Suite Comares in Granada

The stone steps leading up to the entrance were tolerable. The accommodation was on the second floor, and since we knew there was no elevator, that was fine. What we wanted was a good view and a relatively clean place. However, unlike the photos, the view of the Alhambra Palace was mostly blocked — only about half was visible. The cleanliness of the accommodation was terrible. The air conditioner emitted a foul, moldy rag smell, so we had to turn it off immediately. Anyone visiting in summer would likely find it unusable. We left the windows open to ventilate the odor, but mosquitoes came in, and my child was bitten throughout the night and couldn’t sleep properly.
During our more than 10-day trip in Spain, staying in both cheaper and more expensive hotels and Airbnbs, this was by far the worst in terms of cleanliness. I sincerely ask the host to have the air conditioner cleaned for future guests. (I strongly advise against turning it on — it smells like a rotten rag and mold, as if it hasn’t been cleaned for over ten years.)

We have stayed in Granada many times as my husband is from Motril. The views from our double room with balcony were fantastic, but that is the only thing we liked.

There is no reception, which is fine if you have a Spanish telephone number and don’t depend on wifi to be in touch. We advised the staff we would arrive at a fairly specific time and had to wait for a code to be able to enter. We felt like we were a major inconvenience with the rude responses via WhatsApp that we received from hotel staff.

Our room did not have very basic things like cups to drink from and a hair dryer, which was something the website said the hotel provided or were in pictures on the website. We were told to “advise if there was anything we needed,” but we weren’t even provided the wifi password, so we couldn’t be in touch with them! Luckily, we found the router and were able to be in touch with the hotel staff because we saw the password there.

Even though we couldn’t drink water or use the wifi, the radio in the shower worked just fine! Ha! :-P Basic needs!!

The room had a fireplace that of course “works perfectly fine” but can’t be used, according to hotel staff. It should be noted on their website that this is a decorative fireplace only so people don’t book this room for the fireplace, like we did.

The room was smelly because the shower leaks which is covered by a rug.

We felt we paid for a great view and that is it. A great view you could get from a number of other hotels around the Albaicin/Sacromonte area where the service is friendly.