We stayed at the Villa Nazules Hipica for one night with two small children (2 and 6 years old). The hotel is interesting but for us did not fulfill the grandeur promised by the web site.
Getting to the hotel is a challenge. Most web sites, mapping programs, and my GPS for example did not have the correct location. If arriving from CM-42, you should take the Almonacid de Toledo exit. Note that this exit is 16km from Toledo (keep this in mind if you are booking this as an alternative to a downtown Toledo hotel). There will be a small black sign at one of the traffic circles. Then you should follow the road and take a right (no sign). There are a couple signs on the side of the road to indicate you are going the right way. You go in the direction of the quarry then past it. Clearly better directions and signage are needed. Parking at the hotel is plentiful and free.
The location is remote and matches the description of the web site. It is indeed in an olive orchard. The vistas from the hotel are nice.
The hotel goes out of their way to make a good impression. For example, they provide complimentary drinks upon arrival. They give a small bottle of olive oil upon departure.
The architecture of the hotel is somewhat incomplete (my spouse is an architect). The layout of the main building with windows is nice but there are many details that have been overlooked in the layout of the grounds. In terms of materials, it reminds me of "Hill Country Texas". There are a couple design elements taken from Frank Lloyd Wright. The decor of the rooms did not match the architecture (had some odd featured lamps and in one room strange whitewashed furniture). I would expect either something on the rustic or modern side. The rooms vary in quality (we looked at two rooms). For example, in our room the bathroom door did not close and the jacuzzi tub was not connected, one of the windows was only single pane, the A/C did not work that efficiently, and the drawer fronts were falling off the drawers. The elevator goes up one floor but has buttons for 10 floors.
The pool is somewhat far from the hotel and not well connected via paths. You are encouraged to either walk across the nice grassy area or go way around the sides. It is a bit on the cold side, even in July, due to the wind. Given the presence of windmill power generators on the hills, I don't think the wind was a fluke. There was a baby pool, which is not mentioned on the web site, and was very welcome for the kids. The area around the pool is nice with grass and quality lawn furniture. The pool has a disappearing edge but it disappears on sort of an odd view (usually disappearing edges would disappear onto a vista or lake).
The spa seemed nice but we did not use it. Children under 14 years old were not allowed. There was a (very) small playground, basically a graveled area with a few pieces of equipment.
We did not eat at the restaurant for dinner or breakfast. Prices for food are on the high side and there are not many options for children or vegetarians.
The hotel is constructing currently another wing (as of July 2009). Expect construction noise during the week and to be woken at the early (in Spain) time of 8am.
A main concern for those reading this review in English is that the staff speaks very little English. Some staff were more helpful and some less helpful in our attempts to communicate and get more information. I think it would be hard to take advantage of all the ammenities without knowing some Spanish.
The types of rooms are not well described on various booking sites. For example, there are rooms like double, special double, and special gold double but there are no descriptions of the differences. We booked a double but upgraded to (we think) a special gold double. We did not feel they were that accomodating of kids, wanting 40 euros for an extra bed for our six year old. I know that many hotels have supplements but most offer a triple rate that is less. They seemed to imply we had not booked the correct kind of room but this was hard from the web site. It may be possible to call the hotel and get more information but you need to have good Spanish.
As a side note, one highlight of our trip was hiking to the castle of Almonacid de Toledo Castle, right near the town and the exit. A short hike up if you take the short cut path. Great views.
Overall our visit was average. With more effort the hotel could vastly improve their performance. I have mixed feelings about recommending the hotel at this time.
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