Granada Inn Backpackers Hostel Review, Granada, Spain

Update as of 2026: Granada Inn Backpackers Hostel has since changed its name to ISA Granada Apartamentos and is still operating. This review reflects my stay at the original Granada Inn Backpackers Hostel, and the facilities and experience available at that time.

Granada Inn Backpackers embraces the concept of the boutique hostel with both arms, and is a perfect place to call home as you explore Granada.

I have stayed in countless hostels over more than 25 years of travelling the world, some good, some not so good and some genuinely god awful, and although I can pretty much make most places comfortable and am not in any way fussy, it can still take quite a lot to genuinely impress me accommodation-wise. The Granada Inn managed it in spades.

Like many city hostels, the location of the Granada Inn cannot be beat. Admittedly, it was a little difficult to find at first, located as it is down a couple of Granada’s winding side streets, and I did make a few wrong turns before I finally found the little sign on the wall. As such, I wouldn’t recommend arriving late at night if you can possibly help it, as this will make the job much harder.

Once you do find it though, and once you get your bearings, this ceases to be a problem and becomes an absolute bonus. The hostel is located right in the heart of the city and is within easy walking distance of almost anywhere you might like to go, but is just tucked away enough that it is a quiet, peaceful retreat too. All of the convenience of being right in the centre of the city and none of the inconvenience.

As soon as you walk in, the relaxed social aspect of the hostel is obvious. The staff were warm and welcoming – and very popular, it seemed, as every time I went through reception they were chatting to or helping a guest or wandering traveller – and the common room, or more accurately courtyard, was often full of other backpackers who were actually talking to each other rather than sticking their heads in their iPads.

There were the usual advertisements for pub crawls and social nights, of course, as is de rigueur in most hostels, but one thing that did impress me was that the hostel actually had a policy of asking guests to remain quiet and respectful of others, especially if going out into the street. This was a nice touch and surprisingly rare.

More than that though, during my stay there were a lot of little touches like free welcoming snacks, free milk in the shared communal kitchen and, in the spirit of the Spain I have come to love, the option of a cheap but tasty shared meal taken around the large courtyard table.

This is a spirit of community and hospitality that feels perfectly at home in the relaxed and traditional Andalusian corral-style complex, and this extends through to the rooms too.

A True Boutique Hostel

With a variety of backpacker apartments, dorms and private accommodation available depending on how much space and privacy you want, the rooms were seriously well maintained and appointed. The attention to detail was fantastic, and some of the apartment-style accommodation even had its own kitchen and balcony.

The dorms themselves were spotless, generally immaculate and well designed. The en-suite bathrooms were equally impressive and I have honestly seen a lot worse in many more expensive hotels.

It wasn’t perfect, of course. Not every bed in the dorm I stayed in had an individual power socket, which could be a bit of a pain in the backside if you were on the top bunk and needed to charge your phone whilst in bed. But this was really a minor niggle and is only mentioned because I like to balance any review with both the positive and negative, and this was genuinely the only negative I could find.

Given the attention to detail elsewhere, including the large fridge in the dorm’s kitchenette, liquid soap in the shower, towels and extra pillows and bedding in the large wardrobes during my stay, any negatives were forgotten pretty quickly.

It was the sheer quality of the dorms, the extra facilities and the attention to detail that made it feel like staying in a boutique hotel that just happened to be shared, as opposed to a traditional hostel.

The Granada Inn is the perfect example of why I keep telling everyone that the modern backpacker hostel has evolved far beyond the basic, grotty stereotype. You don’t have to sacrifice cleanliness, comfort or decent facilities just because you’re staying in a dorm, and the Granada Inn embraced the boutique hostel concept and delivered it in style.

I genuinely loved my stay at the Granada Inn and wholeheartedly recommend this fantastic hostel if you are ever in Granada.

Granada Inn Backpackers is situated at Padre Alcover 10A, 18005 Granada, Spain.

This is a paid article written in partnership with Nomad Spain and with accommodation provided by Granada Inn Hostel, with products or services supplied by them. Full editorial integrity is maintained at all times. The views and opinions expressed are entirely the authors own based on personal experiences when travelling and are honest and factual without any bias.