Accommodation in Seville

Seville is a very popular autumn holiday destination with many attractions and boasts a range of high quality hotels available at different prices. Therefore, it is advisable to book your hotel early to ensure availability during the IETA/Focus-Abengoa Carbon Training.

Carbon Training participants may wish to benefit from specially negotiated rates from our Partner 5 Star Hotel, the Hotel Barceló. To enjoy the excellent rates, participants must register before 15th September 2008.
 
To obtain further information or to register for accommodation at the Hotel Barceló, by either visiting our website and register using the ‘Sign Here’ link or contact Deborah Homer, Programme Director on dh@carbon-training.com or Patricia Ortega, Course Assistant at po@carbon-training.com.
 
Further information on hotels in Seville is available from the following websites although you may also use your usual booking agency:

Further information on hotels in Seville is available from the Spanish Tourist Board at:

Travel to Seville

Arrival by car

Seville is can be quickly reached from many cities in Spain and foreign countries by an excellent system of motorways. Seville and Cádiz are linked by the A-4 motorway and from Granada and the Costa del Sol, Seville can be reached via the A-92 motorway. Once in Seville all motorways may be accessed from the SE-30 ring road which circles the city ad has numerous exits to the city centre.

Arrival by train

Rail Travel to Seville is via the AVE high speed trains. The AVE operates on the Madrid-Cordoba-Seville route in just 2.5 hours.

Travel Times
Classes of Service

First Class

Second Class

For more information about the AVE service and for online reservations please go to the Rail Europe Website.

Arrival by plane

Seville's airport is only 7km east of the city on the main NIV road to Cordoba and there are daily scheduled flights from many major European cities such as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam and Rome. Visitors from other destinations can enjoy easy connecting flights with Madrid, Palma de Mallorca and Barcelona

Airport Bus Transfers

There is a regular bus service which connects the airport with Puerta de Jerez in the city centre. The service operates every hour travelling along Avda. Kansas City with a stop at the Santa Justa train station.

Taxi Transfers

There are always numerous taxis available at the airport and they charge in the region of 20€ to travel to the city centre.

 

Barceló Renacimiento *****

The avant-garde Barceló Renacimiento ***** is a modern, top-quality hotel located on the Island of Cartuja in Seville. It is the top hotel in the city and the best equipped to accommodate groups, conferences, congresses and incentive trips, boasting its own 25-room Convention Centre. Barceló Renacimiento is also ideal for tourist holidays due to its facilities and its convenient location close to the Isla Mágica theme park.

Alternatively to our Partner 5 Star Hotel, the Hotel Barceló, there are a number of other highly recommended hotels available including:

Hotel Alfonso XIII *****

The 5 Star Hotel Alfonso XIII, built in 1928 and situated among the arches and arabesques of the historic city centre only minutes from the Reales Alcázares and Plaza de España.
http://www.hotel-alfonsoxiii.com/

Casas de la Juderia ****

The 4 Star Casas de la Juderia, a charming hotel located in the Jewish Santa Cruz Quarter of Seville.
http://www.intergrouphoteles.com/juderia/en/

Las Casas de Los Mercaderes ***

The 3 Star hotel, Las Casas de Los Mercaderes an elegant hotel overlooking the Plaza Salvador.
http://www.intergrouphoteles.com/mercaderes/en/