Hotel El Rincón de Rascafría

Ten rooms in the centre

It is on plaza Dos de Mayo, in the built-up area of Rascafría, inside the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park and a few kilometres from the El Paular Monastery. The hotel was built with the beams of an 18th-century Breton convent and keeps a rustic style with colonial touches. Its registration number is HR-242.

There is a shared lounge with a fireplace, books and games. Heating is underfloor, with backup radiators; there is no air conditioning, which is hardly needed in this valley.

Rooms and prices

There are ten, each decorated differently, in three types. The average rates the hotel publishes are per double room per night, with breakfast and VAT:

• Classic (€95): two ground-floor rooms, with wood and brick walls. Subject to availability, you can ask for a 2 × 2 m king-size bed or a bed that can be set up as a double or as two singles. One of them has wider doorways.
• Premium (€110): four rooms of 30 m² on the first floor, with small balconies that give them plenty of light.
• Superior (€120): four rooms of 30 m² on the top floor, in the attic, with the 18th-century wooden beams and a large skylight with an electric blind for looking at the stars.

Children under two do not pay; the cot has a charge and the extra bed costs from €40 per day depending on age. The hotel also advertises family rooms.

Services and rules

Breakfast is included. You can have it in the little lounge or in your room at no extra cost, choosing the time between 9:00 and 11:00. There is free public parking nearby.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out before 12:00. There is no 24-hour reception, so you must check in online before arriving. Payment is made on arrival, with no advance payment, and cancellation is flexible according to its published policy.

Who it is for

It suits couples and walkers who want to sleep in the village and set out on foot. From here you can walk to the Perdón Bridge and arboretum, to Las Presillas and, with more time, to the Purgatorio Waterfall. By car, the Cotos pass is about 15 km away on the M-604, the starting point for the Laguna Grande de Peñalara. Without a car, see the buses from Madrid.

For dinner, right in the centre is Casa Briscas, on plaza de España.

Reservations on 682 802 528 or at [email protected].