Sevilla Travel Forum

I was in Seville during the summer 2008 and I would like to return around spring next year. I know that this is a very critical date to look for an accommodation and thought to start my researches already. On the agency´s website I have previously booked with (very good service and would like to book through them again), I have found the following two hotels and would like to know if anyone has stayed in either of them already:

Hotel Zaida
http://seville.sleepngo.com/en/hotel-zaida

Hotel Marian
http://seville.sleepngo.com/en/hotel-marian/

Or if someone has stayed in any of the other hotels listed (within my budget;-)), I would appreciate any recommendations.
http://seville.sleepngo.com/en/hotels.html

Thank you, flamencon

Dear fellow VT members, my husband and I will be in Seville in a few weeks and want to rent an apartment instead of hotel. We are there four nights and prefer to be in the Santa Cruz or Plaza Neuva area this being our first visit. We need at least one bedroom and would love something charming and old world. Any suggestions out there? We would like to stay at $125 US a night or below. From what I see on websites this is doable but I don't know what to trust. All the pictures look great ......Any help MUCH appreciated. And I will post on our return. Thanks.

Which is the best way to get from the airport to the Santa Cruz area of Seville, bearing in mind I land at 9pm in the evening?

We are going to be in Sevilla for 3 days and are looking for some suggestions for local food, and ambience with fair prices ? not touristy. is anything special going on Oct. 16-Oct.18 that we should be aware of?

I am staying in Vilamoura for a week and am going to drive to Sevilla for a day trip. We would like to visit the old jewish quarter and also the cathedral.
Can anyone recommend a good parking spot with easy access. I hear the metro is now open, would one of the stations be a good place to leave the car for the day with easy access to the city?
Also any recommendations on "must see's" time permitting?
I guess we will be in town between 11 am and 9pm
Any advice would be appreciated.

For those in the know...

Which of these flamenco shows would you choose?
(I am looking mainly for classical flamenco.)

Miércoles 16: “EL TRONÍO”
Bailaora: Leonor Leal
Bailaor: Juan Ogalla
Cantaor: Vicente Gelo
Guitarrista: Tino

Jueves 17: “JONDO”
Bailaora: Maribel Ramos "Zambra"
Cantaor: Jeromo Segura
Guitarrista: Raúl Cantizano

Viernes 18: “FRAGUA FLAMENCA”
Bailaora: Manuela Ríos
Bailaor: Antonio Molina "Choro"
Cantaor: Javier Rivera
Guitarrista: Manuel de la Luz

Sábado 19: “RAÍCES FLAMENCAS”
Bailaora: Almudena Serrano
Bailaor: Juan Diego
Cantaora: Ana Real
Guitarrista: Pedro Sánchez

Domingo 20: “DUENDE FLAMENCO”
Bailaora: Marina Valiente
Bailaor: Juan Carlos Cardoso
Cantaora: Ana Real
Guitarrista: Manuel de la Luz

Hi, I need to travel from hotel melia lebreros in seville to hotel melia costa del sol on Saturday, December 19th. 2009 at about 20:00 hrs.
We are 2 passengers with 2 large and 3 small bags.
Kindly guide as to the distance, the travel time, and the fare in bus or taxi.
I would appreciate a prompt response. Thanking you.
Jal Olia
Mumbai, India

Hi
My partner and I are planning a trip to Granada and Seville from 28th Dec 09 to Jan 03 2010.We are going to spend New Years eve in Seville, I have heard this is mainly a night for a big family dinner in Spain, and a lot of restaurants will be booked out.I would like to plan it properly and go somewhere special to eat, with maybe music etc We are both Vegetarians, can anyone recommend what to do New years eve.Any ideas would be appreciated
Thanks

I'm a student in Lapland and while I'm not able to move to Spain next term even if I'd love to, I'm planning an eventual escape to my beloved society, Spain, as a graduate student or indefinitely. I think the spanish in Catalonia are individual and spontaneous. It makes me feel like having the social acceptance I never had in Finland, and like seeing the emotions of people very easily. Yet Sevilla seems bourgeois, middle class, indirect, distant, anti-social, cold, prejudiced and tough. People seem to act like walking straight ahead without expressing any attention to the environment or reacting with emotion, like in Barcelona. Are sevillan people like this because they are snobs/elitists or is there the same of authoritarian, patriarchal pressure to hide feelings like Finland? Is my theory correct? Which city, Barcelona or Seville is more individualist and spontaneous, tolerant, open and social?

Can I have some suggestions please how best to get from Sevilla airport,
Terminal 2, to the Santa Cruz area of Sevilla, using public *transport* (bus, metro)?

The google maps are no help because I don't drive and I sure don't want to walk it :)

I'll be in Sevilla in September, and I've heard that the local variety of churros are called calentitos. Any recommendations on the best places to try them?

Thanks!

Bus or train?

Travelling from Sevilla to Granada:
Both Renfe train and ALSA bus take ~3 hours.
The price difference is negligable...Euro22.70/Euro19.32
Hours of travel equally convenient for me.

