Rural house in Central Spain - Cottage in Castile la Mancha

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Casa de Pacas is a self catering "casa rural" settled on a rustic finca of 6000 metres and only 300 metres away from the city centre. Enclosed by fenced gardens, the holiday accommodation has private swimming pool, barbecue, children's playground, bikes, Paddel, table tennis, table-football, Mini-Golf and a four holes Putting Green. The building is typical house of La Mancha on one floor (350 metres) and air-conditioned.

4 double rooms and 1 junior suite , all with heating and air-conditioning, 4 bathrooms (hydrotherapy), a fully equipped kitchen and a lounge with a fireplace and small library, TV, DVD, hi-fi, board games and film library; outdoors, we find two terraces with a television and gardens with fruit trees.

¡¡ Discover & Feel !!

Enjoy Castilla la Mancha

Cottages in Spain - Activities at the rural house

Activities that can be practiced or used in the rural house.

• Padel tennis court
• Private Swimming Pool
• Children zone
• Mini-Golf
• Putting Green
• Bikes
• Football Table
• Ping-Pong
• Barbecues
• Futbol indoor

Nature Tourism

• National Park Tablas de Daimiel – 18 Kms
• National Park Cabañeros - 90 kms
• Natural Park “Lagunas de Ruidera” – 75 kms

Cultural Tourism

• “Corral de Comedias” in Almagro – 3 Kms
• National Theatre Museum – Almagro – 3 Kms
• Lace Museum – Almagro – 3 Kms
• Monuments of Almagro: Palaces, monasteries, square
• Don Quixote route: Windmills, “Doña Dulcinea” Museum and “Medrano” Cave. – 70 Kms
• “Los Caballeros” Route
• Castle route: “Doña Berenguela” Castle,“Calatrava la Nueva” Castle and “Calatrava la Vieja” Castle – from 1 to 18 Kms

Prices will be different depending on the number of people and the number of days

• If you booking is from 1 to 7 people for the cottage rental, we have a flat rate for 340.20 € per night for a minimun of 2 days.
• If your stay is a minimun 1 week, then the offer would be 307,72 € per night.
• If you booking is for 8, 9 or 10 peoples, then the prices would be at 43.20 € por person and night.
• For this type of occupation and for a minimum stay of 1 week, the offer would be at 38 € per person and night.

If the occupation is over 10 people, will require extra beds or travel cots.

• During the months of January and February, the extra beds or travel cot are free.
• For the remaining months, the first extra bed is free and the other will be priced at 20 euros each.
• We have a travel cot that will always be free.

Review of Casa de Pacas
When we first visited Casa de Pacas in 2008 we wondered quite what to expect.
We didn’t wonder for long. This delightful house fitted in 7 adults and 8 children with ease. All the bedrooms run off a central living area and the design of the accommodation works well. There is a kitchen inside but most of our cooking took place outside on a huge barbecue- fuelled by wood or gas.
There is a nice clean swimming pool and, next to the barbecue, a spacious poolside bar. At the rear of the property the owners have built a padel tennis court and there is also a putting green and crazy golf area. Adjoining the house is a games room including table tennis and a lounge area.
A holiday at Casa de Pacas is a chill out experience. Leave your i-phones and blackberries at home. If you can’t relax here then see a doctor- your stress levels are too high.
Bicycles are provided, so you can draw straws to see who will wobble off in the mornings to get the croissants and churros. And if you want to go out en masse, there are bikes for most shapes and sizes.
Bolanos itself is a short walk away and has two main squares. It comes to life around 9 p.m. with children playing as their parents share tapas and drinks in surrounding restaurants and bars.
For the active ones , cycling aside, there are a lots of other places to visit. The nearby town of Almagro is a delight and hosts a medieval theatre that is a must see.
You can also follow  the Don Quixote trail as described by Cervantes.
There is a bull ring in both Bolanos and Almagro for aficionados of bull-fighting.
Further afield there are nature reserves and lake swimming. Or you can visit a magnificent Crusader castle- in days of yore the last bastion of southern Christian Spain. From its heights you can imagine an uneasy impasse between the Crusaders and the encroaching Moors.
Cuidad Real is nearby, and is a bigger shopping centre, well worth a visit  for lunch and a browse round the shops. Though do check  for shop opening hours, the siesta is observed in this region!
Wine tasting can be arranged locally or in the nearby wine growing area of Valdepenas and  local supermarkets stock a huge range of good value  seafood, meats, fruit and vegetables. We have never eaten so well and so healthily.
If you prefer to eat out, your charming hosts Ramon and Paqui will guide you. Indeed if you need anything at all, you will find that nothing is too much trouble to this couple, who look after their property with  pride. They live in Almagro but visit every day to clean the pool and make sure that you are ok.
In 2011 we went back to the house for 3 weeks and had another marvellous holiday. This time Ramon actually managed to chisel us away from the pool and we were able to experience more of the region.

We have gone to local fairs, enjoyed a Saint’s day partying away with the whole town of Bolanos, appeared in a magic show at the local castle, been caught up in a Columbian carnival procession and been taught how to make “proper” sangria by the local drinks distributor. “Los Ingleses” have been made to feel really welcome.
If you want to be able to buy a full English or Sunday roast, go to the Costas, don’t bother coming.here.
On the other hand, if you want to experience the real Spain, bring a Spanish dictionary and prepare to Viva Espana! Enjoy.

Geoff Gray