Cordoba, Córdoba
The Pool and House are completely private and are not shared with anyone.
The house is located in a peaceful and quiet rural Spanish village. The majority of the properties in the village belong to working families, and so is not suitable for late night activity after 11pm or parties.
The house is built in the style of a Roman Villa. At the centre of the house is a large swimming pool, around which is a colonnaded terrace (Atrium) leading to the various rooms and terraces. The pool is heated in the months September - June (further details below).
This is an ideal location to visit the three great cities that make up Andalucía's 'Golden Triangle' of Seville, Cordoba and Granada.
The house sleeps 8, with cots available on request for small children. There are 4 completely private bedrooms, all with their own en-suite bathrooms. The house is usually configured with 2 double beds and 4 twin beds (2 per room). Each room is intended to sleep 2 people.
There is a 15-metre-long ‘sun terrace’ which has 3 distinct areas. If the sun is too hot, then sit back on one of our sofas and armchairs under the cool awning. When you are feeling hungry, fire up our large brick-built barbeque or Pizza Oven and enjoy a meal at the roof-top dining area. Just one of 3 dining areas offered by the house.
If you want things a bit cooler then the Moroccan dining area is on the ground floor, just outside the kitchen. This area spends most of the day in the shade - it is also the place where most people congregate throughout the day, whether it is for breakfast or an evening review of the day with a glass of wine and a few olives and other nibbles.
The house features a fully equipped kitchen - if there is something you needed that isn’t there, please tell us. There is a large Spanish Oak dining table, making that 3 dining areas overall !!! There is a lounge with enough seating for everyone. This includes a DVD player and a large Smart TV, which you can use to connect to your various streaming services. For those who understand such things, we have some movies and TV shows that you can watch via our PLEX system.
We have super-fast direct fibre internet WiFi which delivers speeds in excess of 50mbps. This should allow everyone to use their laptops, tablets and phones without problem.
Due to demand we can only let the house for full weeks (Saturday to Saturday) during the months of July and August. However, shorter stays may become possible during these times on a late availability basis.
The Bedrooms
Each room is beautifully colour coordinated, with its own en-suite bathroom. They also have a dressing area with built-in wardrobes. Every room has :
Air conditioning
Heating
Desk / Dressing table
Wardrobes and drawers
Extra Blankets
Bedside tables with lamps
Three rooms open directly onto the pool colonnade, with the fourth on the top floor of the main house.
Swimming Pool
The pool is heated from September to June to a temperature of 28 °C, which is the recognised temperature for swimming pools. The heat is provided via an Air Source Heat Pump which very efficiently converts the local air into warm water. In the same way that an air conditioning unit provides air that is much cooler than the local temperature at the time, the Heat Pump does exactly the same in reverse and magnifies the heat to provide warm water. During protracted periods of colder weather, the Heat Pump will have to work much harder and so it is vitally important that if you want to swim, that you use the swimming pool cover when the pool is not in use. If the swimming pool cover is not used, or if the weather is particularly cold for a long period of time, then the swimming pool temperature may struggle to reach 28 °C. Therefore while we are confident that our systems will heat the pool, given that it is dependent on factors beyond our control, we cannot guarantee it. However it will still be significantly warmer than a swimming pool without heating!
Temperature
The temperature in this part of Spain is usually quite pleasant, even in the winter months. It is not uncommon to be able to sunbathe in December – we have !!
It is unusual for the temperature to fall below 10° C (which is quite pleasant). Between June and August it is very rare to have a rainy day.
If you are looking to avoid rain, then November to early December are best avoided. However, this is an excellent time for those interested in seeing the sights of Andalucía, without the impact of the energy draining sun.
Village of Las Pinedas
If you are looking for an authentic Spanish experience, then Las Pinedas delivers. It is a very quiet village (with one notable weekend exception in August!!! - see below), situated on a small hilltop. If you are looking for a nightclub, then you won’t find one!
It is a small intimate place. The locals are welcoming but don’t expect them to speak much English. The bar is the meeting place, particularly on a Sunday afternoon where families come out for a long lunch. The men of the village will spend the day at the bar reading their newspapers and playing dominoes in the bar.
Casa Uno is situated on the village square. This features a large paved square with orange trees and seating. The village church overlooks the square. If you are staying at the house over Easter, then the Easter Sunday procession which starts and ends at the Church is not to be missed.
