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the pool area under fragrant pines is the nicest part of the house

The private independent villa of a local architect, this 6 bedroom property just outside of Sils, 15 kms inland from Lloret de Mar, has a gorgeous garden and pool area with covered outdoor BBQ dining area, sauna, and exercise room.

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  • an independent modern villa of 350m2 on 10,000m2 private property
  • 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms + 1 wc
  • central heating, double-glazed windows, 2 TVs, DVD, stereo, dishwasher, washing machine, etc...
  • altitude: 100mtrs, 15 km to sea, only 65 kms to Barcelona
  • large triangular pool and sauna and exercise room
  • current rates: high-season: 3000 Euros/week, low-season 2300 Euros/week

 

the garden is large and largely under pines

Location: this house is just outside of Sils, a town 15 kms inland from Blanes and Lloret de Mar and the southern resorts of the Costa Brava, just off the N-2 and A-7 motorways, an hour by car from Barcelona (though I would recommend you leave the car in Sils and make your way around - into Barcelona, Girona, Figueres - just 50 minutes by commuter train. The Sils train station is about 1.2 kilometers from the house, a 20 minute walk!, and train´s are every hour from 7 am to 11 pm. I won´t spend much time on the description of the area here. I offer so many villas in this area (Can Cunill, Can Brugues, Can Girones, Cal Micos) that this ground has been covered. In short, Sils is not such an attactive village but very practical for its excellent location vis a vis the main sights, and plenty of shopping, restaurants, markets, PGA golf, tenis, Spas, etc,....

the front of the house is a bit mock Roman empire cum Las Vegas, but with plenty of outdoor parking under vines and a garage for 4 cars

The house: Villa Casadevall was built by a well-known local architect about 15 years ago. The building itself consists of a central two-storey oval-shaped central livingroom part of the villa, fronted by the pool area, and flanked by two curved one-storey wings on each side: the north wing with five bedrooms (2 en suite) and one shared bathroom, and the south wing housing the kitchen, the gymnasium, one bedroom (maybe once intended as the maid´s room), a bathroom which also has the 4-man sauna, and beyond that, the 4-car garage. Undoubtedly the nicest part of the house is the pool and garden area, including a nice covered poolside porch, and a covered BBQ area with a outdoor dining table and foodprep area and lights for night-time meals. The garden at the back of the house above average, and the illuminated pool at night makes for a very attractive ensemble.

the outdoor BBQ and dining area is just off the kitchen, and the kitchen has two doors out to the garden, quite a clever feature, and makes up for the smallish kitchen

The split-level living room is spacious and comfortable, set around a large fireplace, and there is an exercise room with weights and a nautilus gym and static bicycles, and a sauna nearby, for which the caretaker has installed a electric meter to charge for the electicity you use for the sauna as an extra ever since some guests have left the sauna on for the entire two weeks of their stay...

The kitchen area at Casadevall villa is divided into three rooms, the
kitchen, a pantry, and a washroom:
The kitchen, which measures about 20m2 or so, is relatively small for such a large house, but has a nice foodprep island in the middle and a small table with seating for four.  You´ll find the usual double sink, a 4 burner stovetop, oven and extractor, a normal sized dishwasher, a normal 1.8m sized fridge, microwave, toaster, stick mixer, electric drip coffee-maker, stick mixer, juicer, and tea kettle.

the kitchen has a central food-prep countertop and two doors out to the garden and BBQ areaIn the pantry you´ll find a large top-loading freezer and plenty of shelving to store your shopping.

The washroom has a washing machine, a sink for hand washing, and an iron and ironing board.

Taken all together, this makes for around 40 or 45m2 of kitchen space, so
maybe I shouldn´t complain about the size of the kitchen, especially given
the better than average covered BBQ dining area just across from the
kitchen´s garden exit, where most guests will be having their meals from
Spring to Autumn.

the poolside terrace has nice wicker sofas and lounge chairs

So, while I personally might prefer restored old farmhouses, the question I always have to ask myself when visiting a new property is: "would I enjoy bringing my family and friends on holiday for a week or two to this house?" The answer to that was clear once I saw the pool and garden area. Yes, Casadevall Villa gets a good thumbs up from me, for it´s excellent central location and in a private woods near town, (see the Google Earth shot below), and for the very pleasant pool and garden area under pines.The house is also very well cared for by Miquel, the pleasant caretaker (who cleans the pool every day and offers to bring you fresh breakfast bread and croissants and even fix breakfast for you if you like).

 

the main dining room table is on a raised platform between the kitchen and the living room

If I had to knit-pick, I might mention that some of the decorations looks a bit dated, but quite frankly if you don´t like a given painting on the wall or scupture on a desk, you can just carefully take it down and store it somewhere safe until the end of your stay, or just ask Miquel to get rid of it.... In short, Casadevall will never be a renovated 17th C rustic stone villa (the kind of places that I usually go for) but then not everyone shares my enthusiasm for old stone houses, some of you might even make good use of the exercise room and sauna, and Casadevall certainly provides an attractive and comfortable retreat at a reasonable rental rate!

 

 

 


one of the bathrooms, two rooms have private bath one of the double rooms the main bedroom suite...

the gymnasium and weight room

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Sils train station 1 kilometer away (50 minutes to Barcelona, 20 minutes to Girona, 30 minutes ride to beaches

  • caretaker on call
  • free firewood
  • extra cleaning help available
  • 2 kms from Sils tennis and municipal pool, horseback riding, etc
  • many excellent restaurants in the area
  • 7 kms to the PGA Golf Club at Caldes de Malavella
  • also near several spa towns, this is an area where Barcelonan´s come to take the waters
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Google Earth image of the area