Traditional Village House in the center of town with Private Garden , Private Pool and Two Terraces.
Typical Spanish Village, Local Market, Shops, Restaurants. Close To Sitges, Beaches And Barcelona
Sleeps 6 ( 4 Bedrooms)
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This lovely house has all the facilities of a typical villa with the enormous advantage of being located in the centre of this enchanting small town, most villas are located way outside of any towns. Perfect base to explore, if you don't feel comfortable don't hire a car, you're only a short cab ride to Sitges with it's main line train station but buses run direct to Sitges, Vilanova and Barcelona (not worth the stress parking and driving). It's a practical and well-distributed house, rebuilt in the original style of the Spanish town house, behind an old facade. Experience how it is to really live in Spain,St Pere is a real Catalan town with local shops, restaurants and characters. If you want a more touristy town we are just 10 mins from Sitges, where you can find fantastic beaches, boutique shops and fine dining or better still, Vilanova. Back in St Pere you can walk to shops, local supermarkets, bakers, bus stop and typical local restaurants. A large market is held every Friday.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 14 April 2012 - 27 April 2012 | £1000 | 7 | ||
| 28 April 2012 - 6 July 2012 | £1250 | 7 | ||
| 7 July 2012 - 27 July 2012 | £1550 | 7 | ||
| 28 July 2012 - 31 August 2012 | £1850 | 7 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds paid into a UK bank account. You can also pay in euros (exchange rate calculated on booking) paid into a Spanish account.
Please contacts us for dates outside those stated.
Offers available for long stays and two week bookings. Flights are at their cheapest earlier on in the year, so I'd advise booking flights sooner than later. Low cost airlines start increasing their flight prices very quickly, a small rise can make a big difference.
Changeover day
A 11am check out to allow for cleaning however cases can be left until 3pm.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Suite 1 large suite (king sized bed) French doors opening on to terrace. En-suite bathroom with jacuzzi corner bath. Bedroom 2 with double bed. Bedroom 3 with large twin beds. Bedroom 4 study is currently used as a study please ask about extra beds. |
| Bathrooms: | Ground floor cloakroom with loo and hand basin. First floor bathroom with bath, shower and bidet. Second floor en-suite bathroom to bedroom 1 with jacuzzi corner bath, shower and well lit vanity unit. |
| Kitchen: | Two ovens, A cook's gas hob with griddle plate, large American fridge/freezer with ice machine, microwave and dishwasher. The house is our home so comes with every facility you would expect in your own home. Basics left in the kitchen, no need to buy them |
| Utility Room: | Washing machine. |
| Living Rooms: | Large open plan lounge/ dining room opening onto outside patio lounge area with a sofa and chairs, English Sky TV, DVD, PlayStation with games(at times this is in the twin bedroom) CD player with selection of music CDs and DVDs also Wifi access. |
| Other: | The house has 4 bedrooms, one is left as an office so if needed you have an independant work space. It can also be used for the children to watch TV, read, relax, escape the heat, use the WiFi in comfort for business or pleasure. Perfect for the cot also |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
English bedlinen, towels and beach towels included. Our cleaner has cleaned for us weekly for 5 years. She comes in once a week and changes beds, towels, cleans bathrooms and kitchen. Weekly pool maintenance and gardening, please feel free to water pots. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer microwave dishwasher washing machine iron/ironing board satellite tv tv internet access central heating room fans cot barbecue private pool (for sole use of guests) |
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Notes on accommodation
Available for long stay rentals, please ask about discounts for two week stays. Possible Flexible entry days to accommodate low cost flights, depending on previous bookings and availability Please check Ryan air into Reus less than an hour transfer time.
Outside
The pool is not heated but due to the size it heats up naturally and has jacuzzi steps where you can sit and relax. The pool is not too deep 2 m at the deepest. It is very much a chill out pool rather than a party pool (ie which could be big, deep and very cold). The garden is a lovely environment where you can relax after a day at the beach, sunbathe by the pool or enjoy a moonlit meal in the evening(well lit) There are 3 separate outside areas, a cool patio with lounge furniture, garden with a shady tree and alfresco dining area with BBQ and also a quiet terrace off the main bedroom with cafe furniture and sun beds.
Coast/Beach
10 mins in the car is the Catalan seaside resort of Sitges. Sitges has 7 large golden beaches with great facilities in the center plus many more small coves. Surfing can be good in the off season period. Also 10-15 mins from the more old fashioned Vilanova beaches which are huge long golden blue flag shores. Both Sitges and Vilanova have interesting marinas with opportunities to hire a boats.
Golf
Terramar golf club is in Sitges or a less formal golf club is based in Vilanova. Sitges golf course (10 minutes) 18 holes Par 72 Length 6431yds. Real Club de Golf El Prat (45 minutes) North Course 18 holes Par 72 5933m South Course 18 holes Par 72 6020m 9 holes public. Port Aventura Golf (45 minutes) North Course 18 holes Par 70. Middle Course 9 holes Par 34, South Course 18 holes Par 72.
Skiing
The house is 2 hours from the mountains Andorra, The French or Spanish Pyrenees if you want to ski in the winter or hike, white water raft or canoe in the spring and summer.
Special interest holidays
Sitges is a small town known as the St Tropez of Spain about 40 kilometers south west of Barcelona and just 10 mins from St Pere de Ribes which is renowned worldwide for its Film Festival and Carnival. It is in a beautiful setting between the hills of the surrounding Natural Parc del Garraf and the Mediterranean sea. Sitges is well known for its popular beaches, gastronomy, nightspots, golf courses, marinas and historical sites.
