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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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

 

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.

Amenities/Facilities provided

 

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. Club rental, tuition, and driving range available.

Special interest holidays
Horse riding. We now have liaison with riding stables, allowing you to ride in the national park. Bird spotting. You may see the European Eagle owl, Griffin vulture, eagles, and various smaller birds. Walking. 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 mid-June,July, August, into September, 15mins from the cottage, 2 Euros p.p.p.d.(See photograph).

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
'We spent a very pleasant 10 day break in this extremely comfortable and well-equipped villa. All the fixtures and fittings are of a high standard, we wanted for nothing. We were provided with a comprehensive pack of provisions.The villa is well situated in beautiful surroundings. If you love peace and quiet, birdlife and nature while being in easy reach of the coast and cultural destinations, then this would be an ideal choice. The villa is reached by a dirt track.This seems a bit of a challenge first time, but soon becomes routine!We enjoyed a magical 'christening' of the hot tub. It had been installed a week before our visit, and we sat there, wine within reach, gazing up at the stars as the mist crept up the valley. Not bad for February!'

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