The 2 star Rural classification, and the price you pay, tells you not to expect extravagant modern luxury, an army of multilingual staff eager to satisfy your every whim, meticulous housekeeping, and exotic haute cuisine. What you get is a spectacular hillside location in a delightful green oasis irrigated by the hot spring, among the arid mountains with their intriguing geology and hardy vegetation. The spring also feeds the hot mineral baths, originally dating from pre-Roman times and re-built by the Moors, which form part of the ancient spa where excellent massage treatments are also available. Our room, with a splendid view down to the coast, was actually a suite with simple furnishings but a comfortable bed and a spacious bathroom. Breakfast is basic but adequate, and dinner is simple but fully acceptable, with a wide choice of good wines, all priced very reasonably. The management does not speak English, and is business-like rather than effusively welcoming but, if you do not speak Spanish, a friendly smile and a little basic German will get you what you want. Align your expectations, adapt, and enjoy the location (an easy 30 minute drive from Almeria airport), the surroundings, and the peaceful tranquility of the ancient Moorish courtyard with mature orange trees and a small fountain. If you feel more adventurous, walk and scramble up the neighbouring barranco which zig-zags up between steep hillsides where you might be lucky, as I was, to come across a family of Ibex.