Large Andalucia luxury villa rental for groups in Granada, Spain

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The luxurious palatial residence dates back to 1492, when the King and Queen of Spain were receiving an ambitious sea captain called Christopher Columbus in Granada’s Alhambra palaces one hour away.

Since then it has been developed and refined into a magnificent country mansion, complete with tennis court, spring-fed swimming pool (heatable on request), marvellous Moorish-style ornamental gardens and a graceful private chapel that is available for blessings at wedding receptions.

It tends to be rented by large groups of family and friends for a week’s holiday in outstanding accommodation, but also for special group retreats or workshops, small business conferences and wedding receptions.

The entire property is offered on a self-catering basis, although catering staff can be hired if required. While normal group size is between 12 and 20 guests, a total of 32 people can be comfortably accommodated and the same number seated in the oak-panelled dining hall.

There is room for twenty guests in the main mansion house’s eleven bedrooms and another twelve in two independent courtyard cottages. All bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.

The location is a warm, tranquil valley just half an hour from Almuñécar on Granada’s Costa Tropical, easily reached from either Granada or Malaga Airport. It's fairly close to but not in Las Alpujarras and we include it in that area for convenience.The climate is typically hot and sunny and outdoor spaces in the mansion grounds are as popular and appreciated as the indoor facilities. There are impeccable gardens with walkways, broad terraces, valley and hillside views, ancient palm trees, a summer bar by a hard-surface tennis court and a cypress-bordered swimming pool. The main terrace is perfectly suited to sunbathing and has views of the valley and the nearby village of Otivar. Al fresco meals can be taken in a vine-shaded area of the terrace.

The mansion has been renovated with admirable taste and respect for its historical character and atmosphere. Furnishings include items belonging to the original Marquess. An entrance hall leads to the grandest of drawing rooms with a vaulted ceiling and large, central fireplace. This leads onto a long dining room, where all your guests can sit together for formal or informal occasions. The dining room and TV room also have log fires for cooler months.

The country kitchen is appropriately large and professionally equipped to cater to the full quota of diners. It has an industrial dishwasher to take care of the hard work afterwards. The kitchen also doubles as a breakfast room.

Also downstairs are a laundry room, an internal patio and a bedroom with two individual beds (Room 10).

On the same ground floor are a day room / TV lounge which can be prepared as a conference room, a library with internet, phone and fax connections, and a museum room equipped with a pool table.

The mansion house’s sleeping accommodation is almost all situated on the first floor. All rooms have en suite facilities and each is different. For full details, please see the property Distribution below.

When required, two courtyard cottages provide additional, independent, self-catering accommodation. Guests staying here shouldn’t worry that they have drawn the short straw: they are recently renovated, fully equipped cottages with modern kitchen and bathrooms. Each has three en-suite bedrooms.

Courtyard cottage 1 leads off a shared courtyard and has superb valley views to the West. The sitting room has French windows opening to a terrace from where you can view wonderful sunsets over the valley. Electric heating is supplemented by a log fire. The cottage has a vine-covered terrace and rustic-style kitchen.

Courtyard cottage 2 is newly converted. It has a modern kitchen  has superb views over the adjoining valley.

Wedding receptions here under the Andalusia sun make for a particularly spectacular occasion. While your booking with Rustical Travel is solely for the accommodation as described above, we will be pleased to put you directly in contact with the country mansion’s wedding coordinator for all arrangements connected with the event. The chapel seats 45 people and there is room for another 25 standing.

The main terrace and gardens can accommodate 110 people. In cooler months of the year, an indoor dining room in the "Old Olive Mill" is available for large scale functions. It has a seating capacity of 80 - 100 guests.

The entire property is let on a self-catering basis and only basic cleaning and maintenance of ground floor communal areas and gardens are carried out daily by staff as part of the rental arrangement. Additional cleaning and services (bedrooms, kitchen, meals preparation and serving, laundry, babysitting) must be requested well in advance but enjoy the distinct advantage of direct payment to staff at local rates.

The property is child-friendly and children over three years are counted as full guests.

Main mansion house
Facilities
Complete kitchen: twin ovens, fridges, freezers, industrial dishwasher, electrical appliances; walk-in crockery cupboard; laundry; satellite TV; DVD; VHS; CD; Wi-Fi internet (bring own laptop and appropriate card); telephone & fax service available but not included; open log fireplaces & room heaters; heatable swimming pool (10 m x 3.5 m, 1.0 – 2.0 m deep); tennis court; furnished terraces and gardens; all bedding and towels provided; private parking;.

