I have booked this hotel for our honeymoon for 6 nights, after reading the reviews. Sadly, our experience of Hotel Alixares was far from being pleasant.

The travel iron has accidentally scorched the bed cover, and two days later we were told at the reception that there is a problem with our room and we were presented with the cover. We explained that it was an accident but were told that we will have to pay for damages! Where is their insurance policy? We were surprised to find that no bed cover was provided for the remainder of our stay in the room! Upon checkout the bill included the charges for the accident, and a very rude lady receptionist pointed at the cover asking us to "take it with us"! This was a bitter end to our last hours in Spain.

Yet another mistake to come!

When we arrived, we were told that breakfast IS included on all days,although it mentioned room only on the agent’s receipt. The fact that breakfast was included was confirmed again in the middle of our stay as well. Nevertheless, we were asked to pay for the breakfast for 5 nights at the end of the visit!

Other points:
The room was small-to-average size. The view was very good of Alhambra, but it was hard to sleep with the cigarette smoke from the hall. Also there was smoking in public spaces in the hotel, including the main reception.

The hotel does not deserve 4 stars at all, and it is not a new hotel, with many facilities lacking refurbishment, such as the restaurant and the room fixtures.

If you are travelling with children, or are not sure if you yourself can accidentally break a plate or spill something then you should avoid such a hotel that CHARGES FOR ACCIDENTAL DAMAGE IN THE RUDEST MANNER POSSIBLE.

Perfectly situated for Alhambra. Clean Hotel with friendly staff.Buffet meals were good value on the whole. I would cetainly go there again

We stayed for a week at the Alixares. It is a very well placed Hotel, right opposite the Alahambra and you can get the bus into Granada just down the road, they come every 5 minutes. We had three rooms and they were lovely, clean, and the linen was changed every day.

The only downside was that the pool was closed for the winter and we had booked this particular hotel for the pool.

If you are driving to this hotel just get onto the motorway for Granada and follow the signs for the Alhambra, the hotel is right opposite, the route that I printed off would have taken us all through the main part of Granada.

All in all it was a great hotel and the staff were friendly and helpful, we would go again.

Excellent Hotel all round, I stayed there with 3 friends in late September. We booked single rooms, whiche were comfy , air conditioned, TV, Mini-bar, shower/bath etc. brilliant Pool, got the sun all day, and still warm enough to swim, just!
Service excellent, location excellent (next to the Alhambra). Lovely walk through the tree lined roads into town, downhill. Conker season, so a bit of a hazard. Hundreds of Tapas bars and restaurants to choose from. Great hotel, great city. I would definitely return.