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  • Many years ago I stayed in Hotel Kenya in Granada, Spain. This year (for romantic reasons!) I want to return. However 20 mins searching in vain leads me to suppose that it has closed - I could't find it.
    However - It's such a tourist hot-spot, I wonder if the Hotel could still be open and operating under a different name ?? Can you identify it?
    Here are the details -
    Called Hotel Kenya (I think it was the same in Spanish and English)
    City - Granada, Spain
    Location - I don't know the name of the road, but so far as I can remember it was half way up the mouintain on the way up to the Alhambra (the Moorish palace that is the tourist draw in Granada). i.e. it would be listed not as a City-Centre hotel, but as near the Alhambra It was a small/medium hotel, in an old building (not a purpose built hotel)

    Can you help me locate it, and make a very special weding anniversary?


  • Lots of work put in, and great data.... but couldn't find the answer (perhaps it can't be found)


  • Dear Botogol,

    Here's a link to the Guadalupe Hotel.
    http://www.hotel-guadalupe.com/plantillas/index.php?l=en

    I hope you and your wife enjoy your wedding anniversary in Granada!

    Best wishes,
    Bobbie7


  • no sorry- this is definitely not the one.

    The Hotel I stayed in might have been spelt Kenia (but Kenya feels right) but it wasn't that one. No, it was definetrly IN Granada... as I said not city centre, but in the Alhambra slopes. I expect it was the one mentioned in the conference link (see comment below) so tit measn it was runnnig in 1998 at least.....


  • thanks for all these.

    The best candidate I have found now - via some searching - is the Hotel Guadaloupe (t


  • Here is a more up-to-date list of Tourism Offices in Granada

    Granada
    Oficina de Turismo de la Junta de Andalucía
    Corral del Carbón
    (958) 22 59 90

    Oficina Municipal de Turismo
    Pza. Mariana Pineda, 10, bajo
    (958) 22 66 88

    Patronato Provincial de Turismo
    Pza. Mariana Pineda, 10, 2º
    (958) 22 35 27

    http://www.altur.com/esp/pgranada/oficinas.shtml


  • I've looked arefully at all the hotels, and I'm convnced that none of them are the one.
    Most of them can be ruled out immediately, as they are big modern things. The one that's closest to the hotel I stayed in is http://www.eel.es/granada/hoteles/sines/sines.htm
    It's a converted old house (palacio), with 10 bedrooms, and a courtyard etc. which is exactly the sort of thing I stayed in called the Kenys. But I'm certain this isn't actually it (though perhaps I'll stay there anyway!)
    What happens as regards payment when you are unsuccessful? I appreciate you've done some work, and perhaps the answer cannot be found. But I still haven't go ti.
    One thing that would be helpful I am certain that the hotel is closed (and who knows if it's still open under a new name? Perhaps it became an aparmtnets or something) But perhaps you could locate some contacts in Grnada that I could phone up and ask - Local Tourist Office, Chamber of Commerce, Local Association of Hotel Owners?? If it still existed in 1998, then some people in the tourist trade round there might be able to remember it.


  • Here is an alternative phone number for the Mariana Pineda Tourism Office in Granada. Phone: +34 958 247 128
    http://www.alhambradegranada.org/establecimientos/indiceTipoEstablecimiento.asp?tipo=15&bloque=1


  • Hi botogol!


    I didn?t locate Hotel Kenya for you but here is a list of hotels in Granada and the surrounding areas. If you click on the link to each hotel you will see a photo of the Hotel. Perhaps you may recognize one of the Hotels as Hotel Kenya may have changed its name since you were there. http://www.eel.es/granada/hoteles/hotelgr.htm


    There was a congress in 1998 and the participants stayed at Hotel Kenya.

    ?Because of the special characteristics of the Sierra Nevada, all participants must lodge in the Hotel Kenya (headquarters for the Congress), it is a four-star hotel (single room with breakfast and supper for 8750 ptas/day, 6350 ptas per person for a double room), for which "Viajes Castulo S.A.L.", which has been designated the official travel agency, will take care of the reservations. The evening meals can also be arranged through the agency.
    The participants who so desire can make air or rail ticket reservations from their points of origin to Granada, by contacting this agency, which will provide free transportation from the airport or train station to Hotel Kenya and back again.? http://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/cost1st.html


