This hotel is beautifully designed and situated just outside town in a nice quiet place. It should be ideal for combining a trip into the city with being able to get away and lounge around the pool in the afternoon.

However, this place just doesn't seem to be able to decide what it is. It's a vineyard and this is the only excuse I can find for the appalling staff. They ignore you when you arrive and ignore you when you're there. You can't get anything to eat unless you want the big set menu in the evening or they will maybe make you a ham sandwich if pushed! This is a problem given that you absolutely cannot walk anywhere else and need to take a car/cab wherever you go. There are no price lists anywhere so you don't know how much a coffee or a G&T is. Bizarre, especially in what is not a cheap hotel.

The decor is lovely, but the wooden floors can be noisy so make sure you stay on the first floor, it's too noisy on the ground.

After the positive reviews and great website, we were thouroughly disappointed by this hotel.

Location: On the website you get the impression that the hotel is like an old finca in the mountains around Ronda. However, it is in the outskirts of the city and close to the industrial area and compared to other hotels the views are extremely limited. There is open space in only one direction, which is where the hotel terrace and pool are facing. Our room did have a terrace, but with only a concrete wall separating it from the parking lot.

Hotel: When you first arrive at the hotel, it looks like a adesign hotel but if you take a closer look it shows that it is not properly maintained-the paint is peeling on the terrace furniture, dirty reception carpet, etc. Note that there is no bar or lounge area (besides two couches in the entrance area) so if the weather does not permit being outside you can't really go anywhere but your room.

Room: The room does look like in any good city hotel but is lacking any personal touch and attention to detail that are normally the trademark of boutique hotels. Also, the room had clearly seen better times: stains on the carpet, worn bed sheets, no sink plug in bathroom, hole in the wall from where a clothes hook had been,... stuff that would generally not be an issue but is definitely not ok at this price. Even the fruit on the complimentary plate was half-rotten and only the green was left of the orchid that was supposed to be flower decoration.

Restaurant: The hotel's restaurant offers a menu at 36€ which we didn't try, the restaurant itself also does not have a view and does not look special. Breakfast was comparatively expensive at 12€ but was ok one morning, the next we first got orange juice which tasted foul (which was of course replaced) and the fresh fruit plate from the morning before had chnaged into canned pineapple and canned apricots.

The overall impression might have been better if we had had more time on pool and terrace but we left a day early since we did not enjoy the stay and felt like it was overpriced.

I have to admit my husband and I have a special place in our hearts for Juncal as it is the hotel we used to have our wedding back in July 2004. Needless to say we have wonderful memories at every corner.

We just went back recently for a trip down memory lane and it's even more beautiful than before...as the garden has matured and even more details have been added to the reception area and rooms.

If you are looking to get away from the world and enjoy a peaceful romantic break - this is the place for you. And of course if you are looking for a place to host a wedding - I highly recommend it. We had the ceremony in the garden, cocktails by the pool with a local Andalusian band, and dinner under the stars (with an enormous moon that rose above the mountains in mid course).

Be sure to have dinner one night at Tragabuches - the owner's husband runs the place and the food is superb.

My wife and 2 children ( 10 and 13 ) stayed here for 2 nights. We chose this hotel based on reviews on Tripadvisor. We were not disappointed!!.
This is a beautiful hotel which is quiet and away from the action of the town. The views are splendid and the gardens and pool are a haven.
The rooms are spacious and airy and decor is modern and trendy.
The staff are helpful and friendly.
Breakfast was the only meal we ate at this hotel and it was delicious.
We did however, eat dinner at the Restaurant Tragabuches, in Ronda, which is owned by the hotel. This is one of the most renowned restaurants in Andalusia and was spectacular. Also, it did not break the bank!

Ronda is one of the prettiest and most delightful stops in Southern Spain and El Juncal is a great hotel to complete the treat. The hotel is about a five minute drive from the town centre.