💡 The Short Version: For a first visit, stay in Santa Cruz or Arenal: the hotels below are 220 to 760 m from the Cathedral, with the Real Alcázar and the river on foot. Triana, across the Isabel II bridge, has the market, the ceramics street and the riverside bars, 0.8 to 1.5 km away. Michelin gives five Seville hotels a Key, all of them One Key. Andalusia has no tourist tax. Rooms sell out for Semana Santa (21 to 28 March 2027) and the Feria de Abril (12 to 18 April 2027). 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.
The areas, compared
Distances are straight lines from the hotels listed below to the Cathedral, so a walk is a little longer. The centre is walkable; for the airport and the trains, see Seville airport to the city and Seville public transport.
| Area | To the Cathedral | What it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz | 220 to 450 m | The Cathedral, the Real Alcázar and the old Jewish quarter on foot |
| The centre and Alfalfa | 410 to 870 m | The Plaza del Salvador, the Setas and the Alfalfa square |
| Arenal | 420 to 760 m | The river, the Maestranza and Plaza Nueva |
| Triana | 0.8 to 1.5 km | The market, the ceramics street, flamenco, evenings across the bridge |
| The Alameda and Feria | 1.3 to 1.6 km | The Alameda de Hércules bars, north of the centre |
| Plaza de España and El Prado | 1.1 km to the plaza | The Plaza de España and the Parque de María Luisa |
| Santa Justa and Nervión | 1.3 km | The AVE station and the stadium side |
| La Cartuja | Across the river | The Expo 92 island and Isla Mágica |
The Cathedral roofs and the old centre from the Giralda. Photo: José Luiz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. For the hotels within 0.8 km of the Cathedral, with their distances, see hotels near Seville Cathedral.
Santa Cruz
The Cathedral, the Giralda, the Real Alcázar and the Archivo de Indias are inside a few streets: see Real Alcázar tickets and Cathedral and Giralda tickets. In the lanes of the old Jewish quarter, ask the hotel how a taxi or a car reaches the door.
A lane in the Barrio de Santa Cruz. Photo: Heinz Joerg Kretschmer, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Hotel Palacio Pinello
Calle Segovias 1 · about 220 m from the Cathedral · 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.
Hotel Casa del Poeta
Calle Carlos Alonso Chaparro 3 · about 360 m from the Cathedral · 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 Amadeus
Calle Farnesio 6 · 42 rooms · about 420 m from the Cathedral · 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.
Hotel Alfonso XIII
Calle San Fernando 2 · 147 rooms · one Michelin Key · about 450 m from the Cathedral · 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 Plaza de España, about 740 m.
The centre and Alfalfa
North-east of the Cathedral, the Plaza del Salvador, the Alfalfa square and the Setas of the Plaza de la Encarnación: see Metropol Parasol tickets. The Alfalfa square has the bars, and the Palacio de las Dueñas is at the edge of the area: see Palacio de las Dueñas tickets.
Corral del Rey
Calle Corral del Rey 12 · 17 rooms · Michelin Selected · about 410 m from the Cathedral · 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.
H10 Casa de la Plata
Calle del Lagar 2-4 · 73 rooms · Michelin Selected · about 580 m from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
Michelin lists an outdoor swimming pool and a rooftop terrace bar, a library and a 24-hour front desk.
CoolRooms Palacio Villapanés
Calle Santiago 31 · 50 rooms · one Michelin Key · about 870 m from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
An 18th-century Mudéjar-style mansion turned boutique hotel, with a restaurant, a gym, a spa and a sauna, according to Michelin.
Arenal
South-west of the Cathedral, between Plaza Nueva, the river and the Maestranza bullring: see the Seville bullring tour. The Torre del Oro and the Museo de Bellas Artes are close, and the Triana bridge is 0.8 km from the Cathedral: see Seville museums.
Mercer Sevilla
Calle Castelar 26 · one Michelin Key · about 420 m from the Cathedral · 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, with a small number of rooms and suites. The hotel has a rooftop terrace bar and a restaurant.
Hotel Kivir
Paseo de Cristóbal Colón 3 · 31 rooms · about 690 m from the Cathedral · 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
Calle Reyes Católicos 4 · about 730 m from the Cathedral · 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
Calle Gravina 51 · 38 rooms · Michelin Selected · about 760 m from the Cathedral · 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.
Triana
Across the Isabel II bridge: the Triana market, the ceramics street on Calle Alfarería and the Calle Betis riverside. See Triana and flamenco shows in Seville.
The Triana bank of the Guadalquivir, with Calle Betis along the water. Photo: Gzzz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Triana House
Calle Rodrigo de Triana 94 · seven rooms · Michelin Selected · about 800 m from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A small hotel whose seven rooms each honour a province of Andalusia. Michelin lists it as adults only, and the hotel includes a handmade breakfast.
Zenit Sevilla
Calle Pagés del Corro 90 · about 1.1 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A hotel with a pool and its own parking, on Calle Pagés del Corro. The Zuelo restaurant serves Andalusian cooking, and six apartments added in 2020 sleep up to four.
