Guest Review of Morvedra Nou, Menorca
Hotel Rural Morvedra Nou
The hotel Rural Mourvèdre Nou is a lovely country hotel converted from an old farmhouse building.
It is in a very peaceful location about 6 klms from Cuitedella, the old capital of Minorca. The room (17) we stayed in for the first 5 nights was upstairs in the main building. It was spacious with large bedroom, a dressing area and a large en-suite. It also had a large balcony terrace from where you could view the countryside and the hotel gardens and pool. We loved its traditional feel. Our last two nights were in a modern larger suite (24) in a building at the bottom of the hotel gardens; we had to move because of a previous booking. The suite was clean, modern and private with good facilities but lacked the charm of 17.
We ate in the hotel a few times; the tapas and starter dishes were excellent, but we were a little disappointed with the main courses- all from the a la carte menu. The ‘set’ meals didn’t always appeal to us and were relatively poor value. The breakfasts on the other hand were fantastic, with plenty of choice and beautifully laid out. The staff were, without exception, wonderful; a special thanks to Eva and David, but also to all of them.
The road to the hotel is narrow with highest dry stone walls imposing themselves on the driver. Care is needed with some give and take - no passing places at times-on both sides. There are lots of beaches around, which require- in general a lot of walking to from the car parks; perhaps up to 30 mins! We tried 4 and they were all crowded since the Spanish holidays had just started.
Cuitedella is a lovely old city with plenty to see and lots of restaurants; well worth a visit or two.
We booked a car through the agency Little Hotels recommended. They list a range of car hire companies including for example Hertz, but many local and cheaper companies. I chose Ownerscars- but never again. They are off site- ie a shuttle ride some 6/7 mins from the airport. Getting the shuttle involved scrummaging to get on with no queues formed or managed, then being driven to the car hire office and quequeing again; then out to find the car and check it over etc. In all it took longer than the flight to get in the car and drive- some 2hrs 15 mins! Coming back and dropping it off was marginally better but still took 40 mins.
However car hire aside, the holiday was relaxing and enjoyable. We would go to the hotel and island again.
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