Un Patio al Sur

The Hotel un Patio al Sur provides an ideal minimalist respite from Seville’s swirling colors and zigzagging streets. “White and bright” is the ongoing theme inside this two-star property, which is located a hop, skip and an “olé!” from the bullring and cathedral. (When we entered the lobby on a rainy day, we were still almost blinded by the light.)

After previous incarnations as a convent and then a mansion, the building was converted into an 11-room hotel in 2008. But all signs of either of those structures, with the exception of the marble staircase, have been removed in the name of sleek.

Room décor is crisp, dominated by red and white, with touches of black. Modern paintings decorate the white walls. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a telephone, flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Private bathrooms are outfitted with marble floors and clean white sinks and bathtubs.

A few plants and chandeliers brighten the hallways, but otherwise the look is stark and clean, what the hotel calls a “purist style.” On the interior patio, the pristine white is interrupted only by an orange throw rug, some plants and a black statue.

Breakfast is not served, but cafés and restaurants surround the hotel. Small pets are allowed.