Kukutana

Style

Equine romance

Setting

Arcadian Andalucia

Doñana National Park remains Andalucia’s epicentre for cowboy culture, and rustic cortijo Kukutana is your noble steed for discovering this centuries-old community. Experienced riders can gallop across wild terrain, and novices will get their fair share of fun on romantic horse-drawn carriage rides. Daily outdoorsy activities, such as hiking and cycling, plus all farm-fresh meals and return transfers from Seville are included with your stay — all you need to do is practise pronouncing ¡arre! (giddy up).

Facilities

Rooms

Seven.

Checkout

11am; check-in, 1pm. Both are flexible on request, subject to availability and an extra charge.

More Details

Rates at Kukutana include breakfast, lunch, dinner, house drinks, one daily experience (walking, cycling, 4x4 tour) and private return transfers from Seville. There's a minimum stay of three nights.

Also

Unfortunately, this rural retreat isn’t suitable if you have limited mobility.

Hotel Closed

The hotel opens annually from September to June.

Free Internet Access

Laundry

Pool

At the Hotel

Stables, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers and Álvarez Gómez bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

The interiors at this country-house hotel are oh-so-Andalucian, with rustic, wooden furnishings, limewashed walls and pops of vibrant colour adorning each bedroom. It takes two to tango, and the same can be said for Flamenco, Kukutana's one-of-a-kind room. If you’re travelling with many amigos, book out the entire hotel as your private pad, sleeping 14 across seven bedrooms.

Poolside

Shaded by oak and pine trees, Kukutana’s outdoor pool is a leafy, peaceful spot for cooling dips, sunlounger-bound siestas and admiring the flower-scented grounds.

Packing Tips

An equestrian streak — but you can leave your spurs behind.

Children

The hotel only welcomes children if you’re booking it out exclusively, in which case free baby cots can be added to rooms, babysitting is available and children aged three to 13 stay on a reduced rate (over-14s are considered adults).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

It's come one, come all in the dining room. Ask staff to pack your lunch to-go for a romantic, private picnic.

Dress Code

It may feel like home, but this rustic country house is still deserving of something more put-together than your pyjamas.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s a home-away-from-home feel at Kukutana that is added to by having all meals and house drinks included with your stay. Owner Lourdes’ love for cooking filters down into the kitchen team, who are armed with her family’s recipes to transform produce from the garden and from local suppliers into fresh, nourishing plates of traditional Spanish fare. You’ll take most of your meals in a convivial dining room, but snacks and lunches can also be packed as picnics if you’d like to eat alfresco.

Hotel Bar

There's nothing as formal as a bar, but cosy, communal spaces throughout the hotel make for tempting aperitivo spots; after dinner, your hosts might invite you for a sociable drink in the fire-warmed living room.

Last Orders

Meal times vary, but typically you'll have breakfast all together at 8.30am, lunch is at 1.30pm, and dinner is around 8pm.

Planes

Seville Airport is one hour away by car from the hotel; private return transfers are included with your stay.

Trains

Rail routes from Córdoba, Granada and Madrid call at Sevilla Santa Justa station, and staff will arrange your one-hour transfer as included in rates.

Automobiles

With return transfers from Seville as part of your stay, leave the driving to the hotel. If you wish to bring your own set of wheels, there’s free parking at the hotel with valet services.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Plenty of arcadian pursuits are included with your stay at Kukutana, and you’ll get to pick one each day to enjoy. Neighbouring Doñana National Park is your playground for guided driving tours, private treks or birdwatching excursions. Borrow electric bikes to whizz through rural landscapes; trot by horse-drawn carriage to a meadow-set picnic or around frozen-in-time town El Rocío, or take the reins yourself on various horseback riding trails on the estate or to further-afield beaches (exact itineraries will depend on the season and your experience level).

For an authentic taste of Andalucia, staff can arrange visits to local wineries, tastings of their own olive oil and Spanish cooking workshops. There are also several golf clubs nearby; opportunities for cultural day-trips to Seville, Córdoba and Granada, and you’ll find an unspoilt stretch of beach a 35-minute drive away between Matalascañas and Mazagón, ideal for swimming and coastal walks.

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This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .