Cortijo Los Naranjos de San Juan

“Friendliest Staff in Spain!”

We stayed here while working at a wedding nearby. And it was perfect for us! The staff were so friendly when we arrived late, hot and dishevelled to check in. Our room was lovely and cool, nicely furnished with a spacious shower room. There is a restaurant and tapas bar onsite which meant that I… Mais

We stayed here while working at a wedding nearby. And it was perfect for us! The staff were so friendly when we arrived late, hot and dishevelled to check in. Our room was lovely and cool, nicely furnished with a spacious shower room. There is a restaurant and tapas bar onsite which meant that I could sort myself out while my partner was DJing at the wedding until the early hours. There was a Spanish man who'd had a bit too much to drink and was joking with me in the bar and all the staff were really protective of me being there on my own and making sure I was alright and that the man hadn't upset me! Although we live in Spain, their tapas menu was totally different to the primarily fishy tapas down here on the Coast so I asked Eva behind the bar what she recommended. She ordered me her three favourites which were "meatballs" made of aubergines, ham in salmoreja sauce on a piece of bread and a piece of steak with a cream sauce on a piece of bread. She chose very well and they were all divine! There was no one in the pool area when I visited, perhaps because it was just too hot outside and more comfortable in the air conditioned interior of the hotel. The garden around the pool was a bit bland but that's my only negative. A wedding was taking place in this hotel as well. I only knew that as I heard singing when I was outside in the car park and saw some very beautifully dressed guests arriving. It's a huge compliment to the hotel that such a large wedding did not interfere with non wedding guests at all! Despite feeling like we really were in the middle of nowhere, I was completely comfortable being in the hotel by myself. Big thanks to Eva in the bar for making me feel so welcome (and for telling me my Spanish was good)!

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