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Partido de los Frontones, Ronda, Andalucia, Southern Spain
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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Local restaurants
Ronda’s finest restaurant, the Michelin-starred Tragabuches on Calle José Apartado (+34 952 190 291), is famed for its creative menu. Casa Santa Pola, on Santo Domingo (+34 952 879 208), does excellent Andalucian game and meat dishes and has wonderful views of the gorge from its terrace.Local cafes
The panoramic terrace of El Choque, on Calle Espíritu Santo, is a great place for coffee during the day.
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Ronda, Andalucia, Spain
- Number of people
- 2-30
- Licensed for weddings
- No
Wow factor
A suitably secluded setting for an intimate, romantic wedding.
Need to know
La Fuente must be booked on an exclusive basis for a minimum of four nights. The hotel can provide all catering and flowers and the beautiful walled garden can be used for a blessing, although the couple must make their own arrangements for a priest.
Inspiration
The surrounding countryside is a quintessentially Spanish landscape of olive groves and whitewashed villages. Sherry tastings in ancient bodegas are popular, as are visits to the breeding ranches of southern Spain's famous fighting bulls. The cities of Jerez, Malaga and Seville are within reach too, and are rich with passionate flamenco tradition. For a bit of razzamatazz, the glamorous hotspots and honeypots of Marbella are a short drive – or helicopter ride – away.
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Ronda, Andalucia, Spain
- Best for
- This child-friendly hotel welcomes babies and children of all ages, though take care with rowdy toddlers.
Recommended rooms
The Double Suite has two bedrooms, a living area and two private terraces (enclosed and safe enough for even very young children). The Junior Suite has an adjoining Standard Room. Extra beds and cots can be added to any room for €25 a night.
Activities
Older children will love horse riding, mountain biking or guided walks, all available at an extra charge. They can let off steam in the hotel's large garden, and play safely in the private gardens and terraces – every room has one.
Swimming pool
There isn't a children's or paddling pool, but the outdoor pool in an idyllic walled garden has a shallow end.
Meals
Children are welcome in the restaurant for all meals. There isn't a dedicated menu for them, but the kitchen will prepare food on demand ('usually chicken and French fries'). They'll also whip up child-friendly packed lunches, and heat up milk and baby food.
Babysitting
This can be arranged at €7.50 an hour; give plenty of notice.
No need to pack
High chairs are provided in the restaurant.
Also
Parents are welcome to store baby milk and children's food in the kitchens. Be aware that neither the pool or pond is fenced in.
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