he Casa De Carmona Hotel but very quickly I discovered
has been described as one that the Casa de Carmona is
of the most unique and different. The narrow streets
elegant hotels in Spain. It is a leads to what seems an impossible
lovingly restored 16th Century car park, but suddenly there was
palace to a small hotel of a porter to park my car, and a
character, with 33 bedrooms in hotel boy, dressed in pantaloons
the tiny ancient, hilltop, and tights, who took our bags to
walled, picturesque town of our room.
Carmona, only 20 minutes outside
Seville and 15 minutes from the A charming young lady
airport, and to stay there is to receptionist will met us at the
stay in the house of a Spanish door of the hotel, and not only
Nobleman with good taste. showed us to our room, but also
around the hotel.
Our first sight of Carmona, and
the Casa de Carmona was in the We stayed in room five which is
early evening driving towards closest to the pool and very
Seville. We saw what looked like romantic too. If you are looking
an ancient walled city perched on for the ideal weekend retreat,
a hill, and could instantly perhaps to impress a lover, or
imagine it in medieval times even better a honeymoon stopover,
holding off hordes of invaders. then you have found your almost
perfect destination. You can be
Finding the hotel itself was a assured of tactful privacy, in a
little tricky through the tiny place where refined good taste is
streets of the town, but it was almost a bye word!!
well worth the effort. I was very
worried about parking and First impressions still remain
unloading our Chrysler Voyager, vivid, and as you enter the Casa
through a deep-red terracotta leave your shoes outside your
patio, which leads through to the room to be polished, all you need
reception area you realise this to do is ask the receptionist.
is different. A second patio,
filled with plants in large pots The public rooms of the hotel are
and decorated in the same rich around the central patio, with a
colours, forms the central focus chess room, and library, which
of the hotel. There are lush are a little formal, and could
plants, marble colonnades, almost be a museum to the
fragrant flowers, the singing of antiques. However the ?loggia?
birds and the gentle gurgling of Next to the pool is altogether
fountains. A romantic walled lighter and brighter. As well as
patio with an exquisite formal everything you expect in a luxury
garden features a picture-perfect hotel, you'll also find a variety
swimming pool fed by five of books and magazines to read, a
fountains. VCR and music system to play and
hundreds of films and CDs to
This is an oasis of tranquillity, enjoy. However this is definitely
and whilst it may just lack a a hotel for people who like to
little of the luxuries of a top relax in the courtyards, shaded
hotel, you will know you have from the sunlight, and smell the
found a gem. scent of the orange trees and the
jasmine. The world of the 21st
After looking around the century will quickly seem far
courtyards and gardens you will away.
end up in the library and a
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aristocratic elegance, with
carefully chosen pastel hues Breakfast: is between 8.00-11.30
(predominantly pale blues and am, and is a huge buffet of
greens) and a generous range of pastries, fruit, hams, cheese,
antique furniture, including and cereals, where you are
cabinet desks, ornate mirrors, attended by waitresses in country
brass lamps, and a tall hatbox. wench garb. Lunch is
It's verging on the fusty, but a between1.30-4.30 pm, and Dinner
range of modern facilities keeps 8.30-11.30 pm when there's plenty
it real: hi-fi, air-conditioning, of choice of Andalucian
video, ambient lighting. A appetizers, soups, seafood,
concealed mirrored door leads to stews, meats, tarts, fruit and
an impressive large bathroom, creamy desserts
with elaborate brass taps and
wide shower heads, double sinks, If you choose to dine out, the
green and terracotta walls. It San Fernando (on the plaza of the
would be fair to say the plumbing same name) and La Ferrara
(attached to the Hotel Alcazar de adults, and definitely not for
la Reina) come recommended. small children.
Summary It’s a great base for exploring
Seville, and a week would not be
The Casa De Carmona Hotel is just too long
right for anyone seeking elegance
and tranquillity, with a The Casa De Carmona will give you
predominance of British and peace and quiet, great comfort.
American couples. The town of Carmona is a gem, but
realise as with many town centre
Although one child under 12 stays hotels, there are no large
free in the parents? Room, this gardens, but if it is a romantic
hotel is only really suited to dalliance you are after, and then
calm and sophisticated young look no further!!
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