Every town and city in Spain has its annual fiesta, and Las Pinedas is no exception. This is when it gets noisy – very noisy. The first weekend in August is usually the village’s fiesta weekend. This sees the square full of people. There is a bar, things to eat and very loud music. The music and dancing goes on into the small hours over Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. You can’t ignore this, and it will be difficult to sleep and could be frustrating if you are checking out at 9:30 checkout on Saturday morning.
However the fiesta is great fun and if you go prepared for it, you will have a great time! Some people book especially to experience the fiesta, but we just think it is best to warn you in advance.
If you want to get back to nature, then a short walk out of the back of the village is recommended, especially in springtime when wild flowers and migrating birds can be seen.
La Carlota
This is the local town, a 5-minute car drive away. If you are going to experience the restaurants, bars and cafes, then we recommend one of the local taxis at a cost of €10 - €12 per trip.
Besides a number of significant shops and banks (discussed later), this is a good place for an evening visit – remembering that most evenings don’t start till 8pm. The main road on entering La Carlota is a wide expanse with a paved walkway in the middle. On this walkway, many of the bars and cafes put out their tables and chairs where families sit and chat while the children play. You will see many people doing ‘el paseo’ (the walk) which is a very Spanish custom.
The road features many varied bars, including a tea room. Bar San Francisco is clean and modern and the tapas are excellent. The best steak and chips can be found at Mason Rebecca (just a few yards away from San Francisco). For the biggest pizza ever then a visit or take away from Pizza Lalola is well worth it. They are so big you can put two different toppings on each half of one Pizza!
Shopping Locally
Las Pinedas
Paqui’s Autoservicio (‘self-service’) is Las Pinedas’ one shop, open six and a half days a week, though like other businesses in Southern Spain, it is closed every afternoon between 2pm and 5.30pm. Paqui (pronounced Packy) sells locally-produced ham, sausages and cheese, fruit and root vegetables, frozen meat and fish, many kinds of tinned and bottled food, soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits, and everything for household cleaning.
Spain is a country which has not yet succumbed entirely to the economics of the supermarket. The freshest and most delicious produce, much of it locally sourced, is still to be found in local shops and on market stalls – every large town worth its name has a covered market.
It is so easy to fall into the habit of using the larger supermarkets (we have !), however we now try to use the independent greengrocers, bakers, fishmongers and butchers that can all be found in the local town of La Carlota. You can wander around and find them for yourself, or if you need help just ask. By using the local independents, you not only get the best produce but you keep these people in business. It’s also a lot of fun and adds to the holiday !
Shopping Locally
La Carlota
La Carlota, (pop. 15,000), 5 km away, is the local market town. At the last count it had 5 butchers, 4 greengrocers, 3 fishmongers, 2 bakers, several pharmacies, numerous banks with credit/debit card access, a Co-operative producing excellent extra virgin olive oil, ironmongers, haberdashers, a large Mercadona supermarket, and several fairly modest self-service stores.
The pool is amazing, so is the rooftop terrace. Outdoor dining table outside by the kitchen was very convenient for morning coffee, quick breakfast, etc. Is the house perfect? No, but those minor details didn't matter - enjoy the pool, terrace, relax, have some wine...It was so quiet and praceful, felt like at a resort...
We had a fabulous time at Casa Uno and could not fault anything from the great kitchen utensils to lovely artworks and wonderful spaces. Communications were informative and friendly and the team were helpful yet discreet. Although the village was small, the restaurant was good fun, great food and so very cheap! Us three brothers have been to Spain many times but this was our first trip to the Cordoba region. The landscapes are amazing which makes this area of Spain an extraordinary experience. Cannot recommend it highly enough.
Joanna was first point of contact and she was brilliant from beginning to the end. Maribel and Lolo were an absolute pleasure , despite going through a bad time, they were extremely attentive and very professional. Casa Uno was beyond our expectations. Smart, clean and very well equipped. We were sad to leave.
