La Casa del Califa

This is an annexe of the main hotel where the rooms are larger suites and you have access to a small swimming pool. Although more expensive than the main hotel, the pool access alone sealed the deal for us. It was a fantastic to have this on a hot afternoon even in May. You check in at the hotel in the town plaza and then walk down the street and around the corner to Las Palmeras. We paid for car parking which is a short walk away. Be warned the allocated spaces are in the basement and the car needs to be able to turn a very tight corner to access the ramp. My husband managed it but it was challenging. The hotel is decorated with style and many antiques and photos from the owner James's childhood in Africa and unconventional family travels. We met partner Ellie in one of their restaurants who explained this and it adds considerably to the charm of this hotel. Although Vejer is packed with ( currently underbooked ) restaurants, we found the food in hotel-owned Califa Express and Corredera 55 to be our best meals. Breakfast is fine though we did not like the spelt bread rolls. Lovely to eat in the garden with palm trees. Do not miss drinks or Moroccan afternoon tea on the rooftop terrace and with time you get used to the Escher-esque staircases around the hotel buildings. We thought that the hotel and Vejer in general was like a love child of Greece and Morocco. Swallows swoop the pool in the afternoons, bells ring, children play in the Plaza, sparrows chirp noisily at sunrise and sunset. We had a comfortable stay and would recommend.