Main mansion house
Distribution
On two floors
Ground floor: reception hall; drawing room; library; museum room/games room; country kitchen/breakfast room; dining room; Room 10 twin-bedded room with en suite shower room; Room 11 (staff room, not available to guests); interior patio; laundry.
First floor: bedrooms
Room 1
Large double bedroom with sitting area and ensuite bathroom (north facing).
Room 2
Master suite with four poster bed, living room area, luxury bathroom with separate shower and large bath (south west facing).
Room 3
Twin beds, ensuite bathroom, views over main gardens (south facing).
Room 4
Twin beds, ensuite bathroom (south facing).
Room 5
Twin beds, ensuite bathroom (south facing).
Room 6
Spacious room with canopied double bed, luxury bathroom (south east facing with great views).
Room 7
Mini suite with two rooms, twin beds, ensuite bathroom, sofa bed in connecting room (north east facing).
Room 8
Spacious twin bedded room with sitting area, ensuite bathroom (north facing over rear garden).
Room 9
Rear tower, four poster double bed, ensuite bathroom, private terrace, (south east facing).
Room 10 See: Ground Floor
Room 11 See: Ground Floor
Room 12
Front tower, twin beds with triple aspect view, own private bathroom in converted dovecote on floor above.

Courtyard cottage Nº1
Facilities
Hob & oven; microwave; fridge-freezer; dishwasher; washing machine; open fireplace; all linen provided.
Distribution
On two floors
Ground floor: Twin-bedded room with ensuite bathroom ,open fireplace and French windows opening onto West facing terrace with panoramic views over a totally unspoilt valley.
First floor: Two twin-bedded rooms with en suite bathrooms; one room overlooks the courtyard and has a superb valley view; the other overlooks the main patio.

Courtyard cottage Nº2
Facilities
Hob & oven; oven; microwave; fridge; dishwasher; washing machine; open fireplace; all linen provided.
Distribution
On two floors
Ground floor: Spacious double aspect twin-bedded room with ensuite shower room , open fireplace, French windows to a small charming courtyard and views over the valley to the front.
First floor: Two twin-bedded rooms with en suite shower rooms; one room hasexcellent views over the valley, the other has views over the valley and overlooks the small patio at the rear.

Notes:
-See important booking information notes below for obligatory and optional costs for this property
-Mobile phone coverage is generally good, but not guaranteed by operators without transmitters in the mountain surroundings
-The courtyard cottages are not booked independently and used when the entire property is booked for more than 20 people.
-Pets are not permitted (sorry)

Location & Distances
On the banks of a river valley, 5 km from Otivar village.

Otivar village (simple shopping, café-bars, restaurants)	5 km
Almuñecar (beaches, all facilities)	30 mins
Granada (Alhambra)	1 hr
Granada Airport	1 hr 15 mins
Malaga Airport	1 hr 30 mins
Almeria Airport	1 hr 45 mins

Booking information for this property
Changeover day: normally Saturday in summer High Season.
The two 3-bed courtyard cottages are used only as additional accommodation and when there are more than 20 guests.
Obligatory costs not included in the advertised accommodation price and which can be paid either with the balance of the booking or in cash on arrival:

-A final day cleaning charge applicable to all bookings of 250 € for main house and 50 € for each cottage.
-A linen laundry charge applicable to all bookings of 250 € for main house and 50 € for each cottage.
-A winter fuel charge of 250 € per week applicable from November to March.

Optional costs
-Swimming pool heating is available at 300 € per week from November to May. This should be requested at least 2 weeks in advance.
-Additional cleaning, also catering, babysitting etc. must be arranged in advance. Payable in cash directly to the staff providing the service (currently 8 € /hour for a maid, 12 € /hour for a cook).
-A telephone & fax service is available on request and payable locally.

A refundable security deposit of 1,500 € is applicable to all bookings. This sum is recredited in full 6 weeks after the booking, subject to deductions for breakages and damage.

-The balance of the booking for this property must be paid 8 weeks in advance of arrival. Cancellation within 8 weeks of the booking start is not subject to refund.

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