Thompson Seville: Hyatt’s design-focused Thompson brand debuts in Andalusia with a 101-room hotel inside a restored La Gavidia building, pairing contemporary interiors with regional gastronomy and rooftop views.
Hyatt has opened Thompson Seville, a 101-room luxury lifestyle hotel housed in the historic La Gavidia building in the heart of Spain’s most romantic city. The announcement came on November 9, 2026, marking Thompson Hotels’ first entry into Andalusia and its second Spanish location after Thompson Madrid. Situated on Plaza de la Concordia in Seville’s historic centre, the property weaves Modernist architecture with contemporary design, rooftop cocktails overlooking the city, and a restaurant built on Andalusian culinary tradition dating back decades.
La Gavidia stands as one of the few remaining Modernist structures in Seville’s heritage district. The redevelopment was helmed by Carlos Llansó of Exacorp One and Mario Ronquillo of Estudio 2RDIP, who preserved the building’s architectural character while adapting it for hotel operations. Interior design by Jorge Lozano and Proyecto Singular draws from Andalusian craft, natural materials and the region’s distinctive quality of light, employing ochre, copper, earth and carmine tones accented with handcrafted latticework and vegetation. Interior courtyards flood the spaces with natural daylight, a critical element in the original structure that the team retained.
Thompson Seville’s Casa Mayo and Restaurant Program
The hotel’s culinary anchor is Casa Mayo, a signature restaurant developed alongside Grupo Manolo Mayo, an Andalusian hospitality collective with roots stretching to 1963. The restaurant prioritizes regional ingredients and traditional recipes: tomato salad, rice dishes and almadraba bluefin tuna appear on the menu. Architect Pablo Baruc designed the space with an open kitchen, wine cellar and central bar, with a courtyard flooded in natural light. A terrace overlooks Plaza de la Concordia beneath a magnolia tree, and the restaurant welcomes both hotel guests and walk-in visitors from the city.
Supporting Casa Mayo is the Lobby Bar, which serves specialty coffee, light breakfasts, tapas and cocktails built around local ingredients such as Seville oranges and Andalusian sherries. Every evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., the hotel hosts La Hora, an event pairing curated Jerez sherries with seasonal food offerings. The rooftop swimming pool and bar function as a dual-purpose venue, attracting overnight guests and city visitors seeking elevated social space above Seville. The rooftop menu focuses on casual Andalusian dining: salmorejo, croquettes, shrimp fritters and marinated anchovies, alongside cocktails and wine. A fitness centre on the rooftop provides panoramic sightlines across the city.
Accommodation and Art Programming
Thompson Seville offers 101 guestrooms and suites ranging from deluxe rooms to terrace suites and a signature Thompson Suite. Selected rooms feature private terraces with views across Seville’s historic skyline. The 240 square metres of flexible meeting and event space spans four rooms, supported by an interior courtyard and audiovisual systems for conferences and private events.
Art permeates the property. Luisa Olazábal’s studio curated a collection of contemporary works displayed throughout public areas, corridors and guestrooms, including murals, paintings, photography and sculpture. The pieces explore themes tied to Seville’s history, architecture and cultural identity. Hyatt plans a calendar of art, music, gastronomy and cultural events designed to connect hotel guests with Seville’s creative community, extending the Thompson brand’s positioning as a cultural destination rather than a transactional bedroom.
The opening fulfills Hyatt’s original project announcement from November 2023 and adds a significant player to Seville’s expanding luxury hospitality market. The combination of preserved Modernist bones, contemporary design language, rooted regional cuisine and programmed cultural activity positions Thompson Seville as a deliberate cultural intervention in the city rather than a generic branded hotel.
