Stayed at the Macia Real de la Alhambra for 3 nights in April 2008 and found the hotel to be very clean and modern. Both the bedroom and bathroom were spacious and well maintained with efficient air conditioning. Some of the upper floor rooms have views of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
On the downside, the hotel is well out of the city and although 20 minutes walk from the Alhambra ticket office, this is up a fairly steep road. You may want to save your energy for the sights. We used taxi's daily to get to and from the city and to the Alhambra. Budget on about 18 euros a day. There are not normally taxis outside but the very efficient front desk will ring for one and it only takes about 5 minutes to arrive.(There is a bus stop nearby but getting reliable information on routes and times proved difficult)
Buffet breakfasts in the restuarant now cost 9 euros and offer a reasonable choice of hot (sometimes warm) and cold food.
Although the food and service for dinner in the restuarant is good, the choice of main courses is somewhat limited especially if you don't like fish.
In conclusion, our stay was enjoyable and the hotel good value despite having to allow for taxis which were the most convenient transport to make use of the time available








