Fundalucia

I stayed at Fundalucia in the week around New Year’s Eve. After a busy period in the Netherlands, I came to Fundalucia and Quentár for some quietness. I did plenty of hikes in the surrounding area and I experienced Fundalucia as a nice retreat with fellow like-minded travelers and hikers. Axel took good care of the common area with fireplace (with real wood – which is an unicum in accordance to the place I stay at in the Netherlands) and it was nice to have some genuine, relaxed conversations whilst looking at the flames after a long day of walking 😊. Furthermore, the guesthouse is clean and has good amenities (they’ve got plenty of buyable food over there so you can make yourself a meal when the supermarkets are closed) and nice gardens and views surrounding the cottage. In summary, Fundalucia has a very nice, calming ambience. Maryna is the resident masseuse of Fundalucia and I took three massages. They were the greatest massages I ever had and she puts a lot of effort, concentration and ‘feeling’ in the massage with lots of techniques. They were truly an otherworldly experience and I am very grateful for that.

I found this place on nomad stays and had planned to work a week from there. The place itself is beautiful and all but the room I had (the male dorm) is the worse room I have ever seen. This is a room for 3 persons with no window. No Window. NO WINDOW. You are in south Spain, in summer, in a small room with 2 other guys. And there is NO WINDOW. The Room was somewhere between 35°C and 40°C for the whole night although the night was somewhat fresh since you're in the Sierra Nevada. So yeah, I could barely sleep and realized there was no way I could work from there since I could not sleep. So I went to the manager which answered me right away in the worst full-of-himself manner that I was the first one to complain about the heat (I highly doubt that because you know, NO WINDOW) and that If I wasn't happy with their offer I could just leave the place. And so did I. Long story short, this place is in no way a nomad friendly place. It is actually not friendly for anyone because everyone needs to sleep and a window is such a nice way to get the heat out of your room after a nice hot spanish day. The staff doesn't give a buck about their client, if you have a problem there, they will just tell you how successful there place is and that if you're not happy with it, you can just find another place. Oh and also, did I mention there was NO WINDOW in the room ?