منزل الضيف Los Pilares De Ronda - روندا

This was the most hospitable place I have ever stayed in. The pictures do not do justice to the beauty of the area and hotel. We were taken care of like family.

The location, which is only 4 kilometres outside Ronda, a very nice little town, famously being built on either side of a gorge. The concept is also attractive, and it is clear the owners have put a lot of money and effort into the facility, which was unfortunately spoiled by several minor points.

The first hurdle is that the instructions for the intercom entry system are all in Spanish (unsurprisingly!) and unfortunately my rudimentary Spanish was not sufficient, so getting in was a bit of a challenge. The accommodation we were shown to was very cold, despite the heat of the day, so we requested additional blankets, which were promised for later that evening, but never appeared. As a result, two of our party were unable to sleep, as there was no heating. The blankets were supplied on the second day. Although there was an expensive flat screen tv in the room, we were unable to receive any channels, which rendered it a "white elephant", but this was (partly) rectified the next day. The hotel appears to be left in charge of young girls who speak no English, so we could only communicate through a translation facility on their computer, which was a bit hit and miss, to say the least. In summary, perhaps my expectation of a luxurious country idyll were unrealistic, but I shall be sticking to 4 star hotels in town in future.

Very unusual accomodation. There are pheasants , rabbits, geese, deer and of course horses roaming freely around the site. Lovely unique location. Would recommend to open minded travellers who are looking for something different.

Breakfast is extra and was lovely but very small. Bacon and eggs did not come with toast or rolls.

The setting was spectacular. Our suite was very spacious. Breakfast was quite good.

Internet access was very hit and miss in the main building and unavailable in our room. The lighting in the room was too dim to read by. The shower room door did not have a handle on the inside. The dinner was not worth the price. The final leg of the road on the property was barely wide enough for one car and had blind corners, the roadway had to accommodate two way traffic which made for a very nervous final leg.

The rural setting is beautiful and makes a relaxing change to staying in cities and towns. Our children (14 and 11) particularly enjoyed the water slide into one of the two pools (although they wore holes in their swimming shorts as a result). They also enjoyed the rabbit that roams around the garden and the peacocks. The staff are friendly and helpful, and used Google to translate when needed as they do not speak English. Dinner fairly basic and served quite late (9.30pm) and not huge, but tasty. Good range of options for breakfast served on the sunny terrace. We self catered most of the time and the rooms had what we needed. Wi fi good in public areas.

After reading the reviews we were prepared for the noisy roosters. We asked to change to another apartment that we knew was coming free after the first night, because we were located down by the chicken coop and while the room was well decorated, it was a bit dark and squashed with 4 people. One of the extra folding beds for the children had to cross over the entrance to the door. We could have stayed in this room, but the other apartment was completely different - light, spacious, airy, with a sundeck without the chickens and nearby the pool. We loved the second apartment and stayed for 4 nights.

The location; the room; the setting; the swimmingpools

I loved Casa Rural Los Pastores, the surroundings are beautiful, I liked all the chicken, peacocks, rabbits that were running around the property, the pool was wonderfull.

It would have been perfect if the plumbing in the bathrooms would have been okay. We booked 3 apartments, in one of these appartments, the bathroom was out of order, so one couple had to stay in a double bedroom. The showerhead in this double bedroom was broken and the shower was flushing. One of the other apartments had a broken showerhead and flushingproblems as well. Since the staff only speaks Spanish it is difficult communicating. It is a stunning place, therefor It is a pity they have these plumbing problems.

Quiet, nice place to relax, beautiful pool. good value for money

service only in spanish, time to check in and check out, access very secure make the check in difficult

Beautiful views, convinient location not far away from Ronda, home birds (chicken, ducks, peacocks) and rabits are walking and running around. Very nice, calm, pleasant atmosphere.

The place is lovely and also the privacy of the different rooms/appartments.

The place is lovely. Breakfast is expensive for what you get. Our booking was obviously a surprise; our appartment did not have the double sofa - it was broken, so one of us had to sleep on the coach. Another bed was put in the living room for 1 person. There was no attention for this inconvenience, no sorry, nothing. Just pay the full price.

Great atmosphere by log fire on autumn evening - stunning location.

Shower a bit eccentric but OK

The road leading into it is quite dangerous. We understood that meals were available on site but were not provided.

Very poor restuarant service. We arrived in the evening and had to go into Ronda to find somewhere to eat. As the hotel restaurant was closed. There was no choice of menu at lunch time but the charge for a very meagre meal which seemed to be prepared by the chambermaid for the farm workers was 20 euros each! Also - beware the wasps!

The pastoral setting with the animals and wildlife freely roaming within the estate was very peaceful. The swimming pools were idyllic.

The accommodation as described on the website and what we actually received did not match up. It was very basic with no outdoor seating /patio area which we anticipated from the booking. As a result we were disappointed with the accommodation and would not have booked it had we known. Also while the hostesses were very pleasant there was no english spoken which led to considerable confusion over any activities we wished to participate in.

Great rural location, lovely setting, well designed for families with pools, animals etc.

Room not ready until after 5pm which makes it very late. Apparently our booked apartment had toilet problems, so got smaller family room. Staff speaks very little English or French/German, so communication about this issue difficult. Breakfast booked for 8.30am as we needed to leave but finaly ready for us after 9am. Road to property rather rough (pleased to be in a rental car!). Without these issues, would have been a good stay.