Villa El Paraíso Escondido

My husband and I were looking for complete peace and quiet away from everything to unwind and regenerate. We stayed in one of the small In EL Paraiso Escondido. We had everything we needed, it was lovely and simple with a big fridge and a comfy bed Pool was beautiful with some amazing visitors (goats) the views were incredible and so much nature to listen too. We had an amazing fortnight and have booked again for our next trip. Everything you need is in El Gastor which is also beautiful Only tip - upgrade your hire car for something with a bit more ummhh makes the track a bit easier but we had fun in our small car 😀😀

Because of our flight and transfer time from Malaga airport, we expected to arrive here at about 23:00 at night. So we knew about the long off-road single track path to the house. Turned out cloudy and almost no moon that night, so the drive up through El Gastor with some impossible turns and very steep climb up, followed by the off-road track that seemed to go on for ages, then as it turned out Paraisos Escondidos accomodation are even higher up the hill, quite an experience indeed; I loved it, but my wife not so much !!! Very friendly to provide us with some food and drink to get us going for breakfast, as we didn't have time to shop yet. Although from the pictures the accommodation seemed a little small, once in it was actually quite fine. Bed was comfy enough, kitchen actually quite good with lots of utensils. Big fridge & freezer is definite plus. Wifi is good. Very nice pool. Great balcony to relax during the day or at night. I personally love the pebble stone floor walk-in shower, reminds me of some Asian spa's. Lovely quiet place, no sound of traffic (except for the occasional local car), soothing sound of the little goats with their bells; the ever circling vultures from the neighboring mountain. Staff is extremely helpful and responsive, and it's clear they have great customer care if given the opportunity. Washing machine & soap, washing lines, iron & iron board are all available and we did use them as well ! I totally enjoyed this vacation here, got to admit, the drive up&down does get tedious and prevents one from "popping" over to El Gastor for some groceries. Totally recommended.

We wanted to stay at Casas Rurales Los Algarrobales because of it's rural setting deep in the Andalucian mountains, and we were not disappointed. The location of the casas was idyllic, and the house we were staying in was clean, simply furnished in typical Andalucian style with everything we needed for a week's relaxing break. Having read a number of reviews for this property, we think some guests are either not used to staying in this type of 'agritourism' or 'tourism rural' type of accommodation, or had unrealistic expectations of it. It is quite normal to expect an untarmacked approach and rustic features to properties of this kind in rural Spain, so if this kind of aspect is not agreeable to some guests, perhaps they should consider staying somewhere less rural. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay - everything was perfect for a quiet, relaxing rural break - we hope to return soon.