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Next Door At Granada

Next Door At Granada

1126 Morro St, San Luis Obispo, United States

Coffee • European • American • North American


"TLDR: Hotel is made for couples We stayed at the Granada for one night while passing through the area. Purposely staying on a Thursday to spend some time at the SLO farmer 's market. Location is right in the middle of where the farmer 's market is, close to all the shops, bars and restaurants. Parked and never had to go to my car until we left. There is not enough parking for all the rooms and the driveway is super narrow not ideal for SUVs. Additional parking is a block away and they will reimburse or validate. The hotel is very unique. I was told that it was built in the 1920 's as a hotel, transformed into low income housing then back into a hotel. The hotel has a restaurant on one side and a little speakeasy on the other. Upstairs where the rooms are, the middle area is a common area with soft seating as well as a terrace overlooking the street with a gas fireplace. We ate our dinner and the continental breakfast they offer with the room stay out on the terrace. Loved this area! We stayed in a queen room (no fireplace). The room itself was not large but enough space for 2 people with minimal luggage. There is one soft chair, no closet. The toiletries provided were spa quality in the form of refillables. The reason for the statement that the hotel is made for couples is because the shower is fully exposed. The walls of the shower are visible to the room and are made of glass almost all the way around. There is one room where one side had 3 long window like openings but still completely visible to anyone in the room. In other rooms, the shower also has windows to the outside however those windows do not face anything so no one can see. So if you are staying with a friend or sibling or someone other than your partner, be prepared to be seen. They provide a bunch of snacks and drinks on a tray for purchase as well as a lovers kit . I suggest going through to make sure everything is there as soon as you get in. We got charged for gummy bears that weren 't on the tray when we arrived. I just thought they must have run out but then was charged. There is a $20 amenity fee but the only amenities were a glass of wine upon check in and the breakfast. Maybe the common areas are also included in that? If you like funky, unique hotels and like it when your partner watches you shower, then this is the place for you!"

Granada Bistro

Granada Bistro

1126 Morro St.CA 93401, San Luis Obispo, United States

Bistro • European • Bar-Lounge • Californian


"Worst meal ever. We were a party of 4 celebrating the anniversary of a business venture. We are locals and have been to the Granada before; I had been there about 1 week prior and had a wonderful meal with great service. So much so that I recommended The Bistro as the place for our celebration now regretfully and I am embarrassed that I picked this as our dining option. The cocktails and appetizers were nice we got the fried Shishito Peppers. On Wednesday they offer 1/2 price bottles of wine (a surprising perk that we found out about when we got there) and had a bottle of white with dinner. We ordered salads. I got the Beet and Bleu Cheese on Arugula; the greens were wilted and pushed around as if they ran out of lettuce, chunks of beets, and a smidge of bleu cheese meh. The Ceasar Salad was good. We all ordered the Sea Bass. Awful. The tiniest piece of fish ever, one minuscule potato, and one person's sad little potato was burnt. We ordered two sides of green beans to share; mine tasted fishy, fishy green beans...yuck, disgusting I didn't finish them. Unpalatable. We didn't complain at that time, but we should have sent it all back. We ordered dessert; the 15 Minute Brownie (hard to go wrong with a brownie topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream) and after dinner drinks. The wait staff is great and the ambiance is lovely, but that is only part of why we were there. We expected decent entrees, not the sadness that was served. Waking up the next morning I thought more about it; I was so offended by the terrible entrees, and the $400 bill that came along with it, that I called and reported how bad it was to a manager who was very sympathetic. I was assured that a General Manager would ring me back, but it has been two days and crickets."