We just arrived from a lovely stay in Sevilla at Francisco's apartment. We were greeted by Georgiana, who escorted us to the apartment, and who thoroughly explained all of the amenities. Entering through an enclosed courtyard into a historic building just next to the cathedral and in the heart of the old town, we were surprised to find the apartment even larger, more spacious and more private than we had imagined. The residence takes up the entire floor of the building, with windows all over. The kitchen has all necessary equipment, although we only ate breakfast indoors. A large living/dining room, well appointed with windows and small balcony opening up to an enclosed private courtyard below.
Three large bedrooms, each with a complete bathroom, and the master bedroom with a tremendous walk-in closet. There is a fourth room which might also be made up with additional beds if necessary as well as a fourth bathroom. The building is old, so rooms have high ceilings, which was charming, and the apartment obviously has been renovated. Plenty of towels and linens came with our rental and bedding was clean and new.... the apartment was in nice shape. We were very pleased with it.
The old town is steps outside the door.... super convenient. If you have a car, there is no parking at the building so keep in mind that you may need to walk 5-10 minutes with baggage if you park at a public parking garage. Taxis can drop you off just outside the walkway leading to the building though, so that is an additional option if you have a lot to carry.
On a Friday or Saturday night, there may be a few people hanging out in the early evening in the courtyard, and you can hear them talk from the two twin bedrooms, but with shutters and curtains, you have plenty of privacy (the apartment is one floor up from the ground floor). Frankly, the sound didn't bother us...... it was part of the ambiance of the area. The master bedroom faces a private inside courtyard, so there is no noise there at all. Also, the entrance courtyard does a wonderful job of separating the apartment from the crowds of people moving around in front of the cathedral. The apartment is an oasis in the center of the tourist district. It was great to be able to come back in the middle of the day and just relax in a home rather than just in a hotel room.
Communication with Francisco was very easy and his assistant very helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend this apartment to anyone coming to visit Sevilla. We look forward to coming back again.