This two-star hotel in small suburb of Granada would have been acceptable value for the money, if it weren't for the exceptionally rude manageress.

She (and her husband) barked at one of our group to 'shut up!' when it was pointed out that a room had not been cleaned all day and then came up with a series of bizarre excuses, the first of which was 'It's *your* fault, you never speak to me but your husband does ' (?!) and 'we couldn't come into your room because you had your key, we knocked but you didn't answer so we assumed you were sleeping -- but we did bring you towels'. When it was pointed out that bringing towels involved both a key and coming in to the room, there commenced what would have been an amusing game of 'catch the language', whereupon she claimed suddenly not to speak English (which she had spoken well up to that point); when the conversation successively switched to Spanish and German she seemed even more upset (she is apparently German).

She also demanded that our entire group pay at once (rather than per person or per room) and initially refused to give receipts to some when they paid. She also spent a good deal of time complaining about Spain and life there... so one can only conclude she's ratehr disturbed in general. But it was no fun passing her most days wondering whether she was going to explode or be polite.

The other staff are charming and friendly; the rooms are relatively large; TVs and aircon work and bathrooms are large (but towels are few and small).

Hotel faces onto a large sandy open space, which is a bit depressing, and there is plenty of ambient noise from people sitting out and eating at cafeteria in front.

But at 20 euros per person it would all have been all right if not for the downright aggressive proprietress. We will probably have to go again, but will stay anywhere else but here.