Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa – Member of ‘The Leading Small Hotels of the World’ - Benalup
An oasis of relaxation not just for lovers of Golf, Art, and Fine Dining! Everything the heart, soul, mind and spirit requires for a quick get away without having to be inconvenienced by security checks at airports can be found here, locally, within only a maximum of 2 hrs drive from the Costa del Sol.
The Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa is located between the white villages of Medina Sidonia and Vejer de la Frontera, just 20m from Benalup Golf & country Club.
The Hotel comprises of 82 luxurious rooms & suites, decorated in 7 different styles such as Moroccan, Andalucían, African, English Colonial, Asian or Delvaux. As an addition to the hotel the resort offers 10 exclusive private Villas with own swimming-pools.
You can enjoy a choice of five unique restaurants, including French and Asian fine dining, the Brasserie by the swimming pool, the Golf & Country Club restaurant and a traditional Spanish restaurant Los Pomelos. For the more active souls the challenging 18-hole golf course, 3 tennis courts, horse stables or a Fitness Center are available within the complex! Their Spa & Wellness Center covers a massive 2.000 m2.
An oasis of relaxation not just for lovers of Golf, Art, and Fine Dining! Everything the heart, soul, mind and spirit requires for a quick get away without having to be inconvenienced by security checks at airports can be found here, locally, within only a maximum of 2 hrs drive from the Costa del Sol.
The Fairplay Golf Hotel & Spa is located between the white villages of Medina Sidonia and Vejer de la Frontera, just 20m from Benalup Golf & country Club.
The Hotel comprises of 82 luxurious rooms & suites, decorated in 7 different styles such as Moroccan, Andalucían, African, English Colonial, Asian or Delvaux. As an addition to the hotel the resort offers 10 exclusive private Villas with own swimming-pools.
You can enjoy a choice of five unique restaurants, including French and Asian fine dining, the Brasserie by the swimming pool, the Golf & Country Club restaurant and a traditional Spanish restaurant Los Pomelos. For the more active souls the challenging 18-hole golf course, 3 tennis courts, horse stables or a Fitness Center are available within the complex! Their Spa & Wellness Center covers a massive 2.000 m2.
| Address: | C./ La Torre, s/n, 11190 Benalup, Casas Viejas, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 956 429 100 |
| Web: | www.fairplaygolfhotel.com |
Cortijo Fain at Arcos Gardens Golf & Country Club
Staying at Arcos Gardens is all about relaxation and peace, so after a good round of golf, you can sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and reminisce what the score may have been if those putts would have just dropped!!
The hotel is a combination of a complex of luxury townhouses and a beautifully refurbished Cortijo "farmhouse" which together offers 44 rooms and house suites. The Cortijo, known as Cortijo Fain is the location of the main hotel reception, the Tapas Bar and the Restaurant Fain. Refurbished in 2006, this traditional square shaped building has a cobbled courtyard centre with its very own orange tree and has nine very individual rooms, decorated to suit its period.
Staying at Arcos Gardens is all about relaxation and peace, so after a good round of golf, you can sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and reminisce what the score may have been if those putts would have just dropped!!
The hotel is a combination of a complex of luxury townhouses and a beautifully refurbished Cortijo "farmhouse" which together offers 44 rooms and house suites. The Cortijo, known as Cortijo Fain is the location of the main hotel reception, the Tapas Bar and the Restaurant Fain. Refurbished in 2006, this traditional square shaped building has a cobbled courtyard centre with its very own orange tree and has nine very individual rooms, decorated to suit its period.
| Address: | C./ Algar, 3, 11630 Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 956 704 131 |
| Web: | www.arcosgardens.com |
Barceló La Bobadilla – Member of ‘The Leading Small Hotels of the World’ - Granada
If the 2.5 hr drive seems tedious, then arrive at this stunning hotel by helicopter! The luxurious Barceló La Bobadilla, set in Granada province in the heart of Andalucía , was built in line with the architectural principles of the Andalucían palaces from old times, with a large marble colonnade, inviting you to its 70 spacious rooms overlooking the countryside, all painstakingly appointed, with luxurious bathrooms combining fine woods, marble and brick.
