This is a very charming small hotel in an historic building in the ancient Moorish neighborhood of Albaizyn, located on the hillside across the valley from the Alhambra. This family-owned hotel has been meticulously restored and furnished with lovely antiques, with a central open courtyard with a burbling fountain and a comfortable sitting room/library equipped with an available laptop and... more

Step into the Santa Isabel la Real and you'll really feel that you're ireally in Spain, You'll find a trickling fountain in a courtyard filled with scattered plants and climbing flowers. Soft guitar music plays in the background. All of this sets the stage for a wonderful stay. Room decors vary but all are designed with wonderful taste. Mine featured... more

We have just returned from a month in Italy, and a week in Spain, after staying with family our first week, to be welcome to such a charming Hotel was sheer bliss. This was our only plump, soft bed our entire trip, it was wonderful; the linens were a superior grade, roomy, well appointed bedroom, large bath for European standards.... more

Nice Moorish charming hotel in the Albaicin hill. Clean, spacious and decent price. Good breakfast. Daytime front desk staff spoke English. Walking distance to town center (8-10min) through narrow cobblestoned streets with some good views of the city. The town center has a lot of the bars, restaurant, stores, bus stops. There are restaurants too 2 blocks from the hotel.... more

Great location. Great rooms. Great staff. Airlines lost my luggage and without the assistance of Francisco and his sister (family members and owners) I'm not sure I would have ever found it. They made frequent calls daily until it was located and delivered to their very nice hotel. The rooms were spacious and very clean and cool on hot Spanish... more

We were lucky enough to have both stayed at the Santa Isabel hotel and stay in room 11. This hotel is a renovated residence and the work has been completed with a lot of thought and love by the owners. We were lucky enough to stay in room 11 at the very top. This meant we had amazing views of... more

As referred to in earlier reviews, the hotel is a small and perfectly calm oasis around an open courtyard designed for relaxation. The temperature was between 30 and 45 degrees whilist we were there and the hotel itself never felt hot. It remains cool and comfortable. The Albaicin where the hotel is located, is in the old Moorish quarter which... more

The hotel is a small (11 rooms), calm oasis constructed around an open courtyard designed to allow cooling air in and no sunshine. Therefore, even in the height of summer, it's relatively cool and certainly comfortable. Once one passes through the main door, you enter a refreshingly peaceful, weel run, well appointed hotel. The Albaicin in the old Moorish quarter... more

Yes, the hotel was excellent. Almost as exciting, though, is how close you are to two superb restaurants. (Ana, one of the hotel's managers, recommended both.) First, you must go to Restaurante Las Tomasas which is just down the road. You get an unbelievable view of the Alhambra, and the food is fantastic. I recommend the duck. The second restaurant... more