Mas Dalt

sleeps up to 34 or so guests in 17 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, this enormous (nearly 1000m2 on a 15 hectaire private property) baronial mansion occupies a priviledged position just above the historic lakeside town of Banyoles, with majestic views over the coastal plain of northern Costa Brava. There are three distinct living quarters in two separate houses: the huge main house is divided into two parts, the main part upstairs has 10 rooms, (3 rooms en suite and 7 rooms sharing 5 baths) as well as the huge kitchen/living/dining rooms. Around to the side of the house there is another independent apartment under vaulted ceilings with 3 en suite bedrooms, as well as kitchen/living/dining room. Across the new 12x5m swimming pool and lawn area from the main house is another fully equipped 4 bedroom (all en suite) stone house. Situated 1 km from Can Tapies - see next house.

Friday to Friday rentals in mid and high-season, rental rates: low-season: 3940, mid-season: 4510, high-season: 6090 Euros/week. Low-season weekend rates: 2000 Euros plus 600 Euros per extra night.

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: booked 25/4-6/6, 20-27/6, 4-11/7, (11-25/7 still available!), then 25/7-8/8, 15/8-19/9, & 26-29/9

Can Tapies

sleeps up to 25 or so guests in 12 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, Can Tapies is on the same huge property as Mas Dalt, and is another baronial stone mansion consisting of three fully equipped and independent apartments, one with 5 bedrooms with private bathroom, another apartment with 3 bedrooms with private bathroom, and one apartment with 4 rooms sharing a bathroom. (Total is 12 rooms + 9 bathrooms.) The villa is only rented as a whole in high-season, but can be rented by apartment in the off-season. It is very important to stress here that these are not 3 apartments crammed into a normal farmhouse. Each apartment is very generously proportioned, with kitchen, living/dining room, private terrace, etc, each apartment set well apart from the other. The new 12x5m swimming pool is set on a terrace just below the house, and the views throughout are great! Excellent for larger groups but priced for those who might just want a little extra space!

Saturday to Saturday rentals in mid and high-season, rental rates: low-season: 3150, mid-season: 3930, high-season: 4880 Euros/week. Off-season weekend rates: 1500 Euros plus 450 extra night.

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: up to 26/5, 7-14/6, 21/6-12/7, (12-26/7 still available!) then booked 26/7-5/9, 11-15/9, 26-29/9 & 13/10-2/11

Can Cunill

up to 20 or so in 10 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 8 rooms air-conditioned. Located 20 kms south of Girona, one hour from Barcelona, a safe 20 kms inland from Lloret de Mar and the other (better) southern Costa Brava resorts. This is a huge "luxury" estate (sorry for using the often abused "L" word - I usually don´t - but this one deserves it!) originally dates from 1583, has 8,000m2 of private gardens (tended by a full-time gardener), two large swimming pools, and a magnificent poolside dining area and seating for over 50 guests (outdoor kitchen and bathrooms too). This is the kind of villa you might see on TV. Even if you can't afford to stay here - and if you can you probably should - you might like to take a quick look at this one just for the fun of it. I've seen worse villas going for double the price!

Saturday to Saturday in mid and high-season, rental rates: low-season: 2420, mid-season: 4035, high-season: 5520 Euros/week. Off-season weekend bookings welcome: 1350 Euros, plus 350 Euros for extra nights.

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: now! Still free for Easter at 3000 Euros per week! available/disponible/frei: now to 29/3, 5/4-26/4, 3/5-17/5, 28/6-12/7, 30/8-13/9, 20/9-4/10, & after 11/10.

Cal Arnau

up to 20 or so in 9 rooms and 6 bathrooms, this massive 1200m2 house on a 5 hectaire private riverside property is located just 8 kms north of Girona city center, and offers very spacious comfort and a good-sized fenced-in 10 x 6m swimming pool in a central location at the very heart of the Costa Brava.  The scale of the place is huge but by no means overwhelming,  and the feel is just about right - tastefully done by its Catalan-UK owners, comfy, not frilly or ostentatious.  A solid house and a solid choice! 

