Hotel La Almoraima — Hotel in Castellar de la Frontera

.||||A little off the beaten track but easy to find, this former convent long-since turned into a hotel-restaurant, is set in large and pleasant grounds with a good swimming pool, tennis courts, and plenty of space to roam and stroll.||||There is a delightful central patio, where you can sit in the shade under the cloisters or out in the sunshine by the orange trees and next to the pretty little fountain.||||The main part of the building is very attractive, with a tall decorative tower in one corner. For functions, the tables are set out partly in the patio and partly outside on lawns under the tower.||||Rooms are a good size and well maintained. The public rooms are attractive too.||||The gem is, of course, the beautiful chapel, where you can get married if that's what you are looking for! Even if you aren't, do go inside to admire the different...

Perfect!

This is just one perfect place. Of course, if you are looking for nightlife and lots of bars and restaurants you are at the wrong location; which you could have known if you had only one short look at maps/TripAdvisor/whatsoever.

Taking everything into account this place has some kind of perfect alignment of all factors: an old monestry, located a rural area, with nice rooms and especially bathrooms, an atrium, opportunity to go whale watching - biking - horse riding, lemon trees,tennis court, flair, atmosphere to calm down and only some few other guests, outside bar, a restaurant - last but not least friendly staff.

I had the please to visit a lot of hotels all over the world but this is a special one. Read a book. Or even write. Do some studies. Or just relax. Absolutely...

A lovely oasis of a hotel, tucked away on a hill as one might expect of a convent. The staff were lovely, friendly, and gracious as can be. I was impressed with their poise in the face of another guest I found to be exceedingly rude. I stayed for two nights, laid-up in pain from walking the GR7. The property is littered with bulging citrus trees. The restaurant serves a brilliant dinner and a solid breakfast. Why the four stars? The coffee is holding them back. That may not be fair, but I’m a coffee snob. So for me, having bad coffee is unfair. My suggestion? Contact the G.O.A.T - HasBean Steve (www.hasbean.co.uk). He’s got the only thing La...