12 Bedroom Villa surrounded by nature, just a 20 minute drive from Marbella, Located just outside of Monda. This beautiful country villa is perfect for all types of clients: Up until a few years ago, this property was running as a yoga retreat, which can accommodate up to 35 people in a cosy, picturesque environment surrounded by nature.
This property has been built to high standards to withstand the different seasons due to its location, with 45cm thick walls for insulation purposes (as opposed to the standard 38, so no need for AC) regardless it has fully installed central heating. Initially built as a family home, later converted into a boutique yoga retreat, "Yoga Sahasrara".
The current configuration is as follows:-
12 bedrooms
6 bathrooms
65 m2 living room
50 m2 kitchen /dining area.
library/salon massage room boutique
staff living areas exterior kitchens
bar
We have upgraded all plumbing and electrical installations in line with current requirements and maintain capacity for 1500 ltrs of constant hot water, Storage tanks for water up to 12,000 ltrs central heating (gas/oil) Mains water and electricity. Sanitation via septic tank.
Full technical and aesthetic plans showing interior distribution and structural design are available on request.
All bedrooms are either en-suite bathroom or have their own bathrooms adjacent. The communal areas are expansive and have open fires for the cooler periods. We are currently upgrading all bedrooms to meet a new criteria. (see Expansion). We have endeavored to maintain a fairly informal atmosphere without compromising the quality of service and ameneties. The transition from "family home" to "boutique retreat" has been succesful given the feedback and positive reviews we have received mediatically and verbally. Improvements and refinements are constantly being made to maximise the locations potential.
The gardens abundance thrives in its all organic environment which has been carefully curated by the owners through the past 20 years, they've landscaped and personalised the exterior with exotic and edible plants from around the world:-
South facing garden the orchid; olive, almond, cherry, lemon, lime, lime caviar, pomegranate, avocado, nashi pears (Asian), conference pears, red and green apples, nispero, plum, mandarin, banana, mango among other fruit and nut trees can be found in this area of the garden.
The garden is covered in edibles, all grown completely organically. Strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrants, several varieties of chilies and lemon grass; herbs currently growing: thyme, culinary sage, rosemary, oregano, lemon balm, lemon verbena, parsley, basil, coriander, chives, mint… the list goes on.
When it comes to the exotics most are mainly of Australian origin due to the climate and their being a lot of xeriscaping with succulent and cacti. The mature areas of the garden are composed by a grand variety of trees including wheeping willow/salix, jacaranda, magnolia, callistemon, eynthia, wisteria, shinus, molle (false pepper tree), cyprus, etc – as well as a varied amount of grasses.
To note: The front-facing exterior side of the property has been carefully designed with tiles and fountains by the famous landscaper Jean Volk, from Amsterdam.
There's an existential 4,500 sqm2 plot also available for purchase next to the property for 65,000 eur.