Beautifully restored 17thC Hotel in central Granada. Large ‘special’ doubles have original wooden ceilings at €136 (although tourandalucia.co.uk got us deal at €96) but some noise from above - standard doubles at €80 are fine but choose one not opening onto patio which in summer likely to be smokey : and have breakfast in one of many local cafés.

Had a driving holiday around Andalusia and of course stayed one night in Granada, found this hotel on the main square after walking out of the Tourist Office with an accommodation list but little help or advice from their staff. The hotel looks elegant on arrival and the local architecture attracted us. The reception is small and often un-manned, but friendly enough and there is a cafe adjoining the lobby so you can always find someone when needed. The patio courtyard is amazing, with wooden pillars, and the staircase has an interesting domed roof, all of which was renovated when the hotel opened around 2006. The rooms on the next two floors lead off the central patio and some have small windows, overlooking the wall opposite or the small alleyways, not ideal but in such an old part of town, acceptable. The rooms themselves are simply decorated but with nice touches, such as local Moorish style tiles and headboards. We had problems with the air-con in one of the rooms, but luckily the hotel wasn't full in early July. The bedroom wasn't massively spacious but perfectly adequate for a night or two. The bathroom was so clean it looked new, and as usual in this area, the water pressure strong and invigorating. The adjoining bar (to the lobby, not the bathroom!) had local newspapers and a decent beer on tap as well as a small selection of tapas and a local clientele, even in the morning when they served a typical Spanish breakfast of baguette (tomato, Iberian ham, cheese, etc) with strong coffee, fresh orange juice and all coming in at less than 5 Euros ahead. The hotel is not well located for parking, the two public carparks are a 10 minute walk away and around Euro 15 a day, but guests of the hotel can negotiate a discount and driving anywhere close to the hotel for luggage delivery is tricky, with lots of one-way streets and narrow alley-ways taking you on a maze around the old town. As others have agreed, the hotel is well located for walking, lot's of bars and restaurants close by, close to the walk along Cuesta de Gomerez up to Alhambra as well as over to the Albayzín area, with it's narrow alleyways, lovely plazas and great restaurants. The price was around 50E/60E for a single/double room in early July 2009, perfect value for a hotel with an individual feel, but try and leave your car elsewhere.

I stayed in this hotel with a group of friends. It is a small, but cosy hotel, however, the guest rooms and en suites are really big. The service was fantastic and the staff were really friendly,

The breakfasts were terrible. We had a busy schedule so needed to leave early in the mornings. However, when we enquired about breakfast times we were told that it wasn't served until 9am! You had to sit in the lobby and eat it and all it consisted of was
1) a croissant or a pain au chocolat
2) Water or orange juice
3) tea or coffee
and that was it!
Apart from that it was a lovely hotel in a really central location.

Let me start with the biggest positive this place has going for it: location. It's right on the Plaza Nuevo, the minibuses run just a few steps away, the street up to the Alhambra is right here, the Albaycin starts across the street, etc. All good.

But the place has left me with a blech feeling about it. After checking in I had a question, called the front desk but got no answer. I gave a tour group the number of the hotel but when they called at 9:30AM they received no answer.

The patio courtyard, with tables and drinks and tapas, does seem nice at first. It's spacious with a lot of plants. But there are no windows at all, just the front door which is usually closed. There is minimal ventilation, and the roof is glass which lets light and heat in. So it gets pretty stuffy, and if you dislike cigarette smoke as I do the smell lingers and makes its way up the hallways towards the rooms, although thankfully not inside of the rooms.

I ordered a diet coke in the lounge. I got a very small bottle, as I expected, and I expected a standard tourist rip-off price of E1.50, but it was E2.50. I've been here for two weeks and never seen a price over E1.50 before. So be forewarned.

The room itself is somewhat small, even by European standards, but I'm in a single so that's what you get. However I wouldn't describe the decor as old-world but instead simply lacking. There is a large cabinet, but not a dresser. When you open it there are no shelves, it's just a big box. There are no drawers of any kind in the room. And the only chair in the room is a small uncomfortable wooden one. All of these are firsts for me in a place charging these rates.

When I checked in, the person working the front desk showed me to my room, but there was no literature about the town and I did not feel like I should contact her with questions. Basically, I just got a negative impression of the facility in general.

But, the location is great and the room is adequate, and everything else is nice but not essential. Hence, 3 stars.