft ... very quiet on that side but Saturday morning we had to close the door to the small balcony as the smell of cigarette smoke from below was warring into the room. Size of room was big enough but only one chair and lighting was bright white and awful with either the main chandelier or very small over bed lights and nothing else. Bathroom was a good size. Poor value for money ... the high cost is perhaps understandable due to location and quite rightly there is a lot made of the terrace... but not if you can’t use it as it’s jammed with non residents!