Very nice location at the foot of the Alhambra in the Albaicin section. Somewhat tough to get to with a car, given restricted access barriers in the histroical area. Rooms are not that large, but well maintained. We had a nice view up to the Alhambra.

Casa Morisca was our most expensive stay in Spain (and that includes a the Segovia Parador). That would be the only complaint.

We absolutely loved this place.. It is very quiet and simple.. You can hear the water trickling in the court yard day and night...Serenity is the word that comes to mind....It was the perfect place to stay... Located just below the castle and right across the street from outdoor cafe's that had excellent food.. Besides you are not right in fhe heart of the city which is way too busy .. It is however in walking distance to everything.. LOVED IT!...You will too..

The Hotel Casa Morisca it is a wonderful place located in The Albaycin. The Albaycin it is the Old town of the city in front of the Alhambra. The Hotel its a bulding since the 15th century, with 14 rooms around an andalusian coutyard.
The Hotel staff are very frıendly and helpful with all the guests,
If you want a tipical five star hotel wıth a swimmimg pool, may be this hotel is not the hotel that you want to fınd, but if you want a traditional and family hotel, located in the old city in front of the Alhambra and romantic atmosphere this Hotel is the best optiıon.
PD. We recomend you arrıve to the Hotel by taxi, around 25 euros from the airport.ıt,s easy way to arrıve to the Hotel.

This little gem of a hotel in the ancient quarter of Granada provided my husband and me with an evocative two-day stay that we will never forget. The Casa Morisca is the best example I have encountered of a hotel that captures the historical essence of its location.

The hotel is located on the end of a long and extremely narrow street in the old Moorish quarter, at the foot of the hill on which the Alhambra palace sits. I had foolishly neglected to print out a map of Granada before we left on our trip, so when we drove into the center of the modern city I realized I had no idea how to get the hotel. I jumped out of the car and ran up to a kiosk labeled "Information" to ask for a map and the opening hours of the Alhambra. "I can't answer that," the woman at the window sniffed, "You'll have to go to the tourist office across the street, and they're closed now." (By the way, if anyone staffing these kiosks is reading this review, the Alhambra is open until until 8:00PM). At this point traffic was backing up behind our rental car and people were starting to honk, so I jumped back in and my husband pressed on while I cowered in the passenger seat. After a half mile or so the street appeared to dead-end, and I looked up to see a small sign for the Casa Morisca! We pulled in to their small parking area off the street and I pushed through the enormous iron-bound oak door to check in. The manager was polite and efficient. He had our reservation and showed me on a video monitor where he had placed a portable metal fence across part of the parking area to reserve a place for us. (As an aside, I suspect that video monitor is there for a good reason: The town of Granada is absolutely lovely and we felt completely safe at all times including late at night, but there are a fair number of smelly and unsightly hippies who seem to have been drawn there by a vague association between anything North African and the possible availability of illicit drugs. Don't leave valuables in your car.)

Once inside, the hotel transports you to the Moorish world that people come to Granada to see. The two-storey building has a shady central courtyard that is open to the sky and centered on a softly tinkling fountain. Our room was on the second floor, with a window overlooking the courtyard. This was the only window we had. I knew this in advance when I booked, but this unusual arrangement might not be to everyone's taste, so if you want an exterior window be sure to ask for one. The hotel was not full when we were there and we could have "upgraded" to a window room (we peeked into one that was open and it looked absolutely beautiful), but we were completely happy with our room and saw no reason to change. Our window overlooking the courtyard had curtains and glass and a wrought-iron grate, so we generally left the curtains closed and the glass open for ventilation. The only complaint we had was that it got a bit stuffy in the room the first night we were there. I turned on the air-conditioning and got heat instead, so I turned everything off and opened the window, and the room cooled to a comfortable level immediately. Had we been staying longer I would have asked the management about it. TV reception was good, with the full compliment of channels including CNN and the BBC. The bed was comfortable, and one advantage of not having an outside widow was complete silence and darkness, making for an exceptionally restful night's sleep.

The room was small, but not uncomfortably so. Everything was shiny clean and all the fixtures were new and modern. The toiletries in the bathroom was so luscious that I brought a bottle of the body milk back with me so I can smell the heavenly orange-blossom fragrance on cold, wet days at home. The hotel's orange logo of a Moorish tile is so pretty that I was as tempted as I've ever been to steal the towels imprinted with it. The owners have exceptionally sophisticated taste in creating a Moorish decor without looking gaudy or theme-park-y.

From outside the hotel, the towers of the Alhambra loom high above, but to actually get there is a bit of a walk, probably half a mile or so back into the modern town and another half a mile up a steep hill. My husband and I enjoy long hikes, and it's a spectacularly scenic walk through the old quarter for anyone else who does, but visitors who want a less strenuous visit should take a taxi or one of the tourist shuttles.

We found the management to be very helpful. We took a day trip to the coast, and the woman at the front desk gave us a map and clear directions, which are invaluable in a city as difficult to navigate as Granada.

We rarely eat hotel breakfasts in Europe because they can be pricey, but we made an exception on our last morning at the Casa Morisca because we were running late to our next destination and didn't have time to walk to a cafe in town. We wished we had eaten breakfast at the hotel for the rest of our stay. The breakfast room is in a grotto below the courtyard, beautifully lit and decorated with antiques. The food was a delicious array of pastries, hot dishes, and best of all, fresh-squeezed local orange juice, along with the sublime coffee found throughout southern Europe.

The highway leaving Granada for the coast leads through a pass called the "Puerta del Suspiro del Moro," meaning "Gate of the Moor's Sigh," so named because it's the last glimpse you see of Granada as you leave. I certainly sighed wistfully as we left the Casa Morisca, and hope to be able to return.