Hotel Universal Granada

Hotel Universal Granada is a mid-range hotel at Calle Recogidas 16 in the central Cathedral area of Granada, Andalusia, Spain, postcode 18005. Calle Recogidas is one of the main commercial avenues of the modern city centre, running south-west from Puerta Real, and is lined with shops, cafés and bars. The hotel is about 8 minutes on foot from Granada Cathedral and 11 from Plaza Nueva, so the Alcaicería, Royal Chapel and Plaza de Bib-Rambla are an easy walk away on level streets. Rooms are listed as double, twin and superior categories at roughly €70–€150 per night (about $81–$173), and free Wi-Fi is listed among the amenities. No website is listed, so guests should phone the hotel on +34 958 26 00 16 to confirm breakfast, air conditioning, parking, lift access and any other facilities not specified in the available data. No restaurant, pool or spa is recorded, but the street and nearby Puerta Real are full of bars, cafés and restaurants where the custom of a free tapa with each drink keeps meals affordable. The service style is that of a practical central hotel for business travellers, couples and families who prefer a position on the edge of the historic core, with easier road access and bus connections than in the pedestrian lanes of the old town. City buses and taxis connect the area to the Alhambra, the train station and the bus station. The district is lively by day and evening, so guests sensitive to noise may wish to request an upper or rear room. As elsewhere in Granada, rates rise in Holy Week, Corpus Christi and autumn weekends, so early booking is advisable. Guests who arrive by train or coach will find the hotel a straightforward ride or walk from the stations, and the surrounding blocks hold pharmacies, supermarkets and cash machines, which suits longer stays.