Fri to Fri rentals high-season, rates: low: 3500, mid: 5000 high-season: 6000 Euros/week. Off-season weekend rates: 1700 plus 400 Euros for extra night

Availability 2008

booked 26/4-3/5, 16-19/5, 26/7-2/8, & 15-22/8 (so due to booking SNAFU, available 3-15/8)

Casanova de Ferrando

up to 20 in 9 rooms and 10 bathrooms!, this villa offers spacious comfort and a beautifully landscaped garden just outside a small agricultural village to the south of Girona, 15 kms to beaches. This villa is proving to be very popular with those in need of a big house, with a big 12 x 6m swimming pool... and plenty of bathrooms. Highly recommended. Minimum 2 weeks in high-season.

Sat to Sat rentals high-season, rates: low: 2100, mid: 2750 high-season: 3200 Euros/week. Off-season weekend bookings welcome!

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: up to 20/3, 26/3-26/4, 5/5-7/6, 28/6-12/7, & after 23/8

Can Brugues

up to 18 or so in 9 rooms, 7 bathrooms, a very large house on the edge of town divided into 3 independent and separate duplex apartments, each with separate entrance, a kitchen, living room, etc... The idea is that three or four families can share the villa and be together (in the large living and dining rooms in the main part of the house and the outdoor sitting areas and pool) but otherwise each family has its own private living quarters. Situated on the edge of Sils - so a few minutes walk to bakery, shop, restaurant - and 2 kms to commuter train into Barcelona (50 minute ride) - about 17 kms south of Girona and 15 kms inland from Lloret de Mar and the southern Costa Brava beaches. Well planned out, with a good-sized swimming pool with cascade, and a nice little garden with outdoor BBQ and sitting areas, parking, etc.

Sat to Sat booking high-season, rates: low: 1750, mid: 2400, high: 3500 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 21-28/3, 2-9/5, 24-31/5, 3-10/6, 20-27/6, 5/7- 19/7, 26/7-23/8, & 27/9-11/10

El Turó

up to 22 in 8 rooms, 8 bathrooms, although not really on the Costa Brava (it is 40 kms due north of Barcelona, 2 kms from the village of Castellterçol, which has it´s own website), this new property deserves to be seen so I have decided to put it into the Costa Brava listings along with the page for Barcelona area rentals where it really belongs. This is a luxury (again, the L word is justified) 8 bedroom house on a 10 hectaire hilltop property, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and great views of the Pyrenees. The location and the grounds are tops, but what really sets this house apart is the quality of its interiors. Take a look at what a high-quality Catalan masia looks like!

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season; rates: low: 4300, mid: 5100, high-season: 6150 Euros/week. Off-season weekend rates available.

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: still available for Easter! also available from 7-26/5, 13-28/6, 5-12/7, after 30/8

Casa Sant Juan

Casa Sant Juan sleeps 17 or so in 9 bedrooms, in two different houses on a 35 hectaire hillside property under pines, 30 kms north of Barcelona, 12 kms inland from the beaches around Mataro, located a few kms from where the C-60 in from the coast intersects the A-7 between France and Barcelona - an excellent location.  The larger house, Casa Gran, has been newly inaugurated this year and is quite luxuriously appointed, with central air conditioning and heating and lots of quality extras, while the other 4 bedroom house is rather simple.  Each house has its own outdoor BBQ dining area, and both share the 10x6 meter swimming pool.  Casa San Juan will no doublt be popular with different kinds of groups.  Priced for the two houses only from mid-July to end August, you can pick and choose from the two houses according to your needs and budget the rest of the year.  Highly recommended, for small and larger groups alike, who wish to be in a nice quiet location, but not far from Barcelona and the sea.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates, high-season: 3000 Euros, and for the rest of the year, calculate about 45 Euros per person per night. Check with me for firm quote for your dates. The owners don´t want to go emtpy!

Availability 2008

This property is brand new as of 25 April. No bookings as of yet!

La Casa de les Monges

up to 20 or so in 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, this unique 500m2+ renovated ex-convent is situated the heart of the renovated old town of Osor, a very pleasant little village 25 kms west of Girona, about 35 kms inland from the beaches. Spread over three floors, this venerable building offers lots of space: a 48m2 terrace for al fresco dining, a 44m2 dining room, several large sitting rooms, large bedrooms, all beautifully renovated with the original high-beamed ceilings and long-planked parquet and tiled floors. In the summer months, guests have unlimited free use of the large municipal swimming pool and sports complex (500 meters away, including football pitch, lifeguards on duty, and of course, a terraced café!) a five-minute walk from the house. A hidden treasure, be sure to read the Comments Page about this house and the village!  Guests tend to return year after year!

