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Boutiquehotel La Casa, Sanlucar de Barrameda

A large, charming, traditional Andalucian courtyard Hotel in the heart of historic Sanlucar de Barrameda. The house has seven rooms available to let; all with en-suite bathroom and each room sleeps at least two people. It is furnished throughout to a very high standard, in a traditional style and in keeping with the property. Although this house is situated in the heart of the Barrio Alto area of Sanlucar, once away from the street it is quiet and also benefits from two attractive courtyards and roof terraces with excellent views.

The ground floor consists of several internal courtyard/garden areas, around which the other rooms are arranged. There is a TV lounge for guests with DVD player and a selection of DVDs are available. A comfortable lounge/library is also located adjacent to the TV lounge. A large patio area is perfect to enjoy breakfast outside and there is a comfortable covered outside lounge area with plenty of seating. There is one ground floor triple bedroom with en-suite bathroom.

On the first floor of the original oldest part of the building there are a further three more bedrooms; one is en-suite and the other has private use of a bathroom. Stairs outside lead to a newer part of the building where three large suites are located, each with spacious en-suite bathrooms. There is also a further guest’s lounge with TV, DVD and a selection of books furnished in moroccan style.

From the roof terraces there are panoramic views across Sanlucar. Each bedroom has heating and air conditioning and a luxury en-suite bathroom and is the perfect place to enjoy the delights of Sanlucar de Barrameda. Prices include breakfast.

Prices:

Rooms from 85€ to 160€ per night

Sanlucar de Barrameda

Situated at the northern tip of the sherry triangle, 8 km from Chipiona, the delightful small town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda is flanked by the Guadalquivir estuary. The speciality tipple here is the distinctive manzanilla wine, which acquires its dry, slightly salty tang from the seaside environment and the moist poniente wind. The town is equally famed for its excellent seafood, for which manzanilla is (coincidentally!) the ideal accompaniment.

The town dates back to Roman times. Later the Moors built a defensive fort here which evolved into a major port under the Catholics. Columbus set sail from Sanlúcar in 1498 and, a few decades later, the Portuguese, Ferdinand Magellan set off to circumnavigate the globe from here, in search of a westerly route to the spice islands of Indonesia. Unfortunately, he was killed by local Indians in the Philippines.

Today, the town is divided into the older quarter, the Barrio Alto where most of the interesting sights can be seen and the newer Barrio Bajo, closer to the river. The Sanlúcar beaches are also magnificent and stretch several kilometres to the south-west, while the former port and fishing quarter, the Bajo de Guía is unsurprisingly where some of the best seafood restaurants can be found.