Casa Alfarería 59
Calle Alfarería 59 · about 1.1 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A bed and breakfast in the ceramics street, 400 m from the Triana bridge by the hotel’s count. The walls are white, with plants and bright furniture, and breakfast is included.
Hotel Ribera de Triana
Plaza Chapina · about 1.3 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
By the river. The roof has an outdoor pool, a sun deck and the Terraza Nivel 5, and almost every room looks over the river, the Plaza de Chapina or the Aljarafe hills.
Cavalta Boutique Hotel
Calle San Jacinto 89 · 12 rooms · one Michelin Key · about 1.45 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
An early 20th-century town house by the architect Ramón Balbuena y Huertas, with wrought-iron balconies and ceramic tilework. The rooftop has a pool, and the ground-floor restaurant, Balbuena y Huertas, holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand: see where to eat in Seville.
The Alameda and Feria
The Alameda de Hércules is a square with many bars, cafés and terraces, north of the Cathedral.
Hotel Patio de la Alameda
Plaza Alameda de Hércules 31 · about 1.6 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A three-star hotel in a 19th-century palace on the square, with three Andalusian courtyards and a terrace with a view across the city.
One Shot Conde Torrejón
Calle Conde de Torrejón 9 · about 1.25 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A design hotel with arched courtyards and a rooftop pool that is open from 13 March to 1 November, from 11:00 to 21:00. The restaurant, Lalola, is by the chef Javier Abascal.
Plaza de España and El Prado
The Plaza de España is free and sits 1.1 km south of the Cathedral, with the Parque de María Luisa beside it: see the Plaza de España. The nearest hotel in this guide is Hotel Alfonso XIII, in Santa Cruz, about 740 m from the plaza. In 2026 the Feria shuttle bus ran from the Prado de San Sebastián: see the Feria de Abril 2027.
Santa Justa and Nervión
For an early train. The AVE station is 1.85 km from the Cathedral in a straight line.
Catalonia Santa Justa
Calle José Laguillo 8 · about 1.25 km from the Cathedral · Hotels.comad
A hotel in the Santa Justa neighbourhood, 15 minutes on foot from the centre by the hotel’s count. The rooms look onto an Andalusian-style patio, the rooftop has a pool, a jacuzzi and a sun deck, and the spa has a sauna.
La Cartuja
The Expo 92 island is across the river from the north of the centre.
Barceló Sevilla Renacimiento
Avenida Álvaro Alonso Barba · 295 rooms · Hotels.comad
A five-star hotel on the river, with an architecture the hotel compares to the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The outdoor pool is open from April to October, depending on the weather, and a heated pool is open in winter. It is the official hotel of the Isla Mágica theme park, and the AVE station is 2.5 km away.
Before you book
- The tax. Andalusia has no tourist tax. In August and again in September 2026 the regional government refused to let councils charge one (Diario de Sevilla).
- Dates that fill the city. Semana Santa runs from 21 to 28 March 2027 and the Feria de Abril from 12 to 18 April, and rooms in the centre sell out and cost far more: see Semana Santa in Seville 2027 and the Feria de Abril 2027. By occupancy, September was the busiest month of 2025 and July the quietest: see the best time to visit Seville.
- Winter. The lights and the nativity scenes are in Christmas in Seville.
- Air conditioning. Summer highs average 36.0°C in July: check the room has it.
For the sights that need booking, see what to book before you go to Seville. To fit them into days, see Seville in one or two days. Where to eat in Seville, Seville tapas and Seville food tours cover the meals, and day trips from Seville covers the trips out.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Seville for a first visit?
Santa Cruz or Arenal. The hotels listed in Santa Cruz are 220 to 450 m from the Cathedral in a straight line and those in Arenal 420 to 760 m, so the Cathedral, the Real Alcázar and the river are on foot. Triana suits a stay across the Isabel II bridge, 0.8 to 1.5 km from the Cathedral.
Is there a tourist tax in Seville?
No. Andalusia has no tourist tax. In August and again in September 2026 the regional government refused to let councils introduce one.
Which Seville hotels have a rooftop pool?
Hotel Kivir, One Shot Conde Torrejón (open 13 March to 1 November), Hotel Ribera de Triana, Cavalta Boutique Hotel, Catalonia Santa Justa and Corral del Rey, which has a plunge pool, all have one on the roof. Barceló Sevilla Renacimiento has an outdoor pool from April to October and a heated one in winter.
Which Seville hotels hold Michelin Keys?
Michelin gives One Key to Hotel Alfonso XIII, Mercer Sevilla, Cavalta Boutique Hotel, CoolRooms Palacio Villapanés and Vincci Selección Unuk. No Seville hotel holds two or three Keys.
Is Triana a good place to stay in Seville?
Yes, for the Triana market, the ceramics street and the riverside bars. The hotels listed are 0.8 to 1.5 km from the Cathedral in a straight line, across the Isabel II bridge.
Where should I stay in Seville for an early train?
Near Santa Justa station. Catalonia Santa Justa is on Calle José Laguillo, in the Santa Justa neighbourhood, and the hotel puts the centre 15 minutes away on foot.
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