The hotel has two magnificent restaurants: La Finca, which specializes in Creative Cuisine, and El Cortijo, offering culinary Spanish and regional cuisine. These are joined in summer by the Mirador restaurant with its dishes based on fresh seasonal products. The building of a new 700 m² spa and the hotel’s 1500 m² outdoor pool surrounded by palm trees and Mediterranean woodland make your stay even more relaxing and healthy – a splendid fountain of health and wellbeing. The hotel has been awarded with the "Q" award for quality by the Spanish Institute for Quality Tourism.
*Acclaimed by the highly regarded Tatler Travel Guide 2008 from publishers Condé Nast as “One of the best hotels in the world"
*Selected in Tatler Travel Guide 2009 (Condé Nast) as the most romantic hotel in Europe
If the 2.5 hr drive seems tedious, then arrive at this stunning hotel by helicopter! The luxurious Barceló La Bobadilla, set in Granada province in the heart of Andalucía , was built in line with the architectural principles of the Andalucían palaces from old times, with a large marble colonnade, inviting you to its 70 spacious rooms overlooking the countryside, all painstakingly appointed, with luxurious bathrooms combining fine woods, marble and brick.
The hotel has two magnificent restaurants: La Finca, which specializes in Creative Cuisine, and El Cortijo, offering culinary Spanish and regional cuisine. These are joined in summer by the Mirador restaurant with its dishes based on fresh seasonal products. The building of a new 700 m² spa and the hotel’s 1500 m² outdoor pool surrounded by palm trees and Mediterranean woodland make your stay even more relaxing and healthy – a splendid fountain of health and wellbeing. The hotel has been awarded with the "Q" award for quality by the Spanish Institute for Quality Tourism.
*Acclaimed by the highly regarded Tatler Travel Guide 2008 from publishers Condé Nast as “One of the best hotels in the world"
*Selected in Tatler Travel Guide 2009 (Condé Nast) as the most romantic hotel in Europe
| Address: | Ctra. Salinas – Villanueva de Tapia (A-333), km 65.5, 18300 Loja – Granada, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 958 321 861 |
| Web: | www.barcelolabobadilla.com |
Alhambra & Palacio El Generalife - Granada
Hotel América Granada
This Hotel of family atmosphere is located inside the Royal Citadel of the Alhambra; at not more than 100 meters from the famous Court of the Lions. A privileged location allowing you to enjoy the peace of the Alhambra without being far from the city center and other interesting monuments like the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel (15 minutes walk).
Built at the beginning of the XIX century as a summer residence, its southern orientation and private garden result in a very agreeable temperature during the hot summer months. Preserved from the original building are the wooden staircase and the dining room. It belongs to Garzón family since 1935; when Mr. Nicolas Garzón bought the house and created The Hotel America. The name America generated from the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929.
Hotel América Granada
This Hotel of family atmosphere is located inside the Royal Citadel of the Alhambra; at not more than 100 meters from the famous Court of the Lions. A privileged location allowing you to enjoy the peace of the Alhambra without being far from the city center and other interesting monuments like the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel (15 minutes walk).
Built at the beginning of the XIX century as a summer residence, its southern orientation and private garden result in a very agreeable temperature during the hot summer months. Preserved from the original building are the wooden staircase and the dining room. It belongs to Garzón family since 1935; when Mr. Nicolas Garzón bought the house and created The Hotel America. The name America generated from the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929.
| Address: | C./ Real de la Alhambra, 53, 18009 Granada |
| Tel.: | +34 958 227 471 |
| Web: | www.hotelamericagranada.com |
Cortijo Fain at Arcos Gardens Golf & Country Club
Staying at Arcos Gardens is all about relaxation and peace, so after a good round of golf, you can sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and reminisce what the score may have been if those putts would have just dropped!!
