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Hostals rather than hotels dominate Seville, and those with two stars are your best bet. Two-star hotels that more or less provide the amenities of a three star hotel will often fail to meet the tourist board's nitpicky criteria on one or another count—for example the lack of a single entrance—that would allow them to affix an extra gold star.
Unfortunately this also makes it difficult to know exactly what you're getting into, as many three- and four-star hotels lack the services provided by two-star hotels. The moral: the stars aren't always reliable. Research hotels and figure out what's most important to you. We've recommended few pensions and hostals with only one star; those we have recommended are very special cases.
In Seville, some hotels double and sometimes triple their rates during tourist season while others don't. If rates seem inflated during the Festival season (March and April), well, they definitely are. Happily, every hotel doesn't play the same high-stake game. Take advantage of hotels that don't raise their rates in high season—like Hostal Cordoba.
On average, expect to pay about €30 per sleeping head in Seville. For a more luxurious joint, don't pay more than €95 a night; anything more, and you're getting breakfast in bed. Or, alternately, you're getting duped.
Internet is scarce in Seville but hotels are slowly updating. A good establishment will have Internet—if not Wi-Fi, then at least an Internet station. Cross your fingers the Internet connection will actually function.
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