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Like an ugly duckling, this two-star pension is going through a major life transformation. It's just a matter of time before it converts itself into a mod two-star hotel.
This means that Espacio Azahar is one of the best places to stay in Seville. (Even a competing hotel owner recommended it over too many drinks).
Operating under the guise of a pension (and with pension rates), Azahar now offers great secret amenities such as plasma televisions, Jacuzzi, minibar, a café, and free breakfast. But get it while it's hot. As soon as the tourist board reviews the place and awards it its new hotel identity, the prices will shoot up to the stars.
The English-speaking receptionist took us on a tour, before inviting us to a drink on the rooftop bar (open to the public from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.).
The first thing we noticed was the stained-glass motif—it's everywhere including in the large skylight. In rooms, Tiffany-style stained-glass lamps had us at "hello." Brushed, faux-antique fittings and hardware are only a year old. And gasp! Those are terrycloth robes hanging in the bathroom!
Of the 12 rooms, three are exterior and look out over a quiet street smack dab in the city center, between the nocturnal hot spot Alameda de Hercules and the tourist haven, Santa Cruz. | 
