A hop across the Guadalquivir river from the cut and thrust of Seville’s historic centre, the Triana district is home to many of the city’s best restaurants, its most authentic flamenco venues, a lively covered market, and colourful lanes with ceramic shops and street bars. Here, in a quiet back street around the corner from the historic Santa Ana church is Hotel Boutique Triana House.
Opened in 2022, it's centred around a flamboyant patio – where terracotta statues of the four seasons evoke the facade of a neoclassical temple – and topped by a sunny roof terrace. Inside are a flamboyant salon and seven plusher-than-plush bedrooms. Dazzling decor combines geometric patterned marble floors, mirrored ceilings, ornate wallpapers and jazzy fabrics, retro brass fittings and original prints, Art Deco lamps and gold-edged mirrors.
But the hotel's beauty is not just in the decorative detail: it also comes in the exceptional care you’re offered by the hotel’s staff. With so few rooms, they have time for caring and sharing, whilst the hotel’s 'My Secret Places' guide will help you discover jewels in Triana that you might otherwise miss. All this, and you're just a 15 minute stroll via the El Puente de Triana bridge to the busier side of the river and the historic centre – where the Giralda, Alcázar gardens and beautiful Santa Cruz quarter await.
Highs
- This is the first really special small hotel we’ve discovered in the ebullient Triana district – after years of looking
- It's an authentic neighbourhood with buzz and beauty – but hardly any other tourists
- Bedrooms are exceptionally quiet given their city centre location
- The first hotel in Andalucia with coveted Passivhaus eco-status: nearly all its energy is solar-generated and the CO2 reduction equates to planting 3000 trees annually; radiant marble floors for cooling and heating the rooms
- Breakfast can be served up on the rooftop terrace from where you look out to the Santa Ana Church tower
Lows
- No twin rooms and no extra beds: it's more of a couples' hideaway
- In colder weather, breakfasts are currently served in your bedroom. It’s a bit of a kerfuffle but by the end of the year a new basement bar and dining room will be in place
- It’s a 15-minute walk to the Cathedral and most of the sights, but it’s precisely this separation that keeps you away from the touristy shops, restaurants and brouhaha of Seville’s busy centre
- No pool
Best time to go
Spring is a glorious time to be in Seville, when the citrus trees that line so many of its streets are in blossom. Winters and autumns are also a great time to be in town: you can expect mostly mild and sunny days with little rain, and temperatures often warm enough for alfresco lunch time dining. Summers sizzle in Seville, with the thermometer frequently touching the low forties celsius. So if you struggle in the heat, avoid July and August.
Our top tips
Triana is full of local colour and character; it would be a shame not to explore it properly. Second-time visitors to Seville might happily spend all their time this side of the river.
Talking of local flavour, a number of places offer half-day cookery courses. It’s a great way to meet up with an interesting bunch of fellow travellers whilst delving into the food and flavours of southern Spain.
If you want to the historic centre of Seville, go electric and take an e-bike tour: you’ll cover a lot of ground and the city is well geared up for two-wheeled movement.
Talking of local flavour, a number of places offer half-day cookery courses. It’s a great way to meet up with an interesting bunch of fellow travellers whilst delving into the food and flavours of southern Spain.
If you want to the historic centre of Seville, go electric and take an e-bike tour: you’ll cover a lot of ground and the city is well geared up for two-wheeled movement.
- Boutique Hotel
- 7 rooms
- Breakfast only; walk to restaurants
- All ages welcome
- Open all year
- Pool
- Spa Treatments
- Beach Nearby
- Pet Friendly
- Disabled Access
- Car not necessary
- Parking
- Restaurants Nearby
- WiFi
- Air Conditioning
- Guest Lounge
- Terrace
- Garden
- Gym
Rooms
This is where the hotel really stands out: its seven theatrical bedrooms gild the lily, both literally and metaphorically. They commingle geometric and floral motifs, with clever use of mirrors enhancing the sense of space. Rooms are mostly of modest size, but really don’t feel small. Mattresses (all queensize), pillows and bed linen are best-of-the-best. And instead of a bog-standard smart TV, your screen is hidden within a huge gilt-framed mirror that faces your bed: a suitably opulent touch.
