Your host
Paco Rodríguez
Journalist, endlessly curious, keen cook and host by vocation.
Much more than a place to sleep
Some people open the doors of their home. And some, on top of that, make you feel you had been expected for a long time. He is one of the latter. A journalist by profession, he has swapped the rush of working life for something that has always fascinated him: people and their stories.
He is the kind of host who observes without intruding, listens without looking at the clock and keeps you company without imposing. The kind who knows when to start a conversation, when to recommend that corner you won't find in the guidebooks, and when to let each guest enjoy their own silence.
He is hospitable, friendly and attentive to detail. Very much so. The kind who remembers a preference, takes care of a small gesture and finds satisfaction in making things a little better than expected. And if there is a kitchen nearby, it will very likely become his favourite territory. Because for him, cooking is not just about making something delicious: it is another way of sharing, of caring and of saying "make yourself at home".
La Casa del Patio Grande is his life project, built around hospitality, conversation, small pleasures and the joy of discovering what each day may bring.
Perhaps that is why things happen differently here. No artifice, no unnecessary formalities, and none of that distance that sometimes exists between those who welcome and those who arrive.
Because good accommodation gives you a comfortable bed and a place to rest. A good bed & breakfast can also give you an unexpected conversation, a breakfast made with love, a recommendation that becomes the best memory of your trip, or the feeling of having met someone interesting along the way.
This house is a place with personality, with stories, and with someone on the other side of the door who is still very eager to share them.
In person
Meet Paco during your stay
If you like, Paco will welcome you personally when you arrive. Tell us your dates and we'll arrange it.
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Co-owner
María
Born in Alcalá, a voice of radio and a host at heart.
Some people arrive somewhere and fill it with life. María is one of them. Born in Alcalá la Real, she knows her town the way you only know the place where you grew up: its streets, its people, its stories and that way of building community that can't be learned anywhere. So when she and Paco decided to shape this project, they started from something very simple: the wish to open the doors of their home to those who come from afar.
A radio professional, she knows how to listen and how to tell a story. She is friendly, outgoing and easy to talk to, one of those people who, after five minutes, make you feel you have known each other for ever.
Attentive and generous, she notices the little things: what each guest likes, the gesture that brightens a day, that detail nobody asked for but everyone appreciates. Anyone who stays in this house notices it: you don't arrive at a guesthouse here, you arrive in a town where everyone has a name.
Because some people simply welcome you, and others introduce you to their town the way you introduce friends. María is one of the latter.
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Meet María during your stay
Tell us your dates and we'll take care of everything.
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Legal notice
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1. Website owner
In accordance with Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), the details of the owner of this website are as follows:
- Owner: [Full name or company name]
- Tax ID (NIF/CIF): [Number]
- Address: C/ Miguel de Cervantes, 64 · 23680 Alcalá la Real (Jaén) · Spain
- Email: info@lacasadelpatiogrande.com
- Phone: +34 617 48 22 25
- Trade name: La Casa del Patio Grande
- Registration in the Andalusian Tourism Register: [Registration number and type of accommodation]
2. Purpose
This website, lacasadelpatiogrande.com, presents La Casa del Patio Grande, its rooms and services, and allows users to send enquiries and booking requests. Accessing and using the site makes you a user and implies acceptance of this legal notice.
3. Use of the website
Users agree to make appropriate use of the content and not to use it for unlawful purposes or in bad faith. Requests sent through the site are not a confirmed booking until the owner expressly confirms them.
4. Intellectual and industrial property
The texts, photographs, drawings, logos, design and other content of this website belong to the owner or are used with their authors' permission. Their reproduction, distribution or modification, in whole or in part, is prohibited without the owner's express permission.
5. Liability
The owner strives to keep the information accurate and up to date, but does not guarantee it is error-free and accepts no liability for damage arising from improper use of the site. Final prices, availability and conditions are those confirmed for each booking. This site may contain links to third-party websites, such as Google Maps or WhatsApp, whose content and policies are outside the owner's control.
6. Applicable law
This legal notice is governed by Spanish law. Any dispute shall be submitted to the competent courts under applicable law; where the user is a consumer, to the courts of their place of residence.