Question: Which is to be preferred?
The bus is a 'normal' bus, not a 'supra'.
Does the bus make rest stops on a 3 hour trip?
I ask because I smoke and I am presuming that there is no smoking on the train.
Or perhaps I am wrong - would there still be smoking cars on a regional train?

Do both or either have air-conditioning?
Are the seats more or less equally comfortable?

Anything of special note for the one or the other?

Thanks!

Looking for a nice wine tour -- had an excellent trip in Melbourne that took multiple sign ups (instead of a private tour)in one big van to different wineries (had the sweetest, most rib-tickling driver, especially on the trip home! :). Everything I see in Spain seems to center on "private" tours. Any help finding a more "assorted" group (and more reasonably priced) tour? Either Madrid, Sevilla or Barcelona?

I am trying to understand the different quarters, and wondering which section is truly the best to be in (especially for those depending on foot/public transportation)
I have seen what looks like a nice place, closer to the train station (where we will be arriving and departing from) and they advertise within easy distance of the main tourist attractions. Some comments say it is easy walking distance; others complain it's too far. 3 in particular I saw were Pasarela Hotel Sevilla, Sevilla Center, and HOtel Occidental Sevilla, which was quite close to the train station.
Any thoughts on those, or what is the best area to stay? And we are arriving in town around midnight -- will we have any trouble getting transportation?

Hola a todo el mundo,
con mis diez amigoz celebraremos una despedida de soltero a Sevilla in Julio. Podeis sugerir nos una discoteca bonita? A lo mejor grande?
Muchas gracias

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Hi everyone,
with ten friends I will celebrate a stag party in Sevilla on July. Can you suggest us a nice disco. Maybe be a big one.
Thank you very much

Virtualnick

For a mature woman travelling solo, searching for a budget hotel/hostal which area is to be preferred:
Arenal or the Juderia (Old Jewish Quarter)?

I do understand that in the Juderia most streets are pedestrian only?

I am thinking in terms of safety first - going out to eat in the evening, returning after 2200 (10.pm) after a show and so on...

Secondly availability of walking/travelling to the main tourist sites; bus/metro stops near-by.

Also important: places to eat in the evening that are fairly near-by.

What is on the menu for the Bar Nieves in Sevilla and how much is the average cost for each food item

How much roughly will it cost for me and my girlfriend to eat out in Sevilla?

Still searching for a budget hotel/hostal/B&B in Sevilla for under Euro55 a night.

Have tried some agencies, but can't find anything suitable.
Must be in a neighbourhood safe for a mature woman travelling solo to return at night.
Clean and safe are the by words. No luxury needed.
Would prefer, but not insist on a private shower/toilet.

Suggestions?
Thanks.

One of the places I was thinking of staying at was Hostal Dona Trinidad, has anyone else stayed there?

I will be going to Sevilla for 6 days in October, what days trips do you recommend from there?

Have searched for hours. Looking for a clean, safe hostal or budget hotel in Sevilla. Must be in a neighbourhood safe for a mature woman travelling solo.
The closer to the centre the better of course. Price should be under Euro 55 for a single room.
Thanks.

Have searched for hours. Looking for a clean, safe hostal or budget hotel in Sevilla. Must be in a neighbourhood safe for a mature woman travelling solo.
The closer to the centre the better of course. Price should be under Euro 55 for a single room.
Thanks.

Hi guys.
I will be in Sevilla in a couple of days.
And I was wondering if any VT´s that live in Sevilla would like to get together of a cup of coffee and some talk?
I´m a solo traveller...and I would be great to get to meet some local people or expat. Travelling alone can get a bit boring ^^
Nothing strange...just a casual meeting.
Thanks

Any comments on the Hotel America, Plaza del Duque in Seville?

Appears to be well located and at a decent rate.
Mixed reviews on Trip Advisor.

Thanks.

I am thinking of coming to Sevilla in early October, how many days would you recommend that myself and my partner come for? Is early October a good time to visit?

We'll be in Sevilla the first weekend of May and found out that our first day in the city is also the last day of what seems to be the big 'ferias de abril' (we already found the hotel to be expensive that day; now we know why....).

As we're there anyway, we'd like to grasp the opportunity and see what's going on, but we don't seem to be able to find a program of the festivities or so...

So we're now wondering : is it a normal fun-fair without special events or is something interesting taking place ? Any idea where we can have a look at the programm (if there is one ?)

can tell me a price for train tickets? I want to go from Madrid to Sevilla in 30 mai and to return in 4 june. If we are 3 person the price is the same??

Hi
what is about the price for a round trip by
fast train from Madrid to sevilla and back??

thanks
beste regards
wil vonier

Hi,
Will be traveling to Sevilla for a day and after touring the Cathedral and Alcazar, would like a place to sit down and enjoy some tapas. I have seen several recommendations around Santa Cruz, but most seem quite touristy and crowded. Don't want to stand at the bar. If you know of a nice place tucked away in the Santa Cruz area, would appreciate it. If not, I have read that there are some nice places in Triana, and would appreciate any suggestions. Also, would need to know how I would get there (bus?). Which bus, where would I catch the bus, and how much would it cost? Lots of questions, I know!
Thanks for your suggestions,
Jeana