Beautiful hacienda style country house - Canillas de Albaida

OVERVIEW:

This is a beautiful house, designed in the style of a South American hacienda, set in its own mature olive grove of approx 20,000 m². The house is set around a feature dwarf hedge courtyard with central water feature and deep covered terraces on 3 sides of the house. With 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms (+wc), large sitting room and ample terraces, this house has wonderful rustic charm and beamed ceilings add to the character. A large private swimming pool finish off this unique and appealing property. Currently the property is used as a family holiday home and also as a rental villa during the summer months, giving a good source of income.

DESCRIPTION:

Key features

• Fantastic spacious living accommodation set on one level
• Stunning outside spaces, including covered terraces and large private pool area
• Glorious views of the surround countryside, local villages and mountains
• A great location with easy access to 3 villages

Situation and Outside space

Located just a 5 minute drive from the white mountain villages of Canillas de Albaida, Archez and Competa. This house has been lovingly designed and created by the present owners. The South American hacienda style works very well with the rustic charm of the original Spanish country house and being set in a mature olive grove just adds to the idyllic feel to this property.  

Deep covered terraces have been added to 3 sides of the house, giving wonderful shade in the hot summer months and offers inside/outside spaces to sit and socialise.  The house has feature green and white pot guttering which adds to the authentic feel to the property.

The centre courtyard area has been planted with dwarf hedges to create a quadrangle with a water feature at its centre.  There is a large open terrace by the BBQ for entertaining and eating alfresco.

Gentle, easy steps lead to the pool area.  Surrounded by fencing and mature plants, this is a very private space.  Ample room for sun beds, table and chairs and even a large daybed, perfect for long relaxing days.   The pool is unusually large for this area, measuring 10m x 5m. 

The terraces around the house are walled and gated. 

A driveway gives access to the main gates that lead to the house, here you can park a car.  There is additional parking for more cars on the lower driveway where there is access to the large storeroom under the swimming pool terrace.

To the rear of the house rustic steps wind up to a viewing platform with bench seat where you can enjoy the views of the surrounding villages, countryside and mountains.

Living space

This beautiful home is light and airy throughout and has a number of attractive rustic features, such as beamed ceilings, Andalucian rustic floor tiles and traditional wall tiles in the bathrooms.

Double wooden doors give access from the upper driveway to the terrace and the house.  There are 5 distinct parts to the living spaces.

The original house

which consists of: -

• Open plan dining/kitchen (6.8m x 3.4m) including a fully fitted kitchen with granite work surfaces, dishwasher, oven, hob and AC.  The dining room has a double-sided log stove that also opens into the bedroom
• Large double bedroom (3.2m x 3.2m) with log stove and open plan to
• en-suite bathroom (3.9m x 3.3m) with roll-top bath, rustic style vanity unit with wardrobes either side and heated towel rail.

From the dining room a hallway, fitted with wardrobes leads to a:-

• twin bedroom (2.9m x 3.0m) with fitted wardrobes, AC and a
• separate shower room (1.7m x 2.0m) with heated towel rail.

Separate single bedroom

Between the original house and the double bedroom 1 is a separate single bedroom (2.4m x 2.6m).

Large separate double bedroom 1

This bedroom (3.2m x 5.0m) is accessed from the covered terrace.  Glazed double patio doors open into a spacious room.  There are 2 other windows that flood the room with natural day light.  High beamed ceiling gives the room space and height and the open fire is a lovely feature for the winter evenings.  AC is also fitted here.

En-suite to this bedroom is a bathroom (2.5m x 3.2m) with fitted wardrobes, rustic style vanity unit, heated towel rail and a full-size bath.

Large separate double bedroom 2

This bedroom (3.2m x 4.8m) is also accessed from the covered terrace.  Glazed double patio doors open into a spacious room.  There are 3 other windows that flood the room with natural day light.  High beamed ceiling gives the room space and height and the open fire is a lovely feature for the winter evenings.  AC is also fitted here.

En-suite to this bedroom is a bathroom (4.5m x 2.6m) with fitted wardrobes, rustic style vanity unit, heated towel rail and a full-size bath.

Sitting room

This beautiful and spacious room (6.0m x 5.2m) is accessed from the covered terrace and has 3 double patio doors giving lots of natural daylight.  There is an open fireplace and AC.  Off this room is a cloakroom (1.2m x 2.9m). 

This property is an enchanting rural hideaway, located in a very quiet setting.  Nevertheless, it has easy access to the nearby villages of Archez, Canillas de Albaida and the larger village of Competa.  These villages have lots of bars, restaurants, supermarkets, etc… and all the facilities that you might need. Houses of this calibre, character and quality are a rare find in a market of modern villas