Hostal Azahar

I quite liked this small, quaint hotel -- the kind of place I like to stay in when I visit historic cities like Cordoba. It is clean and attractive, with a pleasant patio on the first floor (which Americans would call the second floor). My room, though not big, was still big enough so that I didn't feel squeezed in. And there was a properly-sized shower, which you may appreciate if you are acquainted with the little "pods" that you sometimes find in Spanish lodgings. Though one of the comments, further down, says there is no breakfast, there actually is -- but it's found in another building of theirs a short walk down the street. The only drawback to the hotel, at least for me, was that the wall separating my room from the adjacent one did not muffle sounds of the neighboring guests very well -- though there probably isn't much that can be done about that. I should point out, too, that while many visitors will naturally be pleased with the convenient location -- right off the SE corner of the Mosque (Mezquita) -- those who want to be away from the crowds should be aware that this will put you in the middle of "tourist" Cordoba. But all in all, I was pleased with this hotel, and I would certainly be willing to stay there again. (Though I indicated in the "questionnaire" part of this review that there is a vending machine, it is atutally a refrigerator from which you can purchase sodas, juice, or beer.)