    Best regards,
    Bobbie7


  • Dear Botogol,

    I am very disappointed that the Hotel Kenia that I located was not the Hotel you had in mind. I am also frustrated since the Hotel that you remember can not be matched to any of the Hotel pictures from the list I provided.
    You asked about a local tourist office, Chamber of Commerce or a local Association of Hotel Owners. I did some research and found the following contacts:

    Tourist Offices in Granada

    Address:
    Coral de Carbon
    Tel: +34 958 225990

    Address:
    Plaza Mariana de Pineda 10 bajo
    Tel: +34 958 22 66 8

    http://www.andalucia.com/cities/granada/tourist.htm



    Tourism and Cultura of Granada
    Concejalía de Cultura, Turismo y Pymes
    C/ Almona del Campillo, nº 2 - 1º 18001
    Teléfono: +34 958 225 217.
    Fax: +34 958 223 174
    Correo electrónico: informacion@granadatur.com
    URL: http://www.granadatur.com/contacta/main.htm


    Association of Guides and Tourist Information of Granada
    PL. Nuevo 2, 2D, 18010 Granada
    Phone: 958- 22-99-36
    Fax: 958-22-86-85
    http://www.granadatur.com/ofertas/main.htm


    Granada City Hall
    Plaza del Carmen s/n
    18071 Granada
    España
    tlf: 958 248 100
    Información: 958 248 126
    e-mail:ayuntamiento@granada.org
    URL: http://www.granada.org/



    Alhambra.org may be able to give you information
    http://www.alhambra.org/ingles/home.asp?res=1024
    http://www.alhambra.org/alojamientos/eng/
    If you need any information, please, contact with us at: info@alhambra.org


    I also searched for the Travel Agency "Viajes Castulo S.A.L.?, which was used to make reservations at the Hotel Kenya at the 1998 Congress that I mentioned previously. No luck either.

    Here is a list of travel agencies in Granada:


    ALJIBE
    Periodista J.M. Carulla Es 5 L.3
    18014 Granada
    Tel: 958 185 025. Fax: 958 185 024

    ARRAYANES
    Avda. Madrid 3, 18012 Granada
    Tel: 958 295 250. Fax: 958 295 640

    BARCELÓ
    Camino de Ronda 92, 18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 520 707. Fax: 958 520 606

    BONANZA
    Reyes Católicos 30, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 223 578. Fax: 958 220 670

    CAJA SUR
    Camino de Ronda 82, 18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 535 381. Fax: 958 535 382

    CITY TOUR ALHAMBRA
    Reyes Católicos 47, 18001 Granada
    Tel: 958 223 959. Fax: 958 224 038

    CITY TOUR ALHAMBRA
    Beethoven local 3, 18006 Granada
    Tel: 958 135 804. Fax: 958 135 804

    DOS MARES
    Arabial 94, 18003 Granada
    Tel: 958 276 025. Fax: 958 285 176

    ECOMAR
    Pedro Antonio de Alarcón 41
    18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 251 123 - 958 266 912. Fax: 958 267 828
    e-mail: pedroantonio@viajesecomar.com

    ECOMAR
    Príncipe 4, 18001 Granada
    Tel: 958 224 656 - 226 700. Fax: 958 224 694
    e-mail: principe@viajesecomar.com

    ECOMAR
    Oficina Central:
    Plaza Mariana Pineda s/n, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 223 091 - 229 974. Fax: 958 229 975
    e-mail: pl.mariana@viajesecomar.com

    ECUADOR
    Ángel Ganivet 8, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 223 172. Fax: 958 222 021
    e-mail: granadag@viajesecuador.net

    ECUADOR
    Cuesta de Gomérez 1, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 222 058. Fax: 958 220 740

    EL CORTE INGLÉS
    Arabial 97, 18003 Granada
    Tel: 958 282 612. Fax: 958 207 689

    EUROCONGRES VIAJES
    Avda. Constitución 18, 18012 Granada
    Tel: 958 209 361. Fax: 958 209 400

    GENIL
    Emperatriz Eugenia 15, 18002 Granada
    Tel: 958 293 211. Fax: 958 295 424

    GENIL
    Avda. Constitución 19, 18014 Granada
    Tel: 958 275 200. Fax: 958 277 056

    GESTURSPORT
    Arabial 2 bajo, 18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 251 400. Fax: 958 251 450

    GHEISA
    Recogidas 45, 18005 Granada
    Tel: 958 262 633. Fax: 958 262 608

    GRANTUR VIAJES Y CONGRESOS
    Carrera del Genil 8, 18005 Granada
    Tel: 958 222 430. Fax: 958 222 431

