We stayed for 1 night only at the Abadia hotel in granada at the end of a fantastic 10 day trip through Andalucia. Looking at the map before driving into granada I was concerned that we were not right in the centre of town, but that is not the case - it is a very walkable city - we walked from the hotel, through the university district, up past the cathedral and up to the Albayzin quarter overlooking the alhambra - back down through other areas of the city and back to the hotel - all with 2 children in sweltering heat - and no one complained - so it really is very accessible to all that granada has to offer. With reference to a previous comment about driving - i was dreading the journey in to granada - I have driven here on a previous visit and got totally lost - but the directions the hotel gave were excellent and it is actually very well signposted from early on (I don't know if these signs are new but they are a great help).
The hotel itself is absolutely charming - the biggest selling point the wonderful staff. We accidentally booked the rooms for the wrong night so arrived on a saturday having booked for the previous night. Luckily they had 2 rooms we could fit into, and very generously charged us less than the full rate for 1 room only for the previous night. All the staff we encountered spoke perfect English, gave us really helpful advice and a detailed map on which they highlighted restaurants, cafes, street markets etc. the owner in particular was absolutely charming - we forgot to ask his name - but many thanks. I travel a lot on business so am used to staying in very expensive corporate hotels (most of which i hate - totally lacking in atmosphere). This hotel equals any of these in cleanliness and surpasses them in value for money. It is tucked off down a fairly grotty side street but this means it is quiet too. And it really is close enough to all the action. We will definitely be back (the city is wonderful) and i will recommend the hotel to all my friends too. what a brilliant find from previous trip advisor reviews.








