TUGASA Hotel Arco de la Villa

Fantastic panoramic views from the restaurant. |We didn't stay in the hotel, but a local recommended the restaurant for the views of the reservoir - They are breathtaking. |We had lunch from a good selection of Spanish food at reasonable prices. |Recommended for a sit-down meal. Good service from friendly staff without long waits.

Great hotel built in to the rock face with a fantastic location and views over the reservoir. Just a shame - and more than a bit worrying - that the reservoir itself looks so empty.

We stayed one night at this lovely little hotel, located at the very top of Zahara. We had an amazing view of the lake from our room - truly breathtaking. The room was very affordable, small but very clean and the beds were comfortable. The breakfast was simple but nice. The staff does not speak much English but were very accommodating and nice. Just a few metres from the hotel is the entrance to the climb up the stairs to the castle. The walk is recommended. I would visit this hotel again.

Great little hotel in Zahara de la Sierra. Hotel looks recently renovated, great bathroom, good beds with crisp linens. Breakfast was basic but also very cheap at 10€ for 2 people. There is also a restaurant with OK food which was convenient as we were here on a Monday night and most places in town were closed. Best parts are the views from the room and dinning room. Great spot to spend the night when hiking in the park.

From the frosty reception to the miserable room I have to say that our stay was laughably bad. We had the delights of room number 17, which comes with the sound of a shower running intermittently - day and night. Sleep well! Other fine features included sheets with some kind of red ink spill on them, no spare pillows, uncomfortable mattresses, no wifi in the room, and no loo brush in the loo - why would anyone need one of those? In the interests of fairness the view from the room was pretty spectacular over the lake... although there were plenty of mosquitos outside dying to get in if we opened the window, and running condensation in the morning. Nice. Another plus, the shower was good and hot. Perhaps the crowning glory was the included breakfast - two kinds of white toast with an assortment of prepackaged patés and jams. The fresh orange juice was lovely. If you want cheap and cheerful this is it - not a penny has been spent on guest comfort that could have been saved. I can't imagine we'll be going back.

Came here for a couple of nights, what a beautiful place. The hotel is fine basic rooms but clean and with everything you need, particularly bearing in mind how much it costs. The view alone is probably worth the price. We were in Room 2, WiFi was good, beds comfortable and bathroom fine. Asked for an extra pillow at reception and it was in our room on our return. I would certainly stay here again if visiting Zahara.

This place is worth 5 stars just for the setting. It is literally built into a cliff-side hundreds of feet above the countryside, with views across a large lake to distant hills. What a place to be at sunset and sunrise! With all rooms facing that view and backing to a cliff, it is a super quiet, serene place (assuming the other guests are civilized). The rooms are fairly basic but comfortable, and with this setting who cares about fancy rooms anyway?

Fabulous location, the hotel is only 2 star but the view is 7 star. Situated at the top of the village whilst a little tired the hotel was spotless service was good prices were very reasonable. we stayed three nights and used it as a base. Ronda is only 25 kms away and the road down to Marbella. Limited breakfast being toast/bread and potted meats and jams. Coffee and juices included. Dinner was very reasonable but the location made it for us. Free car parking 25 yards away. Alternative eateries in the village.