Privacy policy
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1. Data controller
[Full name or company name] · Tax ID [Number] · C/ Miguel de Cervantes, 64 · 23680 Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Spain · info@lacasadelpatiogrande.com · +34 617 48 22 25.
2. What data we process
We process the data you give us when you send a booking request or an enquiry: full name, email, phone number, dates of stay, number of guests, approximate arrival time and any requests you make. During your stay, we also process the identification data that the law requires accommodation providers to register.
3. What we use it for
- To answer your enquiries and manage your booking request and stay.
- To meet our legal obligations, such as reporting guest details to the Spanish police authorities and our accounting and tax obligations.
We do not create profiles or send advertising. If we ever wished to send you news, we would first ask for your express consent.
4. Legal basis
Handling your request and stay is based on the performance of a contract or of pre-contractual steps taken at your request (Art. 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation). Guest registration and tax obligations are based on compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
5. How long we keep it
We keep your data for as long as needed to handle your request and stay and, afterwards, for the periods required by law (for example, guest registers and accounting and tax records). Enquiries that do not lead to a booking are deleted within a maximum of [12 months].
6. Who we share it with
We do not share your data with third parties unless required by law (police authorities, tax administration). If you write to us via WhatsApp or email, your messages go through those services (WhatsApp, owned by Meta Platforms, and the email provider), which may process data outside the European Economic Area with the safeguards provided for in the GDPR. If you prefer not to use them, you can call us.
7. Your rights
You can access, rectify or erase your data, object to its processing, or request restriction or portability by writing to info@lacasadelpatiogrande.com. If you feel we have not handled your rights properly, you can lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es).
8. Security
We apply reasonable measures to protect your data, and only the owners of the house have access to it.
Cookie policy
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1. What they are
Cookies and similar technologies are small files or pieces of data that a website stores in your browser to remember information about your visit.
2. What this website uses
This website does not use advertising, analytics or statistics cookies, nor does it share your browsing with third parties for those purposes. It only uses technical elements needed for it to work:
- Browser local storage: remembers the website's own preferences (for example, access to the preview version). It does not identify you and is not shared.
- Google Fonts typeface: to display the typeface, your browser downloads it from Google's servers, which receive your IP address. [If the font is hosted on our own server, this point is removed.]
Links to external services such as Google Maps or WhatsApp take you to third-party sites with their own cookie policies.
3. How to manage them
You can delete or block cookies and local storage in your browser settings. As they are purely technical, blocking them may affect how some parts of the website work.
4. Changes
If we add analytics or other cookies in the future, we will update this policy and ask for your consent before using them.
Booking conditions
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1. How to book
Requests sent via the website, WhatsApp, email or phone are not a confirmed booking. A booking is confirmed when La Casa del Patio Grande confirms it expressly in writing, stating dates, room and price.
2. Minimum stay and discounts
- Minimum stay of 2 nights.
- For stays of more than a week a percentage discount is offered; please ask La Casa del Patio Grande.
3. Price and payment
The price per night is the one stated in the booking confirmation and includes breakfast and applicable taxes. [Payment method: at the house / bank transfer / card]. [Deposit: state whether one is required and how much]. [Tourist tax: state whether it applies.]
4. Breakfast
The room booking includes breakfast, served at whatever time guests prefer.
5. Check-in and check-out
Check-in is from 3 pm and check-out by 11 am, unless otherwise agreed and subject to availability. On arrival, the law requires us to register the identification details of all guests.
6. Cancellations and no-shows
- Free cancellation with at least 14 days' notice before the arrival date.
- Cancellations with less than 14 days' notice: [state penalty].
- No-show without notice: [state penalty].
7. House rules
- Maximum occupancy of Room 1: 2 guests.
- Pets: [allowed / not allowed].
- Children: [conditions].
- Smoking is not allowed inside the house. [To be confirmed.]
8. Official complaint forms
The establishment has official complaint forms of the Regional Government of Andalusia (Junta de Andalucía) available to any guest who requests them.
9. Contact details
La Casa del Patio Grande · C/ Miguel de Cervantes, 64 · 23680 Alcalá la Real (Jaén), Spain · +34 617 48 22 25 · info@lacasadelpatiogrande.com · Andalusian Tourism Register: [number].
