Hotel Boutique Molino del Arco

Hotel Molino del Arco is a 15-minute drive north of Ronda. You'll need a car and GPS to get there. Leaving the main road, you'll take a narrow, sometimes unpaved road. The hotel is set in the countryside, with beautiful views over the valley and mountains. It is a converted almazara, an olive oil mill. The Spanish word almazara comes from the Arabic al-mas'sara, meaning to extract. Centuries-old olive trees and vines surround the hotel building. The family that owns the hotel still produces olive oil. The accommodation is modern, comfortable and tastefully decorated, built hacienda style around a beautiful inner courtyard. We had two connecting double rooms. There's a large swimming pool for an afternoon dip after visiting touristy Ronda. The hotel has a large shady garden. We made friends with a young black cat adopted by the hotel, called Oreo. All the staff were friendly and professional. The multilingual reception staff were warm and friendly, offering service in English, French and Spanish, of course. Breakfast is excellent and the hotel serves Spanish cuisine for dinner, which is rare in hotels these days, if you don't want to drive at night to Ronda. Molino del Arco comes highly recommended. Don't rush your stay at this lovely place, try to spend at least three nights to enjoy a quiet break from the hectic life. And they have reliable Wi-Fi too.

My husband and I stayed here for four nights and could not have enjoyed it more. The historic property, surrounded by olive fields, has expansive views of the Ronda Valley. Our room was lovely, furnished with antiques and crisp, comfortable bedding. The staff went out of their way at every turn to make us happy. The manager, Fernando, went above and beyond to make our stay enjoyable and relaxing. The restaurant's food was some of the best during our two-week travel throughout Spain. The gardens and pool are gorgeous. We cannot recommend this hotel enough!

We've just returned from a splendid overnight stay at Molino del Arco. We added a night in Ronda to the end of trip to Estepona as we wanted to visit a local vineyard. We stumbled across this hotel on a search of the area and we were delighted with what we discovered. A beautifully charming 17th century property, stylishly converted from a former olive oil farm. The family still producing olive oil nearby in the region and available to try in the restaurant. The hotel is excellent, a tranquil idyllic spot, fabulous main building and rooms, a superb courtyard and wonderful gardens. All delivers a wonderfully relaxing stay. We ate at the hotel restaurant which was delicious and took a pre-dinner drink on the terrace from the honesty bar. Breakfast was fresh, plentiful and served with a smile. The overwhelming standout feature of this hotel is the staff. Working front of house were Christina and Ismael, they were skilfully attentive and friendly without ever being anywhere near overbearing and despite being there at all hours were constantly smiling. They were a joy as was this hotel. We will return and Christina is already planning a number of activities, day trips, restaurant recommendations and tastings! Bravo and see you soon.

We were rescued by Molino del Arco when we checked out of our previous hotel unexpectedly early. The welcome we received from Ana was fantastic. She and Javier just made our stay, with good advice and recommendations. The hotel was clean and had good facilities. We particularly liked the honour bar and the beautiful pool.

Very cute rural hotel. Has a restaurant and a pool. We stayed at a 2 bedroom 2 bathroom suite - was very convenient and I liked the decor. Staff is very nice and accommodating. Really enjoyed the rural relaxing setting. They make their own olive oil. Great breakfast!

The hotel is family run and let’s you the warm people of Andalusia. The rooms are simple but luxurious according the “rural” style it has. Breakfast that is served is wonderful. The dinner they serve is a changing menu with multiple choices for starters, main (fish or meat) and deserts. We loved the personal touch of the staff and hope to visit again.