HSDB1, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucia
To call this a historic hotel doesn't even begin to describe it. For nearly 5 centuries the palace was home to the Dukes of Medina Sidonia, perhaps Andalucia's most prominent family which gave us, among others, Guzman El Bueno, commander of the Spanish Armada and the Red Duchess who stood up to Franco leading to her exile and imprisonment.
Nowadays the palace has been converted into a museum, housing one of Europe's most important document archives, and a very special small hotel.
With just nine rooms the hotel is a fantastic base to get to know historic Sanlucar de la Barrameda with its Manzanilla Sherry bodegas and traditional bars as well as the nearby nature reserve of Doñana just across the river. The rooms are very spacious and decorated and furnished in keeping with the nature of the buildings as are the common areas. There is also an airy courtyard to sit out with plenty of shade and tea rooms which are open to the public.
9 double rooms: 3 standard rooms on the first floor, 3 classic rooms with archway on the ground floor and three superior rooms with views to the town or patio
All rooms are individually decorated in period style and have ensuite bathroom, TV, and hair-drier
Large patio with chairs and table for guests and tea room clients to enjoy.
Tea room serving home made cakes.
Extensive grounds with very mature and well kept gardens including a small aviary - cool and shady even on the hottest Sanlucar days!
Palace museum and historic document archive - guided visits can be arranged, enquire at reception
Free parking
Breakfast service only.
Breakfast room exclusively for guests of the hotel. Cold and baked goods on buffet, eggs etc as well as coffee tea and juice made freshly to order.
There are plenty of bars and restaurants within five minutes' walk of the hotel
The reason why most people come here is to see the huge bodegas where the dry “manzanilla” wine is produced. Other main attractions are to take a boat trip up the Guadalquivir, to visit the Doñana Park, the Salinas (salt beds) and pine forest of Monte Algaida, to wander round old Salúcar, to visit its lively market, to eat the freshest of fish and the famous prawns from here and just to be in a real place, still untouched by mass tourism.
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