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Alhambra Palace HotelvsEl Ladron de Agua
Both properties are rated highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Alhambra Palace Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to El Ladron de Agua. Alhambra Palace Hotel scores 82 with accolades from 6 reviews such as Frommer's, Star Service and Insight Guides.
Alhambra Palace Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Star Service
Oyster
Plaza Arquitecto Garcia de Paredes 1, 18009 Granada
From $130/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge "First opened in 1910, this pink monolith of a faux-Moorish palace on Alhambra hill... is still a good luxury option—especially for connoisseurs of full-on Arabian kitsch."
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If you need to keep in budget, ask for one of the standards with a balcony.
Fodor's "Built by a local duke in 1910, this neo-Moorish hotel is on leafy grounds at the back of the Alhambra hill, and 2012 saw completion of the restoration of its very Arabian Nights interior." Full review
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Ask to see the Golden Book, signed by the hotel's famous guests.
Frommer's "Evoking a Moorish fortress complete with a crenellated roofline, a crowning dome, geometric tile work, and the suggestion of a minaret, this legendary hotel is a good choice." Full review
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Ask for one with a balcony opening onto a view of the city of Granada, but avoid the court rooms, whose windows lack double-glazing.
Insight Guides "This luxuriously decorated hotel, with around 126 rooms, is housed within an impressive Moorish-style palace on the edge of the hill that the Alhambra stands on (five minutes’ walk away)."
Star Service "In the city's most panoramic setting, on a scenic bluff alongside the Alhambra, this property is Granada's most famous hotel." Full review
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Avoid the rooms facing the back of the hotel and the road.
OysterUpscale
"The 126-room Hotel Alhambra Palace merits the adjective “grand” -- the impressive building is more than a century old and housed a hospital during the Spanish Civil War." Full review
El Ladron de Agua Frommer's
DK Eyewitness Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Carrera del Darro 13, 18010 Granada
From $152/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Dry Cleaning
Frommer's "Set behind a frescoed 16th-century Italianate facade... Each of the bedrooms is comfortable and tasteful, with high ceilings, tiled bathrooms, and a combination of modern and antique accents." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This 16th-century mansion was opened as a hotel in 2004. Each room is tastefully decorated with features such as terracotta floors, oriental rugs and wood-beamed ceilings."
OysterMid-Range
"The 15-room El Ladron de Agua is a mid-range boutique with an artistic sensibility set in a 16th-century building." Full review
The Telegraph7.0
"Traditional meets modern in El Ladron de Agua, a strikingly renovated boutique hotel in Granada." Full review
Lonely Planet "A creative theme fills the 15 tastefully updated rooms, which are named for poems by Juan Ramón Jiménez and decorated with lovely tiling and antique desks. Breakfasts are served in the arched aljibe." Full review
