El Granero

This apartment is in the location of the old grain store, above the mill room of the lower mill. El Granero has two bedrooms and a fully equipped bathroom with bath, shower and bidet. The spacious sitting room/dining area and kitchen are open plan and lead on to a large covered terrace overlooking the waterfall.

The the windows look out over the lush river valley

The house is equipped for up to four guests with one double and one twin bedroom.
The soothing sound of water

The terrace is a beautiful place to sit and watch the varied wildlife in the river and woods.Its position, built into the rock and close to the river ensures that this house stays refreshingly cool in the hot summer months.

The living space


Rental rates - El Granero 2012

 Weekly rates
1st week 2nd week
High season - from 14th July to 9th September £490/€544 £392/€436
Mid season - from 1st May to 13th July, 10th September to 30th September £410/€456 £328/€364

The weekly rates are per property, based on up to four people sharing, self-catering and include bed linen, towels and gas/electricity. The house has a TV receiving Spanish channels and video/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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