Our History
La Portilla is an elegant manor house commissioned by Claudio López y López, Marquis of Lamadrid, brother of the first Marquis of Comillas, in 1871. It was named after the gate that closed off access to livestock, preventing them from entering the town.
It was designed by one of the greatest Catalan architects, José Oriol Mestres, who also worked on other projects commissioned by the Marquis of Comillas during those years.
The Cantabrian villa of Comillas became fashionable in the summers of 1881 and 1882 when the López family hosted the royal family, inviting them to La Portilla and other significant houses like Ocejo and El Llano.
After the death of Claudio López y López in 1888, La Portilla passed to his eldest son, Santiago López y Díaz de Quijano. At that time, the manor was expanded with the addition of a glass gallery, at the end of which a private chapel was installed. María Luisa Güell y López, a great-niece of the López y Díaz de Quijano family, decorated the interior walls of the gallery with magnificent floral Oriental-style paintings, which is why the bright and warm room was named the Japanese Room.
Present and Future
Today, La Portilla is still in the hands of the direct descendants of Claudio López y López and his son Eusebio López y Díaz de Quijano, first Marquis of Lamadrid.
It is an honor for the sixth generation of owners to take care of this wonderful manor house, so that the whole family can continue to enjoy it every summer. With this in mind, they have decided to open the doors of this residence to anyone who wishes to stay a few days at La Portilla or organize a private event or event.
The fabulous rooms and the extensive garden, presided over by huge horse chestnut trees, makes La Portilla the ideal house to make any stay or celebration unforgettable.
La Portilla
La Portilla has 34 beds (2 of them extra) distributed across 16 bedrooms, 7 of which are suites with en-suite bathrooms, while the rest are shared bathrooms: 7 double rooms, 1 room with 3 beds and 1 single room. In total, there are 11 bathrooms and 2 half-baths. Additionally, it has multiple common spaces such as the Japanese Room, the dining room, and the garden, with centuries-old horse chestnut trees that make this place ideal for summer meals and all kinds of celebrations throughout the year.
