The Artist’s House with Private Pool

Hotel Description

You know what caught me off guard about The Artist’s House? It’s actually tucked away on this quiet residential street in Macarena – and I mean quiet in the best way possible. When you first walk up to 10 Calle Adelantado, you’re not dealing with tourist crowds or that constant hum of traffic you get closer to the cathedral area. The building itself has this understated charm that honestly makes you feel like you’re staying at a friend’s place rather than some sterile hotel.

The private pool situation is legit, by the way – not one of those tiny plunge pools that barely fits two people. I spent most of my late afternoons there because, well, Seville in summer is no joke, and having your own little oasis makes all the difference. The whole setup feels very much like what the name suggests; there’s this creative, lived-in vibe throughout the place that you don’t usually get with cookie-cutter accommodations. The host clearly put thought into the details – decent coffee setup, actually comfortable furniture (you’d be surprised how rare that is), and the kind of lighting that doesn’t make you look terrible in photos.

Location-wise, you’re about a fifteen-minute walk to the main attractions, which honestly works in your favor. Macarena gives you this authentic neighborhood feel where you’ll pass locals heading to work in the morning and kids playing in the small plazas. There’s a fantastic little bar called El Rinconcillo just a few streets over – oldest tapas bar in the city, actually – and you can walk there without dealing with the maze of tiny streets in the old quarter. Parking can be a bit tricky if you’re driving (street parking is hit or miss), but the metro connection isn’t bad if you need to get around. The 8.1 rating makes sense to me; it’s not trying to be the Ritz, but it delivers on what matters – comfort, character, and that pool when the afternoon heat kicks in around 3 PM and suddenly walking anywhere sounds terrible.

Rooms

• Estimated price from: $122. Duplex Apartment with 2 × 1 double bed and 1 sofa bed for Max persons: 2

Reviews

• Piotr from Poland – 14 February 2025 (8/10)

  Great location and great host, terrace is awesome!
  
  What could be improved: Homeless people near the entry made me uncfomfortable and unsafe

• Arturs from Latvia – 21 June 2024 (7/10)

  Quite spacious, nice small pool on the roof, very friendly staff
  
  What could be improved: Very dark due to being on a narrow street, a bit warn throughout, especially the bathroom fittings (the shower in one of the bathrooms didnt work)

• Karishma from Ireland – 14 September 2024 (9/10)

  The pool was fabulous and the place was very comfortable
  
  What could be improved: Nothing everything was great

• Sarah from Ireland – 25 April 2025 (6/10)

  Nice size of place, rooftop pool was a nice feature!
  
  What could be improved: Attention to detail just wasn’t there. Old food in dishwasher from previous guests, leaking sink, dirt and stains on sofas and footrests, lounge cushions left out on the rooftop terrace in the rain, tv didn’t work, no cloths or tea towels in kitchen, coffee pot didn’t work. The staff were good and responsive and cleaned the dishwasher, gave a different coffee pot, attempted to fix the sink(still leaked). However, these are things that should be done ahead of check in and the guest shouldn’t have to take time out of a holiday to organise these issues with a host.
  
  There was also many homeless people at the entrance to the apartment throughout the stay.. it was a bit intimidating coming in and out.

• Gregory from France – 27 October 2024 (9/10)

  Établissement propre
  La literie est confortable
  Terrasse avec piscine indispensable après une journée de marche
  
  What could be improved: Absence de linge de cuisine et d’éponge

• Clara from Spain – 26 April 2025 (7/10)

  La piscina en la azotea está muy bien para poder refrescarse ya que hacia mucho calor, la cama de la habitación de arriba cómoda, apartamento bastante amplio.
  
  What could be improved: Según llegamos la tele no funciona(nos la arreglaron al día siguiente), la manilla de la puerta de la terraza de arriba estaba rota, la cama de abajo incomoda, la mampara de la ducha de abajo oxidada y es imposible poder cerrarla para ducharse, la ducha de arriba los azulejos sucios de moho, el lavabo suelto parece que se va a caer, lamparas rotas,la piscina no tiene escaleras por lo que para salir de ella ahí que hacerlo a pulso, en general le falta mantenimiento a la casa y más limpieza.
  Por último y que no es culpa de la casa pero afecto a mi estancia es que por las noches ahí 3 personas durmiendo en la calle justo delante del portal por lo que acceder al portal de noche es bastante imponente y iba con miedo.

• Helene from France – 6 August 2024 (7/10)

  La terrasse et la piscine sont un vrai plus ! Le personnel d’accueil est adorable et réactif. La literie est bonne. L’appartement est bien grand.
  
  What could be improved: Manque de couverts et d’ingrédients de secours comme le sucre, torchon, sac poubelle de rechange.

• Sven from Belgium – 5 July 2024 (8/10)

  Leuk appartement in mooie inkomhal.
  Inrichting degelijk met voldoende grote ruimtes. Rustige ligging.
  Snelle opvolging bij melding van problemen.
  Mooi dakterras en leuk privézwembad
  
  What could be improved: Badkamer boven beperkt (douche was kapot maar snel hersteld, ondermaatse lavabo en te weinig plaats voor badkamerspullen.
  Maar 2 ligstoelen aan zwembad maar snel een derde gebracht bij de vraag.
  Keuken beperkt ingericht, geen handdoeken voor aan het zwembad.
  Doeken op boventerras om schaduw te creëren ontbreken, enkel een parasol.

• Maribel from Spain – 24 June 2024 (8/10)

  Estaba todo limpio y era cómodo.
  
  What could be improved: No había estacionamiento en la zona

• Daniel from Spain – 17 October 2024 (9/10)

  La ubicación es muy buena, pero la piscina en el rooftop está genial para pasar esos días de calor en Sevilla.

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