Cortijo la Mata - A brief history and a few words from my guests
Shortly after returning to Granada after spending five years living and working in Barcelona I discovered this old Andalusian farmhouse for sale on the internet by sheer chance. I took a trip out to take a look and as soon as I arrived fell in love with the place. As luck would have have it I had just sold a cottage I owned on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland for several years so decided to make an offer. I got the keys in April of that year and thus began a frenzied period of activity to get the cortijo ready for the all important summer season. It was hard work but finally by the middle of July Cortijo la Mata opened its doors to its first paying guests. All that is history now and since then many guests have relaxed around the pool or in front of the chimney and I have made many friends. I'm enclosing a few of their kind words for you all to share. Thanks to all who have visited already and I look forward to welcoming those who haven't yet! Best wishes, Scott Macdonald
“ Just a quick e-mail to say how much we enjoyed our stay in Spain. It was so relaxing and 5 days in the sun was a real treat. Thank you to both of you for the warm welcome. ” Sally Brown – UK, September 2008 ---------------------- “Just a quick note to say thanks for a lovely stay. We may consider coming back before the ski season finishes but it does depend on the snow fall so we will keep you in mind for then. Thanks again and possible see you again soon” Preece family – UK, March 2008 ---------------------- “Once we found the place, we had a relaxing time. The pool was very nice and refreshing. The weather was excellent; the house is lovely, very nice touches. Enjoyed nature very much, it is very beautiful here. Thank you!” Arthur and Christiane Wirse – Potomac, MD, USA, October 2007 ---------------------- “Just a short note to say we all had a wonderful time staying in your beautiful farmhouse. Everything about it was just perfect and we will certainly return and recommend it to our family and friends. Thank you!” Conroy family – UK, August 2007 ---------------------- “We really had a great time here. The food is excellent and the people are nice. The surroundings are breathtaking. Thank you Scott and Sari for your hospitality.” Frank and Beatrice Gourgon – France. August 2007 -------------------- “Well, the third time certainly was lucky for us! We really enjoyed it and did a lot of exploring. The house was brilliant (as always) and the cats are so cute! Thank you for an amazing holiday, glad we came back!” The Mellors – Cumbria, July 2007 ------------------- “A lovely quiet spot, so close to the beautiful city of Granada. Enjoyed every moment and fell in love with Spain, its people and of course the cats! Many thanks!” Hooper family – UK, April 2007 ------------------ “What a peaceful place. We had a great time. Thanks for everything and we hope to see you again next time. “ The White family – RAF Brampton, Cambs, England, February 2007 ----------------------- “Fantastic weather, comfy house and friendly hosts. Lovely to have the pool and what a view! Good place to relax. Thanks a lot.” Angela and Andy Reid - Wallasey, Merseyside, January 2007 ----------------------- "Thank you very much for a great sky and your lovely house. Everybody has thoroughly enjoyed themselves, just a pity it couldn't be longer." Paul Foxwell , August 2006 --------------------------- "Only here for 5 days but had a fantastic family holiday before heading to Gibraltar for a wedding. The house is absolutely fantastic (and the pool ! ). Weather couldn't have been better and we leave here this morning with many happy memories. Thank you. all we wish we could have had a few more days off." Stella and Charlotte Jones , August 2006 ------------------------ "House is good, pool a big hit. Granada at night is excellent !" Keith and Caroline , August 2006 ---------------------- "Amazing house, beautiful views, great swimming pool, probably one of the most relaxing holidays. As someone has already written "You have a little piece of paradise here". Thank you for a brilliant time. Hopefully see you again. Keep feeding the cats :-)" Ali and Patel families, August 2006 ---------------------------- "Very very nice place where we had a good time. Went to Alhambra and centre of Granada . Very good. Here we can have rest, sun, sea and mountain ! Simply, we have loved. Thank you." Cathy, Yves Fradel, Albert Francoise Demas , July 2006 -----------------------  "you have a little piece of paradise here. The villa and location exceeded our expectations. We will certainly tell our friends to come. Thanks for your excellent hospitality." Randy, James, Adam Boehm and Jane Welton , July 2006 ----------- "Great house and views. Had a lovely family holiday. Close to shopping centre and beach!" Judith Scott and Kevin Williams , June 2006 -------------- "Loved being here. Thank you ! Hopefully see you next year, if the festival will have us back !" Mark Bouman and Bruno Poet, Festival of Dance and Music, Granada 2006 ---------------------- "Thanks very much for everything during our stay at your cottage. We had an absolutely fantastic time, only down side was that it was only for 5 days! The cottage is beautiful, and the location is wonderful (even if my sister continued to be freaked about the drive up from the village!). We kept ourselves so well occupied that I didn't get to do the full walk near to the village. I hope that a few guys will come back at some time in the future, 'cos I'd return tomorrow if I could! Once again, speaking for myself and all my friends, thanks very much, I certainly won't forget my 40th! John Welsh, November 2005 ------------------ "We had a great time staying in the cottage and exploring the local area - especially walking to Los Cohorres. Your suggestions on where to eat etc were also very helpful. We'll definitely be recommending Cortijo La Mata to our friends and family as a great place to stay both for visiting Granada and the Sierra Navada." Helen and Nicola Gadsden, October 2005 ------------------ "We enjoyed it very much, but after one week we got used again to the Dutch rainy weather. We liked it very much to stay in your house, we also liked exchanging idea's with you. Yesterday night we picked up Lia , Theo, Tamar and Alexander, they had a problemless trip back home. All the best and hope to meet you one day again, perhaps in Andalusie ." Sliepenbeek and van Steijn families, May 2005 ------------------ "Thanks for this and really looking forward to next year - we had a great time the house was perfect for us and will happily recommend to friends and colleagues. It was nice to have a trip down to the sunshine in Almunecar before returning back to the UK & snow!! Best wishes and see you in 2006" Janice Greenhill and family, February 2005 & 2006 ------------------ "Thanks again for all your help while in Granada. I doubt I'll ever forget the Spanish lessons; you never know when the ability to say "la nina no puede comer los huevos" will come in handy again! La Mata is beautiful, and Jen and I look forward to coming again." Tony Brown ------------------ "Thanks for a geat holiday. Never relaxed so much before. We all had plenty to do and the kids enjoyed the mountain. Ski resort very close and skiing was excellent. Enjoyed Bar Barberia as we had never drank in a cave before. Found Shaun & Chilla very helpful. Looking forward to our next visit to Monachil." Family Musa
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