Ok first impressions - not very good. The hotel didnt look as nice as the photo. So the first critical point to make is dont be fooled by the photos.

The staff were not very pleasant. The worrying thing is that i am Spanish and i speak Spanish quite well, but there was always a feeling that the staff didnt quite want us there. Not exactly sure why that was but we didnt exactly cause any trouble. We were quite well behaved considering. Maybe we werent their target clientele, which is true to an extent because this hotel is more suited to the elderly. I wouldnt even recommend it to a youngish married couple. However, even the elderly may have some issues with the hotel because i didnt exactly think the quality or amenities were that striking. Basically if you are elderly and your stuck with cash then this is probably the place for you. If, on the other hand, you want better quality and more choice for a higher price then this is definately not the one for you.

At the end of the day this hotel is really a mediocre 3 star but is marketed as a 4 star hotel. I HAVE STAYED IN MUCH NICER AND BETTER 3 STAR HOTELS!!!!. The only reason it passes as a 4 star hotel is because it crams in the facilities that a 4 star would have. For example, it has the internet but it must be a dial-up connection because it is slow and rubbish. The pool is not quite a paddling pool but more than 5 people would be over crowded. The TV - old TV with the standard channels, nothing special.

The other thing that ticked me off was that if you are two lads coming home from a good night out, especially after spending a night in Mai West ( which may i add is probably the best club ive seen and been to), the last thing that you want to see at 4 or 5am in the morning is the steel fence pulled down as if the hotel had a curfew. The last thing you want to be doing is ringing the doorbell to alert the porter, which is what we had to do. So if the situation arises and you are lucky enough to bring back some skirt and you want to sneak her in - if you stay in this hotel you can strike that off your list right now!

All in all, in my opinion this hotel was not for me and i think many others would agree with me. Granada is a beautiful place to be in - so dont spoil it by staying in a rubbish hotel.

Great Location. friendly staff. Nice bar in the lobby. The only issue was the noise in the middle of the night from the speedsters on 2 wheelers but it was not their fault as the city centre is busy till the early hours on a weekend. Rooms could be larger - overall good value for money.

Finding accomodation in Granada was not as easy as in Seville. given that the main attraction is the Alhambra and to stay near it is quite expensive and I would personally not recommend it as it is quite a bit away from the city centre. We stayed 2 nights (Fri & Sat)in the Corona and it was okay. Clean and comfortable and about a 15 minute walk to the Capilla Real which has loads of nice bars and resturants nearby. We were leaving on the Sunday for Frigiliana and seeing as it is a 4 star I did not pre book a car. Imagine my horror when they informed me on the Saturday when we returned from our visit to the Alhambra (we had asked them to book it when we arrived on the Friday) that they could not find a car for us till the Monday. We found an internet cafe (the hotel one cost a fortune) and got a car booked late afternoon on the Saturday. We had to do this ourselves - it took about 2 hours by the time we found an internet cafe and got sorted out. I was less than pleased. Still it is a lesson learned - book before you travel - you will get a better price too. It cost more than double than if we had booked in the UK.

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights in September. We found the staff on reception very helpful. We had already booked the Alhambra Palace on line but we booked a flamenco show at reception after chatting to the staff. Our room was very nice and kept beautifully clean. The only thing we were dissapointed with was the bar. Whenever we wanted to buy a drink we had to go and find someone to serve us! We had read the report about the friendly bar man but he must have been on holiday during our stay!! We loved Granada and would definitely use ths hotel again as it was also easily found from the airport by car and someone parked it for you.