Chateau/maalaiskartano Lora del Río

We have just come back from a wonderful week in Cortijo Estacada. We were a large family group of 20 adults. The villa was ideal as there is plenty of space so we didn't get on top of each other. The pool area is wonderful with plenty of sun-beds for everyone and areas of shade for those who want it. There isn't a lot to do in the local area (this wasn't a problem as most of our party didn't want to leave the villa) but Seville and Cordoba are approximately an hour and an hour and half drive away and well worth visiting.

Theresa and Roger are on hand if needed.

Our hosts were very helpful and couldn’t do enough for us. The villa is lovely. It has great amenities, a large pool with plenty of garden furniture and shaded areas. We spent many hours playing volley ball and ping pong, the games room is great fun. Outside is a lovely bar area with fridge, BBQ and seating, this was highly enjoyable and convenient. The patio near the villa has a lovely outside table for group evening meals. The kitchen is well equipped, two fridge freezer and dishwashers were handy when catering for a large group. We highly recommend ordering an online shop from Mercadona supermarket for arrival, it was quick and easy. The supermarket itself in town is also highly recommended. Our hosts kindly arranged catering for us at the villa for a very reasonable price. The food was excellent and we would definitely recommend the tapas dishes and paying a very small fee for service and cleaning. Towels and beach towels are provided and the air con charge is very reasonable and the bill at the end was very low. We visited the lovely town of Cordoba and Castillo Almodóvar del Rio, both are accessible by car or train and are definitely worth a visit, especially Game of Thrones fans as they are the filing locations of Volantis and Highgarden. Arrive at the castle before 11 to park at the entrance, there is parking at the bottom of the hill but the walk would be long and steep. The views are spectacular. We visited Seville on the last day, again by car. The Real Alcázar de Sevilla is beautiful and worth a visit, it’s another filming location of game of thrones. The cathedral and Plaza de Espana are stunning. The villa is in a great location to visit all of these beautiful sights. Would definitely return.

This is huge Villa with acres of space inside and out

The pool area is marvellous and the grounds give lots of space for outdoor games and choices for resting and dining. Inside too has lots of communal space to escape the heat with indoor rest, games, films and so on

the Air-conditioning is efficient and reasonable cost in the rooms - kitchen does get very hot

Lora del rio provides all you need with the mercadonia supermarket and some good local shops/bars for veg, bread and tapas.

Thee is not a great deal to do in the area abut you don't really need tif you are there to take it easy

The train to Sevilla is a must and very reasonable and efficient with free stations car park in Lora

Parts of the villa internally are a little tired but it is ideal for large family groups as you do not need to be too precious

Theresa is an excellent and efficient host

We had a great holiday in a spacious villa! Theresa and Roger were very welcoming and accommodating offering some great recommendations and were very responsive to our needs. We were a large group of 20, both adults and (big) kids and found the villa had more than enough space and facilities for all of us. The pool area was splendid offering plenty of space to fool around and shade for those who wanted it. Pretty good location to both Seville and the airport. We would definitely recommend this property to others and all look forward to the next opportunity to visit.

We had a great holiday at Cortijo Estacada which was ideal for our large group of friends with children. The number of facilities available, including a really nice large pool meant that we were never short on things to do. Theresa and Roger were also extremely helpful with any questions we had, including arranging caterers which we would also recommend.