Cortijo Don Rodrigo

A lovely farmhouse type of stay. Clara was exceptionally helpful, even offering to shop for us before we got there, to make things easier for us. The El Chorro landscape is magnificent and we went for some strenuous walks. The best thing was the pool to cool off in after our walks.

It’s a bit out of town. Not a problem if you’re driving, but we were using public transport and there were no taxis so we had to walk a bit extra.

The place was well provisioned. good attention to detail. Soap, sponges, some instant coffee and oil. These little touches made our trip better.

There is an unexpected step we kept tripping on. My husband bruised his toe and it was sore for several days. The shower leaks like crazy onto the rest of the bathroom floor. We had to build a dam with towels to keep more water in. Even that didn’t keep all the water in.

Clara was an excellent host responding immediately to any questions and offering extra help. The house was warm and easy to live in with a well equipped kitchen area, comfortable bed and plenty of hot water. It was well sighted for El Chorro rock climbing and was within easy reach of the small towns of Alora and Ardales.

Perfect location: very close to the Caminito del Rey. The appartment is really outdated of course, but because we were the only guest we had very much privacy on our terrace and in the private swimming pool.

very quaint traditional old fashioned Spanish villa, nice outdoor seating, small pool overlooking lovely landscape, most amenities, clean, host was very contactable and informative.

ant infestations (but provided with any killer), annoying about wasted food, fridge very noisy, having to take all the rubbish with us at end of stay, only one small bin bag provided and 2 loo rolls for 6 nights, no shower gel etc provided, no oven, shower curtain made it impossible not to flood the bathroom. definitely need a car to get around. local shop was never open when we went to it so nearest shops were quite a distance away.