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Independent, cared-for villas between the Andalusan mountains; enjoy the silence
- house1076 sq. ft.
- People: 7
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Separate WCs: 1
- Min. Stay: 3–5 nights
Silence, relaxation, comfortable furniture, A/C, heating, internet access, pool
Bedrooms
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Bedroom
Three bedrooms with two single beds, one single, two baby cots. Casa Azul (3 beds) especially equipped for children and adolescents. Casa Azul does not have a bathroom. Casa Antigua (2 beds) and Casa Jardín (2 beds), both feature air conditioning.
Facilities
Featured
- Swimming pool
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Pets Welcome
- Fireplace
- TV
- Satellite or Cable
- Children Welcome
- Parking
- Heater
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms: 2, Separate WCs: 1
- BathroomToilet, Shower
- Separate toiletToilet
- Outdoor showerOutdoor ShowerDelightful in summer
- BathroomToilet, Bath with shower, Shower
- We provide sheets and towels. Free washer use is provided. You will be able to easily wash towels, bathroom linen and your children´s clothing when you wish. Free washing powder for two washes is provided. You will be able to dry your clothes on the drying rack behind Casa Antigua or on easily collapsible racks (2) on the spacious terrace. The easily collapsible drying racks are found in the closet behind the kitchen.
Safety features
- First-aid kit
- Smoke detector
- Fire extinguisher
- Carbon-monoxide detector
- Exterior lighting
Location Type
- mountain
- Rural
General
- Air conditioningIn the living room of Casa Antigua, the coolness enters, as well as in the bedroom of Casa Jardín.
- HeatingEach bedroom has heating through a fireplace, air conditioning (heating), electric convector heater (without noise), heaters in the bathrooms, and if you wish, a gas heater.
- Linens providedYou will receive cotton bed linen that is very beautiful and pleasant for your skin (like Makko raso), mattress covers, extra pillows, and new mattresses (10-year guarantee).
- Washing machineEasy to use. Fast 30 °C (fast and very good wash), Normal wash 40 °C, 60 °C and 90 °C; detergent is provided for two washes
- Fireplace
- Parking available
- Internet
- Towels availableSufficient towels of different sizes and great quality (not old and thin) are provided. They are pretty colours and dry well.
- Wireless Internet
- Wood stove
- Iron & board
- Hair dryer
- Kitchen roll
- Shampoo
- Basic soaps
- Living RoomTV, fireplace, 2 sofas, coffee table, comfortable, shelving, various floor lamps, air conditioning.
Kitchen
- DishwasherThe dishwasher works very well and leaves the dishes perfectly clean. Easy to use. Salt, polisher and powder and tablet detergents will be made available.
- Fridge
- HobKitchen with four gas burners, easy to use
- OvenLarge oven (underneath the hob), that can heat, simultaneously through the upper and lower parts (adjustable), hot air (it has a ventilation machine incorporated that later turns off automatically)
- Microwave Easy to use
- Grill
- Coffee maker
- Toaster
- Pantry itemsLaurel and rosemary are available, but please cut the branches with the leaves in order to take away and dry. Other spices are available in bottles.
- Dishes & utensilsSufficient for 12 people. There is no need to wash everything immediately. Bowls, pots and pans, and different glasses for various drink are provided.
- Kitchen
- Kettle
Dining
- Seating for 7 people
- Dining Room
- Childs highchair
- DiningBeautiful earth tone tile floors, a large table, four wicker chairs and a small rounded glass table
Entertainment
- TelevisionIt will feature satellite and terrestrial TV (Spanish channels) in the kitchen.
- Satellite/Cable TVSatellite, terrestrial
- Stereo
- DVD player
- BooksBooks in German, English, Spanish, illustrated, novels, cultural
- Games
- Games for kids
- Ping pong table
- Toys
Outside
- GardenOur gardens are well kept by our administrator and surround Finca Marico. They provide shade and freshness in summer, as well as a nice smell, for example, the laurel.
- Balcony
- BicyclesYou will have the option to rent bicycles (mountain bikes) in Cómpeta. There is also a small hiking agency, and organized tours (on the left corner on the way from the car park to the church).
- Deck chairs
- Beach towels
- VerandaThe diverse terraces allow you to choose the cosiness you wish, whether it be in the sun, the shade, sunbathing, reading, eating, or looking far away.
- Terrace
- Outdoor Furniture
- TennisIn the hotel in Cómpeta or on the coast
- GolfAlong the coast, Baviera Golf in La Caleta is well kept and in spring, you can play golf. Towards Rincón de la Victoria and Motril Almuñécar you will find many more.
Suitability
- wheelchair inaccessible
- Long-term renters welcome
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor pool
- Private pool4 m x 10 m on one side, above 1.1 m on the other and a depth of 1.7 m; indoor and outdoor lighting. Our administrator controls the chlorine regularly, as well as its cleaning.
