At the top of a small hill, lost among forests of olive, holm oak, oak and almond trees in the Sierra de Loja (Granada), is located La Bobadilla, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, an architectural jewel that falls in love with everyone who arrives there. and it transports you to times gone by, due to its original and impressive decoration and the tranquility that emanates from its beautiful surroundings. The exclusive luxury establishment, conceived as a small Andalusian town in the Mudejar style in the 80s by the Granada-born Jesús del Valle, with corners reminiscent of the Mosque of Córdoba or the Alhambra in Granada, won the

Best Boutique Hotel

award last year

of Spain

in the World Travel Awards, known as the Oscars of tourism.

Considered a destination of

slow travel

philosophy

, in which the objective is to enjoy a relaxed lifestyle, disconnected from everyday life, the farmhouse, located on a 700-hectare estate without any buildings around it (the nearest town is about 4 km), it has 71 rooms with paved floors, hardwoods and marble bathrooms with large windows from which you can see the fields of olive groves and holm oaks, as well as the best sunsets (prices: from 237 euros. More information and reservations here).

From restaurant to luxury hotel

The origins of this exclusive hotel go back to the beginning of the 80s of the last century, when two foreign investors in love with the Andalusian countryside acquired a farm in the heart of the Mediterranean forest with the intention of building a beautiful restaurant in a virgin environment surrounded by green hills , of holm oaks and olive groves. They hired the Granada-born architect Jesús del Valle for this, but what was going to be a restaurant from the beginning, became

a spectacular Mudejar-style farmhouse dressed as an Andalusian town

, inaugurated in 1985, with several white buildings, flowery squares, windows with pointed arches and fountains on all sides. The

chapel with a monumental organ

stands out especially

of 1595 pipes (considered the most important non-ecclesiastical organ in Spain), in which celebrations are held today.

Its facilities also include a 1,500m² outdoor pool, surrounded by palm trees and spectacular aromatic gardens, a modern spa with all kinds of treatments, paddle tennis courts and the La Finca and El Cortijo restaurants, with local menus that can be taste on its terraces.

Evocations

But the most striking and unique thing about La Bobadilla, a Royal Hideaway Hotel is its entrance hall, full of white marble columns reminiscent of the

Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba

.

The hotel also makes a nod to

the Alhambra in Granada

with the presence of water, a constant in the hotel in fountains, pools and springs as well as in the palaces of the Granada monument.

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