Hotel Palacio de Santa Paula, Autograph Collection

It is so close to everything and especially with the restaurants and the facility is amazing and the way its preserved and we really enjoyed our stay.

When registering at the hotel the middle age guy told us he was upgrading us to Room 007. (He sold it as if we had hit the jackpot) I naturally thought how can you go wrong with James Bond’s number. The room was in the oldest part of the hotel, on the lower level. It was a very nice room, until I realized that there was no window to look out of. The hotel had placed a translucent film on the glass to ensure privacy from the public courtyard. The half circle at the top of the window was transparent and allowed people to look into the room from the upper corridor. Naturally I went back to registration and thankfully spoke to another person (female) who was very accommodating and new about the infamous room 007 and placed us in room 135. Nice room, window to a side street. The toilet was leaking and so at night, I had to use ear plugs in a 5 star hotel. Okay, so the website says it’s a 5 star hotel. I agree that it’s a 5 star out of 10 stars hotel. The old (historical) part is shabby and very outdated. It’s in desperate need of a remodel. The Alhambra tour was the highlight of the trip. It’s interesting because this hotel is part of the Autograph Collection Hotels. (Marriott Group) We are now staying at another Autograph Collection hotel called the Cotton Hotel in Barcelona and it’s spectacular and is a 5 out 5 stars.

Pros: Historic structure, which reflected in the layout of the rooms. Very comfortable bed. Spacious and charming bathroom. Cons: Free WIFI was very spotty, only news channels available in English.