Cortijo Las Piletas

HRON1, Ronda, Andalucia

Andalucian farmhouse hotel near Ronda

At the gateway to the Sierra de Grazalema Nature Park and near enough to Ronda to dip in and out with ease, this typical 'Cortijo' has been converted into a comfortable hotel with superb views to the sunflowers, wheat fields and holm-oak forests around.

Cortijo means farmhouse but perhaps 'grange' would be a better translation here with its imposing white facetted main building, elegant courtyards and stabling for many horses belying a slightly grander history.

The hotel has eight rooms, all on the ground floor, each accessed directly via its own terrace from which guests can enjoy views to the lovely hills around or the delightful shady patios. The pool is a haven of peace as are the beautifully kept grounds. There's a lovely lounge, traditionally furnished with a huge fireplace and honesty bar for guests use only.

Accommodation

8 double rooms each accessed directly from the grounds or patio and each with its own terrace
There is one duplex room sleeping 4 and two inter-communicated rooms for families

Hotel Features

Extensive well kept grounds with outdoor pool, views to countryside
Shady patios to sit out on warmer evenings
Free parking

Restaurant

Extensive breakfast buffet served in large airy dining room with sliding doors onto large patio.

“Honesty Bar” with all drinks and wines and a “Food Corner” with a good selection of high quality ready-to-heat meals (meat, fish and vegetarian options) and a good variety of cold tapas, local cheeses and Iberian ham and sausages.

There is a restaurant (Venta La Vega) at walking distance from the Hotel. Ronda and Montejaque are only 10mins away by car.

Hotel Facilities

24 Hour Reception
WiFi all areas
Spacious Grounds
Luggage storage
Laundry Service
Air Conditioning

Sports and Wellbeing

Swimming Pool (outdoor, all year)
Swimming Pool (outdoor, seasonal)

Room facilities (all rooms)

En-suite bathroom
Heating
Air conditioning
WIFI
TV
Fridge / Minibar

Dining

Bars / restaurants within walking distance of the hotel
Bar for clients only serving drinks and light snacks
Honesty bar for clients only

Parking

On-site parking (free)

Ronda, Andalucia

Perhaps the most famous of Andalucia’s famous ‘Pueblos Blancos’, the picturesque ‘white villages’ which stretch over the southern mountains, Ronda is so much more than a pretty face.

The current village was settled in Roman times but there have been settlements since the Celtic period (600 BC) and evidence of human occupation since Neolithic times in the rock paintings of nearby Cueva de la Pileta.

After the Romans came the Visgoths, followed by eight centuries of Moorish rule ending in 1485 with the Reconquista, though the village was a refuge for Moriscos (covert Muslims) for some time afterwards.

Each passing culture has left its mark not least in the three bridges – Romano, Arabe and Nuevo -which span the vertiginous gorges. There are Moorish baths dating back to the 13th century and Spain’s oldest bullring where the peculiarities of the ‘art’ were developed by the local Romero family.

In more recent times Orson Welles and Hemmingway both spent summers here, spreading its fame worldwide, the latter using it as inspiration for a Civil War scene the book For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Ronda sits at the gateway to the Grazalema Nature Park, popular with bird watchers and botanists alike. The limestone sierra, riddled with caves,rises up to over 1600m and is home to many vultures including the threatened Egyptian Vulture.Visit Ronda's famous bridges, baths and bullring