Some of the other reviews are very outdated given our experience.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.

We were given a beautiful room on arrival but floor sealing of the room below filled our room with fumes. We were given a replacement room in the 'annex' - very cold and felt as if it hadn't been used for months. The hotel advertises open fires throughout - not much use when they are not lit!

Biggest disappointment was the food. Dinner looked great on the menu but was without doubt the worst meal we have had in 40 years travelling to Spain. At breakfast the following morning there was no bread to toast, no bowls for cereal, no milk for the coffee.....and no staff in the half hour we sat there.

Could be a wonderful place but needs some better management - maybe they are just lasklustre in the winter months?

Perhaps our expectations were too high, as the hotel's website is so promising, but we were rather disappointed as we had decided to pay a bit more for something 'special.'

Our room was in the new building, and it certainly wasn't special. The fabric/furnishings were cheap and not very attractive, the balcony door was stuck so couldn't be opened (although the view was over a yard and wasn't worth seeing anyway). There were ants in the bed and the tap in the sink was little more than a trickle. (A world away from the photos in the website, although ours was just a standard double). There was no stove in the room - the hotel does not claim this although a previous reviewer stated that every room has a stove.

Apart from a welcoming host at reception the night we arrived, we never saw any other staff members until we checked out three days later. That could be considered "unobtrusive" but the impression was more of neglect. It would have been nice to have someone saying
"good morning" at breakfast. Instead, you are left to your own devices, and a maid pops in very irregularly to top up the buffet.

We didn't try the restaurant so can't comment, but breakfast was mediocre. Although there was a good buffet selection - cold meats, cereal, breads, pastries, yoghurts, fruit etc, the bread was stale, and the flies were swarming round the fruit.

The setting is pretty, and the entrance drive to the hotel is well lit and welcoming, giving a good first impression. But you can't see the sea from anywhere in the hotel complex, as far as we could tell. It's certainly secluded, so in theory ideal for a romantic retreat. It's likely that the superior rooms and suites in the old building are more attractive. We asked for an upgrade but were only offered another similar standard room in the new building, even though the hotel seemed to be quite quiet.

Clearly, other people have had excellent experiences, so the hotel can't be ruled out, but it's worth getting as much info as possible about your room - perhaps even a photograph - before booking.