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Visit our Website to see each of our 16 double rooms and suites. Each has its own individual style and décor. Some have twin beds.

All of our beds were supplied by Ernst Frank, owner of the Arcos company based in Basle, Switzerland. Their speciality is the design and manufacturing of the very latest in high quality, ergonomically designed bedding made from o­nly the very best in antiallergenic materials.

Each room is equipped with air conditioning, minibar, safe, multi language T.V. hair dryer and internet connection. The suites have spacious terraces with panoramic views and either a Jacuzzi or hydromassage shower.

In each room you will find a selection of paintings by various artists.
When reserving a room you will be able to choose either a smoking or non smoking room.

Every aspect of the hotel has been designed to ensure that you will be able to fully enjoy a peaceful and relaxing stay in a quite unforgettable location.

All rooms are to a 4 star standard.

"Venta el Museo" the traditional restaurant

In a traditionally Spanish atmosphere, a variety of both Andalucian and national dishes are served for

your enjoyment in the museum part of "Venta el Museo" from where the complex got his name.

Surrounded by a comprehensive collection of antique farm implements that the village forefathers used in the cultivation of their land, you could try our:

• Gurullos. A hotpot with handmade miniature dumplings and rabbit.
• Migas. Dough made from wheat flour, worked by hand until it can be crumbled and served with such tasty morsels as sauted meat, garlic and peppers.
• Trigo Cortijero. Hotpot with wheat and meat.
• Conejo al Ajillo. Rabbit grilled with garlic.
• Berza Almeriense. Hotpot of meat, potatoes, cabbage, and blood sausage etc.
• Lentajes. Lentil hotpot
• Potaje de Habichuelas. Green bean pottage

These dishes are prepared with great care by Lola. Born in Lucainena, like many generations of her family before her, Lola learnt the techniques of how to prepare such delicious but simple recipes from her grandmother and mother.

Our Menu Card
Week days (Monday to Friday) we offer a "Menu of the day" too.
Banquets and Celebrations, specifications and prices: o­n request we will be happy to prepare a menu suitable for whatever occasion you wish to celebrate. Do contact us.

“The Gourmería” the gourmet restaurant

To complement the menu in our “Traditional Restaurant” Venta el Museo”, in our elegant "Gourmería" we are pleased to be able to serve innovative gourmet dishes, again created and presented to the very highest of standard.
Reservations can be made for tables in the non-smoking section.
Be sure to allow plenty of time if you are to fully enjoy a “soiree” in the elegant surroundings of our "Gourmería".

Our attentive staff will pamper you with exquisite dishes, to be savoured at leisure with fine wines, in the selection of which, the hotel owner Hanspeter Wohler, a wine enthusiast will be o­nly too pleased to help.

The truly unforgettable evening could be rounded with a choice whisky and a quality cigar in our "Ben Humar", Moorish style Bar, which draws its name from a small but particularly interesting cave in Lucainena. The Wine Cellar Our cellar is stocked with wines from not o­nly the various regions of Spain but also a selection from other parts of the world. Our comprehensive list of wines will enable you to enjoy the appropriate wine, served at just the right temperature to compliment each of our gastronomic specialities. The director Hanspeter Wohler, with his lifelong passion for the world of fine wines and their making, has paid great attention to the selection of our wines. Perhaps with your meal you might wish to savour a Mouton Rothschild, a Grange from Australia or a Caymus special selection from the Napa Valley? We can also offer very select wines from Piemonte (Italy), exquisitely produced in the vineyards of LA SPINETTA and PAOLO SCAVINO. Hanspeter Wohler will be o­nly too pleased to help you with your choice if need be. Outside Catering Service Venta el Museo provides the catering facilities at the nearby race track, offering drinks, snacks and sandwiches plus a whole range of refreshments and hot meals upon request. All forms of outside catering services can be provided by Venta el Museo, please contact us for more details.

“El Museo” and art
Many of the items from the village museum were used to provide the decoration in the Traditional Restaurant.
Our objective was to establish a blend of tradition and modern designs, the paintings with the farm implements from days gone by, the Traditional and the Gourmet Restaurants.
Our menus are selected to appeal to the eye as well as the palate and as this, in itself, is an art; we wanted to create an atmosphere where painters and artists can exhibit their works.

In each bedroom as well as throughout the hotel, you will find works from a variety of artists such as:-

Deborah Waterson. A South African painter, who used to live in Mojácar, Almeria www.dcgalleria.net

Hedy Koch. A Swiss artist who lives and works in her home country www.hedykoch.ch
Manuel Coronado. Well known Spanish painter who lives and works in Aguilas, Murcia.

In September 2004, the First Painting Competition took place in memory of Jose Magaña Exposito. He was born into a farming family in Lucainena in 1910, fought o­n the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and then with the French Resistance in the 2nd World War. He died 2002.

A second competition was held o­n 1st of May 2005 with 25 participants.
The base of the competition is that the work has to be produced within 6 hours beginning at 8 in the morning. The subject of the painting must come from within the town. A jury of famous Spanish painters select the best works. The first 4 places went to:

1st prize of € 1’000 sponsored by the town hall was won by: Rafael Terrés
2nd prize of € 500 sponsored by Venta el Museo was won by: Javier López
3rd prize of € 300 sponsored by the town hall was won by: Alberto Fernandez
4th price of € 250 sponsered by Venta el Museo was won by: Carmen Bastida

In the category for local painters Mrs. Rosa Camacho was adjudged the winner and won € 200 sponsored by the town hall of Lucainena.

Some of the paintings are exhibited in our Restaurant/Hotel until the end of July.

Relaxation
After the days activities you can relax in our sauna or Jacuzzi or if you feel energetic “workout” in our gym. Please make a reservation in advance.
On request we can arrange massages or fitness sessions supervised by professional coaches.
The municipal swimming pool is just a few metres from the hotel and is open all summer.