Lovely place to stay, very nice helpful staff. I think the ladys name was Paqui who will give you a map and choices of restaurants in Istan. The hotel is very clean and rustic with fantastic views. Nice small pool as well. Eat in the village of Istan, which is only 5 mins away by car. We ate in same... More

We have spent a weekend in Los Jarales to cellebrate my husband´s birthday. It´s a charming hotel, located in the road access to Istan, easy to find just take the exit from Marbella road called Istand and drive towards the mountain. It´s true that you will drive 14 kms in a mountain road but that´s the only way to enjoy... More

We decided to have a few days in and around Malaga but decided to stay in a more Spanish stlye hotel and this was wonderful, it is up a very steep and windy mountain road about 25 mins from main town Malaga. The view across the hillside and the lakes are quite stunning. The rooms are compact but suffiecient and... More

We stayed at Los Jarales for a week in September and we loved it. The hotel is amazing, really rustic and a breath fo fresh air compared to the high rise hotels on the coast, Definately need a car to stay here but its a great base for exploring Andalucia. The rooms are nice, very clean and comfortable and the... More

This Hotel was chosen for me by the Travel agency that I booked with. I stayed for 7 nights in August 2009 .It was a last minute booking. The hotel staff were very helpful and genuinely nice. It was very quiet and if youare like me, enjoying shopping and site seeing in the town all day knowing that there is... More

My partner and I have traveled all over the world and enjoyed the best 5*+ hotels , and the most remote huts in far of jungles . And the wonderful diversity of our experience has been upstaged by our recent stay in this exceptional Spanish rural Temple. The views are truly memorable , the atmosphere is traditional Spanish ,,the food... More

I spent the last 2 nights of a week’s holiday driving around southern Spain (Granada, Cordoba, Gibraltar, Seville) at this hotel with my mother and it was just what we needed after being on the go and sightseeing for a whole week. The hotel location is amazing and the surrounding scenery is absolutely breathtaking. The hotel has a very nice,... More