Hotels
Glossary
Hotel (H) – These are graded from one to five stars. The addition of the letters ‘GL’ alongside a five-star rating denotes a hotel of ‘Gran Lujo’ (great luxury).
Hostal (Hs) – don’t confuse this with the English word ‘hostel’. A hostal is generally a small hotel with basic facilities, although they can be fairly decent places in which to stay. They are graded from one to three stars – a three star hostal is roughly equivalent to a one star hotel.
Pension (P) – a small, often family-run establishment providing basic accommodation. These are graded with one or two stars.
Fonda (F) – similar to a pension, but these usually also have a restaurant.
Casa de Hespuedes (CH) – basic accommodation, usually with a shared bathroom, that’s of similar quality to a fonda.
Price Comparison Websites
HotelsCombined – compares prices across a range of hotel booking websites, including Lastminute, ebookers and Travelocity. The site also provides thousands of hotel reviews. hotelscombined.co.uk
Self Catering
Owners Direct – choose from over 3,000 properties in Andalucia, including apartments, villas, townhouses and farmhouses, which can be booked direct from the owner. ownersdirect.co.uk
CV Travel – now its 40th year, CV Travel offers a selection of upmarket villas, with a strong emphasis on the Costa de la Luz. cvtravel.co.uk
Rural Accommodation
AHRA – the Asociacion de Hoteles Rurales de Andalucia is a group of about 100 small, rural hotels. ahra.es
RAAR – the Red Andaluza de Alojamientos Rurales represents around 450 farmhouses, holiday cottages and B&Bs dotted around the Andalucia region. raar.es
Camping
Alan Rogers – provides in-depth reviews of over 3,000 campsites throughoutEurope, including 73 campsites in Andalucia. alanrogers.com
FAC – The Andalucian Federation of Campings is a non-profit making organisation representing many of the campsites throughout the region. campingsandalucia.es
