La Palomera

La Palomera provides accommodation for up to four people; it is all on one level and has been designed with disabled access. La Palomera with parking right outside the door

The terrace has views over the rolling olive groves Through the double doors you enter the private and secluded terrace with wonderful views across the river valley to the olive groves.

From the terrace one enters the main room which combines sitting, dining and kitchen areas. The kitchen and dining areas

At the highest point the beamed ceiling is over 4 metres helping to keep this room cool in mid summer. The sitting room

The double bedroom with views across the olive groves Also from the terrace a stable door leads to the two bedrooms( 1 double, 1 twin) and the large bathroom.

The large bathroom

Rental rates - La Palomera 2012

 Weekly rates
1st week 2nd week
High season - from 14th July to 9th September £535/€594 £428/€476
Mid season - from 17th March to 13th July, 19th September to 28th October and the Christmas week. £455/€506 £364/€404
Low season - all other times £370/€411 £296/€329

The weekly rates are per property, based on up to four people sharing, self-catering and include bed linen, towels and gas/electricity. The towels provided are for use in the house and not for the pool or sunbathing. You should bring your own pool towels or alternatively you may hire them at €4 per person. The house has TV and a video/DVD player and a 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, PayPal or by credit card. We have to impose a 3% surcharge on card and PayPal payments.

The house rental starts at 3:00pm on your arrival day. If you have an early flight and wish to gain access to your house before 3:00 let us know in advance and we will be able to advise if this is possible. There is no additional charge for early access.

The house rental finishes at 10:30am on your day of departure. If we have a same day turn round you will be asked to vacate your house by 10:30. If we do not have more guests arriving that day you will be able to extend your stay on payment of a €20 late occupancy charge applicable after 12 noon.

The house is accessed on level ground from the parking area and internally there are no steps.

Accommodation

We have five houses available. There is a two person house from only £390 per week high season, 3 four person properties and the beautifully restored Cortijo which will comfortably sleep eight guests, with rental prices starting at £630 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. Click on short walks and long walks to download our guides. We have a number of mountain bikes together with helmets for guests to use free of charge and have put together a selection of rides. Click on cycle routes to download the 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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