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“Huge, clean rooms- front desk experience could be better”

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4 of 5 stars
kamaa 34 contributions
Long Island, NY
Jul 17, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

The hostal penelope has a great location! The small little street is a little crazy at night and there are plenty of places to grab abite to eat and have a drink with friends. (it was still quiet in our room eventhough the street below was crazy!) The room was a good size and we got the private bath. It was all spotlessly clean. There was Air conditioning and it has a an elevator too which was good since we were on the 3rd floor (4th floor in america since they call the 1st floor the ground floor and the 2nd floor the first floor. did that just make sense? lol)

The hostal is more like a hotel since there was no internet, kitchen or common room.

The only thing we didn´t enjoy was the front desk. Although the receptionist was tryingto be helpful, she kept leaving to perform her other duties DURING our check-in procedure so it took forever. I think she left at least 3 times. She was also the waitress at the bar/restaurant next door.

I´d probably stay at this hostal again but not if I wanted a hostal experience. I would recommend it for anyone older than college kids and for couples. It was definitely a good price as well.

  • Liked — Air conditioning, cleanliness and the location
  • Disliked — front desk receptionist was alsothe waitress next door
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
  • Date of stay July 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 29, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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“Noisy....”

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2 of 5 stars
J_Pixie 4 contributions
Singapore, Singapore
Jul 2, 2007 | Trip type: Couples

Stayed here on 19-20May(Sat/Sun).
The staff were all friendly, although some can't speak much english but they were always willing to help. The location is great as well.
The only flaw : It was VERY noisy on Sat nite. The walls were thin and we could hear pple drinking, talking all the way up to 5am.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay May 2007
  • Visit was for Honeymoon
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since July 02, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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“Very noisy place”

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2 of 5 stars
bcmitaly 15 contributions
New Haven, CT
Apr 24, 2007 | Trip type: Solo travel
3/5 found this review helpful

I just came back from my Spain trip and I can say that from all hotels this was the worse!
It is located on a pedestrian street with tons of restaurants, bars and people all night long until 7am! Even the hotel staff talked loud all night long.
If you want to party all night and don't mind the nise this place is for you.
Also, staff not very knowledgeable about town, things to do, etc.
No hairdrier and no outside phone connection in the room.
I would not stay there again.

  • Liked — Location
  • Disliked — Noise
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay April 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since October 31, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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“nice room in a street with a lot of nightlife”

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5 of 5 stars
Raym 3 contributions
New York
Oct 22, 2006 | Trip type: Solo travel
2/3 found this review helpful

I stayed one night at the hostal penelope. The room and private bathroom were both very clean. For a hostal it is a very good value for your money, and you are not going to be surprised on the downside by this place.

The only quibbles are that it is on a street with many restaurants and bars so expect a lot of noise into the night. However, I had no trouble going to sleep.

  • Liked — clean room
  • Disliked — noise from the street
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay September 2006
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Solo traveler
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since October 22, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Great food / Wine, Other
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“Absolutly fantastic place to stay!”

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5 of 5 stars
Ria_UK 136 contributions
Melbourne, Australia
May 27, 2006
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Hostal Penelope is a perfect place to stay, the only exception is noise from the street - however that was easily solved with earplugs.

Our room (302) on the 3rd floor (there is a lift), was reasonably spacious, had two small balconies which overlooked the street below & there was also a view of the snow-capped mountains which was very stunning. The room was cosy, very clean (spotless) & had the best air-con I've ever seen. There's a remote control with "too warm - too cold" on the bedside & the air-con (which was needed) was very quite.

To add, the staff were very friendly & extremely helpful. This, for me, was helped even further because one of the staff members is Swedish.

The tapas on sale in the attached bar/restaurant are superb, give the assorted (sortidos) tapas a go! On the day we went to the Alhambra they made very yummy bocadillos for us cheaply even though they were very busy.

& the location is unbeatable for everything esp night-life!

To top it off it was very very reasonable priced - we would definitely stay there again!

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C/ Navas 14, Granada 18009, Spain