We stayed at the Parador in early June. First off, everything I read said you need to make reservations months in advance, but I literally did it the week before. But maybe it's still low season. Because of all the hype I was expecting, perhaps unfairly, to be blown away. It didn't blow me away.

Anyway, the Parador is lovely, right on the grounds of Alhambra with a nice view from the deck of the dining room. They have a certain amount of tickets for the Alhambra available for guests, but were sold out when we got there. So you have to walk a ways downhlll to the ticket office to purchase tickets. Which brings me to the biggest complaint about the Parador...

The location. While it's great for the Alhambra, it's not convenient for the town. You have to walk down a pretty steep hill to get to the town. It's a ways down and the worst part is coming back up. It's a serious walk. Needless to say, it discourages you from wanting to just wander into town after dinner. We went down to the town and made sure we saw and did everything on that trip because we didn't want to deal with the climb more than once.

The rooms were nice, but nothing mind-blowing. I will say we had an incredible dinner there. Every dish was very tasty.

My wife and I flew from Barcelona to Malaga, then rented a car for the drive to the Parador for a 2 night stay (If you do arrive by car, be on the alert. The entrance is hard to find. Look for the little guardhouse near the busstop). The room was pricey as were the meals, but if you want the convenience of being "there", it's worth it.
What was an outstanding meal for us was at the Restaurante Azafran, down in Granada, across from the river with a stunning view of the Alhambra, just a five minute walk from the shuttle bus drop off.

Loved the location and quiet, staying at the Alhambra was very special. We had a nice view of the Generalife from our room in the older section of the hotel. However, it is very expensive. The room was fine, but not the palatial suite we were both expecting. Breakfast was excellent, light meals at the bar were good, we did not end up dining in the restaurant. We had pre-booked Alhambra tickets but they actually have a limited number tickets for 10 am at reception, they kindly obtained a refund on our pre-booked tickets for us so we could purchase these instead. The front desk staff were all very helpful. All in all we enjoyed staying here but I might opt for a less expensive hotel in town next time.

Nice place but worth the money? After staying at a number of good hotels recommended in trip advisor, all well under 200 euros including breakfast, the price of 250 euros plus 15e pp breakfast was sticker shock. On a cold and rainy night, there was no inviting public space, and restaurant not as good as others in Grenada. Maybe, in the summer when you could enjoy the outdoor courts and fountains, but I'd recommend staying elsewhere and going for lunch after visiting the Alhambra in the morning.