Travel
Barcelona international airport 35 mins drive (Easyjet, Jet2, Iberia, BA). Reus (Tarragona) airport 45 mins drive (Ryanair). Girona Barcelona airport is about an hour and a half drive (Ryanair). The Monbus from the airport goes direct to Sitges where it's a 7 euro cab ride to St Pere, alternatively the airport train can also bring you into Sitges center direct to the taxi rank. A taxi direct from the airport is around 50€ or pick up a hire car and be here in 35 mins, very direct, easy route.
Distances
Sitges and Vilanova (nearest beach resorts) 10 minutes drive at most. Barcelona or Tarragona centres are both 45 minutes drive or 40 minutes in train from Sitges. Port Aventura (Universal Studios Theme Park) 45 minutes drive. Penedes wine region (Bodegas of Torres, Freixenet, Cordonieu) 30 minutes drive. Montserrat (Incredible mountain with Benedictine monastery) 1 hr drive. Vilafranca, very typical Catalan market town (huge Saturday market ) 20 mins through lovely countryside.
Further details
Sitges, for those who don’t know it, is a Spanish resort with a difference and a far cry from the noisy typical resorts of the Costas. It has been fashionable since the 1890s, when it became an avant-garde, art world, hang-out attracting writers, painters, intellectuals and artists as a home and inspiration for their work. Nowadays Sitges appeals to everyone from jet setters to young travellers, honeymooners to weekending families, Barcelona night owls to an international gay crowd. It benefits from a micro climate with an average of 300 days of sunshine a year. There are 17 beautiful sandy beaches, there’s a lively nightlife if you like to party and there are lots of groovy boutiques if you need to spruce up your wardrobe as well as an impressive range of restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets. Sitges is also renowned for it’s many Fiestas and firework displays.
Barcelona being just a short commute away from St Pere the monbus runs every 20 mins (trains leave every 10 minutes from Sitges). Sitges is a beautiful fishing village just outside of St Pere. Separated from Barcelona by the mountains of the Garraf, it is traditionally known as the Costa Dorada (golden coast). Now famous for its relaxed and liberal attitudes, it was once the haunt of the Surrealists. Picasso, Dali both had homes here, and the small town became famous for its light and colour. Now the haunt of the rich and famous of Barcelona (it styles it self as the Spanish St Tropez). The beautiful Paseo is the central promenade along the 7 beautiful beaches and through the town. Wide and spacious, and now beautifully restored the Paseo is a popular site. Close to the National Park of the Garraf for mountain biking, mountain climbing and other adventurous pursuits, St Pere is also just 45 minutes from the centre of Barcelona and Roman Tarragona. Universal Studios Port Aventura is 1 hour by car, and the Terramar Hotel offer an 18 hole professional golf course.
Booking notes
To ensure booking, a 20% non-refundable deposit is required and full payment plus the below damage deposit must be made six weeks before the holiday. A 20% deposit is also required in case of breakages or excessive cleaning which will be returned at the end of the holiday. SITGES FIESTA MAJOR. 21st to 27th August. A week of holidays and fun as Sitges celebrates its main fiesta with processions, giants, dragons and devils and fireworks. 23rd of August is the main firework display over the sea
Owner profile
Enjoying life in Sitges
About the owner
In 2000 my husband announced he wanted to give up work, sell up and change our lifestyle. He had worked for 20 years in Media and we lived in the Cotswolds, he had always said that he spent all his spare time mowing the lawn. So we sold up and moved with our 2 children aged 8 and 12 to St Pere de Ribes. We were told in a local campsite the year before if we wanted real Spain or Catalonia we should look at St Pere. We drove in past the old casino and over the hill passing the castle and into the square and I knew this was where I wanted to live. Firstly we bought in the hills outside the town where many ex pats live however we soon realised that it is very isolated and we became taxi drivers for our children. We wanted to live in Spain but definitely not in the ex pat community.
Year purchased: 2006
Why the owner chose a home in this location
So 6 years ago we sold our villa and bought my dream house. Calle del Pi is one of the oldest streets in the town and where I always wanted to live. A house with an ordinary facade but people always goes wow when they come in. We are very lucky to have a fantastic garden and pool very rare for town centre houses. Here in St Pere our children walked into the local town, played in the plaza, learnt Spanish by buying ice creams and playing with the local children. We even spent the first years taking our empty water bottles to the local wine shops where they fill them with local red, white or sweet wine for a few euros. You can even go to the vineyard at the top of Calle del Pi. We love to sit in the square in the evening enjoying tapas and a cold beer. We can truly say we have built a life.
Unique benefits of the property
We shop in the local shops, eat locally grown vegetables and eggs and are told about the meat we are eating and most importantly the wine we are drinking. St Pere is a very friendly Spanish market town. The number one advantage this property has is that it is in the centre of town. Many villas offered are spotted in "housing estates" in the hills around the area. However you could be staying anywhere and many have few or no local amenities. You can't live in a view. There is something magical about walking down to the square for your morning cafe con leche and picking up freshly baked bread not the awful pan ingles (English bread) sold in the supermarket. However you can still get English/international newspapers in the village, You do need some home comforts.
For booking and further information
Property Ref S13557
David and Julie Plank
Tel: (Spain) + 34 938 962 956
Mob: (Spain) + 34 637 991 531
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