Fuerte Grazalema - Grazalema, Spain     

We have just returned from a 3 night stay at the Fuerte Grazalema Hotel and although the weather was not that good we had a very enjoyable stay, a bar lunch in front of a large log fire while the rain poured down one day was a real treat The hotel is set in the National Park and is some distance from any big town, Ronda being the nearest just under an hour away, but the scenery is worth the travel to visit the surrounding white villages We asked for a quiet room away from bars and music and had a room on the 4th floor although this is only one floor up from reception. The room had wonderful views across the valley to the village of Grazalema. The only problem was that if you wished to sit on the balcony the high wall blocked out any view. We asked to be moved to the ground floor, 2 floors below reception which have small patios which still look across the valley which meant you could sit with a glass of wine and take in the view with no problem. There are 17 rooms on this level, room 101 the room we had was across the passage from the pool bar which I guess when open could make it a noise room so would suggest the rooms at the other end (117) would be much better. Breakfast was first class with all the usual things one would expect and I really liked the freshly cooked bacon and egg that was on offer. Dinner again was first class although you will need to like pork as this was the main meat dish each evening but plenty of other dishes where available. Reception where very helpful but I did have a problem in using my Euro Travelers Cheques. Once again all I can say is we really enjoyed our stay and if the weather had been better this would have made everything just that little bit better. Our thanks to all the staff at the hotel for all your help during our stay nothing was to much trouble for them.

Ubicación del sitio: perfecta, un enclave ideal para un hotel rural, con vistas espectaculares al pueblo de Grazalema y al monte. Comida: muy buena en cantidad y en calidad (la carta debría ser más variada cuando no hay buffet, pero eso sí: el buffet tanto de desayuno como de comida muy bueno). El personal del hotel fue encantador. La habitaciones son super chulas, muy limpias, sin ruidos. Es un hotel muy recomendable para un turismo rural en plan tranquilo, para una pareja por ejemplo. Ya me buscaré un hueco para repetir (y probar la piscina y el jaccuzi)!