Hotel Rural Tía Pilar

The house

Tía Pilar is a three-star country hotel in a manor house in Almagro's historic centre, on Calle Carrascos, a few metres from the Plaza Mayor and the Corral de Comedias. The hotel presents it as an 18th-century house and says the building is older than its papers: the oldest deeds it holds date from 1665.

It was restored keeping the La Mancha style and period decoration, with furniture and antiques. The sunny galleries display objects of historical interest, the dining room has a fireplace and there is a cave that stays at a pleasant temperature all year.

Courtyards and pool

What people remember most about the house are its four courtyards, which according to the hotel come alive when spring arrives, in March. Around them are terraces, gardens, porches and balconies for reading or resting between visits. There is also a small outdoor pool with a solarium, very welcome in La Mancha summers and on festival days.

The rooms

They are decorated in the region's traditional style, with modern comforts: free wifi, minibar and a bathroom with a hydromassage or rain shower; in some, the hydromassage cabins have been replaced by roomy showers. There are standard doubles, superior doubles, triples, two connecting doubles and family doubles, so it suits couples as well as families with children or small groups who want adjoining rooms.

The website does not publish the total number of rooms, whether breakfast is included, whether there is parking, whether pets are accepted, or check-in and check-out times: ask when you book.

Prices and booking

The hotel does not publish rates. It advertises a guaranteed lowest price if you book directly, with advice on dates, routes and services, and a special discount for stays of more than one night and for groups, which must be requested by phone. Book on 926 88 27 24, by email at [email protected] or by WhatsApp on 650 860 475.

What is nearby

All of monumental Almagro can be done on foot from the door. In two minutes you are in the Plaza Mayor, with its green galleries, and at the Corral de Comedias, the only Golden Age theatre preserved intact and in use; the National Theatre Museum is also in the old town. If you come in July, during the International Classical Theatre Festival, sleeping in the centre lets you walk to and from the performances, with no car or parking.

To learn the history of the city there is the guided tour of historic Almagro, and by car, the excursion to Calatrava la Nueva.