Hotel Restaurante El Palacio

El Palacio occupies a large house of Arab origin attached to Montanejos's watchtower. After the conquest by James I, in 1237, the house passed to Pedro Ximénez de Valterra, who built the palace of the counts of Valterra on it; in 1838 it passed to the Guillamón-Martín family, who turned it into a hotel in 2002. Today it is run by Elisa and Andrés. It is at 40 Calle San Vicente, right in the centre, three minutes' walk from the Balneario and 3 km from El Chorro.

Rooms with a terrace onto the square or the hillside

It has 28 rooms integrated into the building's original structure, rustic in character. Its own website distinguishes four types of double. The interior (20 m²) and the standard (22 m²) are for two people, with a double bed or two beds. The superiors, of 24 m² and newly refurbished, have a private terrace: the square one looks onto the square and the church of San Jaime Apóstol and takes three people; the mountain one faces the hillside or the river. All have a full bathroom, air conditioning, heating, TV, free wifi and a hairdryer. Visit Montanejos also mentions triples and quadruples: ask for the combination you need when you book.

The apartments

For long stays or families there are studios and apartments with a double bedroom or two beds, bathroom, living-dining room with sofa bed and an office kitchen with fridge, microwave and basic utensils. Cleaning and the change of towels and sheets are done every five days; if you want it sooner, it costs €6.

Stone-grilled beef and tapas from La Torre bar

The restaurant serves from 13:30 to 16:00 and from 20:30 to 23:00, with set menus and a menu of local cooking. The house dish is stone-grilled ox beef, served sliced so you can finish it to your taste. In the La Torre bar they make tapas with Brazilian accents, such as the "Alcachofinho", which won the village's tapas competition; they work with local produce, such as the cachopo from Carnicería Morte or cheeses from Almedíjar. Book a table on 964 131 293.

The Fuente and the Balneario, sorted

On summer capacity days, the hotel arranges free entry to the Fuente de los Baños for its guests. It also has an agreement with the Montanejos Balneario and sells accommodation packages with the thermal circuit: for example, two nights in a double with half board and two sessions of the circuit. On its own website, the non-refundable rate and stays of two or more nights with half board or full board come with a discount.

Bear in mind

Pets are not allowed, except assistance dogs and dogs of the Armed Forces and security forces. The website doesn't mention its own parking: the free municipal one is the Corral de Prats. To eat out, La Taberna is on the Plaza de España, about a hundred metres away.