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                <title>Avoiding the Confortel Hotel Puerta de Triana Sevilla</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Confortel have built a fine reputation for providing affordable and stylish accommodation in major Spanish cities.  The confortel seville is a huge disappointment and not worthy of its three star status.]]></description>
                
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                <title>I do NOT recommend Oasis Hostel, Seville</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[I recently stayed at the Oasis Hostel in Seville.<br>While I was there, my boyfriend was woken up at 3am by someone who said the bed he was in (and paid for) was hers. Obviously, there had been a double booking (in fact there were double bookings every night we were<br>there). However, during this mix up, the manager had gone into his 'safe' (which is allocated to the bed) and taken out a number of his personal items (which we did not notice until the following day). My boyfriend went to ask for them back and the manager said he had<br>lost them - but hoped they would turn up. Unfortunately, they did not and to be honest the staff did not really take the matter very seriously; they did not seem to understand why we might be offended that the manager had gone into our ‘safe’. Also, instead of replacing or refunding the cost of his UK electric shaver for example, they suggested they buy him a significantly cheaper Spanish (i.e. incompatible) version. Finally, the manager said he<br>would return the cost of the items once we could<br>'prove' how much they cost - after we had left to go home, which left me slightly nervous. This happened over a month ago, and we have just received payment for the items ‘lost’. Not entirely satisfactory to be honest. Thought it was worth sharing…]]></description>
                
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                <title>Safety during siesta time</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Many visitors take advantage of the siesta to take photos or see more of the city while it's quiet, but don't do it. Don't wander the back streets of Santa Cruz or any place with few people during siesta (2:30-5pm). It's better to follow the Spaniard's example and use the time as it should be used: for relaxing, eating lunch, taking a nap and then heading back out at 5pm.]]></description>
                
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