The hotel is pleasant enough - right on the doorsteps of the entrance to the Alhambra (which, if you haven't been there, actually seems to be at the back - the East - of the Alhambra).

The service was friendly and efficient. Breakfast OK.

The room I was in (a double for single tenancy) was very small but seemed to be perfectly OK with a nice bathroom.

If you're at the front of the hotel you may end up hearing all the buses and people arriving for the Alhambra in the morning (there are SO many people seeing it). As I live in London, this didn't bother me in the least though and it is still quieter than a normal city.

As for finding the hotel - as a pedestrian, in the absence of any good maps I used Google Maps to find the location - sadly it didn't know it and mapped a random location. This led to a lot of walking - I needed to get fit anyway. For car drivers, there's plenty of parking nearby.

People wanting to find it just need to know it is right by the entrance to the Alhambra - and the local taxi drivers (my one example of which was honest and inexpensive) know where it is. When you're booked in, then it's easy to find the "lay of the land" and the Sightseeing Granada bus leaves from right outside the front door.

Book your tickets to the Alhambra online well in advance of your arrival (weeks before) or you may miss out entirely!!!! I repeat - Book In Advance!

The walls are so thin that you can hear your neighbor's conversation clearly. The room is decent in general. There are only a few restaurants nearby, and they are not very good. You might want to check out hotel Alixares, which is a few steps away. It's bigger and has its own parking and ATM machine, which is an asset since Alhambra and the parking lot don't take credit card.

We chose the Hotel Guadalupe because of its proximity to the Alhambra and availability of parking and it was an excellent choice. The hotel is just down the hill from the Alhambra ticket office (reserve tickets well in advance!) which made it very convenient. It was also easy to find by car because you could follow the Alhambra signs in town. When you get to to the Alhambra parking lot, instead of going in the lot, go to the left and up the hill. There is temporary parking outside the hotel to unload the car and if you are lucky, you may find free parking further up on the street. If not, turn around and go back to the Alhambra parking lot - the hotel will give you a paper that will discount the parking when you leave. If you want to leave your valuables in a safe, they have individual safes by the front desk for a modest fee.

We had two double rooms. One had a view of the front of the hotel, but we didn't have a problem with noise. Unfortunatley, neither had a view of the Alhambra - we were on too low a floor. The beds were very firm which we like and the bathrooms were excellent. We had breakfast at the hotel and found the buffet breakfast a good value in a nice setting. While some people have said that the hotel was full of package tours, we didn't find that that bothered us.

The desk staff was very helpful with all of our questions. My husband and kids walked down to the city both evenings and found the walk quite doable - also , we had no issues with pickpockets despite the warnings.

Not the Ritz, but a really good bargain and you couldn't be better located. Walk to the Alhambra (ticket office opposite, but the receptionists were great at getting tickets without you having to queue), and outside of the main city - which is a good thing as it can be very noisy. Better still, a shuttle bus into town and back ran continuously. I was really lucky with the room: it was large with windows to 2 walls, and a large terrace overlooking the Alhambra. The bathroom too was big, with a jacuzzi. Everything was clean and the staff were helpful. Breakfast was okay, but I wouldn't recommend eating in the restaurant in the evening - it wasn't good! It's also easy to find if you're driving as you by-pass the city (which is very busy for traffic) and follow signs for the Alhambra. You have to park in the public car park and pay (quite expensive, but again right opposite the hotel), though you can pull up and unload in a bay outside the hotel.