Property description

Ideal for two families, as there are two houses on this large 500 sq metre plot, both of which have their own kitchen, living and dining room, 2 double bedrooms both with bath/shower rooms en-suit in each. Several large terraces on three different levels, abundant with potted trees and plants, white washed walls covered with Bougainvillaea. The substantial pool terrace, which is between the two houses has a good size covered gazebo seating 12. The view from this terrace is breathtaking towards the mountains and the sea, facing west over the roof tops of the old part of Velez-Malaga. The barbecue terrace is a perfect area to entertain, large table and chairs can seat 10-12 people.

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Notes on prices
Reservations can be held for 7 days while you arrange flights and the 30% deposit is received by us, with a completed booking form. Reservations will be cancelled if the deposit is not received in 7 days. The balance is payable in full, no later than 8 wks before departure with the £500 deposit for damages. Bank transfer only. Please Note: Electricity is extra, meter will be read and charges will be deducted from deposit.

Changeover day
Please contact the owner.

Accommodation description

Location

Guest comments

1) Peter Young & family (London) - August 2010: Hugely enjoyed staying at this wonderful property. We've spent most of our stay outdoors, enjoying the pool and surrounding terrace area, outside barbecue & dining area was most useful for our large family. All the furniture and fittings were of very high quality. We've loved it so much, we have re-booked this property for June 2011.
2) Barbara McNamara (Kent) September 09 - Great place to stay, our teens liked the idea of staying separate in the 2nd house. Enjoyed the few minutes walk into town, which has numerous Bars and Restaurants. Good beaches 20 minutes drive to Nerja. Velez-Malaga is a typical Spanish town (very few tourists) so going out to eat was very reasonable.
3) B Stanton (USA) - Easter 2009. Amazing place to spend the Easter holidays! Processions in medieval costumes, music playing, drums beating, hundreds of men carrying the Madonna on floats, street parties..... Loved the house, view from the terraces are awesome.

About the Owner

We live in London, UK, but try to have a long weekend as often as possible in Spain. Sometimes just the two of us, but once a year at least the whole clan (4 generations!) invade the house.

Year property purchased: 

Why this location?

I was visiting a friend in Andalucia. She has asked me to help her house hunting, as she has sold her house in Spain and wanted to buy another. I had no intentions at the time to buy a holiday home, but the moment I saw this property, I absolutely fell in love with it, the views from the terraces were just stunning! I bought the house in 5 days! I spent the next 18 months totally gutting it back to bare bones and rebuilding re-designing everything. I think you will agree, that it is a splendid property. I love the area, because it is a typical old Spanish town (very few tourists), some of my neighbours have been living here for 8 generations. The local restaurants and tapas bars cater to the locals, so they are extremely reasonable.

What are the unique benefits of the property?

Very easy to get to the house from Malaga airport - 35 minutes by car, the motor way is only 3 km from the house. So all in all, I can be at my house in Spain, within 6 hours of leaving my house in London. We are only 90 minutes drive from Granada and in fact spent a long weekend skiing in the Sierra Nevada last year. Malaga, Seville, Cordoba, Mijas, Marbella all within easy reach, we have been to Morocco several times by car. The fast train Madrid-Malaga takes only 2 hours.