In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The nearest hotels to the Cathedral are Hotel Simón (about 170 m, and the hotel says 50 m), Hotel Palacio Pinello (220 m) and Las Casas de El Arenal (340 m). The Alfonso XIII is the closest to the Real Alcázar at about 260 m, and it and Mercer Sevilla each hold one Michelin Key. Hotel Rey Alfonso X and Hotel Bécquer have pools that look at the Giralda, and Hotel Adriano is facing a brotherhood’s church on the Semana Santa route. The Cathedral ticket is €13 online and covers the Giralda. Prices change with the dates, so check yours on Hotels.com. Or book a tour: the Priority Access Cathedral, Giralda & Alcázar Tourad is from €53.40.
What Santa Cruz and Arenal are like
The Cathedral, the Giralda, the Real Alcázar and the Archivo General de Indias are within a few streets of each other, with the lanes of the old Jewish quarter, Santa Cruz, to the east and Arenal, the district round the Maestranza bullring and Plaza Nueva, to the west. Distances below are straight lines from the Cathedral, so a walk is a little longer. In the Santa Cruz lanes, ask the hotel how a taxi or a car reaches the door.
A patio in the Barrio de Santa Cruz. Photo: Jl FilpoC, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
The Cathedral ticket is €13 online and covers the Cathedral, the Giralda and the Divino Salvador church: see Cathedral and Giralda tickets. The Real Alcázar’s general ticket is €15.50 from its own shop: see Real Alcázar tickets. The Palacio de las Dueñas and the Casa de Pilatos are the other two palaces: see Palacio de las Dueñas tickets and Casa de Pilatos tickets. A walk through the lanes is in Seville in one or two days, and the Monday free windows at the Alcázar and the Dueñas are in free things to do in Seville.
The hotels
The links go to the hotel on Hotels.com. Michelin’s Keys are the guide’s own ratings for hotels, and “Selected” means a hotel is in the guide without a Key. Where to stay in Seville compares the other areas.
Up to 250 m
Hotel Simón
About 170 m · Calle García de Vinuesa 19 · Hotels.comad
The hotel calls itself one of the oldest in Seville, in an 18th-century building that it puts 50 m from the Cathedral. A courtyard has a fountain, some rooms have Andalusian tiles and dark wood, and breakfast is served in a dining room decorated with Seville tiles.
Hotel Palacio Pinello
About 220 m · Calle Segovias 1 · Hotels.comad
A 15th-century palace turned boutique hotel, with courtyards. A suite on the upper floor has a balcony with views, the furniture is hand-carved, and there is a 24-hour reception but no parking.
250 to 400 m
Hotel Boutique Las Casas de El Arenal
About 340 m · Calle Castelar 16 · Hotels.comad
Two traditional 18th-century Seville houses joined through their patios and galleries. The hotel has a rooftop pool, a spa and several Andalusian courtyards, with classic décor. The hotel puts the Giralda and the Maestranza a few metres away.
Hotel Murillo
About 350 m · Calle Lope de Rueda 7-9 · Hotels.comad
A two-star hotel in the Santa Cruz quarter. The Murillo group also lets suites with kitchens in five buildings in the quarter.
Hotel Casa del Poeta
About 360 m · Calle Carlos Alonso Chaparro 3 · Hotels.comad
A four-star hotel in a 17th-century town house in the Santa Cruz lanes, three minutes on foot from the Cathedral by the hotel’s count. The hotel says the scent of jasmine runs through the building.
Hotel Adriano
About 360 m · Calle Adriano 12 · Hotels.comad
An 18th-century town house between Santa Cruz and Triana, with courtyards that most rooms look onto, classic décor and marble floors. It faces the church of the El Baratillo brotherhood, and Calle Adriano is on the route of several brotherhoods in Semana Santa: see Semana Santa in Seville 2027.
Hotel Inglaterra
About 400 m · Plaza Nueva 7 · Hotels.comad
A hotel on the Plaza Nueva that dates itself to 1857. It has rooms with terraces and a roof terrace with views over the city.
400 to 500 m
Corral del Rey
About 410 m · Calle Corral del Rey 12 · 17 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A restored 17th-century casa palacio in the Alfalfa quarter. The rooftop terrace has a plunge pool and a lookout, and the 17 rooms have marble and limestone bathrooms with walk-in showers.
Hotel Amadeus
About 420 m · Calle Farnesio 6 · 42 rooms · Hotels.comad
A hotel themed on music, in four joined houses. Every room is different because each fits the original architecture, and some have a private terrace.
Mercer Sevilla
About 420 m · Calle Castelar 26 · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
The former Casa Palacio Castelar, a late 19th-century mansion beside the Maestranza. Michelin compares it to a riad, an intimate hotel around a central patio. The hotel has a rooftop terrace bar and a restaurant.
Hotel Alfonso XIII
About 450 m · Calle San Fernando 2 · 147 rooms · one Michelin Key · Hotels.comad
Built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929, in a mix of Baroque and Moorish styles, with woodwork, tilework and chandeliers. Michelin lists the San Fernando restaurant on the inner courtyard, the Art Deco Bar Americano and a tapas terrace, Ena Sevilla. It is the closest hotel here to the Real Alcázar.