On the ground floor, Huelva and Cádiz (Standard) are both courtyard-facing. On the next floor up, Cádiz (also Standard) gives on to the courtyard, whilst Sevilla (Deluxe) is more spacious, with street-facing windows. Our first floor room, Jaén (also Deluxe), was simply sumptuous and riotously festive. Slightly larger than most, street-facing but really quiet, it has original oriental-themed artwork in both the bedroom and bathroom. On the second floor is Granada (another Standard) and Málaga - dubbed Premium thanks to its private roof terrace.
Bathrooms are just as festive, and charged with rain showers and a bunch of spoiling Penhaligon products.
Features include:
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary mini-bar
- Hairdryer
- Safe box
- WiFi
Eating
The buffet breakfast is hard to beat: a huge continental spread with several different breads, freshly cut fruit, cheeses, local hams, jams and honey: you name it. In good weather it's served in the patio or on the rooftop terrace; otherwise - until the new dining space is ready - it's laid out in your room (a bit of a squeeze) by the hotel's uniformed maids. Either way, expect beautiful linens, cutlery and crockery.
For other meals, whether you’re looking for fine dining or authentic tapas bars, your start point should be Triana House´s pocket-sized guide, My Secret Places. It lists some great bars and restaurants, ice cream and cake shops, as well as late night tipples.
A few pointers from us, too. Just round the corner from the hotel Vega 10, is a great choice for an intimate meal à deux: innovative tapas with a middle eastern twist. In La Antigua Abacería, also a stone’s throw away, both food and ambience are genuinely sevillano. In epicentre of Triana’s outdoor life, we love La Casa de María's top end Spanish cuisine. And on any night when it’s warm enough for sitting out, grab a late night copa at one of the bars which fan out along Calle Betis on the Guadalquivir’s southern bank.
Features include:
- Breakfast
- Restaurants nearby
- Room service
Activities
- Spend a day exploring Triana: visit Santa Ana (the first Christian church to be built following the Reconquista), shop for ceramics, break for lunch at the food stalls of Triana’s municipal market, and finish the day with a riverside promenade along calle Betis
- Cross the San Telmo bridge to reach Seville’s historic centre setting time aside to wander the plexus of narrow streets of its enchanting Santa Cruz quarter
- Take a 15-minute taxi ride out of town to visit the Roman ruins of Itálica
- Shop in the characterful Calle Sierpes, pausing for coffee and cakes at La Campana: they’ve been in the biz for almost 150 years
- Book a guided tapas tour or a half-day cookery course and learn how to make a perfect paella
Activities on site or nearby include:
- Cooking classes
- Cycling
- Historical sites
- Museums / galleries
- Nightlife
- Private guided tours
- Shopping / markets
Kids
Children are accepted, but this is not a family focused hotel. There are no twin rooms, and no extra beds or baby cots. Children are welcome to stay if they share existing beds.
Family friendly accommodation:
The best option for a family of four (assuming children don't mind sharing a queensize double bed) is to book two Standard or Deluxe Rooms on the same floor.
For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection
Location
Hotel Boutique Triana House is found in a quiet street in the Triana district of Seville, the capital of Andalucia.
By Air:
Fly to San Pablo Airport. From the airport the hotel is 25 minutes by taxi or transfer.
By Car:
The hotel has no private parking but Parking Plaza de Cuba is around the corner, less than five minutes on foot. If you want to hire a car see our car rental recommendations.
Detailed directions will be sent when you book through i-escape.
Airports:
- San Pablo (Seville) Airport 13.0 km SVQ
Other:
- Beach 97.0 km
- Shops 0.1 km
- Restaurant 0.1 km
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