Our family of 5 children and my wife & myself spent 4 days in Casa Uno, enjoyed every moment of it. Fantastic home away from home, cozy, had all we needed. Only would recommend to add curtains for the windows. Maribel and her husband were very nice and helped us accommodate. Thanks for a wonderful stay, we will return to Casa Uno! Estuvimos toda la familia 4 días en esta estupenda casa que tiene todo lo que se puede necesitar. Solo recomendaría que pusieran cortinas en las ventanas. Maribel y su marido nos ayudaron a encontrarnos perfectamente cómodos. Muchas gracias por todo, volveremos a Casa Uno! Enrique
An amazing experience. Casa UNO is a beautiful property, very well apportioned and comfortable, in a small village in the heart of Andalucia. We loved everything about the experience. Nicolas is a superbly attentive owner who has not missed a single detail - the house is better than the photos can convey. Maribel is a most accommodating host and an excellent chef. We easily explored Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, and Ubeda from this centrally-located base, and we enjoyed the intervening down-time by the pool in the quiet country, surrounded by the sounds of birds and fields of sunflowers and olive tree orchards. Why are you still reading? Book your stay in Casa UNO now. We are already planning our next vacation. We loved it.
Just as beautiful as in the photos! Clean and well-equipped, even welcome basket of wine and breakfast items. We loved the small-village experience much better than the fast pace of Madrid. The bread lady honks her horn in the plaza with fresh bread and pastries. The village grocery lady has fresh eggs, tomatoes, oranges, and much more. The local tavern has great food and our guys enjoyed the experience of watching football (soccer) there. Nicholas has done a great job preparing his guests to use Casa Uno as a base for trips to Granada, Cordoba, and Seville. Travel guides and maps are provided, we toured Alhambra, Sevilla, and Cordoba. Maribel is an excellent source of advice as to how far locations are, and is available to prepare meals from her wonderful family recipes (coffe flan with toasted almonds!), and we even hired her to take us to Cordoba shopping. It was a great experience for three couples on a special trip celebrating anniversaries.
We just returned from a week spent at Casa Uno. We were treated like family by our hostess, Maribel, and took advantage of her delicious meals prepared from her family's recipes. She was gracious enough to go with us to Cordoba so we could tour the city. She and her husband included us in their musical rehearsal, which we thoroughly enjoyed. Nicholas's home is set in a quiet town and has all the amenities one would need while on vacation. We look forward to returning again in the future.
The charming, quiet village of Las Pinedas is a short drive from Córdoba and only a hour from Seville. It provides easy access to many interesting towns, villages, and beautiful countryside in this exotic land of orange trees and olive groves. Casa Uno, a modern and comfortable Roman-style villa, is accurately described in the listing and on the owner's website (be sure to see it), so I need only add my observation that it is as well-equipped as any vacation rental I've experienced, and that it must be a very special place in warm weather, with all the ground floor rooms opening onto the courtyard and pool. We (a couple) hit a bad patch in early November, with a rainy week followed by a sunny but cool one, so the courtyard and pool, although beautiful, were largely wasted on us, but this would be a perfect place for a larger family or group in warmer weather. Special thanks to our friendly, attentive, and most interesting host, Nicholas, and to his management team, the entire family of Maribel and Lolo, who live in the house just behind Casa Uno, and who were, along with Nicholas himself, unobtrusive yet helpful in every conceivable way when needed. I would urge anyone with an interest in visiting this colorful part of Spain to give yourself a special treat: Casa Uno.
WOW!!!!! We were two couples that rented Casa Uno and were very impressed by the location. The pictures do not do justice to this lovely Villa. We were warmly greeted by Maribel and were fortunate to have Nicolas in town who helped us plan our week with some very helpful advice. The property was very clean and the pool was much appreciated after a day of travel. The location was well suited for day trips to Cordoba and Seville and was 30-40 minutes away from wine and olive oil producing areas (Montilla/Baena). We also took advantage of Maribel's culinary talent with a home cooked paella and the local Bar/Restaurant served very good ,affordable, meals. I would not hesitate to go back to Casa Uno and would strongly recommend this location. You will not be disappointed!!!!
We stayed at Casa Uno for Christmas 2011, arriving Christmas Eve. Our family of 5 including 3 young adults, loved the luxurious feel of the property and the space to spread out. Maribel cooked a delicious spanish meal for our arrival, and the owner, Nicholas was very helpful, answered our questions and was eager to make sure we had a wonderful stay. Any minor issues were resolved promptly. In our rental car we explored the local area with day trips to Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Cadiz and Jerez. There is so much to see and do we had no problems with activity for the week! Thank you to Nicholas for a wonderful stay- we would love to come back in summer and enjoy the pool!
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