CORDOBA (Hotel Madinat). We hired guide Isabel Marinez, and she did a great job walking us through the neighborhood while giving us info on Cordoba history and life today. She improved our experience of the city exponentially. The Mosque-Cathedral is stunning.
Hotel Madinat: Our priciest hotel of the trip. Staff were extremely nice and helpful, and it was super enjoyable to sit on the rooftop terrace with the amazing view and talk with other travelers. I don't know that I would stay again, however, because it was (to us) very pricey (but very, very nice).
GRANADA (Casa Del Capitel Nazari): Granada ranks with Barcelona as our Spain favorites. A clean, beautiful city. Alhambra is a must-see. We hired a guide for a full day. The guide was informative, but ended up sharing (unsolicited) somewhat extreme political views that I found off-putting. One of our favorite meals of the entire trip was at a Moroccan restaurant that I unfortunately cannot recall the name of. :-(
Casa Del Capitel Nazari: We ended up here after the air conditioning in our first hotel malfunctioned. Great location, generic room, would stay here again.
SEVILLE (El Rey Morro Hotel): The length of this report is causing me to lose my mojo, so I'll summarize by saying Seville is beautiful and the highlights were the flamenco performance at House of Flamenco (except for the guy next to me who kept massaging his bare feet during the performance). I enjoyed the gardens of the Royal Palace. The Seville Cathedral was beautiful, but by this point we were burnt out on cathedrals. We did the rooftop tour and enjoyed it.
El Rey Morro Hotel: Nice room. Very much enjoyed the courtyard. Friendly staff.
That's a wrap! It was the trip of a lifetime. Spain is a rock star. :-)