Cordova has a very wide offer hotel. From ‘hostels’ where sleep for just over ten euros a nightto five star hotels that exceed 800 euros, passing through a medium range of rooms that range between 60 and 120 euros per night. Among all of them, one stands out suite of more than 40 square meters that offers, not only all the luxuries and comforts, also a unique historical and cultural experience. This is the most expensive hotel room in Córdoba.
800 euros to sleep in a museum
The Hospes Palacio del Bailío hotel is one of the most special and exclusive places to stay in Andalusia, and of course from Córdoba. Located in the heart of the city, Its origins date back to the century I, when a Roman domus. On its foundations was erected a muslim palace which was converted after the Reconquestcreating a place where It mixes the Gothic style with the Mudejar. In the 19th century, neoclassical torcs were added. This historic place in the city also it was hospital during the last century. In 1990, intensive renovation and restoration work was carried out, during which Roman mosaics and remains of the domus. In In 2006 the Hospes Palacio del Bailío was inaugurateda five-star establishment that offers all the luxuries required for this, such as extensive gardens, spa and wellness center, outdoor pool, Roman baths and even a Michelin star restaurant.
Outdoor pool of the Hospes del Bailío.
Between his 51 roomswhose prices range between 170 and 800 euroshighlights the ‘Historic Junior Suite with Soul‘, which is undoubtedly the most city special. Far from what you might think, This is not a gigantic hotel room fullof eccentricities. Stands out for “merging the past that makes this place so unique without giving up current comforts”says the hotel director, Alberto Pérez.
The first thing that catches your attention in the room, measuring just over 40 square meters, is the impressive fresco by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, who presides over the space. He is accompanied by three other paintingswhich represent the Capitulation of Granada, the Great Captain and La Eterna of Naples, all of them from the beginning of the XVII century. Offers a 2×2 bed for clients, a couple of desks that are blend perfectly with the enclave and a large bathroom with bathtub and separate showers.
He taking advantage of light and views of common areas They also play an important role in a room where even the smallest detail is taken care of, from personalized business cards for the client to the selection of fruits and seasonal products.
“It is an unrepeatable room, the client will not have it in another hotel“, emphasizes Pérez, who insists on the importance of common areas. “You can have more luxury, more space, more sofas; everything more artificial. Here luxury is historical: It’s the paintings, the story… it’s sleep in a museum”, sentence.
What type of client stays there?
Pérez points out that this room “has clients most days”. These are “people with very high purchasing power” and older, “normally aged 50 or 60,” he emphasizes. Refering to nationalityalthough “The foreign client plays a very important role in the hotel, since it represents approximately 20% of the reservations”, for this type of rooms there are more people of nationality United States, german, french or from countries of the Persian Gulf. In some cases “These are people looking for ’boutique’ hotels or ‘design hotels’‘ or even “people who are traveling through Spain and when they go to Barcelona they stay at the Majestic, when they go to Madrid at the Ritz and when they arrive in Córdoba they stay here,” says the director of Hospes Palacio del Bailío.
Tourists walk with their suitcases in Córdoba on the last day of the Fiesta de los Patios.
They all spend between two and four nights on average in this room., where they follow a much calmer pace than a typical tourist. “They usually check in first thing in the morning. and that day is dedicated to enjoying the room and the hotel, they go to the spa and the hot springs, they have dinner at the restaurant… and the next day they quietly begin to explore the city,” says Pérez.
Regarding companiesthe hotel has a room set up for meetings, however, these are not a notable clientele of the establishment, “once we have had an Asian group that is doing a route through Andalusia and they reserve about twelve rooms, but it is not usual” , concludes Pérez.
