Inside:
conference room, dining room, fireplace, heating, library, lounge, microwave, rooms with en-suite bathroom, selection of games, television, television in the rooms, washing machine.
Languages:
English, Spanish.
Outside:
garden, garden furniture, terrace.
Services:
bike rental, breakfast available, cot available, dinner service, information about the area, laundry service, local products on sale.
Situation:
quite central, tarmac entrance.
Casa de Labranza has two rooms sleeping two people, 4 rooms sleeping 2-3 people, 1 studio apartment sleeping 2-3 people and 1 apartment for 2-4 people, making a total capacity of 23, all with wood on the floors, walls and ceilings, mixed with areas of a rustic whitewash plaster.
All the rooms have been named after the different jobs that are carried out in the country (the reaping, threshing, ploughing...), in honour of its life as a farmhouse throughout the last three centuries.
The sober furniture that blends in perfectly with the atmosphere and the small rural features (pumpkins, quince, strings of garlic and chillies, apples placed on hay, corncobs, bunches of dried flowers, etc) and some old farming tools, add to the decorations of the house, giving it the warm and snug colours.
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The owner´s comments
This rustic and beautiful area offers the traveller a reencounter with the way of life of the local folk in this Castilian region.. This house, which was built in 1710, has undergone very careful restoration work, preserving each and every corner, recovering the different features that had been lost with the passing of time, giving it all the characteristics of a rural setting adapted to modern day comforts.
All this combines with some magnificent scenery , inviting you to go back in time. A peaceful atmosphere engulfs the surrounding area, giving you the desire to discover every single corner, (a totally wooden structure, the old staircase which leads us to the loft, a mature wine cellar which houses twenty-three large earthenware containers where during the last two centuries the rich wines were produced. In the lounge we find the old cosy fireplace where they hang the hams out to cure, a shed where the cart was kept and two cattle sheds for the cows, a sunny patio with a hanging wooden balcony, presided by a traditional well.
By Bus ,the Cevesa Bus Company, leaving from the Principe Pío Station (buses every half an hour) from 7am to 10.30pm - At the destination, the San Martín Station is 300 metres from the hotel
By car :
- Go along the M-40 by-pass and at kilometre 36, take the C-501 road (towards Boadilla del Monte) which will take you to San Martín de Valdeiglesias.
From Barajas Airport (Madrid):
- Rent a car. - Hertz, telephone 91 509 73 00 - 91 507 73 04
- (Underground and bus). Take the underground in the actual airport and go to Principe Pío (Madrid).. Here, you take the bus to San Martín.
From Avila:
By car :
- Take the N-403 road towards Toledo, after 45 kilometres we get to San Martín de Valdeiglesias. Here we look for the street called Calle Arco, which is next to the Town Hall and the Church.
From Toledo:
By car :
- Take the N-403 road towards Avila, 75 kilometres further on you get to your destination (San Martín de Valdeiglesias). Here we look for the street called Calle Arco, which is next to the Town Hall and the Church.
Un engaño tremendo,
by: Katrin
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usr277478,
21/Jun/2008
Que el sitio NO promete nada de lo que dice aquí o en la descripción. Es una desilusión mires por donde lo mires: los cuartos, este patio (que sirve para dejar tirado basura de todo tipo), el encanto (dónde está?????)... En fin, si queréis pasar una noche en un sitio agradable,este no es vuestro lugar.
Owner’s reply Respeto su opinión Señora, mas he de decirle que no la comparto, como tampoco la comparten la inmensa mayoría de los que por este hermos rincon, pasan y se alojan. Permitamé recordarle que su pobre comentario me recuerda una hermosa fábula, aquella que nos cuenta la historia de una zorra que pretende comerse las uvas de una parra, le recomiendo su lectura. Saludos y hasta siempre, Señora. El patio y el resto de espacios de la casa van a seguir estando hermosos, eso sí...... para quienes ... more
Genial!!!,
by: Raúl y Yolanda
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usr273574,
30/May/2008
Si hay algo mejor que conocer lugares con encanto,es sin duda conocer personas encantadoras;asi es Abel,nuestro maravilloso anfitrión,que en todo momento se preocupó de nuestras necesidades,asi como de informarnos de los mejores parajes y rutas a seguir,para encontrar las verdaderas maravillas de la zona.
Concretando mi opinion solo puedo decir que la casa merece los mejores calificativos,por su limpieza y seriedad y el paisaje es inmejorable para aquellos que quieran desconectar de la ciudad o
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verdadero y confortable,
by: ana paulina
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usr272637,
20/May/2008
La belleza de la casa, el tenue parloteo del agua de una fuente por la noche, la amabilidad de trato... son rasgos que aportan al lugar la preciada condición de resultar verdadero y confortable. Me gustó. Me fue recomendado y lo agradezco.
Una casa con mucho encanto,
by: Sergio
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usr267143,
26/Apr/2008
Por su encanto, hospitalidad, limpieza, e historia le damos el máximo. Abel tienes una casa preciosa, que me transportó al pasado, como si del mejor libro de historia se tratara. Hay muy pocas casas así. Gracias
Una vez más con ganas de volver..,
by: Manuel y Yolanda
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usr243242,
06/Dec/2007
Esta era la tercera vez que mi pareja y yo nos alojábamos en esta casa y lo hacíamos con conocimiento de causa.Primeramente destacar por encima de todo el clima acojedor y de paz que se respira en cada uno de sus rincones, empezando por cada habitación (cada que vez que fuimos estuvimos en una habitación diferente, las cuales nos encantaron todas.)y terminando por el patio, un lugar ideal para charlar tranquilamente junto a una pequeña fuente que le da un encanto especial.Tenemos que agradece
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Un engaño tremendo,
by: Katrin
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Genial!!!,
by: Raúl y Yolanda
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