Hotel Santa Isabel la Real
A charming little restored house from the XVI century tucked away on the narrow cobbled streets of the Albaicin neighborhood, Santa Isabel welcomes travelers in quaint Andalusian style with helpful staff to boot.
The hotel entrance which is cut into the wall with just enough feet room for you to hop-on to make way for oncoming cars. Yes, that’s how narrow the streets are!
Sign on the other side of the door warning the same. No kidding!
Hotel Santa Isabel
Convento de Santa Isabel.
This is where the buses stop(where the white car is parked). Get off here and walk back up the street. The hotel is right next it though like us, you would probably miss it the first time due to its unassuming front. From the city centre you can take the red minibus line 31 along the Gran Via-Catedral to get here. The red minibus 32 to Alhambra(takes about 20 minutes) stops here as well making it super convenient.
Check -in is at the small room right behind the pillar on the left.
Quaint lounge decors
On the upper level.
Super cosy and romantic room ambience.
Comes with a lounge.
Also a dining area.
Unique toiletries.
Buffet breakfast is included in the room rates. Though the selection is not very wide their croissants are absolutely delicious – soft and fragrant.
I just love their croissants(the reason why there’s only one left on the tray!).
It is just ten minutes walking distance to the city centre(assuming you don’t get lost along the way! Trust me, every street will look the same if you don’t pay attention) and about five minutes to Mirador San Nicolas. Along the way you will see neighborhoods with white houses called Carmenes.
Some even with beautiful flower arrangements outside their windows.
Stunning sunset view of the Alhambra from Mirador San Nicolas.
So book early to avoid disappointment as it only has 11 rooms in total. You will love it as we did.
Note: Inter-city bus tickets can be bought in the bus itself and comes in a booklet of 7 tickets for euro7 whereby euro2 is refundable when the card is returned at the end of your stay.