The entrance of the Hotel Alfonso XIII. Photo: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotel Rey Alfonso X
About 450 m · Calle Ximénez de Enciso 35 · Hotels.comad
A 19th-century house beside the Cathedral and the Giralda. The outdoor pool, which the hotel calls its best-kept secret, looks at the Giralda, there is a garden for lunch and a snack in the sun, and the hotel has parking.
Hotel Fernando III
About 470 m · Calle San José 21 · Hotels.comad
A hotel in the Santa Cruz quarter, next to the Cathedral and the Giralda by its own description. It lists a terrace and a pool, and has parking.
500 to 800 m
H10 Casa de la Plata
About 580 m · Calle del Lagar 2-4 · 73 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
Michelin lists an outdoor swimming pool and a rooftop terrace bar, a library and a 24-hour front desk.
Petit Palace Puerta de Triana
About 650 m · Calle Reyes Católicos 5 · Hotels.comad
A boutique hotel beside the Giralda and the Maestranza, by its own description. It lends free bicycles, welcomes pets, has rooms with a terrace, and lets guests check out until 15:00 on Sundays and Mondays.
Hotel Kivir
About 690 m · Paseo de Cristóbal Colón 3 · 31 rooms · Hotels.comad
A four-star hotel on the river opposite the Arenal market. The roof has a pool and the Skyline terrace, which looks over the Guadalquivir to the Triana bridge, and some rooms have a river view or a private terrace.
Hotel Bécquer
About 730 m · Calle Reyes Católicos 4 · Hotels.comad
A four-star family-run hotel with a pool and terrace that the hotel says look at the Giralda and the Cathedral. It has its own garage, with limited places.
Gravina 51
About 760 m · Calle Gravina 51 · 38 rooms · Michelin Selected · Hotels.comad
A restored 19th-century building with a courtyard and rooms around it, and a terrace that serves cocktails and local dishes at dusk.
Closest to the Real Alcázar
Straight-line distances to the Patio de Banderas, where the Alcázar’s ticket office stands.
| Hotel | To the Alcázar |
|---|---|
| Hotel Alfonso XIII | About 260 m |
| Hotel Murillo | About 270 m |
| Hotel Casa del Poeta | About 370 m |
| Hotel Rey Alfonso X | About 430 m |
| Hotel Amadeus | About 460 m |
| Hotel Fernando III | About 470 m |
Before you book
- The Cathedral’s hours. Monday to Saturday from 10:45 to 19:00 (ticket office to 18:00) and Sunday from 14:30 to 19:00. A free Sunday visit needs an online reservation: see Cathedral and Giralda tickets.
- Dates that change a stay. Semana Santa runs from 21 to 28 March 2027, when the processions pass the Cathedral every day, and the Feria de Abril from 12 to 18 April: see the Feria de Abril 2027. Hotels set separate terms for those weeks.
- The tax. Andalusia has no tourist tax.
- Elsewhere. Where to stay in Seville compares Triana, the Alameda, Santa Justa and La Cartuja.
For what to book before you go, see Seville: what to book. To fit the sights into your days, see Seville in one or two days. Where to eat in Seville names the restaurants, Seville tapas the bars, the best time to visit Seville gives the weather by month, and Seville airport to the city and Seville public transport cover the way in.
Common questions
Which hotel is closest to Seville Cathedral?
Hotel Simón, about 170 m from the Cathedral in a straight line (the hotel says 50 m), then Hotel Palacio Pinello at about 220 m, Las Casas de El Arenal at 340 m, and Hotel Murillo, Casa del Poeta and Hotel Adriano at about 350 to 360 m.
Which hotels near the Cathedral have a pool?
Hotel Rey Alfonso X has an outdoor pool that looks at the Giralda, Las Casas de El Arenal has a rooftop pool, Hotel Bécquer a pool with a view of the Giralda and the Cathedral, Hotel Kivir a rooftop pool and Corral del Rey a plunge pool on its roof terrace. Hotel Fernando III lists a pool and a terrace.
Which hotels are closest to the Real Alcázar?
Hotel Alfonso XIII, about 260 m from the Patio de Banderas in a straight line, then Hotel Murillo at 270 m, Casa del Poeta at 370 m, Rey Alfonso X at 430 m, Hotel Amadeus at 460 m and Hotel Fernando III at 470 m.
Which hotels near the Cathedral hold Michelin Keys?
Michelin gives One Key to Hotel Alfonso XIII and Mercer Sevilla. Corral del Rey, H10 Casa de la Plata and Gravina 51 are in the guide as Selected hotels with no Key.
How much is a ticket to Seville Cathedral?
€13 online or €14 at the ticket office, for the Cathedral, the Giralda and the Divino Salvador church. It is open Monday to Saturday from 10:45 to 19:00 and on Sundays from 14:30 to 19:00. There is a free Sunday visit by online reservation, set out on the Cathedral's page.
Can I walk from these hotels to the Alcázar?
Yes. Every hotel listed is within 0.8 km of the Cathedral in a straight line, and the Cathedral is 0.4 km from the Real Alcázar. A walk through the Santa Cruz lanes is a little longer than the straight line.
