The front door leads to the enclosed naya, a sun-filled room which has spectacular views down the valley and overlooks the pool area. Equipped with a cane table and chairs and a couple of armchairs, it is one of several places in and around the villa to enjoy meals or to relax with a beer or glass of the local wine.
The open plan lounge and dining room has a mix of traditional Spanish, Mexican and modern furnishings, a tapestry and prints. It has air conditioning, and a ceiling fan for hot summer days and a wood burning stove for winter chilly nights. It has access to the swimming pool and sun terraces via the naya on one side while French doors open to steps down to the garden terraces and pergola on the other.
It has two settees, a large table, satellite television with British channels plus SkySports and SkyCinema packages and a DVD player. There is also a CD music player with iPod docking system and MP3 connection point and a small library of paperbacks and family games for guests to use during their stay.

Open plan living: The dining and living areas; Suite dreams: One of the upstairs bedrooms
Room with a view: The naya overlooks the pool and mountains
The fully-equipped kitchen has cooker, fridge/freezer, dishwasher and microwave. There is a washing machine/dryer in one of the outbuildings.
Down the hall is a double bedroom with double bed, built in wardrobes, ceiling fan and en-suite shower room. Opposite is bedroom two with double bed and built-in wardrobes. Next door is the family bathroom complete with walk-in shower.
Stairs from the lounge diner lead down to a large double bedroom with curved walls, ceiling fan and furnished in dark wood and a twin bedded room with access directly to the pool area. A large, fully tiled bathroom with bath and shower completes the downstairs area. If only one bedroom is being used, the private downstairs area can be transformed into a master suite with bathroom and dressing room or as separate two-bedroom accommodation to the upstairs accommodation with external entrance from the pool, two bedrooms (one double and one twin) and luxury bathroom – making the villa ideal for two families or couples.
© Casa de Marquis | Site by The Lines Group Ltd, Cheltenham | Words by Rick Waghorn | Photography by Jeff Jones.