Last week stayed in the Carlos V Hotel in Granada, Andalucia. The hotel is located in the city center in an appartement on the 4th floor. Parking garage is next to the hotel and costs €14/day (very close parking...) The rooms in the hotel are not very large but comfortable. I read that in 2004 it was renovated and you can see that in the furniture and the sanitair which was beautiful. We didn't use the breakfast because that was too simple (and costs really nothing...a few euros)...quite normal in Spain.

I visited Granada November 2005 and this hotel was great. The photos don't do it justice. Completely renovated rooms and bathrooms (some of you might want a more ornate traditional decor, but this was clean and new). They had a computer for free internet sitting by the front desk. My room had a view overlooking a fountain and plaza (the hotel starts on an upper floor of a mixed use building). Great views of Granada (the hotel was on a hill). Walking distance to the Albaicin neighborhood (very bohemian) and more importantly The Alhambra. Staff spoke enough English for me. Share the plaza with the town's Police Commisario. Very safe. I think my rate was about $45 for a corner room with 2 beds.

I stayed at the Hotel Carlos V between Oct. 14 and 16, 2005. I paid 39 euros night, not including the VAT tax. No continental breakfast was included. The best reason for staying at this hotel is the location, cleanliness of the room, and free internet. The hotel is within walking distance of restaurants and the main attractions (except for the Alhambra, of course, which you need to take a bus or walk to). Some of the staff speak English. The hotel is located on the 4th floor so you need to buzz them at the door and go up the elevator to reach the front desk.

Pros:
The room and bathroom is nice, clean, and modern. The bathroom shower has those massage nozzles. The room comes with a very comfortable bed, desk, closet, and TV. There are plenty of outlets to charge your electronic equipment. You just need to make sure that your converter or plug has a round end or else it won't fit into the wall. The front desk may have a converter if you don't. The hotel provides towels, soap, shampoo, etc.

Okay, cons. I'm not a smoker and the odor from cigarette and cigar smoking is prevalent in the hallway and front desk area. I think the front desk staff smokes. The smell doesn't get into your room but it hits you when you open your door. Next, it's noisy. Not from any elements outside but from the lobby and guests. Like everywhere in Europe, the walls and doors are thin so you can hear the TV, phones ringing, guests walking, talking, and moving their luggage in the hallway. One of the front desk people brought her kid in the evening and the kid cried for hours, making it hard for anyone to sleep.

All in all, loved the room but hated the noise. If you do decide to stay here, ask for a room farthest away from the lobby. That might mute the noise and if that does, then you should have a lovely stay.

good frendly place to stay, very central, and reasonable, much better than other hotels I looked at in the area,you could miss it because it starts on the fourth floor of the building, well worth the effort to stay there thank you