Casa Del Capitel Nazari: Good location and comfortable
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By Skibbe on August 11, 2004
We nicknamed this "sick traveler's fountain"
by Skibbe
We found this place when the hotel we tried to get was full and they referred us here. Very comfortable, a short walk from the Alhambra and the city, and very Andalucian. It is down a narrow alley so it is a quiet place. It's fairly new, which may explain why not many guidebooks list it yet. The only drawback is that the rooms are a bit small.
This hotel is located in a 16th –century mansion located in the Albaicin district. It has lots of courtyards and bags of character.
It is a little disconcerting when you realise that what you thought was a lounge is actually open to the sky. The historical nature of the building meant that our room was rather dark (dark wood ceiling and shuttered windows) and there wasn't much storage space, but the walls were a homely yellow. Facilities included a mini-bar, TV (Spanish stations only) and private facilities (shower only, not bath - fitted slightly awkwardly into the space of the room).
The hotel can only be entered by pressing a bell outside and waiting for someone to open the door - fortunately they don't take long.
Breakfast is buffet style with bread and pastries, cold meats and fruit (the quality of the fruit was definitely better than your average breakfast buffet).
This is a great place to stay if you like historic atmosphere, or modern art (there was a range of metal sculptures displayed for sale in the lounge area). But if you need lots of space, probably best to go for somewhere more modern.
