Casa de Laila is a very large residence consisting of the main house and 2 separate apartments in the grounds, all set in nearly 8000sq metres of beauty and tranquillity. It’s difficult to find anything as stunning at this price point in the whole of the Guadlahorce valley.
Casa de Laila is another world with a majestic property, mature tropical gardens, external gym, substantial games room, small paddock and a truly spectacular saltwater pool area. Views are spectacular and the sunsets stunning.
The property is of a very high standard in a rustic style and rarely do properties like this come on the market.
LAILA - THE HOUSE
An impressively large 4 king size bedroom suite property. It is built into the rock with character and style in abundance, it's a mixture of Spanish and traditional English that blends perfectly.
The 4 bedroom suites consist of:
- Serenity — large wooden beamed room downstairs (more EMPEROR than king size!) with:
- Ornate super king bed.
- Lounge area with TV.
- Full ensuite bathroom with stylish freestanding slipper bath, frameless glass shower, large solid wood vanity unit with basin, WC and skylight.
- Kitchen with ceramic worktop and full facilities.
- External terrace accessed through french doors with stunning views.
- Sunrise — room at the back of the house that gets the early morning sun, includes:
- King size bedroom with TV.
- Full ensuite bathroom with shower, bath, vanity unit with basin, WC.
- Kitchen with ceramic worktop and full facilities.
- External terrace with views over the pool and mountains.
- Panoramic — room with amazing views over the whole valley, includes:
- King size bedroom (and more) with TV.
- Freestanding roll top bath in the room.
- Multi fuel stove for cosy winter fires.
- Large windows providing more breath-taking views and light.
- Ensuite bathroom with shower, vanity unit with basin and WC.
- Kitchenette with ceramic worktop and full facilities.
- External covered terrace with views over the whole valley.
- Serendipity — room at the back of the house, includes:
- King size bedroom with TV.
- Ensuite bathroom with roll top bath, shower, vanity unit with basin and WC.
- Door to an enormous external roof top terrace with views over the whole valley.
Downstairs rooms include:
- Lounge — very large open plan living area with exposed rock and large feature wood burning stove for an impressive fire in winter. Plus a secret mirror door to who knows where?
- Kitchen Diner — extensive range of kitchen units, solid wood American walnut worktops, beamed ceiling, integrated dishwasher, wine rack, kitchen island, traditional SMEG duel oven 6 burner range cooker, extractor unit, space for fridge/freezer, multi fuel stove, and space for a large dining table.
- Covered Terrace — accessed from the kitchen with breathtaking views and shade provided by traditional handmade Andalucian esparto blinds.
- Pantry — next to the kitchen with worktop and plenty of food storage plus room for chest freezer and another fridge. Plumbing for washing machine and space for tumble dryer.
- Games room — cut out of the old rock, presently has pool table, table football, darts, pinball, retro arcade machine and gaming station.
- Toilet — High level traditional Victorian WC for a period look, basin unit, skylight and stained-glass window.
- Office — single person office with hard wired internet and skylight.
- Entrance Hallway — spacious entrance with exposed rock and authentic traditional double wooden doors leading to the stairs with a high ceiling hanging a chandelier, distressed wooden stairs with iron bannister and two stained glass windows.
- Back Hallway — with an alternative entrance, access direct to the main terrace and skylight.
- Basement — a low-level basement below the house for storage or shed type area.
In the house you’ll find:
- Heating — either use the oil fired central heating radiators throughout the house that keeps the property nice and cosy, the air con units in all bedrooms and lounge or 3 additional multi fuel stoves.
- Air conditioning units in all bedrooms and lounge to keep you cool in summer.
- Hard wired internet data cables to the lounge, office and all bedrooms for IPTV.
- High ceilings providing a sense of grandeur.
- Downstairs floors tiled with traditional Spanish tiles.
- Upstairs floors have distressed engineered oak wooden floors.
- High end touches and finishes throughout too numerous to list.
OLIVE TREE APARTMENT
Named after the many olive trees nearby, it's in a similar rustic style to the house, and includes:
- King size bedroom with TV.
- Ensuite bathroom with walk in shower, basin and WC.
- Kitchen/lounge/diner including wood burner, TV, and full kitchen facilities including ceramic worktops and integrated washing machine and dishwasher.
- Terrace area
The apartment is disabled friendly.
WASHINGTON PALMS APARTMENT
Named after 2 gigantic palm trees outside, it's also in a similar rustic style to the house and includes:
- 2 x king size bedrooms with TVs.
- Ensuite bathrooms ot both bedrooms, each with walk in shower, basin and WC.
- Kitchen/lounge/diner including wood burner, TV, and full kitchen facilities including ceramic worktops and integrated washing machine and dishwasher.
- Terrace area
The apartment is disabled friendly.
The pool IS NOT the standard rectangular pool you normally see. You’ll struggle to find a nicer privately-owned pool. With its impressive curves, it’s a massive 17m long and around 4.5m wide so you can do proper lengths of swimming. Deep end depth is 1.8m so enough for diving in as well.
Around the pool area you’ll find…
- Large rustic stone paved area for sunbathing and similar pathways
- A brick built covered pool kitchen with built in seating, kitchen units and granite worktop with basic kitchen facilities and space for a large dining table.
- Pool shower house with a shower, basins, power and light plus plumbing for laundry facilities.
- External toilet and sink.
- 2 additional outside showers.
- A spectacular waterfall flowing over rocks into the pool.
When lit up at night the pool area is even more gorgeous.
A large outside area for use as a gym, yoga area or whatever you like, it has a rustic built wood shelter providing protection from the sun and rain plus an uncovered area. Also has TV.
Private Residential Property
The house is presently used as a private residential property.
The apartments allow for extended family to live at the property but totally independent. Potentially ideal for older relatives as the apartments are disabled friendly. The grounds have also been adapted as much as they practically allow for accessibility.
Holiday Tourism Business
The property lends itself perfectly to a holiday rental business in conjunction with a private residence. All bedroom suites in the house have their own external entrances as well. The internal doors to the suites in the house can be locked to keep them completely independent from the owners use of the main house.
The property presently has a tourist rental licence.
So in total, there are 5 separate units to rent (assuming the owners use Serendipty Suite and the main house) with rental income estimated at the following per night in summer:
- Serenity €175
- Sunrise €125
- Panoramic €150
- Olive Tree €175
- Washington Palms €250
- Total daily €875, per week €6125
The paddock area could also be used to add some upmarket glamping at €100 per night each.
Other Uses
The previous owners have also used the property a wedding venue and yoga retreat.
For more information or to arrange a viewing, please call or message me (Keith) on +44 7545 696069 (Whats App is ok) or send a message below.
