5/5 Manuel Cordero S. 11 months ago on Google
I
found
myself
with
a
trove
of
unspent
frequent
flyer
miles,
which
were
soon
to
be
no
longer
valid
and
decided
to
spend
them
on
a
weekend
stay
on
a
discovery
trip.
Ronda
was
a
place
that
attracted
my
attention
for
its
mountainous
location
and
the
old
city,
with
its
famous
deep
gorge
El
Tajo,
very
old
bullring
and
the
many
nearby
historical
beautiful
buildings.
And
then,
you
have
the
famous
Carmen
of
Ronda
character,
of
Bizet's
namesake
opera.
Browsing
hotels
in
the
area,
I
wanted
to
choose
one
not
in
the
city,
looking
for
a
secluded
place,
still
close
enough
to
Ronda
at
15
minutes
by
car.
This
is
how
I
found
Hotel
Molino
del
Arco,
and
after
checking
former
guests'
reviews,
I
booked
a
two-day
stay
for
me
and
my
wife.
With
the
guidance
of
a
mapping
app,
we
found
easily
the
road
to
the
hotel.
The
last
3
km
is
a
slow
country
road,
with
signs
showing
the
right
way
to
the
hotel
at
the
road
crossings.
After
arrival
and
parking
the
car
next
to
an
olive
tree,
we
were
warmly
welcomed
by
Fernando.
He
explained
to
us
the
history
of
the
property
and
the
hotel
buildings
and
showed
us
the
facilities
of
the
hotel,
then
our
room
and
finally
the
gardens.
Fernando
is
a
helpful
source
of
what
to
do
in
the
area.
We
did
some
walking
in
the
area,
which
is
very
quiet.
We
loved
it.
The
decoration
is
stylish
rural
chic,
with
quality
furniture
and
materials
and
many
modern
paintings.
The
bedroom
was
very
spacious,
with
a
very
high
gable
roof
and
a
queen
size
bed.
The
mattress
was
on
the
soft
side
for
me
and
there
were
soft
and
hard
pillows
to
choose
from.
The
bedroom
has
direct
access
to
a
patio
with
a
couple
of
iron-wire
chairs
and
a
side
round
table.
The
window
frames
are
iroko
wood
made,
painted
in
a
nice
olive-green
colour.
The
room
had
a
big
en-suite
bathroom
with
a
toilet,
a
bidet
(we
are
in
Europe!),
a
two-sink
marble
vanity,
and
a
huge
polished
concrete
bathtub.
We
did
not
use
the
bedroom
AC/heating
system,
so
cannot
say
how
it
performs.
I
had
dinner
the
last
night.
Fernando
and
his
team
(we
were
also
hosted
by
Ana
and
Javier),
asked
us
in
the
afternoon
if
we
planned
to
have
dinner,
to
make
accommodations
in
the
kitchen.
The
dining
room
decoration
and
table
menagerie
were
nice
and
the
food
was
alright
for
the
hotel
category.
I
tasted
a
red
wine
from
Ronda,
which
I
was
surprised
to
find
to
be
very
good,
and
this
is
something
in
a
country
where
Rioja
and
Ribera
del
Duero
reds
rule.
Finally,
I
want
to
repeat
the
experience
in
the
future.
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