AC Palacio De Santa Paula, Spain

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September 4, 2014 by EXPERT

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This hotel is a very tasteful mixture of old and new. A member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World (but not Virtuoso), AC Santo Paula is located on the main street running through Granada, a few blocks from the cathedral. The lobby is a very attractive contemporary space with beautiful shades of muted peaches and greens. The older part of the hotel, in the back of the house, has been converted from an old monastery and from an old Moorish house.

Amenities

Amenities include complimentary mini-bar, free WiFi in the lobby, and an addictive chocolate welcome gift.

Room

The Standard lead-in rooms are in the contemporary section at the front of the house, overlooking a busy and noisy street. We stayed in a Superior Room in the old convent section, overlooking a central courtyard with fountain. Our room was cozy but adequate, about 320 square feet, with very high ceilings, hardwood floors, contemporary furnishings, a fabulously comfortable bed and a perfect pillow (see above). The bathroom had terra-cotta tiles in the floors; somewhat small, it nonetheless had dual vanities (a unique glass counter with two sinks) and shower in the tub (but at least a glass shower door). The one major drawback… the bathroom door is glass and faces the bed directly. The bathroom lights are either off or full on, making it impossible to turn on the lights at night without their shining directly on the still sleeping occupant of the bed. It's a perfect room for a single traveler, though. (We unscrewed the ten lights on either side of the mirror, which should ameliorate the situation when using the bathroom in the middle of the night).

We were also shown a Junior Suite in the old Moorish house. This architectural style featured small windows (to keep out the heat) and low ceilings, and thus the rooms in this part of the hotel are darker but larger. The door of the suite opens into a sitting area with a desk and sofa. This space connects to a bedroom on the left and to the bathroom straight ahead. While spaces were a bit broken up, the problem of the bathroom lights shining directly onto the bed is not present here.

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