The best luxury hotels in Granada
Publish date: 2024-06-22
All hotels have been independently reviewed and selected. We will earn a commission if you book via the links below, but this never affects our rating. Our expert writers are usually hosted on a complimentary basis in order to gain the first-hand experience necessary for their review.An insider's guide to the best luxury hotels in Granada, including the top places to stay for historic buildings, designer interiors, sumptuous spas, cool rooftop pools and terraces, views of the Alhambra and more.
With its blend of stark, design-led interiors and extravagant, palatial premises, Hospes Palacio de los Patos is Granada’s most stylish luxury hotel – and by a distance, too. Beautiful gardens, a fine restaurant and some truly swoon-worthy rooms come together in a compelling all-round package. The heart of the hotel is a grand 19th-century sugar magnate’s mansion. A wrought-iron-balconied entrance gives way to a central marble staircase, Doric columns, doorways topped by classical figures and fabulously elaborate cornicing. Read expert review From £ 145This atmospheric luxury hotel set within an old Hieronymite convent is home to one of the city’s best restaurants. It's centrally located, comfortable and has a feeling of detachment. It’s also a great choice if the noise and heat of an Andalucian city tour start to become too much. it’s dotted with intriguing spaces, from the main cloisters with their vaulted ceilings and cobbled courtyard and a plant-filled Moorish patio, to an alcoved staircase lined with religious icons, and even the tombs of a few of the convent’s former inhabitants. Read expert review From £ 276• The best hotels in Andalucia
You’ll want to book well in advance for a stay at one of Granada’s most luxurious paradors, lodged in a 14th-century Moorish palace turned Reconquista convent. It offers elegantly contemporary rooms, and with the Alhambra on your doorstep, it’s one of Spain’s most coveted and history-rich hotels. The Sala Nazarí retains its 14th-century tile-work, the terrace shows off Moorish baths, and, in the chapel courtyard, you can see the original graves of the Catholic Monarchs (later entombed in Granada’s cathedral). Read expert review From £ 201• The 50 best hotels in Spain for spring and summer
This revamped five-star takes design pointers from the neighbouring Alhambra, and blends them with modern styling, an exquisite location and excellent facilities. The deep-aqua rooftop pool is a major find for Granada, providing the perfect post-sightseeing spot to recline while gazing out on the Alhambra’s majestic walls. An intimate steam room and a small gym overlook the leafy Carmen de los Mártires gardens from beside the pool. Read expert review From £ 87• The best places and cities to visit in Spain - and where to stay
Designer Pascua Ortega (a favourite of the Spanish royal family) has overlaid sleek, clean-lined interiors on top of a palatial 19th-century property. And to great effect, too. While there are plenty of original features – including a covered central patio, a grand spiral staircase and a decorative French-style wrought iron conservatory – unlike many of the hotels in the Albayzin or the Realejo, it never feels traditional or old-fashioned. There’s a tiny spa offering sensibly priced treatments, a small swimming pool, a sauna and a gym. Read expert review From £ 81This 19th-century palacete was once the headquarters of the Migueletes, a local militia-style police force. Rooms extend out from a typical central patio held in by painstakingly restored wooden balustrading and beams and decorated with swirling frescoes. The floor is paved with heavy slab and dotted with plants, while water trickles in from a handsome wall fountain. All very typically Andalucian, in other words. The hotel is situated in one of Granada’s more inviting corners: in the lower Albayzin, just off the River Darro with easy access to sights (the Alhambra is almost within touching distance on the hill opposite), shopping and tapas. Read expert review From £ 58ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbHLnp6rmaCde6S7ja6iaKyilsOmuI6dnKysmaOutbXOp6ponaWnvLGxjqynmqGeZK6vsMClrKyhkWS0s63NmpuaZ5Gnwaqvy56qaJqVqMFuuNSxrKuxXZ28tbHLrGSgqpGjrqWtjg%3D%3D