Real Spain super luxury rental
Villa Carmen de Santa Ana - Granada
Luxury villa in Granada with pool and large garden next to the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
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Large traditional family spanish holiday villa with remarkable views
5 large bedrooms, sleeps 10-13
4 bathrooms, 3 ensuite
Secluded private swimming pool
Charming and large spanish garden in the stye of the Alhambra
Beautiful furnishings, best quality bedding
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“Carmen de Santa Ana” is a beautiful, spacious and tranquil old villa with delightful and famous terraced gardens and its own charming large secluded pool, overlooking the ancient centre of Granada, one of the world’s most beautiful and historic cities. It is a perfect haven for large families or groups of friends to paint, read, make music or just relax in spacious tranquility right in the vibrant bohemian heart of Granada. Your base too for the exploration of Andalucia, or in winter for a skiing holiday with a difference.
It sits in total privacy next to the Alhambra itself a two minute walk up the hill from the Darro river that runs through the heart of the old Moorish town.
The furnishing is mainly 19th century in the living areas, with very-high-quality beds and bedding on larger than normal beds .....and an ultra modern underlying infrastructure.
The ‘Carmen’ has a fabulous view over the incomparable Albaicín, the medieval Moorish centre of Granada, and, remarkably, shares a garden wall with the gardens of the Alhambra, the greatest of the wonders of the Moorish period in Spain.
Granada itself is a compact city with much to see besides the Alhambra palace. Since the villa is so central, if you’re remaining in Granada you don’t really need a car, however there is a Mercedes available should you wish to explore further afield, and a very good value car hire firm only 2 minutes walk from the villa. Most locals prefer to walk everywhere, since nothing is more than 15 minutes away from the centre of the city ; there are bicycles on request in case you are in a hurry.
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The accommodation is for 10 people, but this can be extended to 12 or 13 guests on request by bringing spare beds into the larger rooms (one single, one double), plus up to 2 child cots on request. The villa has gardener and caretaker in the adjacent flat. Housemaid service available.
Bedrooms and bathrooms. Up to 10-13 people can stay in the villa, but if your group is larger, contact us so that we can advise you on the best choice of nearby hotels, flats. There are 5 large bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, three of which are ensuite. There is a further shower bathroom outside on the rear terrace. All of the bedrooms have good, if not astounding views. Two of the bedrooms have double beds, the rest have twin beds. The highest bedroom is particularly interesting and charming, built in a broad tower directly above the main bedrooms. The view is breathtaking. And a perfect hideaway. The bathrooms have all recently been totally re-modernised (re-walled, plumbed, wired and tiled). Two are done as bathrooms, two as showers, and all have the highest quality finishings, hairdryers, built in hi-fi etc. All WCs have bidets.
External dining. There are several terraces and balconies with a fabulous view straight over the Albaicín. The main terrace beside the large dining kitchen is a fabulous place for an idyllic evening meal...or to take shade under the vines at lunchtime while soaking up the view. This terrace is also enclosed and includes a lockable gate so that small children can be constrained from wandering off to the swimming pool or garden steps. For dining outside, there are 2 large Moroccan inlaid mosaic wrought iron tables with 12 wrought iron chairs.
Table, chairs and sunloungers are provided on the terraces by the pool (~40' x 16').
Internal dining and living. The "old style" comfortable main living room has a separate dining balcony which overlooks the gardens and the heart of the city. Or on a winter evening, warm your ski-legs by the open fire. Comfortable sofas, tables, desk, surround sound hi-fi with radio, twin tape, CD changer, DVD, TV and PC are provided. There is a small collection of CDs and, for the technically minded, a large collection of MP3s on the PC which can be played through the hi-fi. This room also has an excellent piano, 2 TV points and 4"always-on" high speed ADSL broadband access points by the desk (compared with one in most other rooms and 3 on the garden terraces). The living room is also the central point where the selection of music or local and international radio channels is made for distribution to living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms for those not wishing to lose track of the film on DVD, or even those wanting to listen to John Humphries live in the shower on holiday! TV and DVD is also distributed to sockets in almost every room (however only one TV is normally provided, whose usual home is the living area in the large dining kitchen).
There is an exceptionally large living dining kitchen. Apart from the living area with sofa and easy chairs, the large oak dining table extends twice to take 12 people with ease. The fully fitted kitchen includes dishwasher, microwave, large fridge-freezer, espresso, large chimney above cooker / hob and a full range of high quality cooking pans knives and other equipment. There is a separate door to the rear terrace (with separate external utility rooms with washing and drying machines, heating boilers) and another series of grape vines.
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telephone 0208 265 5691