This is a review only of the restaurant. On arrival, we found the place apparently deserted and for a while no-one came to direct us to the room for lunch. The main dining room appeared as if put into storage. We debated whether just to leave, and later regretted not doing so. We had starters which were OK. A main dish 'wok beef' was truly awful - a mixture of slimy oily peppers and some grey flaccid courgettes, with three tiny pieces of meat. When asked by the waiter if the food was all right, we told him 'no' and he brought a few more pieces of meat. It counts as probably the worst dish I have eaten in any restaurant - and it is not cheap ! The entire place seemed in need of a firm managerial hand - the pleasant grounds seemed neglected and taken over by weeds, and our route to the lavatories included a smashed wine glass which remained unattended throughout the time we were there.

This hotel could be top notch, nice location, peace and quiet and interesting old cortijo style. However the place could do with a lick of paint.
The staff were very friendly adn helpful but how this hotel boasts 4 stars is beyond me. What has really pushed me to write the review was the dining experience. We found it to be very poor quality, badly prepared and tasteless. The menu offered actually had no choice. Having only 1 starter, 1 dessert and 4 mains is not really choice. We could have the asparagus soup to start.......or nothing.
I also had the pleasure of hearing the night´s football commentary blaring out from the kitchen, not exactly the most professional dining room around.
Would I go back to this hotel? If the kitchen was sorted out, probably yes, in fact I would even recommend it. Until then, I will only be returning with my sandwiches in my luggage.

Some of the other reviews are very outdated given our experience.
We arrived late having had a hell of a time finding the hotel but this added to our wonderful memories. The guardia Civil were very helpful putting us on the right road and coming across wild boar in the rd was quite a sight.
The receptionist vanessa was always very helpful and room was cleaned daily and very spacious. Eating in the hotel in the evening can be done for 15 euros for a 3 course set menu that we found to be excellent and the service is equally good from Salvador.
The poolside was quiet in the daytime and is perfect to relax taking in the scenery.
It takes about 40 mins to get down the mountain rd to town if you feel like venturig off. We would definitely go again and couldn't fault the place.

The hotel was quite hard to find but when we did we thought it was in a beautiful setting. Our room was a bit jaded but alright.
However,I found it very strange that we were not allowed to take our drinks outside of the courtyard to have at one of the many tables outside in the lovely gardens,which I would've assumed were there for that purpose. Actually felt as though we were a bit of a bother to the waiter by even asking for a drink or being there.
The food was probably the worst we have ever had and actually had to pay for,if this had not been charged for and paid in advance I would've objected to paying for the main course or desert..both were disgusting .I did complain at the time but no one cared.We thought breakfast could not be any worse but it actually was! There were no bowls for cereal and no staff around to ask for any.They were serving the green beans heated up from the night before and eggs like rubber.There was no bread to toast in fact nothing we could eat so we had a cup of coffee and left to get breakfast elsewhere before we fainted from hunger!
Thank goodness we only stayed for 1 night but what a shame.It is in such a beautiful setting and could be so nice but no proper management or customer service exists.