Molino Tejada

This is truly a lovely property by the river Ebro and in the lovely valley of Valderredible. On arrival, the huge, rolling lawns and the handsome old mill lift your spirits. However, they soon fall as you enter the musty smelling building, decorated in heavy, black furnishings and hangings. |Our "superior" room was spacious, with a tiny cupboard/kitchen and the bed was comfortable. However, there was no air conditioning (and the outdoor temperature was 38ºC), the bathroom was old fashioned and basic and all the fittings were of very poor quality (plastic lamps and cheap plates etc). The worse feature was the need to dispose of soiled toilet paper in the bin rather than the toilet bowl. The bin wasn't emptied for over two days. Indeed, the cleanliness of the place left much to be desired.|The rooms do not get serviced, as we had booked for 5 nights we were told, as a great favor, that the sheets and towels would be changed once. Breakfast is underwhelming to say the least and be sure not to arrive 5 minutes after your allotted time or you will be scolded! The "dinning room" is a large outdoor hut with plastic tablecloths and everything has been prepared before, so the fried eggs are cold and the coffee and tea unappetizing.|The only restaurant available at night is a cantina serving pizzas and a few other simple dishes.|This place has so much potential and there are some nice ideas, such as the glass floor over the river (which runs under the building) and tables dotted around the grounds. But these promising features are ruined by the poor quality of the installations.|This is also a campsite (for "gramping") and would be fine enough if we hadn't paid over 170 euros a night, the most expensive place on our trip and undoubtedly the worst. We found it so depressing we left two days early.

I cannot believe some of the grumpy reviews on the site . This is a little gem. We arrived from a 5 star place in Bilbao which was pants . Molino is quirky , friendly , comfortable and has a sprinkling of magic . Staff a delight . First night in tent since pre our five kids . Made us feel young again

Fantastic place - great people, beautiful setting and fantastically comfortable beds. Good food and drink, too. I can't recommend highly enough - our stay was short, but the time we spent at this inn (and our host Tatiana) was a highlight of our trip.

My husband and I spent five days in Molino Tejada in August and it was one of the highlights of our summer. We stayed at the gorgeous Antonio Machado room and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. |As you first approach the room all you see is this kind of black box seating atop the Ebro river with nothing to prepare you for the breathtaking interior. A larger than king-size bed, sitting over a glass floor, dominates the room but the piece de resistance is the wall-to-wall rear window overlooking the river which is covered in vegetation providing both privacy and a sense of enchantment. |The vibe of the place is relaxed and easy going. The staff is discreet but helpful when you need it. The grounds are spacious and dotted with whimsical art while a few horses, that could well be unicorns given the fantastic aura of the place, graze undisturbed.Depending on your mood, you can either get yourself lost in the many nooks and crannies or, if feeling social, join other guests in the communal spaces. |Biking is big in this area as are hiking and sightseeing. I particularly enjoyed a visit to Orbaneja del Castillo, a striking town perched on a mountain with a water cascade flowing through it and pristine water pools of an incredible turquoise blue collecting at the bottom of the town. |In sum, we had the best time. I will definetly go back and I strongly recommend Molino Tejada if you are interested on a vacation off the beaten track. |

Wow, what a beautiful secret paradise!!||I spent a week at Molino Tejada with my daughter this summer and I can't wait for the next trip! It's a quiet oasis, an interior design marvel, and a total hidden gem. I knew I'd found heaven as soon as I arrived and was offered a glass of wine from the "faucet of wine" - a silver faucet that serves local wine.||There are so many cozy spaces to read and relax - especially my bed ON top of the river with a glass floor looking down on it!) that I could have stay at the Molino for days without leaving. But The Valley around it was beautiful and we had to pull myself away from the cushiness of the Molino to explore. Biking to the nearby village, swimming in the river, hiking, jumping in the icy crystal clear water fall nearby, dancing with the locals at their summer fiestas - it was all part of the most memorable vacation I've had in years. ||Highly recommend!!

We stayed at Molino 3 days (family with three kids) and stayed in one of the fully furnished apartments (the one by the entrance with kitchen on three floors). The place overall has it's own charme, very well redecorated and with plenty of surprises (the room with the glass floor, the comfy cinema, the pool and the sauna). The breakfast is pretty good. The service is excellent and Tatiana a very good host. Strongly recommended.

We stayed in one of the suites over the river, where you can see the water rushing underneath the floor and fall asleep at night to the river's gentle rhythms. Truly, I haven't slept better at an inn anywhere. Every detail is exquisite, from the luxurious throws on the bed to the spacious shower for two and complete kitchenette inside the room. It's so quiet and peaceful, lots of ample room to roam the beautiful grounds. Take a notebook because you'll feel inspired.

This place is amazing.... on photos. It’s good for a one night stay and instagram, but in reality it’s a cheap-chic. After seeing the photos and reading numerous articles in magazines you expect something of a better quality and standard. The quality of interior declarations is very low, things fall out into pieces. The best example of it is the wine fountain - yes you can drink wine directly from a wall, but it’s the cheapest, undrinkable one. The same with bikes - they are not suitable for cycling even the lowest hills and badly maintained, some of the parts are missing. ||On the positive side, Tatiana who is the manager of this place is the brightest thing there. She does what she can to make up for everything that's wrong. I have a feeling that the owner doesn't have problem with cutting corners and only focusing on making money vs. providing and experience for the guests. ||Breakfast - paying 175 for a night you would expect something better. The breakfast buffet is the same every day. Filtered coffee and products from Macro and the local supermarket. This is frustrating because the owner is bragging about the culinary experiences you get at the Molino in the design magazines. (see the Vogue photo). It's nowhere close to "de la huerta". I feel cheated. |||Room. The room wasn’t very clean, but it’s hard to tell because of the poor lighting. It was cleaned ones during our five day stay. There is no reading light at the bed, only paper ikea lamps which don’t give enough light - they might be good for the atmosphere but not practical at all. There was a bad smell in the room coming from the sewage pipes. There is no place to put your clothes. The floor was painted black and the paint is coming of the tiles. ||Cooking facilities - there is a “kitchenette” in the room but in reality it was not designed for cooking. There is no place to cut anything, no cutting board, no kettle, no decent knife. ||Sauna - it’s a joke, just look at the photo. It stinks.| | All in all, Molino is highly overpriced and pretending to be a place it is not. |