Hotel Rural Luces del Poniente

A hotel built for quiet

Luces del Poniente is a small country hotel on Calle Lina de Ávila, in the lower part of Cercedilla, about 45 minutes from Madrid. It is designed for resting: it limits the number of children aged 0 to 10 staying at any one time (families should check before booking) and rents the whole hotel to companies who want to meet without other guests. The rooms look onto the valley, the pine woods or the Sierra de Guadarrama, depending on which one you get.

Fourteen doubles, almost all different

It has 14 rooms, all doubles, with beds together or apart as you choose, television, heating, hairdryer, toiletries, a kettle with tea and coffee and a desk, and a lift to all floors. The categories:

• Hydromassage suite: views of the sierra, a hydromassage bath in the room and a bathroom with shower and bath.
• Fireplace suite: fireplace, freestanding clawfoot bath and views of the sierra.
• Room with terrace and lounge: its own lounge and a terrace over the valley, designed for long stays.
• Rooms with terrace: five, each decorated in its own way, with a private terrace.
• Duplex: its own staircase up to an attic bedroom, with a freestanding bath and a shower.
• Exterior doubles: three, bright and quiet.
• Attic room: sloping ceilings and views; the most secluded in the house.
• Ground floor: no stairs, with a window onto the garden and a walk-in shower.

Some admit an extra bed or a cot; the attic room does not, and the ground-floor room is not recommended for them.

A pool at 33 degrees

The hydromassage pool, heated to 33 degrees, is open from 20 March to 10 November and is for guests only; in season it is included. If you want to make the most of your last day, late check-out until 16:00 costs €40 per room with a pool (€50 in the hydromassage suite) or €30 without one.

Breakfast and meals in the house

Breakfast is a buffet from 8:30 to 11:00. The hotel restaurant serves lunch and dinner with a terrace over the sierra and a menu of afternoon snacks in between.

Booking, arrival and surroundings

When you book directly there is no advance payment, cancellation is free up to 48 hours before and there is a discount from two nights. The Navacerrada pass and its slopes are about 10 minutes away by car, and the Fuenfría valley, with the Roman road, about the same. Without a car, the C-8 commuter train reaches Cercedilla from Madrid and the hotel explains on its website how to continue. Telephone 918 52 55 87, WhatsApp 699 925 402.