GranadaLandmark stay
Staying near the Alhambra: access and terrain
The short answer
Stay at the Alhambra anchor if you want the monument grounds on foot: Hotel América is 24 m away and six more mapped hotels sit within 465 m. It suits visitors who value being at the site; skip it if you need a metro station, as none is mapped within 1200 m. The catch is terrain: sampled ground spans 707 m to 810 m.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- Low
- 0 bars, pubs and clubs within 250 m
- Climb
- 103 m
- 707 to 810 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- None
- mapped within 1.2 km
- Hotels mapped
- 7
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Visitors who want the monument grounds on foot, with Hotel América mapped 24 m from the anchor
- Travellers happy to rely on walking, since no metro station is mapped within 1200 m
- People who want zero mapped bars, pubs or nightclubs within 250 m of the anchor
- Guests comfortable with a sampled elevation range of 707 m to 810 m
Skip it if
- You need a metro station nearby: none is mapped within the 1200 m search radius
- You want bars and late venues close by: the anchor maps none within 250 m
- You need guaranteed level ground: the sampled range is 103 m
- You need a long list of hotels: only seven are mapped within 500 m
Which mapped hotels sit closest to the anchor
The Alhambra anchor sits at 778 m above sea level. The closest mapped hotel is Hotel América, 24 m away and a 1-minute walk, with an address on Calle Real de la Alhambra 53. Parador de San Francisco follows at 88 m, a 2-minute walk. Both lie inside the cluster of archaeological areas and towers that OpenStreetMap lists around the anchor.
Further out are Áurea Washington Irving at 247 m, Hotel Alhambra Palace at 293 m, Hotel Carmen de los Chapiteles at 302 m, Hotel Casa Morisca at 407 m and Crisol Guadalupe at 465 m, between 5 and 8 minutes on foot. The search covered 500 m. Names, addresses and attributes are as tagged in OpenStreetMap and are not verified.
Walking access and the missing metro
The search for a metro station covered 1200 m around the anchor and found none, so this page gives no station walk time and names no transport lines. Anyone relying on public transport should check local timetables and stop locations before choosing a base on this side of the city.
Mapped sights are close. Área Arqueológica del Palacio de Abencerrajes is 51 m away, a 1-minute walk, while Torre de los Abencerrajes is 68 m and Torre de los Carros is 107 m, each about 2 minutes. These are estimates from the anchor, using the straight line multiplied by 1.3 at 80 m a minute, not routed journeys from any hotel.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap lists no bars, no pubs and no nightclubs, which gives a low risk on this scale. The scale counts mapped venues; it is a proxy and does not measure sound, so traffic, events and individual buildings are not captured.
The ring samples, taken about 400 m out, vary. The north and south-west samples each map 4 bars within 250 m, the west sample maps 2 and the north-west sample maps 5, while the north-east, east, south-east and south samples map none. Those ring points are compass-labelled measurement points, not identified street corners.
Hills and walking around the Alhambra
The eight ring samples and the anchor span 707 m to 810 m above sea level, a range of 103 m. The anchor itself is 778 m. The highest sample is the east point at 810 m and the lowest is the north-west point at 707 m, so the ground changes noticeably within a short radius.
This is a sampled elevation range from the Copernicus DEM, not a route climb, and it says nothing about the gradient of any particular street or about accessibility. No metro station was found, so there is also no station-to-anchor climb figure. Check a specific route before travelling with luggage or limited mobility.
Hotels mapped nearby
7 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of Alhambra. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
Hotel América
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Real de la Alhambra 53 18009 Granada
24 m away, about 1 min on foot
Parador de San Francisco
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
No street address tagged in OpenStreetMap
88 m away, about 2 min on foot
Áurea Washington Irving
★★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Paseo del Generalife 10 18009 Granada
247 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Alhambra Palace
★★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Plaza Arquitecto García de Paredes 1 18009 Granada
293 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Carmen de los Chapiteles
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Camino del Avellano 4
302 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Casa Morisca
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de la Victoria 9 18010 Granada
407 m away, about 7 min on foot
Crisol Guadalupe
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Paseo de la Sabica 30 18009 Granada
465 m away, about 8 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The area within the 500 m hotel search around the Alhambra anchor point, plus the 400 m compass ring of samples. It is a measurement area, not an administrative boundary or a named neighbourhood. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- Área Arqueológica del Palacio de Abencerrajes
- Torre de los Abencerrajes
- Baño de la Mezquita
- Área Arqueológica del Palacio de Yusuf III
- Alhambra
- Torre de las Cabezas
- Secano
- Torre de los Carros
More street guides nearby
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| AlhambraThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 00 bars, 0 pubs, 0 nightclubs | 778 m |
| North ring sample | 4 | 716 m |
| North-east ring sample | 0 | 771 m |
| East ring sample | 0 | 810 m |
| South-east ring sample | 0 | 789 m |
| South ring sample | 0 | 751 m |
| South-west ring sample | 4 | 727 m |
| West ring sample | 2 | 739 m |
| North-west ring sample | 5 | 707 m |
- Night-noise risk counts places tagged as bars, pubs and nightclubs in OpenStreetMap within 250 m: low under 8, medium from 8 or with any nightclub, high from 25 or with 3 nightclubs. It counts mapped venues; it does not measure sound.
- Walking times take the straight-line distance, add 30% for the street network and assume 80 m a minute, rounded up. They are estimates, not routes.
- Climb is the spread between the highest and the lowest sampled point in Copernicus DEM GLO-90 via the Open-Meteo Elevation API. Terrain models average the ground into cells, so a few metres either way are within their error.
- Searched on 14 Oct 2026: the metro within 1.2 km, hotels within 500 m. A place missing from OpenStreetMap is missing here too.
Questions and answers
Is there a metro station near the Alhambra?
No metro station is mapped within the 1200 m search radius of the Alhambra anchor, so this guide gives no station walk time. Check local transport information before choosing a base.
Which hotel is closest to the Alhambra anchor?
Hotel América is the closest mapped hotel, 24 m from the anchor and about a 1-minute walk by estimate. Parador de San Francisco is next at 88 m. Check details with each property directly.
Are there bars near the Alhambra anchor?
OpenStreetMap lists no bars, pubs or nightclubs within 250 m of the anchor, a low risk on this scale. Ring samples further out map up to 5 bars, so the outer edge of the area differs.
How big is the elevation change around the Alhambra?
Sampled points range from 707 m to 810 m above sea level, a spread of 103 m, with the anchor at 778 m. This is a sampled range, not the climb of any specific walking route.