La Fuente de la Higuera
- Style
- Trad Andalucian
- Setting
- Close but no costa
An 18th-century olive mill, set on a hillside with views of Ronda and the surrounding sierras, this boutique Andalucian hotel is the perfect retreat. Book well in advance in high season to avoid disappointment.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 11.
- Rates
- €148–€771, including breakfast; excludes tax.
- Check-out
- Midday, but flexible.
- Facilities
- All the rooms have a private garden or terrace. Most have open fireplaces. Massage on request.
- Poolside
- Outdoor pool set in a walled garden.
- Children
- Welcome. The junior suite has a standard room next door. An extra bed is €45; cots are €25.
- Also
- Yoga and flamenco classes can be arranged. The hotel can arrange English-speaking guides for visits to Seville, Granada and Jerez. A range of spa treatments is available at the hotel’s sister resort, Rise (www.rise-resort.com).
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Room 10 has the best private terrace. Room 5 is a junior suite with beautiful views over the valley. Spacious Room 2 is the honeymoon suite.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Dinner is served indoors or outdoors, depending on the weather; order during the day. The €35 three-course menu changes daily, and features Spanish fish, meat and vegetarian dishes. Last orders for lunch: 14h30. Last orders for dinner: 22h.
- Dress code
- Sierra-style insouciance.
- Top table
- A candlelit table by the pool.
- Room service
- The restaurant menu is available until 22h. Drinks available until midnight.
- Hotel bar
- There is a 24-hour honesty bar.
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