A spacious and comfortable home with fabulous views & very private location

The owners have recently retired and will be taking the opportunity to spend more time on holiday themselves. When they are away their very nice home with spectacular views in a very private location on the hillside overlooking Salobrena is available for holiday rental for up to 7 people. Cheap flights are available into Malaga airport.

Their home of the past 20 years has 5 bedrooms in all, but their own bedroom will be closed off when it is rented. The 4 available bedrooms are all on the lower level being two doubles, one twin bedded room and one single all with comfortable, good quality mattresses. There are 3 bathrooms; two being ensuite shower rooms and the third being a family bathroom with a shower and bath. There is also a separate cloakroom with WC in the upstairs living area. The entire property has recently had a major renovation including new floors, windows, electrics, plumbing, kitchen and bathrooms. It is like a brand new villa but with an established mature garden! The house is very spacious inside and out with the living areas and outdoor terraces in keeping with a comfortable 5 bedroom family home rather than a normal holiday villa.

The pictures above give a pretty good idea of the home and one of its nicest characteristics is the privacy and tranquility that it  enjoys at the end of a quiet cul de sac with a wooded valley beyond. As they also own the adjacent vacant plots there are no immediate neighbours! The views are also rather special from the spacious open plan living room with it's a 4 metre wide single panel picture window framing a postcard perfect view of Salobrena, the castle and the sea. The snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada can also be viewed from the living room. Another much enjoyed feature is the easy connection between the outdoor and indoor living areas. Immediately outside the living room is an open terrace leading to the large covered eating area with a 10 seater circular table and outdoor kitchen/bar complete with a versatile and easy to use outdoor cooker/barbecue, drinks fridge and washing up facilities.

Also outside there are 6 sun loungers and a full size table tennis table and another seating area with adjustable sunshade for those evening drinks at sunset or afternoon tea! Access to the open plan indoor kitchen is just a few paces away via the back door or the living room patio doors and within the kitchen is yet another seating area for occasional meals. Outside the ample garden area is mainly lawn with various palms, fruit trees and shrubs. On the plot below the villa the owners grow their own vegetables and you can help yourself to whatever is available there during your stay!

Amongst the fixtures, fittings and amenities are a water softener, water purifier for drinking water (no need to carry those heavy water bottles!), air conditioning throughout, digital satellite TV with British terrestrial channels including BBC HD plus Spanish channels on the 42" Panasonic HD tv, DVD player, music system with ipod dock, electric piano/keyboard, Miele dishwasher, oven, Microwave and induction hob; Dyson vacuum cleaner, big drum washing machine, tumble dryer, and of course a swimming pool. There is a telephone and a PC with broadband internet connection & wi-fi so you can also connect your own laptop. 

Access for any elderly relatives is easy with just a couple of steps between the upper entrance (There are two entrances) and the main living area. The bedrooms, pool and main garden area are all one level lower. The house adjoins a wooded valley with abundant birdlife including golden oriels, hoopoes, bee eaters, nightjars, scops owls, flycatchers, swallows, kestrels and various other interesting birds. There are no immediate neighbours on either side. There is free access to the Monte de los Almendros community recreation area with 2 swimming pools and a tennis court just 5 minutes walk from the villa.

The rental is 2000 pounds per week in from mid July to the end of August and 1750 pounds per week at other times.

Additional Electricity charge in winter only. The swimming pool has an excellent solar heating system with thermal cover and from April to October they guarantee will always be at least 27ºC/80ºF without any additional pool heating costs. Even in mid winter it will usually be warm enough for swimming (around 21ºC/70ºF) and additional heating can be provided by an energy efficient heat pump at an additional cost. Casa Miranda also has underfloor heating powered by another energy efficient heat pump so that in mid winter the villa can be warm and comfortable even if the sun does not shine as much as usual. Note from November to March inclusive all electricity consumed will be charged at cost (0.16 euros per Kw).

While the owners are away the pool and garden will be maintained as usual and the house cleaned with bed linen and bath towels changed each week. The house is very well equipped compared with most self catering villas.