Four Seasons is heading to Seville. The luxury operator and Spanish investment firm Blasson have announced plans for Four Seasons Hotel Sevilla, a roughly 55-room property in a restored landmark on Plaza Nueva, in the heart of the city’s Arenal Quarter. The hotel is due to open within the next few years, bringing Four Seasons to the capital of Andalucía. It lands as the clearest sign yet that the world’s biggest luxury hotel names are betting on southern Spain, well beyond the familiar pull of Madrid and Barcelona.
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