Holiday Villa in Canillas de Aceituno, Nr. Velez-Malaga, Costa del Sol
Villa in the Countryside, Great Mountain Views
Tranquillity, Walking, Painting, Relaxing.Exploring
Sleeps 5 (2 Bedrooms)
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A warm welcome awaits you at Casa Martin, a privately owned new villa maintained to a high standard by the owners, built in a rustic style, blending into the natural surroundings. A truly tranquil setting amongst smallholdings of olive groves and grapevines, with the occasional goatherd passing by, but still only twelve miles from the coast. However there is so much more to Spain than the beach, so use Casa Martin as a good base to explore Andalucia....this is the real Spain. And at the end of the day, what could be better than relaxing in our spa with a glass of wine.
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Prices Currency Conversion
| Rental periods | |
| January - March | £280 |
| April - June | £315 |
| July / August | £350 |
| September / October | £315 |
| November / December | £280 |
Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds.
10% discount for lets over 2 weeks.
Long-term by agreement with the owners.
Changeover day
Totally flexible, please suit yourself around the existing bookings, which are kept up-to-date.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 with double bed, two bedside tables, chest of drawers, easy chair, and fitted wardrobe. Bedroom 2 with 2 single beds, chest of drawers, chair, fitted wardrobe. Both have electric remote-controlled thermostatic heaters. Hairdryer.Travel cot. |
| Bathrooms: | The bathroom is a wet room, with pedestal washbasin, wc and shower. Heated towel rail. |
| Kitchen: | Fitted kitchen with a gas hob, electric oven, extractor fan, microwave, fridge, toaster and electric kettle. Drop-leaf dining table and four chairs.High chair. Welcome pack. |
| Utility Room: | Chest freezer, washing machine, iron and ironing board, drying rack and electric hot water tank. Stores outside table and chairs, and two parasols.Reclining pushchair and buggy. |
| Living Rooms: | Two sofas, and an easy chair which makes into a single bed, coffee table, bookcase, reading lamp,32" TV, FTA satellite (BBC and ITV) and DVD player. Large wood burning stove. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Towels and linen included, with spare set for two week lets. Cleaning prior to arrival and after departure. |
Notes on accommodation
The property is well insulated to keep it cooler in summer and warmer in winter, with double glazed tilt and turn windows, and shutters. The bedrooms are a good size; light and airy, with high ceilings. There are two sources of water, mains and our well. Heating is by silent thermostatic electric heaters (remote controlled), and a wood burning stove giving ample warmth all year round.
- hob/stove,
- oven,
- fridge/freezer,
- fridge,
- microwave,
- washing machine,
- iron/ironing board,
- satellite tv,
- room fans,
- cot,
- high chair,
- barbecue
Accessibility
Ample gravel driveway/turning area, with a 1/2 inch lip to the terracing and ramped access to one door. All doors are extra wide. The bathroom is a wet room with grab-rails for the loo and shower, with pedestal washbasin. Both bedrooms are spacious enough to allow easy use of a wheelchair (both sides of the raised double bed). We made the house wheelchair friendly from the design stage. Walker provided. Other aids can be prearranged. Please contact the owners to discuss suitability.
Outside
It has an open, quiet location, warmed by the sun all day and passed by only three or four cars daily. Terraced on three sides, with garden furniture and BBQ. The gardens include orange, lemon, olive, almond and pine trees and flowers. We now have a Sunbelt Spa Polaris Hot Tub on the terrace for your enjoyment accommodating five people.
Coast/Beach
Twelve miles by road from Torre Del Mar, a seaside resort used by Spanish holiday-makers. Very good selection of supermarkets, shops and restaurants, Thurs market, attractive seaside promenade (wheelchair friendly) extending all the way to Caleta De Velez (Saturday market) with its harbour (leisure and fishing port ), and beach with children's play area.
There is an aquasports centre and bowling alley at Torre Del Mar.
Golf
Baviera 18 hole course is 20 mins drive (about 10 miles), at Caleta de Velez. Privately owned, open to visitors. Standard green fee 54 Euros for 18 holes. Summer offer 2 greenfees plus buggy 81 Euros, applies 15 June - 15 September 2008. Club rental, tuition, and driving range available.
Special interest holidays
We now have liaison with riding stables, allowing you to ride in the national park.
Twitchers may see the European Eagle owl, Griffin vulture, eagles, and various smaller birds, including hoopoe, black wheatear, bee eaters and many more. For the more energetic, it's a good area to go walking, and many people go up Mt. Maroma (altitude 2000m, 6,600ft.) using clear routes to and from the village, an all-day hike.
Travel
Malaga airport one hour, Granada airport one and a half hours. Car hire is available at the airports. A car is essential.
Guests receive clear directions from the airports to the house. The last five minutes is along a well-maintained dirt road, driveable with any vehicle - (suggest 1400-1500cc as minimum engine size).
There is a large modern shopping center with a supermarket and filling station at J. 272, E15/A7 (Velez-Malaga) (Closed Sundays).
Distances
Canillas de Aceituno is 5 miles by road. For the more energetic and adventurous, it is about 1.5 miles via the valley. Frigiliana, Comares, Nerja with beaches and European Standard cave, Maroma National Park (picnic areas, walking, bird-spotting, wild deer, wild boar, ibex), Malaga, all under 1 hour drive. El Torcal, the beautiful Guadalhorce lakes above Malaga, Alhambra Palace (Granada) under 1.5 hours.
Further details
In Canillas de Aceituno, tourist information, post office, general stores, bakery, butchers, doctor, hairdresser, pharmacy, banks and cash machine, bars, 3 restaurants, one of them English run with excellent meals. See the village on Google Earth, and our house is at 36 51 43.20N, 4 05 33.54W. Alhambra Palace can only be visited by Internet pre-booking, except some days in the low season. The lakes above Malaga are in a woodland setting, with restaurants, walking, camping and picnic areas, (pedalo and canoe hire Easter to September). El Torcal is an interesting Karst uprising at a high altitude, so you can see vultures at eye level. It is a protected area where wild goats roam amongst the strangely sculptured rocks which were once part of the sea bed.
Local open-air pool open July, August, into September, 15mins from the cottage, 2Euros p.p.p.d.
Booking notes
20% deposit on booking, balance 6 weeks beforehand, to UK bank account. £75 damage deposit cheque to UK address with final payment. Very short notice booking is normally no problem, so you can view the ten-day forecast (Malaga is accurate enough), and enjoy some sunshine in the UK winter. See our Special Offer.
Guest comments
' I wish we'd booked a second week'
'This is the first time in years I've picked up my paint brush'
'It's very comfortable, we have everything we need'
House swap
House swop considered in the UK, central England, to give sensible travel time by car to St Albans, Stratford and Lincoln, summer months June/July until October.
For booking and further information
Mrs G. Alexander
Mob: (UK) + 44 (0)7792 293 908
Tel: (Spain) + 34 634 467 344
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