1/5

La Bobadilla, a Royal Hideaway Hotel

Andalusia • Loja • SPLURGE

avg. $338 / night

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PB hotel design editorial

Conceived from scratch in the early 1980s as a fictional Andalusian village dropped into the Sierra Nevada foothills near Loja, La Bobadilla has no genuine historic fabric to preserve — and that is precisely what makes it interesting. The architect Melchor Enríquez de Salamanca designed the complex to mimic the organic accretion of a whitewashed pueblo, with a bell tower, staggered rooflines, terracotta-tiled hip roofs, and labyrinthine corridors linking 62 rooms and suites across a landscape of holm oak and olive groves. From a distance, as the images confirm, the effect is entirely convincing: the cluster of lime-washed volumes reads against the rolling Granadan hills with the density and irregularity of a settlement that grew across centuries rather than one built in a single campaign. Inside, the interiors hold to the same Andalusian grammar — handmade terracotta floor tiles, dark timber artesonado ceilings with coffered detailing, four-poster beds dressed in floral damask, and window frames incorporating small panels of coloured geometric glass that carry a Moorish undertone without pastiche. The dining terrace, paved in the same warm terracotta and furnished with rattan chairs around white-clothed tables, frames a view of the octagonal tower above. The pool lawn below the main cortijo building, shaded by fan palms and straw-thatched parasols, extends the village fiction outward into a landscape that, for once, genuinely belongs to it.

Travel notes

1hr drive from Málaga and Granada

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La Bobadilla, a Royal Hideaway Hotel Reviews

1,477 reviews

"The art of an incredible hotel is one where you feel as if you’ve come home and yet you’ve had the most luxurious pampering of your life! Not easy to achieve and yet they manage it here - everything is classy and caters to your every need even those you didn’t know you had - best breakfast I have ever had in a hotel - world class offering in a wonderful setting - friendly spa with luxurious steam, sauna, hydro pool and warm beds - beautiful setting in a traditional finca style with an onsite chapel / meditation site (not consecrated) - superb pool area which is so relaxing with enough sunloungers to never worry about having to reserve one and a huge pool! There are flies here but this is common in any inland hotel in the region and I’m only mentioning it to manage expectations and still less than other places I’ve stayed at - beautiful stunning grounds with a turtle pool (yes really!), a herb garden with seats to relax in, lovely horses you can ride and pet if you don’t want to ride, electric bikes and hiking trails - lovely bar (I think this is my only thought that this area could perhaps do with a splash of colour but then that may detract from the relaxing nature of the building) a lovely touch was the complimentary cocktails - again you could choose any you wanted and not just an entry level - we particularly enjoyed the LB version of an aperol spritz with blood orange juice and are already planning to make it at home - fantastic Michelin star dining which deserves more than one star - friendly staff and Alfonso (?) the head wine waiter was excellent and knowledgable - the wine pairings were incredible with the tasting menu and changed, enriched and enhanced the flavours so that this was such a memorable part of our stay - even my husband who really struggles with fine dining experiences due to finding them overlong and stuffy enjoyed this immensely. We really hope we can one day return - it is expensive to stay here but so worth it if you want to treat yourself you will not be disappointed! Thank you so much from one LB to another for making our stay so special!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Nov 02, 2025

"Beautiful place . Away from Malaga town but very accessible if you have the car Superb rooms the suite . The rooms are small Fantastic horses and treks . The sunsets were brilliant If u have a car it is much easier . Lovely food and staff . The hotel is all bricks and white"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Oct 28, 2025

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