The hotel is a combination of a complex of luxury townhouses and a beautifully refurbished Cortijo "farmhouse" which together offers 44 rooms and house suites. The Cortijo, known as Cortijo Fain is the location of the main hotel reception, the Tapas Bar and the Restaurant Fain. Refurbished in 2006, this traditional square shaped building has a cobbled courtyard centre with its very own orange tree and has nine very individual rooms, decorated to suit its period.
Staying at Arcos Gardens is all about relaxation and peace, so after a good round of golf, you can sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and reminisce what the score may have been if those putts would have just dropped!!
The hotel is a combination of a complex of luxury townhouses and a beautifully refurbished Cortijo "farmhouse" which together offers 44 rooms and house suites. The Cortijo, known as Cortijo Fain is the location of the main hotel reception, the Tapas Bar and the Restaurant Fain. Refurbished in 2006, this traditional square shaped building has a cobbled courtyard centre with its very own orange tree and has nine very individual rooms, decorated to suit its period.
| Address: | C./ Algar, 3, 11630 Arcos de la Frontera, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 956 704 131 |
| Web: | www.arcosgardens.com |
Alhambra & Palacio El Generalife - Granada
Hotel América Granada
This Hotel of family atmosphere is located inside the Royal Citadel of the Alhambra; at not more than 100 meters from the famous Court of the Lions. A privileged location allowing you to enjoy the peace of the Alhambra without being far from the city center and other interesting monuments like the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel (15 minutes walk).
Built at the beginning of the XIX century as a summer residence, its southern orientation and private garden result in a very agreeable temperature during the hot summer months. Preserved from the original building are the wooden staircase and the dining room. It belongs to Garzón family since 1935; when Mr. Nicolas Garzón bought the house and created The Hotel America. The name America generated from the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929.
Hotel América Granada
This Hotel of family atmosphere is located inside the Royal Citadel of the Alhambra; at not more than 100 meters from the famous Court of the Lions. A privileged location allowing you to enjoy the peace of the Alhambra without being far from the city center and other interesting monuments like the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel (15 minutes walk).
Built at the beginning of the XIX century as a summer residence, its southern orientation and private garden result in a very agreeable temperature during the hot summer months. Preserved from the original building are the wooden staircase and the dining room. It belongs to Garzón family since 1935; when Mr. Nicolas Garzón bought the house and created The Hotel America. The name America generated from the Ibero-American Exhibition in Seville in 1929.
| Address: | C./ Real de la Alhambra, 53, 18009 Granada |
| Tel.: | +34 958 227 471 |
| Web: | www.hotelamericagranada.com |
Parador de Granada San Francisco
Spend a night in a 15th Century Convent, among gardens & fountains which recall a paster where Arabian merged with the Christian. The Parador is part of a palace and mosque built between 1332 and 1354 which was later converted into a Franciscan convent with a charming tiled Patio remaining from this conversion.
Part of the building was the former chapel where the Kings of Spain were buried until their remains were moved to the Royal Chapel where they now lie.
The interior combines the Arabic and Christian styles with classical furniture, numerous portraits, engravings, embroideries etc. The bedrooms are all different and have views of the famous buildings that make up the Alhambra site.
Spend a night in a 15th Century Convent, among gardens & fountains which recall a paster where Arabian merged with the Christian. The Parador is part of a palace and mosque built between 1332 and 1354 which was later converted into a Franciscan convent with a charming tiled Patio remaining from this conversion.
Part of the building was the former chapel where the Kings of Spain were buried until their remains were moved to the Royal Chapel where they now lie.
