When not golfing, there is, in truth, no need – indeed little point – straying far from Finca’s facilities; the ambience around the hotel is cool in every sense of the word, from the understated elegance of the reception area to the capacious atrium, which leads to delightfully tended gardens, arguably the best spa in Europe (including indoor and outdoor pools and Spain’s only ice cave) and the 67 individually-decorated bespoke suites on two levels overlooking an oriental style courtyard garden.
Eating and drinking at Finca Cortesín is very much in keeping with the ethos of the resort – elegance, refinement and service, from the flagship Kabuki Raw Japanese restaurant to Don Giovanni, a less formal Italian themed option. Breakfast al fresco in El Jardin de Lutz, cooked or continental is, I promise you, in the top 10 in the world. Meanwhile, for a pre-prandial drink or a relaxing nightcap, the Blue Bar, like every space at Finca Cortesín, individually and tastefully decorated and appointed but without a hint of fussiness or over-design, is the second best place – after the ice cave – to chill out.
Unlike many up-scale golf resorts requiring real estate to underpin the economics of their project, Finca Cortesín’s masterplan has avoided the misjudgment of too many properties and too close not only to each other, but also to the golf course.
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