Casa Morisca
When this 15th-century mansion in the Albaicín opened as a hotel in 2001, its architect owner won a heritage award for rescuing an outstanding example of an Islamic home built soon after the Reconquest. A quarter of a century on, it remains one of Granada’s most atmospheric lodgings. The three-story building is arranged around a central patio with a tiled alberquilla pond, an intricate plaster archway, columns with Nasrid capitals, and a lovely wooden gallery. Its best rooms (for which you’ll pay a premium) have coffered ceilings and views of the Alhambra. The Granadino style, so influenced by the decoration of the Alhambra and lingering links with North Africa, carries through in all the decorations. Buffet breakfast is served in the brick-vaulted cave room.
When this 15th-century mansion in the Albaicín opened as a hotel in 2001, its architect owner won a heritage award for rescuing an outstanding example of an Islamic home built soon after the Reconquest. A quarter of a century on, it remains one of Granada’s most atmospheric lodgings. The three-story building is arranged around a central patio with a tiled alberquilla pond, an intricate plaster archway, columns with Nasrid capitals, and a lovely wooden gallery. Its best rooms (for which you’ll pay a premium) have coffered ceilings and views of the Alhambra. The Granadino style, so influenced by the decoration of the Alhambra and lingering links with North Africa, carries through in all the decorations. Buffet breakfast is served in the brick-vaulted cave room.
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