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Staying along Carrera del Darro: hotels, walks and terrain
The short answer
Carrera del Darro suits walkers who want the Darro-side sights within a 1 to 2 minute walk, with 21 mapped hotels within 500 m. Skip it if you need a metro, as none is mapped within 1200 m, or level ground, as sampled elevation spans 83 m. The catch: 5 mapped pubs within 250 m put it in the medium nightlife band, and the west sample maps 21 venues.
Quick facts
- Night-noise risk
- Low
- 5 bars, pubs and clubs within 250 m
- Climb
- 83 m
- 699 to 782 m across 9 points
- Metro walk
- None
- mapped within 1.2 km
- Hotels mapped
- 21
- within 500 m in OpenStreetMap
Who it suits, who should skip it
Good for
- Sightseers who want the Darro-side sights within a 1 to 2 minute walk of the anchor
- Travellers comfortable on foot who do not need a metro station nearby
- Guests who accept 5 mapped pubs within 250 m and will weigh a room's position with care
Skip it if
- You rely on a metro: none is mapped within 1200 m of the anchor
- You need level ground: sampled elevation spans 83 m across the ring
- You want to avoid evening venues: the west sample maps 21 and the south-west 19 within 250 m
Which hotels sit closest to the anchor
The nearest mapped hotels sit along Calle Carrera del Darro or just behind it. Shine Albaycin, at Calle Carrera del Darro 25, is 123 m from the anchor, a 2-minute walk by estimate. Rosa D'Oro, at number 23, is 140 m away, or 3 minutes. Hotel Palacio de Santa Inés, on Cuesta de Santa Inés 9, is 173 m away, also 3 minutes.
Hotel El Ladrón del Agua is 200 m away and Hotel Casa Palacio Mariana Pineda is 239 m away, both 4 minutes. In all, OpenStreetMap lists 21 hotels within 500 m. Names, addresses and attributes are as tagged and not verified, so check each property directly.
Sights on foot and the missing metro
The nearest sight points are very close: Convento de Santa Catalina de Zafra is 32 m from the anchor and the Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico de Granada is 33 m, each a 1-minute walk. Casa de Zafra is 63 m, Puente del Cadí 73 m and El Bañuelo 89 m, all about 2 minutes. These are estimates from the anchor, not routed journeys from any hotel.
No metro station is mapped within 1200 m of the anchor, so this page cannot give a metro walk. Walking times use a 1.3 detour factor on the straight line at 80 m a minute. The context source supports location only, so check transport services with the local operator before planning an arrival with luggage.
Noise at night: what the map shows
Within 250 m of the anchor, OpenStreetMap maps 0 bars, 5 pubs and 0 nightclubs, which falls in the medium band on our scale. That figure counts mapped venues; it is a proxy and does not measure sound, opening hours or street activity, so a room's position and your own tolerance still decide how a night goes.
The ring samples show the count changes quickly with direction. The west sample maps 21 venues within 250 m and the south-west sample 19, against 8 to the north and 5 to the north-west. The east and south-east samples map 1 each, the north-east 4 and the south 3. Compass samples are not named streets, so treat them as direction hints only.
Hills and walking around the street
Sampled elevation runs from 699 m to 782 m, a spread of 83 m across the ring, with the anchor at 708 m. The lowest sample is south-west and the highest south-east, at 782 m. That is sampled terrain, not the climb of any route, and it says nothing about steps or accessibility.
The north sample, at 766 m, and the south sample, at 750 m, also sit well above the anchor, while the east sample, at 709 m, is close to anchor level. Anyone with limited mobility or heavy luggage should check the approach to a specific hotel directly rather than rely on these samples, because the surroundings are clearly not flat.
Hotels mapped nearby
21 hotels are tagged in OpenStreetMap within 500 m of Carrera del Darro; the nearest 12 are shown. Names, stars and addresses are exactly as tagged, nearest first.
Shine Albaycin
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Carrera del Darro 25
123 m away, about 2 min on foot
Rosa D'Oro
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Carrera del Darro 23
140 m away, about 3 min on foot
Hotel Palacio de Santa Inés
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de Santa Inés 9
173 m away, about 3 min on foot
Hotel El Ladrón del Agua
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Carrera del Darro 13
200 m away, about 4 min on foot
Hotel Casa Palacio Mariana Pineda
★★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Carrera del Darro 9
239 m away, about 4 min on foot
Hotel Casa del Capitel Nazarí
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta Aceituneros 6 18010
241 m away, about 4 min on foot
Hotel Mirador del Jazmín
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Placeta Porras 7
253 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Casa 1800
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Benalúa 11
257 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Casa Morisca
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de la Victoria 9 18010 Granada
272 m away, about 5 min on foot
Hotel Casa Palacio Pilar del Toro
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Hospital de Santa Ana 12
326 m away, about 6 min on foot
Oripando Hostel
No stars tagged in OpenStreetMap
Calle Quijada 4
376 m away, about 7 min on foot
Hotel Puerta de las Granadas
★★★Stars as tagged in OpenStreetMap
Cuesta de Gomérez 16
386 m away, about 7 min on foot
Where it is
The area this guide covers: The Calle Carrera del Darro anchor in Albaicín, Granada, plus a ring of eight compass samples about 400 m out; the ring points are not named streets or administrative areas. An editorial outline, not an official district line.
Nearby
Sights on foot
- Calle Carrera del Darro
- Convento de Santa Catalina de Zafra
- Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico de Granada
- Casa de Zafra
- Puente del Cadí
- Restos Arqueológicos del Maristán
- El Bañuelo
- Covento de San Bernardo
More street guides nearby
How these numbers were measured
| Sampled point | Venues within 250 m | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| Carrera del DarroThe anchor: distances on this page start here | 50 bars, 5 pubs, 0 nightclubs | 708 m |
| North ring sample | 8 | 766 m |
| North-east ring sample | 4 | 747 m |
| East ring sample | 1 | 709 m |
| South-east ring sample | 1 | 782 m |
| South ring sample | 3 | 750 m |
| South-west ring sample | 19 | 699 m |
| West ring sample | 21 | 735 m |
| North-west ring sample | 5 | 752 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 Carrera del Darro?
No metro station is mapped within 1200 m of the anchor in the OpenStreetMap data used here, so no metro walk is given. Walks on this page are estimates from the anchor, not hotel-to-station routes.
How many hotels are mapped around Carrera del Darro?
OpenStreetMap lists 21 hotels within 500 m of the anchor. The nearest is Shine Albaycin, 123 m away and about a 2-minute walk. Names and attributes are as tagged and not verified, so confirm details directly.
How many pubs and bars are mapped near the anchor?
Within 250 m, OpenStreetMap maps 5 pubs, 0 bars and 0 nightclubs, a medium band on our scale. This counts mapped venues and does not measure sound; the west sample maps 21 venues within 250 m.
How much does the terrain change around Carrera del Darro?
Sampled elevations range from 699 m to 782 m, an 83 m spread, with the anchor at 708 m. This is a sampled range from an elevation dataset, not a route climb or an accessibility assessment.