I am planning a trip to Spain in October 05 with a friend of mine. We will be traveling by train, Flying in and out of Seville.

We are planning on 3 nights in Seville, then 2 nights in Granada , then back to Seville for our last 3 nights. ( We plan on doing 2, maybe 3 day trips while staying in Seville)

So - here is my question - we already agreed on the Melia Colon for the 2nd Seville stop. (got it for 100e a night) but I am torn for the 1st Seville stop.

Which would you choose - the Amadeus? or the Picasso? I have read a lot of good reviews of the Amadeus, but the Picasso looks really interesting.

Fyi - for Granada we chose the Macia Plaza.

Thanks for any help you can offer.
Debbie

We've been to Seville twice, both times we stayed at the Amadeus, and both times the service was wonderful, fantastic people. It is a great location for exploring. I would stay there again in a heartbeat. Hope this helps.

I stayed in the Amadeus as well and really enjoyed it. Somehow they lost our reservation (I didn't confirm before arriving) and put us in a suite or maybe junior suite the first night then moved us to regular room for second night as that was what we had booked. I thought they were great and the building is so charming.

I've never heard of the Picasso.

(Gasp) I'm going to disagree. We stayed at the Amadeus in Oct 03 and probably wouldn't stay there again. So keep an open mind - the Picasso might be great.

may i ask where you go the 100 euro rate for melia colon? great rate for those dates!

Thanks for the replies - keep them coming.

The 100e rate for the Melia is a standard room , Oct 13-16 from www.holidaycity.com

A few days ago I had found it for 93 a night but by the time I booked it, the best I could find was 100. We figure by the end of the trip, we will appreciate a nicer hotel

The Picasso is between the Alcazar and the River - http://www.grupo-piramide.com/index.htm
which makes it look convient for sight seeing.

go figure - all this waffling between the 2 , and when I went to book the Amadeus it was full! ;(

So I ended up with the Picasso anyway.
I will report back after the trip with my thoughts on this hotel.

Debbie

I always have to pipe in with my love of Hotel Alminar...SO close to the Cathedral! Staff was extremely helpful and it was reasonably priced too!

Well, I'm back now.
Since there were very few references to the Picasso, I figure I should report back after my stay there.

First the good news - the location is perfect. Right between the Cathedral & Alcazar. Just up from the Puerta De Jerez on one side, and the Avenidia de la Constitution on the other. ( Although the Dahli Hostal is even easier to find & work around) .

Bad news - I had booked a double room ensuite. We ended up with a triple room with the smallest ensuite ever. On the 3rd floor (which to us was really the 4th floor) - with no elevator. {my bad, I thought it had an elevator, but must have confused it with the other places I was looking at } The shower was the smallest I have ever seen - 2 ft square, MAX with an accordian door that did not open fully.

Oh- and our room did not have a balcony - it overlooked the roof.

Definitely not worth the 87euro per night .

( The Melia Colon however was FABULOUS - even in the bargain room I found there for 100 euro a night - totally plush & posh)