Spanish Magazine, March 2005
"If you’re after a choice hideaway, this is where to look." Spanish Magazine (March 2005)
Sainsbury's Magazine, December 2003
"My favourite guide series" Sharon Ring, Travel editor, Sainsbury’s Magazine (December 2003)
Product Description
Whether you're heading for the Sierras or the costas, historic towns or cosmopolitan cities, this guide has a huge variety of places to choose from. There are simple Casas de Aldea (small traditional houses in remote rural settings), restored monasteries and palaces and modernist buildings with all the contemporary designer trimmings. Make the most of courses and activities organised by inspiring owners: wine tasting, walking, mushroom picking, pottery, yoga. Stride out on walking holidays in the National Parks, recharge your batteries by the pool and make the most of some terrific regional and international cooking. The entries in this guide are special in many different ways: we choose places for the warmth of their welcome, their style whether simple or sumptuous and look for good value for money and for environmental awareness. Every property in the book has been inspected. Symbols, maps, colour photos, clear directions and quick reference indices help guide our readers to the best choice for them, and our well-researched, fresh and lively write-ups paint an accurate picture.
From the Inside Flap
This edition sings with 96 new places. Terrific value, too - nearly 200 places with double rooms at €70 or less.
The Spain we love, peopled by wonderful characters and decorated with a stunning variety of fascinating buildings.
Majestic high-ceilinged bedrooms, old prints and hand-painted furniture, fountains and gardens - a Spain in which to linger.
These places take care of people, and we try to take care of the environment - with 'green' and social policies, and an eco-office.
About the Author
Alastair has been producing the Special Places to Stay guides since 1994. A keen environmentalist, he encourages B&B owners' to use more and more organic and local food and to continue to swim against the current.
