In Granada, our private tour with Matias was amazing. He was very knowledgeable and pointed out many things about the Royal Alcazar that we may not have noticed. It wonderful to do the tour with a local who had lots of insight about the history of the monument and Granada in general. He even gave us suggestions for dinner in Granada, as well as our next destination - Seville. Matias is one of the best tour guides I’ve ever had. (I also have to compliment him on his English…. Very fluent and we had no problems understanding him.)
Hotel Reviews
Breakfast was not very good, and very overpriced
Cleanliness & Comfort
The are doing construction right outside the hotel, so taxis cannot get to the hotel. You have to walk 2 blocks with luggage to get a taxi.
Joya del Casco Boutique Hotel
Seville
Location
The hotel was very centrally located. Only 5 min walk to the cathedral
Staff
Staff was very friendly, but not always available. (I think they manage another hotel as well?)
Cleanliness & Comfort
The room was comfortable, however, it was very noisy in the morning. Every room was open to a central foyer. When the staff would go to prepare breakfast at 5:30 or 6 AM it was very loud and woke us up. Then , when people came to eat breakfast … it was impossible to sleep past 630 or 7 am because it became very noisy. If you are an early riser, this is no problem. But after all you are in Spain and likely you’ll be staying up late. This is something you need to know when booking this hotel.
Activity Reviews
Evening Tapas, Taverns & History Walk
Madrid
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Private Toledo Day Trip
Madrid
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Private Alhambra & Generalife Gardens with a Historian
Granada
Matias was an awesome tour guide
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Evening Flamenco Show
Granada
Quality of Experience
The Flamingo dancers were great. The wine was terrible.
Self-Guided Walk in Albaicín District
Granada
Didn’t get to do this because they were Palestine protesters that were blocking taxis from coming and going to the Albacin area. We finally got an Uber to take us up and to take a picture and come right back down because we missed the sunset.
Royal Palace Visit
Madrid
It was good but a little long.
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Private History & Culture Walk
Seville
Quality of Experience
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Guides, Drivers and Staff
Local specialist: Coraima Yañez