The interior combines the Arabic and Christian styles with classical furniture, numerous portraits, engravings, embroideries etc. The bedrooms are all different and have views of the famous buildings that make up the Alhambra site.
| Address: | Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 958 221 440 |
| Web: | www.parador.es |
Fundacion Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre – Jerez de la Frontera
Basically translates into the Royal Andalucían School of Equestrian Art Foundation – and you can expect nothing less than that! The King and Queen of Spain are regular visitors on a private basis!Truly one of the major insider tips of Andalucía! We highly recommend taking a day or two to experience the wonders of horsemanship, the beauty and natural rhythm of the Pure Thoroughbred Spanish Horse! Nothing except the Palominos in Vienna (which are also Thoroughbred Spanish Horses only called Palomino for their distinct white color) come close to the experience in Jerez de la Frontera!
Show dates and times can be found on the web page mentioned below!
There are plenty of hotels to choose from within Jerez de la Frontera and surroundings, making it an excellent opportunity to combine the visit to the Equestrian School with other activities, such as a tour of an authentic bodega, as recommended below!
Basically translates into the Royal Andalucían School of Equestrian Art Foundation – and you can expect nothing less than that! The King and Queen of Spain are regular visitors on a private basis!Truly one of the major insider tips of Andalucía! We highly recommend taking a day or two to experience the wonders of horsemanship, the beauty and natural rhythm of the Pure Thoroughbred Spanish Horse! Nothing except the Palominos in Vienna (which are also Thoroughbred Spanish Horses only called Palomino for their distinct white color) come close to the experience in Jerez de la Frontera!
Show dates and times can be found on the web page mentioned below!
There are plenty of hotels to choose from within Jerez de la Frontera and surroundings, making it an excellent opportunity to combine the visit to the Equestrian School with other activities, such as a tour of an authentic bodega, as recommended below!
| Address: | Avda. Duque de Abrantes, s/n, 11407 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 956 319 635 |
| Web: | www.realescuela.org |
González Winery – A Passion for the Authentic - The Beauty of Bodegas
And the way they work their magic with the grapes! Founded back in 1835 by a partnership between Spanish Manuel Maria González Angel and his British agent Robert Blake Byass, González Byass is one of the "classic bodegas" of the sherry triangle (Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria). The winery itself is still family owned, and boasts vineyards in the best parcels of Jerez- Macharnudo, Carrascal and Burujena.
The flagship sherry though is one single brand, Tio Pepe (Uncle Joe). Tio Pepe has singlehandedly changed the way people perceive sherry. With domestic demand sagging and even the reliable export markets waning in the mid nineties, the top Sherry houses had to do something to avoid financial meltdown. González Byass launched an aggressive marketing campaign, showing young people enjoying bone dry sherry in elegant wine glasses, countering the misperception of thimbles of sweet sherry that grannies sipped on. Their advertising campaign was one of the most creative and dynamic wine campaigns in Spain in recent years.
And the way they work their magic with the grapes! Founded back in 1835 by a partnership between Spanish Manuel Maria González Angel and his British agent Robert Blake Byass, González Byass is one of the "classic bodegas" of the sherry triangle (Jerez de la Frontera, Sanlucar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa Maria). The winery itself is still family owned, and boasts vineyards in the best parcels of Jerez- Macharnudo, Carrascal and Burujena.
The flagship sherry though is one single brand, Tio Pepe (Uncle Joe). Tio Pepe has singlehandedly changed the way people perceive sherry. With domestic demand sagging and even the reliable export markets waning in the mid nineties, the top Sherry houses had to do something to avoid financial meltdown. González Byass launched an aggressive marketing campaign, showing young people enjoying bone dry sherry in elegant wine glasses, countering the misperception of thimbles of sweet sherry that grannies sipped on. Their advertising campaign was one of the most creative and dynamic wine campaigns in Spain in recent years.
| Address: | Manuel MO. González, 12, 11403 Jerez de La Frontera, Cádiz, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 956 357 043 |
| Web: | www.gonzalezbyass.es |
Ascari Race Resort - Ronda
It is, first and foremost, a drivers’ club – a place where like-minded people, united by enthusiasm for speed, can meet, form friendships and play. Ascari was conceiced from an unreserved passion for motorsport. Brainchild of Dutch motorsport enthusiast, and self confessed ‘petrolhead’ Klaas Zwart in 200 for his own it has evolved into what is now an attractive day out!
