El Cortijo

This lovely old building used to be the home of the mill owner but had been derelict for 15 years. It has now been restored, retaining many of the original features to provide luxurious holiday accommodation for up to 8 guests in 4 bedrooms.

The mill owner's house

The master bedroom with ensuite All the upstairs bedrooms have stunning views down the valley and have high, beamed ceilings. The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom and on the same floor there is a further double bedroom, a twin and a full bathroom.

Downstairs there is a well equipped kitchen, large sitting/dining room with a wood burning stove and a further room which is furnished to be used either as a television room or a double bedroom. The sitting/dining room looking through to the TV lounge

The large private terrace is accessed from the kitchen.
The terrace viewed from one of the bedrooms

View the slide show to look round the house.

Rental rates - El Cortijo 2012

Weekly rates
1st week 2nd week
High season - from 14th July to 9th September £720/€815 £576/€652
Mid season - from 17th March to 13th July, 10th September to 28th October and the Christmas week. £610/€690 £488/€552
Low season - all other times £510/€570 £408/€456

These prices are for up to 5 guests.

The weekly rates are per property, based on up to five people sharing, self-catering and include bed linen, towels and gas/electricity. The house has a TV receiving Spanish television and DVD player and fully equipped kitchen including an extra tap supplying purified drinking water. The fridge will be stocked with the basics for your first breakfast including eggs from our own hens.

Although prices are shown for weekly rentals, part week bookings are welcome and charged at a pro rata daily rate. We offer a 20% discount on the second and subsequent weeks. Rentals may start on any day to suit our guests.

You may pay by cheque, bank transfer, PayPal or by credit card. We have to impose a 3% surcharge on card and PayPal payments.

The house rental starts at 3:00pm on your arrival day. If you have an early flight and wish to gain access to your house before 3:00 let us know in advance and we will be able to advise if this is possible. There is no additional charge for early access.

The house rental finishes at 10:30am on your day of departure. If we have a same day turn round you will be asked to vacate your house by 10:30. If we do not have more guests arriving that day you will be able to extend your stay on payment of a €20 late occupancy charge applicable after 12 noon.

Accommodation

We have 3 houses available. Two four person properties and the beautifully restored Cortijo which will comfortably sleep five guests, with a rental price of £720 high season.

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Facilities

We have the bar located in the mill room complete with old mill machinery, internet access and UK television. Above this is the restaurant serving evening meals from a range of traditional Spanish dishes. In the lower mill, dating from the 16th century, is the gym, library and tourism information centre while the favourite place for most guests in the long hot summer days is the large pool which uses an eco friendly system to clean the water, reducing the chemicals required and making the water silky smooth.

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Walking and other activities

Molino la Ratonera is an ideal walking centre as it is located on a network of tracks. We offer a range of self-guided walks to enable your group to explore at its own pace. We provide detailed instructions with distance, duration, historical information and maps to enable you to enjoy this beautiful environment. Click on short walks and long walks to download our guides. We have a number of mountain bikes together with helmets for guests to use free of charge and have put together a selection of rides. Click on cycle routes to download the guide.

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Location

Although offically part of the municipality of Algarinejo, the nearest village, 2.5 kilometres away, is Zagra with shops, banks, bars, restaurants, swimming pool and castle. Both Zagra and Algarinejo embody the charm of Spain as it has been for decades where friendly, easygoing people welcome you into their lives.

The area is known as El Poniente Granadino (the west of Granada) and is rich in evidence of Andalucia's Moorish past with castles and watchtowers (atalayas) ever present on the horizon.

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