country guest house
location
traditional architecture
* currently only in Spanish
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The house
| Since August 2008...
'Adobe' is an outsider's homage to the rural architecture of Castile, where earth has for many centuries been the standard building material but is nowadays largely treated with contempt. |
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Back in 2002 we innocently decided to refurbish an old peasant-farmer's cottage using traditional materials and methods.
After an uphill struggle we've ended up completely rebuilding the place.
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| With its old timber structure, sun-baked adobe brick walls, and its earth plastering and lime-wash paint finishes you'd never guess it's a new building. |
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Needless to say, although the old house didn't even have piped water, 'Adobe' has been fitted out with modern facilities like en-suite bathrooms in every room and radiant floor heating.
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| In the end it has been worth the effort and we are delighted with the result. The house has a very warm, homely feel. It keeps us cool in summer and cosy in winter. |
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The house has two floors and a small cellar/basement. In its reconstruction we have pretty much maintained the original ground floor layout, adapting the old spaces to new uses, creating a timeless atmosphere.
The large entrance hall leads off to all the ground floor rooms.
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| There are two sitting rooms. The front room is the television and computer room, with digital TV and a desktop PC with broad band Internet. |
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The big lounge, which is where the stable used to be, has a log fire ready to be the centre of attention any evening of the year.
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| In the dining room we serve breakfasts and home cooked evening meals specialising in local and seasonal fare. |
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The most surprising feature of our house is the 'pinariega' chimney - a traditional feature of village houses in this part of Soria.
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| We have five spacious guest bedrooms: four doubles and one twin. All have en-suite bathrooms. The ground floor room is suitable for wheelchair users. |
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Upstairs are the other four bedrooms and our own private quarters. The ceilings are sloping but allow plenty of headroom.
All the rooms have a telephone (no TV) and wireless Internet.
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| Our house stands in the last street in the village with good views of the fields, the woods, and across towards the Río Lobos Gorge. From the dining room you can step out into our (future!) garden... and you're in the country. |
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