Rancho La Paz — Hotel in Mijas

I took my two daughters for a daily ride. We are all experienced riders who own horses and I have spent many years training them. The countryside was lovely and the horses well trained. Unfortunately although we were told we could gallop we spent the entire ride in walk which was very disappointing. The young girl who took us was polite and friendly but didn't seem to understand that we had all ridden. Staff were generally young girls and insisted on explaining in patronising details how to approach the horses get on etc and were really resistant when we tried to explain the we had handled horse previously. As an instructor I fully understand the safety issues and that often people are less than honest with their ability but we were made to feel a bit of a nuisance and incredibly undermined which made the experience very uncomfortable. It was a real shame because the venue and horses were good but I would definitely not rush back and will certainly not be holidaying here unless they significantly improve communication and customer service.Incidentally the other ride which left the same time as ours with evidently a couple of less experienced riders were able to gallop and appeared to have...

I did the starter trail and I had a good week but there is some room. ||||The accomodation was good, nice rooms and a pool. The food could have been better, I've gotten much better food on other trails I've done. ||||The riding is a bit boring because it's mostly walking. The scenery was beautiful in some places and rather plain in some. The horses were great!||||The beach ride was the highlight of the week, an amazing experience! ||||Most of the guides are young german girls who work there as part of there education in tourism, and while they were really nice and helpfull, I'd rather have local guides with more experience and knowledge of the area. Also, some of them are great at english, others are not, so I wouldn't recommend going here if you don't speak german.||||If you are looking for a relaxed holiday with only a couple (around) 3 hours of riding a day I would recommend going to La Paz, but if you want more riding I would go somewhere else. However, I think they do great day rides, so if you are in the area and want to do a shorter ride I...

Rancho la paz is not flawless though still an excellent place.||Expect:|Cheerful, competent and helpful instructors/guides who speak English, Spanish and German.|Calm, well keeped and trustworthy horses.|Beautiful view in the mountains.|Clean, airconditoned rooms with good storage.|Nice pool with shade.|Meals at 8, 14 and 21.30 in summertime. |Steep slopes and riding close to the edge.|Fall in love with horses you want to buy :)|Meeting nice co-guests.|Hawthornes and hot sun, so wear proper clothes.||Do not expect:|A fridge in the room.|Trotting or much cantering.|The food being much more than nutrition/energy.||Tip:|Rent a car or take a taxi to Mijas, Marbella, Malaga, Puerto Banus, the beach in Fuengirola, shopping centres.|Satnav: aim for El Higueron Restaurante and follow the signs OR aim for Urbanizacion...