Hostal Arriola

Hostal Arriola is a budget guesthouse in Granada, in Andalusia, Spain, at Calle Arriola 14, within the Gran Vía area of the old centre. Gran Vía de Colón is the broad avenue cut through the medieval street pattern in the late nineteenth century, and today it carries the main bus routes, banks and shops of the downtown. From the hostal, Granada Cathedral is about 8 minutes on foot and Plaza Nueva, the gateway to the Darro valley, the Albaicín and the road up to the Alhambra, is about 11 minutes away. The property belongs to the Spanish hostal category, a simple, inexpensive type of lodging that sits between a pension and a hotel: rooms are plain, staff numbers are small and the emphasis is on a clean bed and a central address. The record lists single, double and twin rooms with Wi-Fi, and a price range of about €45–€100 per night (roughly $52–$115), which varies with season and room type. Prices climb around Easter, the Corpus Christi fair and the spring and autumn peaks, and fall in the hottest summer weeks and in January. No restaurant, spa, pool or fitness room is recorded, so guests generally eat out. The Gran Vía and its side streets have cafés for breakfast, and the tapas bars around Plaza Nueva, the Cathedral and Calle Navas serve a free tapa with each drink, which keeps evening meals inexpensive. Service is of the informal family-guesthouse type: practical help with directions, luggage and tips on timed Alhambra entry rather than a formal concierge desk. Because the address is on a main axis, it works as a base for visitors who use public transport, since the stops on Gran Vía connect to the bus station, the railway station and the minibus lines that climb to the Alhambra and Albaicín. Visitors can telephone the hostal on +34 649 132 350 or consult hostalarriola.es to confirm room types, arrival times and any extras such as air conditioning, which is not listed. Light sleepers should ask about room orientation, as the avenue is busy during the day and on weekend evenings.