Alhambra Palace HotelvsGar-Anat Hotel Boutique
Both hotels are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, Alhambra Palace Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Gar-Anat Hotel Boutique. Alhambra Palace Hotel scores 82 with approval from 6 reviews like Concierge, Star Service and Frommer's.
Alhambra Palace Hotel
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
Star Service
Oyster
Forbes Travel Guide
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
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Upon entering the grand lobby of the Hotel Alhambra Palace, you could be forgiven for believing that you’ve just stumbled upon a movie set. With its rich warm hues, ornately carved..." Full review
Gar-Anat Hotel Boutique Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Placeta de los Peregrinos, 1, 18009 Granada
From $62/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
OysterUpper-middle-range
"Gar Anat Hotel Boutique is a 15-room upper-mid-range property housed in a restored 17th-century palace on a cozy, cobblestone street in Granada's historic center." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"Gar-Anat is a glossy, charismatic boutique hotel tucked into a sleekly converted 16th-century building, and inspired by literary greats of Andalucía’s past." Full review
Lonely Planet "Gleaming, literary-themed boutique style runs through this sharply repurposed 16th-century house (later a pilgrims' hostel), set around a courtyard where a metallic wishing tree awaits" Full review
