The Abadia Hotel is in a great location for walking to tourist sites and to shopping areas. It's actually possible to drive there and park a car, which we did, but if you haven't driven in an old European city, beware! The roads are very narrow, and some that look like they should be one-way are two-way. The hotel parking garage is right across the street, but it's very hard to navigate with anything much bigger than a compact car. We were pleased the staff was willing to get the car out for us when we left; we were afraid we'd scratch it :>

The hotel is relatively new, and nicely decorated. The bed was comfortable, and the shutters provided the darkest hotel room we've ever slept in! The bathroom always had sufficient hot water, although the pressure did vary occasionally.

The staff was very friendly, and spoke English very well. They offered to help us get tickets to the Alhambra, (we already had them) and thankfully talked us out of walking there from the hotel!

We wanted to have the feel of staying in old Spain, and the Abadia met that. It's not a luxury hotel, but it's a nice little tourist hotel in a great location.

As an aside, we visited Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla. Granada was our favorite. It was the cleanest and friendliest of the 3 cities, and the location of the hotel put us in the middle of a lot of activity.

My husband and I traveled around Spain for two week in January 2007. Abadia Hotel was the last stop on our stay and certainly the worst one! The staff member that checked us in had only begun working there two days earlier and knew very little about the area, having little guidance to offer about restaurants and other activities.

When we got to our room we found that in addition to our queen size bed, there was another single bed in the room. The additional bed did not allow enough room to get into our bed. We asked the management to remove the single bed/cot and they refused. We asked to be relocated to another room and they said they could not accommodate us. In order to be able to get into our bed, we rearranged the furniture ourselves!

The room was not clean. The floor looked as if it had not been cleaned in weeks! The bathroom was dark and not clean (looked old for such a new hotel). We asked that the room be recleaned while we were out - the mangement staff said no problem. However, when we returned for the night, nothing had been cleaned!

Based on the treatment, we then asked the front desk clerk to cancel our reservation for the second night as we intended to leave early. She said that was fine....when we went to check out in the morning, the owner made us pay for both nights even though the other member of the staff informed us of no additional charges.

Not the best hotel...would not stay there again and would not send anyone I know. Take your chances...others seemed to enjoy the hotel, we did not and left early due to the cleanliness and incompetence of the staff. You get what you pay for!

Granada is beautiful and this hotel is perfect for price!!!
This city is fantastic for fun and nightlife!!spain I love you!

Thanks a lot for everythings!
david

I really liked this place - a thoughtfully and carefully refurbished old building in a side street off St Juan de Dios: kind, interested staff with great language skills; spotless rooms and bathrooms; spare blankets; comfortable beds; pretty courtyard; terrific value for money. True, the side street is slightly forbidding, and it's more like 10 -15 minutes to the Cathedral than 5, but I'd happily recommend this to anyone who wanted somewhere simple, pleasant, and friendly to stay in Granada.