Hotel del
Teatre in Catalonia was once a cinema, and the stage with the big screen
remains
Hotel del
Teatre, Regencós, Catalonia
The name
tells something of its history: the characterful building that houses the
restaurant was once a cinema, and the stage with the big screen remains.
Located in a hamlet, with a church and a pretty square, the restaurant is on
one side of the square, with the bedrooms across the street in a stone building
with white beams, white walls, crisp-linen beds and a minimalist feel. Splash
out on the suites with big windows. Pine cliffs, sandy beaches and sparkling
coves are a 10-minute drive away.
• +34 972
306270, hoteldelteatre.com, doubles from €95 a night, including breakfast
La Jaima,
Refugio Marnes, Benissa, Alicante
In the
grounds of this eco-friendly B&B, is a bedouin tent, made by the man who
built tent lodges for King Mohammed VI of Morocco. It has been designed for all
weathers with a double wall that can be rolled up to let the breeze in on hot
days. There's a kitchen, a canopy bed, colourful furnishings and a pool. The
rate includes breakfast; dinner can be arranged at €23 a head, including
drinks.
• 01275 395
447, canopyandstars.co.uk/lajaima, sleeps 4, from £50 a night
Casa Aloe,
Atalbeitar, Granada, Andalucía
Follow
shoestring lanes carved by Moors and mules through the Alpujarras to an ancient
white village on the southern slopes of Spain's highest mountain, Mulhacén. The
owners have renovated two adjoining 700-year-old houses and decorated them in
Moorish style. Six cosy bedrooms hide surprises: a hobbity oval door, granite
meditation chair and antique baths. Between the houses is a flower-filled patio
with loungers, olives, palms, and a solar-heated pool.
•
holidaylettings.co.uk, enquire by email, sleeps 12, from £1,090 a week
La Rectoria
de Sant Miquel de Pineda, Sant Feliu de Pallerols, Catalonia
Next to a
Romanic church on Garrotxa's volcanic western fringe, this restored
12th-century rectory was a school under Franco. The owners, a Scottish chef and
a Catalan whisky expert who met in Edinburgh, have restored chunky oak beams,
made bedheads from doors, lampstands from wine kegs and a coffee table from a
baker's chest. There are leather armchairs by the fire and great food is served
in the sunny gallery.
• +34 691
353111, larectoriadesantmiquel.com, doubles from €75 a night, including
breakfast; dinner by arrangement
Jascal,
Berodia de Cabrales, Asturias
Set in the
Picos de Europa national park and surrounded by majestic pines, Jascal is in
the red-roofed village of Berodia, reached by crossing the Casano river and
climbing a winding road. Choose from three apartments set in the hillside, or
two "casas" in the three-storey house. All have open-plan living
rooms with wood-burning stoves and big beds. Explore the mountain villages or
drive to the coast in half an hour.
• +34 686
193302, jascal.com, sleeps 4, from €525 a week
La Lancha,
Cáceres, Extremadura
Owners have
restored and landscaped this farm in the Gredos foothills into a luxury home
for groups. The house has an ornamental staircase, giant clocks, art and
antiques, and airy sitting and dining rooms with fireplaces. There's a pool and
30 hectares of landscaped grounds, with an olive grove, orchard and stream. You
can play tennis and basketball or head to the village and parador, a short
cycle away.
• +34 659
494155, sawdays.co.uk, €2,500 a week, sleeps 14, maid service included,
babysitting and cook available
El Halcón
Peregrino, Rábago, Cantabria
A large,
renovated farmhouse, with chestnut timbers and views over mountains and valley,
and a large but cosy central fireplace smouldering with logs in winter in the
lounge/dining room at its heart. Enjoy breakfast on the terrace, tapas, and
drinks all day; or venture out to the cafes in the village of Rábago. Walkers
can venture along the Vendul and Nansa rivers and there are crystal-clear pools
to swim in.
• +34 942
746679, elhalconperegrino.com, from €85 a night, sleeps 2
Hotel Rural
El Añadio, Vilches, Andalucía
The
approach is an adventure in itself. A three-mile track winds its way up to the
remote farmhouse; all you hear are the birds, and the lowing of cattle. The
single-storey building wraps around a courtyard with a fountain. The ganaderia,
or ranch, dedicated to the rearing of fighting bulls, has been in the owner's
family for four generations. The cosy, rustic bedrooms with bare-stone walls
are in the old farm manager's quarters, and there's a pool and terrace for
alfresco meals.
• +34 953 066031,
elanadio.es, doubles from €99 a night, includes breakfast
Woodland
Yurt, and Orange Grove Yurt, Málaga, Andalucía
These two
peaceful woodland yurt camps are set in classic Andalucían countryside,
surrounded by white-walled villages, cliffs, orange trees, cork woods and
rambling hills. Designed for family holidays, you can let the children run wild
in the woods, or exhaust themselves on the play area and rope swings, while the
grown-ups relax in the hammock or sun deck. The yurts are simply furnished,
with toilets and showers near by, a breakfast bar and sensational views.
• 01275 395
447, canopyandstars.co.uk/cloudhouse, from £65 a night (sleeps 2 adults and 2
children)
La Posada
del Candil, Serón, Andalucía
Absorb the
tranquillity of Almería from a pool with views south over the ancient Almanzora
valley. High in the Sierra de los Filabres, the owners have built the
eco-friendly apartments, communal library and restaurant, from local wood,
cork, marble and stone. Diners enjoy home-grown vegetables and organic meat
cooked a la brasa, or you can barbecue in terraced gardens while the kids
splash in the children's pool, or order a platter of jamón bellota and a glass
of wine and watch the birdlife.
• +34 675
987242, laposadadelcandil.com, from €365 a week for apartment sleeping 2, room
only
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