Hotel Boutique Caireles

Worn down especially in the bathroom. But location is amazing and staff are very warm/ friendly and helpful. Right opposite the clock tower. Can be noisy with the crowd outside the Main Street.

The Hotel Boutique Caireles’ location can’t be beat. It’s steps away from the main entrance to the cathedral-mosque. However this comes with a down side because it’s noisy well into the night. My room faced the street so I heard all the noise. Earplugs helped me fall asleep. Otherwise everything else about this hotel is excellent. I was surprised that it was this good considering it’s listed as a 2 star. Be sure to check out the third floor rooftop terrace with spectacular views of the cathedral-mosque.

We chose this hotel because it was in the middle of the main tourist area, right across the street from the Mezquita. It was very convenient for sight seeing, but there were some down sides. I booked a balcony room with a view. The room was only on the first floor, overlooking the street and the "balcony" was merely a wide step enclosed with wrought iron for safety, which we were to discover is par for the course for Spanish balconies - not enough room to put a chair there and sit. Our room directly looked at the wall of the Mezquita, which was no view at all! The other problem overlooking the street was that it was extremely noisy. We had double balcony doors, but they didn't seal properly and the noise came through anyway. The 2 am garbage collections were particularly disturbing, though of course the hotel had no say about that. Also being next door to Burger King the young ones would sit on the step beside the Mesquita wall and eat their food there, making even more noise. The room was bright and airy and the beds were comfortable. There was a fridge as advertised, but no kettle in our room so we could brew tea there. To be fair, there were coffee making facilities in the foyer downstairs, but we didn't use them. Breakfast was extremely basic and very poor value for money. It was mostly continental with meats and cheeses etc. and a warming dish with pre-cooked fried eggs and bacon which weren't very palatable. They have a "rooftop bar" but they don't serve drinks up there: you have to order them from the desk and they bring them to you. When we got the bill for them later, we thought they were too expensive, given that we'd had lots of glasses of wine in other bars for a lot less. If we were to go to Cordoba again I think we'd stay somewhere else.