Cottage vacation rentals in Ambroz Valley

The attention of both Victoria and her husband has been impeccable. They were great hosts helping at all times to make the stay enjoyable and solve a small unexpected quickly. Thank you.

Excellent week, very relaxing. The place is beautiful for beautiful walks

We had a fantastic weekend! Our stay at Francisco's cottage was lovely. The house complied with all descriptions, and we felt at home from the first moment. The place is cozy, well cared for and is a perfect environment to enjoy nature. The views from the house were unbeatable. In addition, Francisco was always available for any questions and offered us his help at all times. He also recommended restaurants and places to visit. I certainly recommend Francisco and his home. We will definitely be back!

Excellent house! 11 people with very good conditions. Lots of games, books, guitars and very comfortable. We'll be back! But we'll want to use the pool too. I recommend it 200%

The house is amazingly beautiful and is very much worth it, Joel is super attentive and everything is very comfortable and with great attention to detail. Very grateful because they left everything ready for us. A perfect house.

We spent some incredible days at Maria's. We spent Christmas together with friends and our babies. Both adults and children enjoyed the house, the park and the barbecue. We will definitely be back. Thank you so much!!!

An enchanting place that Inés has created. Lots of peace, nature and the charming and cozy little house. To get away from it all and rest. And the exceptional treatment. Very friendly at all times and very communicative

Excellent country house to spend time with friends. Very cozy, clean and with everything you need. Carmen is very nice and offers help with anything you need. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

The house is very comfortable and nice. It keeps all its charm and its different spaces play a lot. It allows to very well explore an area that is very special for its villages, gentes and landscapes.

Amazing stay! Everything was perfect. Highly recommended to everyone.

A lovely chalet, clean and with modern amenities. We particularly liked the log burning fire, which we used as it was cold outside in the evening. A great location at the top of the village, which itself is nestled on the hillside. Our dog loved the fenced-in outside space connected to the villa and we all enjoyed the nearby scenery and ability to walk straight into the hills. One point worth mentioning is that the streets in the town leading up to the villa are narrow. It was fine for us because we were in a car, but it would be more difficult if visitors were travelling in a larger vehicle such as a caravan.

Juanan treated us very well, always attentive in case we needed anything, and the house was wonderful, we went as a family, with children, and the truth is that both the house, which is beautiful, and the village, are phenomenal. Ideal to get away and recharge, we will definitely be back. 100% recommended house

From the post-card perfect town of Candeleda with its medieval church and flower-lined lanes, you head up a steep road, winding above the Gorge of Santa Maria, with its rushing water and natural pools, looking over the jagged Sierra de Gredos mountains. Tucked in a deep thicket of pine trees, next to an olive grove, is a house. Carmela and Jacobo's house. It looks quant, all brick red stucco and wood-timbered frames... but it is not just any house. It is a magic house. You enter into a world of calm and serenity. The entire house is cool - go ahead, take off your shoes, feel the cool terracotta slabs beneath your feet. This is thanks to the technological wonder of Aerothermia - a cooling/heating system that runs under the floors and keeps the whole house an even temperature - it was a glorious drench of cool during the searing days of August. There are two small bedrooms, each with two beds and a grand window looking out over the valley, the village of Candeleda and the mountains below. The master bedroom is a refuge with a large bed, comfy and welcoming, a master bath with two sinks and a double shower, and a vast jacuzzi that was out of order during our stay - but it was too hot for jacuzzis anyway. The best part of the bedroom is the vast window over the bed looking into an ancient olive grove, like a painting, but not still life, real life. Be sure to keep those blinds open. There is another small bath, and then the huge kitchen / living room. Every wall is a window. There's a pine forest out the kitchen, a thick garden of flowers and trees from one side of the living room, and then the massive wall-sized windows overlooking the valley. Enjoy the view from two cozy-fat sofas, with no TV to disturb you. Where one might be is a fireplace which should be glorious in winter. Kitchen is fully stocked with whatever you need, living room as lots of lamps, a big table for dining, a desk for working, and a rocking chair by the window that my youngest son claimed for his own. Head out the kitchen and follow the stone path to a clearing in the woods, the bosque. This is where you hang your clothes while surrounded by the hum of birds, the rustle of something in the woods, the breeze off the valley below. If you have to do laundry, this is the way to do it. And if you don't want to, the wonderful Bea can be hired to help you out. There is also a stone table, perfect for morning coffee. Back in the house, the best part awaits - the terrace, the size of a tennis court, overlooking Candeleda to the left, the valley in front, and the Gredos mountains to the left. Sunsets are a dizzying palette of peach and pink, a swash of purple, then the sky falls and night rises. With it a million stars, every star, Saturn and Jupiter too. This is where you'll want to spend your nights, every night. But then it is day and the heat rises like a furnace, so head out the front door, follow the gray-brick road, winding down to the swimming pool. Surrounded by lemon and orange trees, the pool is deep enough for cannon balls, placid enough for floating. There are several lounge chairs and the best place for them is tucked under the grove of trees - who needs an umbrella? What else do you need to need to know? Well, this magic casa has 3 other rentals on its property - two small apartments under the giant terrace, and a little bungalow down by the road. So, you'll find people about, at the pool, on the paths, this is not isolation. And speaking of, you are just a 8 minute walk downhill to the lively little village of Candeleda and its natural swimming pools (Carreras and Palomas), many restaurants (don't miss La Barranca and Casa Pepe) and lively Plaza Castillo. But what goes down must go up, and it is a very steep climb up. I'm tough, the only person in the world who loves burpees, and that climb nearly killed me under the sun. At dusk it was fine, as long as the sun wasn't slicing into my back, it was okay. But be aware of it if you plan on coming here without a car. BUT, climbing is all a part of Candeleda. There are numerous hiking routes all over the region, one of the best, Puerto de Candeleda, goes right past the magic house. So, bring your hiking shoes. Some other things, I read other reviews here about the heat and the bugs. Well, the aerothermia solved the heat problem and there are sturdy mosquito nets over every window. Water comes fresh from the mountain via a well, and it did run out a few times, usually late at night, and we were prepared as we had filled up plastic jugs from the fountain down at the entrance to the pueblo. Overall, I would love to go back every weekend, every holiday, every summer... but for now, my family and I have our memories of our magic house in the woods, high above Candeleda. Thank you Carmela and Jacobo for sharing it with us.

It was a pleasure to stay in the little corner of the world perfect for disconnecting and being in contact with nature.

The house is located in a very picturesque place overlooking meadows and hills, with beautiful nature all around. We arrived very late but the host was always available online and helped us check in quickly. It was nice that they left us breakfast.

We were at home, Pedro and Tere were very attentive and friendly. the house is on a spectacular site and has everything we need.

Unfortunately the stay was very short, we would have loved to enjoy it more, the house was very cozy. With a lot of detail. The service and the location of the town was great. Thank you.

A wonderful house and host. For those who seek tranquility and spend a few days in the countryside but close to towns to visit, it has the perfect location. The house is equipped as if you were in yours, we don't miss anything. We enjoyed our getaway days so much.

Everything was fantastic, both the accommodation and the owners. Very attentive in everything. thank you so much.