Hotel Rural La Fuente

Four rooms in the slate village

La Fuente is a very small hotel inside Patones de Arriba, at Calle del Despeñadero, 7, in a traditional village house. It has four double rooms, each with its own bathroom, and a shared space with a fireplace and a full kitchen that works as a family living room. It is accommodation for those who want to sleep inside the village, walk out to dinner at the restaurants on the neighbouring streets and have the hills at the door.

La Higuera, La Acacia, La Encina and La Sabina

The rooms are named after trees and have wifi and ambient music. According to the description the hotel published on its blog in 2023:

• La Higuera, on the ground floor, with its own door to the outside, so you do not pass through the common areas; the hotel recommends it for those travelling with a pet.
• La Acacia, on the second floor, very bright, with views of the village and a whirlpool bath.
• La Encina, also on the second floor, with a cast-iron bath.
• La Sabina, the largest, attic-style, with a balcony over the village, jacuzzi and air conditioning.

On that blog the rates ranged from €80 to €105 a night per room with breakfast for two, with a discount from two nights; the Sierra Norte tourist office advertises it from €40. These are prices to confirm, because the current website does not publish them: ask on 659 39 90 69.

La Higuera, for those arriving with a pet

It accepts pets, and La Higuera, with direct access to the street, is the room the hotel itself assigns to those travelling with them.

Car below, suitcase up the Barranco Path

By car, take the A-1 and Torrelaguna to Patones. Car access to Patones de Arriba is reserved for residents and authorised vehicles, with a camera and fine: ask when booking whether the hotel arranges a permit for guests and, if not, leave the car in the free car park at Patones de Abajo and go up the Barranco Path, about 800 metres, or on the weekend shuttle explained by the tourist office.

For climbing at Patones de Abajo, the introductory climbing session is five minutes by car; for eating, Las Eras and El Bodegón de Patones are a few steps away.