Had a lovely stay here in September 2006.
Very hard to post anything except wonderful comments:
Staff on reception were always very helpful and spoke excellent English.
Location couldn't be bettered as it's on a beautiful cobbled street on the edge of the Albaicin near Plaza Nueva.
The room was beautiful and spotlessly clean (with excellent toiletries in the bathroom) with an excellent view from the balcony up to the Alhambra
Breakfast was the most comprehensive in Andalucia (we toured a little) with lots of cakes, bread, tortilla, excellent jamon y queso with lots of lovely marmalades, jams and olive oils (husband interrupts me here to give a special mention for the red pepper marmalade). Freshly squeezed orange juice and tea and coffee complete the picture.
There is free internet access in the library and the hotel lobby/reception area is light and airy with a gently burbling fountain and cool white furniture.
The reception staff also booked our tickets for the Alhambra (so we didn't have to queue with the plebs) and brought fresh tea and coffee to our room (for a small charge).
Oh, and the jacuzzi is lovely after a day pounding the hilly, cobbled streets of Granada, with yummy bath salts provided - perfect for relaxing those aching calf muscles. Afterwards you can slip into a the fluffy bathrobe provided.
Overall it's just a fantastic oasis of calm in a busy city.
Possibly the only criticism is that we had a twin room and no doubles were available. Que sera!
Must recommend (other than the Alhambra, which everyone goes to anyway) Bodegas Castaneda on Calle Almireceros - authentic, cheap and plentiful tapas with Pedro Ximenez (sweet sherry) on tap for less than 2 euros per glass. We ate there every day as nowhere else quite measured up. Even the free tapas (which rarely exists outside Granada, despite reports to the contrary) are delicious. There are two Bodegas Castanedas (split after a family feud) - make sure you head for the one furthest away from Plaza Nueva (see photo). Delicious. The best place we ate in Andalucia.
Make sure you take your Spanish phrasebook with you as English in Granada can be a bit limiting.
If you're going elsewhere in Andalucia I can wholeheartedly recommend staying in Casa Del Maestro in Seville which is a fantastic hotel. I can also recommend that you stay away from Casa De Los Azulejos if you're visiting Cordoba!