Onsite Services
- Massage
- Housekeeper optional
Notes
- This idyllic facility is fully equipped. You will find a pool, patio furniture, insect proof windows, a fireplace, an electric heating for cold winter nights, fans, two inside showers, one outside shower, a collection of Spanish and English books, a radio, and a CD player. You will also find a complete kitchen with refrigerators and freezers, a gas and electric kitchen, a microwave and a dishwasher (including detergent), a barbecue, a washer, a 40 m2 swimming pool (from May to October), a satellite TV, and broadband Internet access. You will have a VoIP telephone available, in which minutes will be billed separately. It is important that you feel comfortable with us. Feel free to contact us with any doubt. The amenities and the charm of Finca Marico will delight you. Experience your holiday on Finca Marico and enjoy the peace and tranquillity.
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 60 days before check-in.
- 50% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 30 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 30 days before check-in.
Damage and incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property that is caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Children allowed - Kinderbetten, Kindergeschirr, HochstuhlKinderbetten, Kindergeschirr, Hochstuhl
Pets allowed
No events
Smoking allowed - Bitte rauchen Sie außerhalb der Gebäude.Bitte rauchen Sie außerhalb der Gebäude.
Max guests: 7
- Bitte bringen Sie Ihren Hausmüll selbst in die am Straßenrand stehenden Beige-Blauen öffentlichen Mülltonnen. Das ist das für alle übliche Verfahren.
- Schließen Sie bitte immer beim Verlassen der Finca und abends die Sonnenschirme. Nehmen Sie bitte die Sitzkissen und Auflagen ebenfalls abends hinein
- Bitte rufen Sie uns gleich an, wenn Ihnen ein Defekt auffällt, damit wir sofort reparieren/ersetzen können und Ihre Finca-Freude erhalten bleibt.
Location
Hosted by Ralf Hansen
Ask a questionAbout Ralf Hansen
I, myself, live in a small village by the sea, enveloped in a natural paradise in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany and I work as an engineer in the capital, Kiel.
Ralf Hansen purchased this house in 1983
Why Ralf Hansen chose Salares
Since I was born in a similar Mediterranean climate in Ciudad del Cabo where I lived until I was 8 years old, here, in northern Germany, we missed the delightful Mediterranean weather. Where could you find a better place than Andalusia to build a Mediterranean house? The delightful climate, the stunning landscape, and the plants and flowers on the hillsides of the mountains have captured us. The air is so fresh and the silence is deafening. I, myself, can recuperate completely from the intense professional world, in a short time in this refuge. I can recuperate my strength and compensate it with work in the countryside, the house and technology. I invest a large part of my time on the maintenance and development of both villas, which I simply enjoy, as well as to see how my flowers and trees grow. As every year, I am still able to improve the houses and facilities, as well as figure out how I can integrate the latest modern technology in those facilities. Why not control the plant watering by iPhone? Watering takes a lot of time to complete and the systems (pumps, hoses, valves, relays, regulations) should function in a way that every plant obtains a guaranteed amount of water, especially during the summer months. Therefore, there we were, 20 years ago, with friends on the balcony, looking down towards the valley and we thought, how lovely would it be to automatise everything? We passed the thought off as something utopic and dreamlike. Now it is possible - amazing, right? Often, nights are more than you expect, since there is so much to tell underneath the stars. Because, with a good red wine, manchego cheese cut into slices and stars, no one will want to go to bed early. I also sleep better in my house on the farm. A huge breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice gives good luck to the start of the day for everyone! Discover for yourself, the beauty of this royal, enchanting oasis.
What makes this house unique
The view towards the south of the valley, to this extent of the Mediterranean, on clear days without humidity (evaporation) allows you to see Africa, and the Rif mountain range across the sea. It is better than television! You will have the option to go on daily hikes through the mountain range. Behind the gate, to the left, and after 500 metres, you will be in the natural park and entering the mountains. Be it through sinuous hikes or through hikes accompanied with wooded trees (Incona, State) you will be able to arrive at 1800 m or even more, above Maroma. You can walk for hours, always discovering something new. When I return to the finca, this created idyll delights me. I often do not wish to go far because there is always something to do in the house: read, write, water, plant, prune, replace, renovate and improve things. I like when everything goes as planned and is in order. After a few days on the finca, when I need to get out, I also go on excursions and there is much to choose. Between five to fifteen kilometres there are beautiful, tiny villages with Arab influence (for example, the village completely destroyed in the Civil War and newly constructed in 2005, Acebuchal, which is reached across from a river). For full-day excursions, you can follow the Seneca Route, the Romans and the Arabs. All in the course of one day! Including Gibraltar Tarifa, Ronda, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada, Alhama de Granada, the Alpujarras, Almería y Nerja. Oh, there is so much to say and tell and not enough space here! After work, why not go to Nerja for a coffee and cake in the afternoon, or to the huge Venetian ice cream parlour (the others are not so good), followed by a visit to the Balcón de Europa, a mile away. Alternatively, you could simply eat outside. Therefore, you can recover peace through different means.
- Languages:
- English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch
Private hosts do not rent properties as a trade, business or profession.