Hotel Shine Albayzin

The building is lovely, location great, easy to walk to many locations in Granada. Room was large, spacious with a bit of an Alhambra view. Staff were friendly and helpful. Only downside was we had terrible weather during our stay and the room was very chilly, as was the courtyard/reception area. Water, soap, shower gel were not replenished during 4 night stay. The cafe which is adjoining the hotel, but different owners does a nice breakfast (expensive compared to other central cafes).

Lovely hotel with great staff (Antonio on reception was very helpful and went above and beyond to make sure our stay was excellent). Good size room with large bathroom and big walk in shower. The building is traditional but has modern facilities throughout. A cafe is attached serving great breakfast and coffee, also with helpful and friendly staff. Location is perfect, a very short walk to Alhambra, central town and viewpoints.

I think the best hotel I have ever stayed in, it smells like cinnamon and I ran around bare feet! Fantastic staff, can’t say enough. An oasis right in the heart of old town and a super comfy bed with 6 pillows! Do Not Miss It

This hotel is okay, not great, and I probably wouldn't stay here again. We got a spacious suite with a view of the Alhambra, and it was large and quite comfortable. It's true it had a view of the Alhambra, but it was not a clear view - more one where you had to crane your head at the right angle to see the Alhambra -- so that was disappointing. I wouldn't book a room with an Alhambra view here just for the view. On the positive side: the bed was incredibly comfortable, the sheets were crisp, and it was nice to have all that space. The location also is very good. And it's true that an effort was made the furnish the room with charm. The not so good: on closer inspection the furniture was dinged and worn. Little things don't work. For example, the ceiling fan would not work unless you stood on the bed and held the remote super close to the ceiling fan and pushed the power button several times (when we complained that the ceiling fan didn't work, these were actually the instructions the front desk gave us: stand on the bed, point the remote directly at the fan, and just keep trying, it will work eventually!) . A light was burnt out. And upon arrival, housekeeping had not cleared out the previous guests' food in the refrigerator, which was pretty tiny anyway. Also I never felt the room was truly clean (except for the bed, which was great). There was nothing terrible about this -- just enough little things that weren't prepared or thought through. This is definitely 3-star, and that was fine with us. But understand that this is a place with lower quality furnishings and lower-quality amenities in the bath. And though we don't care about this either, it's definitely not a full-service place: no 24 hour reception or restaurant or bar. For what it was, it was fine. But I'd try somewhere else next time.

It has 3 stars, but don't be fooled: Shine Albayzin deserves another! The location simply could not be better, with everything within walking distance (including Alhambra if you were feeling particulalry energetic- taxi is easier!). We had a superior room looking out at Alhambra (magnificent) and, whilst overlooking a busy, narrow street, was- surprisingly- not at all noisy. A large comfortable room. A cafe is attached to reception area (but is not part of the hotel), where you could get very good breakfast or coffee. Friendly, helpful hotel staff (especially Antonio who was an absolute mine of information). The reception is not open 24 hours (hence cannot be 4 star I understand) but since it only has 12 rooms it is understandable. This is a converted old house (17th century perhaps?) and "lounge" area is limited (and cool in winter!) but we spent most of our time out walking this marvellous, must-see city or cosy in the room. Unhesitantingly recommend it. Definitely four star.

This was an unexpected gem. The quality of the room and value for money was fantastic. Right in the centre of “old” town Granada we were able to walk to a myriad of bars, tapas eateries and restaurants. Our room also offered a fantastic view of the beautiful Alhambra.

Excellent small boutique hotel in the middle of it all. Great location, super friendly staff, very nice rooms, a lot value for money! We really enjoyed our short stay in Granada and in this hotel. Highly recommendable. The rooms are small but well equipped, comfortable beds, large bathroom, nice lounge in the patio and an adjoining coffee shop.

My wife and I spent one night at Shine Albayzin during a visit to Andalusia. We booked a suite, which had a nice sitting area facing a large picture window, a comfortable bed, and modern bathroom. The suite was spacious and clean. The hotel does not offer many services, but we did not need much for a single-night stay. The staff person we met at check-in was very friendly and helpful. We loved the location, on a narrow street with buildings on one side and a stream on the other that is accessible only by taxis, buses and cycles. The hotel is a few minutes' walk to the city center with tons of shops and restaurants, and easy access to the hills and winding streets in the Albayzin area. The Alhambra property line is very close but the tourist entrance is 1-2 km up a the hill; hotel staff advised us to take a taxi up the hill and walk down after our Alhambra tour - good advice.