With approx. 40 km of unbranded circuit, extensive conference facilities, gourmet dininf and in-house event management team, it is the ultimate solution for private parties, product launches and events.
A hotel within the premises is under construction but in the meantime, Ronda has a multitude of accommodation choices, just in case you can’t leave after one day!
It is, first and foremost, a drivers’ club – a place where like-minded people, united by enthusiasm for speed, can meet, form friendships and play. Ascari was conceiced from an unreserved passion for motorsport. Brainchild of Dutch motorsport enthusiast, and self confessed ‘petrolhead’ Klaas Zwart in 200 for his own it has evolved into what is now an attractive day out!
With approx. 40 km of unbranded circuit, extensive conference facilities, gourmet dininf and in-house event management team, it is the ultimate solution for private parties, product launches and events.
A hotel within the premises is under construction but in the meantime, Ronda has a multitude of accommodation choices, just in case you can’t leave after one day!
| Address: | Ctra. De Campillos, km 10, 29400 Ronda, Málaga, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 952 188 090 |
| Web: | www.ascari.net |
Lanjaron Spa
Ever wondered where that bottled water came from on the supermarket shelves, called Lanjaron? 36 km from Granada… We that you visit its origin by giving you a few more details so that you can go and explore! The Spa is one of the best known in Andalucía thanks to the successful marketing of its drinking water. It has five natural springs of medicinal waters and is often referred to as the 'Fountain of Health'. The water originates from the Sierra Nevada (Snow Mountains) and the town is often referred to as the main gateway to the 'Alpujarra' mountains, which backs on to the Sierra Nevada ski station.
The Spa has a large ballroom and magnificent chandeliers which testify to the importance of the Spa in a bygone age. It is open from February to December of each year. It is 500m above sea level. The climate is fresh in summer, with temperatures rarely going above 28ºC and winters are generally mild, with minimum temperatures of around 12ºC.
Therapies offered for: digestive system, rheumatism, respiratory problems, stress and nervous system.
Treatments on offer: Drinking water, Jacuzzi baths, underwater massage, jet and circular sprays, inhalation, steam, mud baths, massage, reflexology, electrotherapy and lymphatic drainage.
A quaint hotel called Alcadima is located within the town of Lanjarón, within walking distance of the Spa. Of course there are others as well, but we thought this one would be to your liking as well!
Ever wondered where that bottled water came from on the supermarket shelves, called Lanjaron? 36 km from Granada… We that you visit its origin by giving you a few more details so that you can go and explore! The Spa is one of the best known in Andalucía thanks to the successful marketing of its drinking water. It has five natural springs of medicinal waters and is often referred to as the 'Fountain of Health'. The water originates from the Sierra Nevada (Snow Mountains) and the town is often referred to as the main gateway to the 'Alpujarra' mountains, which backs on to the Sierra Nevada ski station.
The Spa has a large ballroom and magnificent chandeliers which testify to the importance of the Spa in a bygone age. It is open from February to December of each year. It is 500m above sea level. The climate is fresh in summer, with temperatures rarely going above 28ºC and winters are generally mild, with minimum temperatures of around 12ºC.
Therapies offered for: digestive system, rheumatism, respiratory problems, stress and nervous system.
Treatments on offer: Drinking water, Jacuzzi baths, underwater massage, jet and circular sprays, inhalation, steam, mud baths, massage, reflexology, electrotherapy and lymphatic drainage.
A quaint hotel called Alcadima is located within the town of Lanjarón, within walking distance of the Spa. Of course there are others as well, but we thought this one would be to your liking as well!
| Address: | Avda. De la Constitución s/n, 18420 Lanjarón, Granada, Spain |
| Tel.: | +34 958 770 137 |
| Web: | www.balneariodelanjaron.com |
