Hotel berhampiran Fuente Nueva y Lavaderos, Linares De La Sierra

There were good things and poor things during our visit and before we got to the hotel. There are absolutely no road signs to direct you to the hotel, even with SatNav and maps on the phone we passed close by four times before parking the car a locating the hotel on foot. That was difficult too as the phone kept telling us to go along (in reality, up or down) a particular street and a lot of the streets had no street sign. Eventually we drove the car to the parking entrance at the back of the hotel and they let us in. We had to ask one of the maids how to get to reception as the signs were confusing. Check in was quick as there were no other guests around, OK it was an early Sunday afternoon but the rest of the town was full of visitors. At first glance the room seemed fine, more later. We went out to get some lunch at a restaurant about six minutes walk away on the other side of the nearby park. All the other restaurants are in the town centre and given the changes in elevation and confusing street signs only fit for mountain goats. Back to the room. The bed was big and comfortable but there was only one small easy chair and an uncomfortable chair at a desk. One plus is that there were lights in the ceiling, something missing from other converted buildings we had stayed in. But there were no tissues in the bathroom and there was a glass screen between the toilet, bidet and the rest of the bathroom, this squeaked something terrible if you tried to close it. We went to the bar to get a drink before dinner, there was no one behind the bar. After waiting for five minutes I asked the receptionist who was very close to the bar where the barman was. She said she would ring him, nothing happened so she came to prepare our drinks herself. No ice, she went off to get some and and when she came back the barman arrived too. We had dinner in the restaurant as we didn’t want to risk going down to the town. The food was good and the waiter was friendly, efficient and helpful. There were only three other tables occupied, where were the guests? Breakfast was self-service including the coffee which was made using pods, not very good. The rest of the food was fine. We were there for about fifteen minutes before we saw a member of staff. I would not go back to this hotel, in fact if they don’t buck their ideas up I don’t think they will be in business much longer.

I wish I could give 6 Stars, this place was absolutely perfect. We stopped for one night arriving late they kept the lights on and waited for us! Breakfast was also amazing, eggs to order with fresh bacon and all of the other normal menu items. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the area!!!