The Granada Parador, also known as the Parador de San Francisco, has an enviable setting: it is located inside the world-famous Alhambra. Formerly a monastery, this beautiful, historic building with heavy studded wooden doors, leafy patios and arcaded courtyards is an ideal base for exploring the celebrated fortress, and is the closest hotel to the main attraction of the Alhambra: the exquisite Nasrid Palaces.

The Parador used to be a Franciscan convent - it was built in the 15th century, by order of the Catholic Kings, Isabella and Ferdinand, over the remains of a Nasrid Palace - although, thankfully, some of this still remains. The Parador even has its own museum. http://www.andalucia.com/cities/granada/hotels/parador-granada.htm