El Granero

This apartment is in the location of the old grain store, above the mill room of the lower mill. El Granero has two bedrooms and a fully equipped bathroom with bath, shower and bidet. The spacious sitting room/dining area and kitchen are open plan and lead on to a large covered terrace overlooking the waterfall.

The the windows look out over the lush river valley

The house is equipped for up to four guests with one double and one twin bedroom.
The soothing sound of water

The terrace is a beautiful place to sit and watch the varied wildlife in the river and woods.Its position, built into the rock and close to the river ensures that this house stays refreshingly cool in the hot summer months.

The living space


Rental rates - El Granero 2010

 Weekly rates
1st week 2nd week
High season - from 17th July to 12th September £470/€522 £376/€418
Mid season - from 27th March to 16th July, 13th September to 31st October and the Christmas week. £390/€433 £312/€347
Low season - all other times £310/€344 £248/€276

The weekly rates are per property, based on up to four people sharing, self-catering and include bed linen, towels and gas/electricity. The house has a TV receiving Spanish channels and video/DVD player and fully equipped kitchen including an extra tap supplying purified drinking water. The fridge will be stocked with the basics for your first breakfast including eggs from our own hens.

Although prices are shown for weekly rentals, part week bookings are welcome and charged at a pro rata daily rate. We offer a 20% discount on the second and subsequent weeks. Rentals may start on any day to suit our guests.

You may pay by cheque, bank transfer or by credit card. With the exception of late availability bookings we have to impose a 3% surcharge on card payments.

The house will be available from 3.00pm on your arrival day and should be vacated by 11.00am on your day of departure. If you need either earlier arrival or later departure times let us know and we will try to be flexible.

Accommodation

We have six houses available. There are 2 two person houses from only £300 per week high season, 3 four person properties and the beautifully restored Cortijo which will comfortably sleep eight guests, with rental prices starting at £600 high season.

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Restaurant and bar

We serve delicious home produced and freshly cooked Mediterranean food, stylishly served in our historic Millroom Restaurant.

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Facilities

In the lower mill, dating from the 16th century, is the gym, library and tourism information centre while the favourite place for most guests in the long hot Summer days is the large pool which uses an eco friendly system to clean the water, reducing the chemicals required and making the water silky smooth.

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Walking and other activities

Molino la Ratonera is an ideal walking centre as it is located on a network of tracks. We offer a range of self-guided walks to enable your group to explore at its own pace. We provide detailed instructions with distance, duration, historical information and maps to enable you to enjoy this beautiful environment entirely on foot. Click here to download our short walks instructions. Our town hall has also produced instructions for a range of walks that will take you farther afield. Click here to download their guide.

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Location

Although offically part of the municipality of Algarinejo, the nearest village, 2.5 kilometres away, is Zagra with shops, banks, bars, restaurants, swimming pool and castle. Both Zagra and Algarinejo embody the charm of Spain as it has been for decades where friendly, easygoing people welcome you into their lives.

The area is known as El Poniente Granadino (the west of Granada) and is rich in evidence of Andalucia's Moorish past with castles and watchtowers (atalayas) ever present on the horizon.

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