1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?

The hotel is in a lovely forested area, which is very handy for lots of places in Andalucia. The hotel is very relaxed and friendly. The most exciting part was seeing clouds of buzzards, vultures and eagles rising up over the plains on the thermals on their migration route over the Straits of Gibraltar. Unfortunately our holiday was marred by a serious car accident (not our fault and the injuries could have been worse- nothing broken). The staff at the hotel couldn’t have been more helpful to us - they helped to sort out the car hire, accident form, taxi hire etc nothing was too much trouble.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?

It is a marvellous base for wonderful beaches, and also interesting towns and cities and mountain villages. The area has something for everyone.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?

Yes - local jobs, local produce in the restaurant at the hotel. We ate at a bar recommended to us by the hotel just down the road we ate lovely home cooked food which helped a local family rural business. The hotel by attracting guests into the area is helping a very rural economy, and has restored a very old building. Energy saving efficiencies at the hotel.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?

I would have rated it as absolutely wonderful if it hadn’t been for the accident, but this unfortunately did spoil it. To a large extent. The hotel gave us maps, recommended places to visit, places to eat at which helped to make the most of the holiday.