    HALCÓN
    Recogidas 24, 18003 Granada
    Tel: 958 521 661. Fax: 958 521 641

    HALCÓN
    Avda. Dílar 27, 18007 Granada
    Tel: 958 133 161. Fax: 958 132 162

    IBERIA
    Avda. del Sur, Edificio Presidente, 18014 Granada
    Tel: 958 277 979. Fax: 958 273 354

    IBERMAR
    Ctra. Jaén Ed. Alcampo, 18013 Granada
    Tel: 958 152 449. Fax: 958 152 557

    JALDO EUROCARIBE TRAVEL
    Plaza Campillo 5 Ed. Cervantes, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 224 144. Fax: 958 224 392
    pedroeurocaribe@telefonica.net

    LIÑÁN
    Acera del Darro 96, 18005 Granada
    Tel: 958 263 725. Fax: 958 256 416

    MARSANS
    Gran Vía 24, 18010 Granada
    Tel: 958 222 088. Fax: 958 221 253

    MARSANS
    Avda. Dílar 14, 18007 Granada
    Tel: 958 122 864. Fax: 958 122 656

    MARSANS
    Recogidas 50, 18002 Granada
    Tel: 958 521 133. Fax: 958 132 162

    MASSAI VIAJES
    Gran Vía Colón 37 Local 1, 18001 Granada
    Tel: 958 292 424. Fax: 958 292 351

    NEPALTOURS
    San Juan de Dios 24, 18001 Granada
    Tel: 958 205 851. Fax: 958 205 852

    NEVADA, S. L.
    Arabial 121, 18003 Granada
    Tel: 958 292 100. Fax: 958 201 582
    http://www.viajesnevada.com

    OCCIDENTE, S. A.
    Plaza Humilladero 13 - 14, 18005 Granada
    Tel: 958 226 000 - 958 226 012
    Fax: 958 226 041
    e-mail: v.occidente@terra.es

    RONDA 63
    Camino de Ronda 63, 18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 266 515. Fax: 958 257 613

    SACROMONTE
    Ángel Ganivet 6, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 225 598. Fax: 958 224 617

    TEMA
    Ángel Ganivet 3, 18009 Granada
    Tel: 958 229 970. Fax: 958 227 210

    TEMA
    Pedro Antonio de Alarcón 30, 18004 Granada
    Tel: 958 262 616. Fax: 958 262 601

    URCI
    Avda. Constitución 22, 18012 Granada
    Tel: 958 208 600. Fax: 958 208 60


    I sincerely hope that one of the above tourist offices or travel agencies will be able to inform you as to what hashappened to Hotel Kenya.
    Best regards,
    Bobbie7


  • thanks for all these numbers, I'll try them out

    The best candidate I have found now - via some searching - is the
    Hotel Guadaloupe (the link is on my other PC or I'd give it here) which from the photos, approximate location, description could very well be the one I remember.


  • Hello again Botogol!

    I am confident that I have located the hotel you have in mind. It?s the Hotel Kenia Nevada. The reason it was so hard to locate was for the way ?Kenia? is spelled. Here is a link to their website where you may view a photo of the hotel. http://www.lugaresdivinos.com/p9.htm

    Kenia Nevada
    Virgen de las Nieves, 6 (Urb. Pradollano)
    18196 Sierra Nevada
    Granada
    Phone: 958.48.09.11
    Fax: 958.48.08.07
    e-mail: kenesa@arrakis.es


    On page 3 of this publication there is another photo of the hotel. There is also a small map. The Hotel is located 19 miles from Granada. http://www.husa.es/cas/pdf.php?h=59

    Hotel Kenia Nevada
    http://www.husa.es/cas/hoteles_ficha.php?h=59&t=3


    Search criteria:
    Hotel Kenya site:.es
    Hotels in Spain
    Yellow pages Spain
    Hotel Kenia

    If by any chance this is not the ?Hotel Kenia? you had in mind, please let me know before you rate my answer and I will resume my search.
    Best regards,
    Bobbie7


  • Dear Botogol,

    I searched the the Spain yellow pages and unfortunately I couldn't find a Kenya Hotel there either.
    Have you checked out the pictures of the hotels I mentioned in my comment.

    If you click on the link to each hotel you will see a photo of the Hotel. Perhaps you may recognize one of the Hotels as Hotel Kenya if its name has changed its name since you were there. http://www.eel.es/granada/hoteles/hotelgr.htm

    Sincerely
    Bobbie7









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