Name: Hotel Colon Gran Melia
Address: Seville, ES
Price range: From $495

Hotel Colon Gran Melia, SevilleHotel Colon Gran Melia in Seville, Spain has a corrected score of 3.9 ± 0.1 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 15 of 89 hotels we score in Seville. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.0 before correction: Booking.com 4.1, Tripadvisor 4.1, Google 4.0, Agoda 4.0. Rooms from about $495 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Colón Gran Meliá is a five-star hotel in a 1929 building in the historic centre of Seville, renovated in 2009. It has 189 rooms and suites that mix traditional style with contemporary furnishings, a rooftop terrace with a heated pool and city views, a gym, spa facilities, a RedLevel lounge and dining options. The cathedral and Giralda Tower are about a ten-minute walk away. It suits leisure travellers who want to be close to the main sights and business guests needing meeting facilities, with pets accepted for a fee. Rates start around $495 a night, so it is a considerable expense, and guest feedback suggests breakfast is only average.What stands out

Central location near major sights

Rooftop pool with panoramic views

Spacious, well-designed rooms

Attentive, knowledgeable staff

Watch out for

Breakfast quality is only average

Expensive, from $495 per night

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