Alhambra Palace HotelvsPalacio de Santa Ines
Both Alhambra Palace Hotel and Palacio de Santa Ines are rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Alhambra Palace Hotel ranks marginally better than Palacio de Santa Ines. Alhambra Palace Hotel comes in at #7 in Granada with approval from 6 sources including Insight Guides, Frommer's and Star Service.
Alhambra Palace Hotel
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.
Oyster
Upscale
"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
Palacio de Santa Ines
Cuesta de Santa Ines 9, 18010 Granada
From $84/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Insight Guides
"A 16th-century palace known as the House of the Eternal Father has been beautifully converted into a hotel of considerable charm."
Rough Guide
Star
"Sumptuous six-room hotel in a restored sixteenth-century Mudéjar mansion on the edge of the Albaicín, with views of the Alhambra."
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The inner courtyard is particularly fantastic: its filled with fruit trees, fountains, and frescos painted by two of Rafael’s disciples." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A Moorish-era house, extended in the 16th and 17th centuries, with an interesting double patio around which rooms are arranged on three levels." Full review
Fodor's
"It's not often you get to stay in a 16th-century palace—and this one has a stunning location in the heart of the Albayzín." Full review
Frommer's
"This antigua casa, consisting of two small Mudéjar buildings constructed in the first third of the 16th century, is one of the most enchanting places to stay in Granada." Full review
Lonely Planet
"A Moorish-era house, extended in the 16th and 17th centuries, with a fetching double patio around which rooms, some with Alhambra views, are arranged on three levels" Full review