Hotel Abades Recogidas

Downtown location, close to good food and public transport. Clean and decent size room.

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I would not recommend staying here. Our room was small, the air conditioning didn’t work and it had quite a bad smell. The breakfast was underwhelming and all the common spaces feel dark and a little sad. We were supposed to stay 5 nights but left after one.

Situated on a main road about 15 minutes walk from the cathedral this hotel is furnished in minimalistic fashion. The entrance hall is that of a tenement block with rather miserable receptionists. Our room contained 3 beds and was triangular in shape. The view from the windows was of other walls and the room was dark. The bathroom was spotlessly clean with bland but effective tiles. However the sanitary ware was cheap with a very fragile bath surround. Overall the bedroom was not a pleasant place to relax. Breakfast was self-service in a small room that also doubles as a sad bar. The food was ordinary. There are plenty of local places for a good breakfast. I would not stay here again.

We stayed here during a short tour of Andalusia. Previously we had stayed at the Eurostars hotels in Malaga, Seville and Cordoba and had been pleased with all three. We found ourselves regretting that our tour company had not booked us into Granada's Eurostars hotel for the Abades was something of a downer on which to end our tour. I do wonder sometimes how allocation of stars is determined for no way does this hotel merit the four stars which it claims to have. It might pass muster as an average three star. This was evident at the outset from the pokey reception area. Later in our stay the receptionist could not or would not check us in for our flight home the next day. The decor is gloomy with pretentious themes for gaudy pictures on each of the floors. The two lifts are some distance apart. There are no meals other than a so-so breakfast buffet served in a small room where Formica was much in evidence. One accepts that not all hotels serve dinner but here there wasn't even a bar. yet they have four stars!