flexible changeover dates, rental rates: low: 1250, mid: 1500, high: 2000 Euros/week we would prefer not having Friday or Saturday changeovers in the high-season

Availability 2008

booked July 21 to August 14, only

Cal Micos

up to 15 or so in 7 rooms, 7 bathrooms , an attractive farmhouse with lovely pool and garden area and a nice outdoor BBQ shed, Cal Micos is 1.2 kms off the main C-63 road in Riudarenes betweeb the coast and the mountains around Olot, is set amidst broad undulating fields and surrounded on three sides by the distant low pre-Pyrenees, and on the fourth by the distant Mediterranean. Originally dating from the mid-18th C, this popular villa offers spacious comfort, a 9x5m swimming pool set on a shady lawn under willow trees, and very pleasant views. Only 2 kms to town, 18 kms to beaches, 25 kms to Girona, and 65 quick highway kms to Barcelona, or take the commuter train every hour 5 kms away in Sils. This house has a lot going for it!

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1750, mid: 2200, high-season: 2600 Euros/week. Off season weekend rates: 875 plus 300 Euros per extra night.

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 20-24/6, & 19/7-30/8, only

Mas Grau

up to 14 in 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms this impressive fortified 12thC masia, located in an idyllic setting 8 kms south-west of Girona, is undoubtedly one of our most popular villas. Beautifully restored and tastefully furnished, the six rooms here are set far apart from one another, and share several separate sitting rooms and private terraces on both floors, with fireplace, BBQ, all amenities, swimming pool (5 by 10 meters), exercise room with 4-person jacuzzi, all on a lovely hillside overlooking an ancient village, with views of the pre-Pyrenees and the sea. Minimum 2 weeks in high-season.

two week minimum in mid and high-sesaon, rental rates: low: 1700, mid: 2150, high: 2400 Euros/week

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: 5-19/6, and after 30/8 NB: variable changeover days

Mas Roca

up to 14 in 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, this villa is situated less than a kilometer from Mas Grau and is rivaling even Mas Grau in popularity. And rightly so! Recently restored with holiday rentals in mind, Mas Roca offers a high level of comfort, including all the modern amenities, (washer and drier, dishwasher, satellite pay TV, etc), as well as the new 10x6 meter unfenced swimming pool, and a tennis wall (the Spanish play "fronton" - like Basque jai alai but with tennis rackets). Another excellent house at a very competitive rate. Book early!  Minimum 2 weeks in high-season.  With a day between rentals for cleaning, this house has variable changeover days - see available dates below.

two week minimum in high-sesaon, rental rates: low: 1600, mid: 1950, high-season: 2150 Euros/week

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: 12/5-22/5, 26/5-5/6, 9/6-11/7, 27/7-3/8, 27/8-10/9, & after 6/10, NB: variable changeover days

Mas Anès

up to 12 or so in 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, , Mas Anès is a charming 400m2 villa on a large private property, originally from the mid-17thC, very nicely restored, on the outskirts of Riudellots, about 12 kms inland from the mid-Costa Brava resorts around Sant Feliu de Guixols. This is another gem, nicely furnished, huge garden and varied garden (fruit trees, flowers, fields, a pond...) and new fenced-in swimming pool (9.5 x 5m), all for an excellent price. The photos (I took myself) are not good so be sure to read the Comments from Past Guests. No central heating so rents only mid-May to early October. Minimum 2 weeks in July and August.

owner needs a day between rentals for cleaning; mid-June to mid-Sept: 2075 Euros/week, 1650 Euros/week rest of year

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 24/7-23/8, only

Cal Rajoler

up to 12 or so in 6 rooms, 3 bathrooms, this 170m2 villa is in a beautiful location outside of Orfes, 4 km from Bascarà and the main roads between Figueres and Girona. I´ve been working with this house since 1999 (see the Comments Page) and this is undoubtedly one of the most solid properties (in terms of price/quality/comfort) in our listings. This area is just plain gorgeous, situated in the lush hills between the northern Costa Brava and the must-see lake Banyoles. The garden has a mix of palms and pines, with a 9m x 5m swimming pool and plenty of lawn space. Not a huge house but very comfy and gets booked up early!

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1600, mid: 1850, high-season: 2200 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 3-31/5, 12/6-30/8

La Torre de San Bartolomeu

up to 12 in 6 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, former Benedictine priory with a lovely chapel, La Torre de San Bartolomeu is a high-quality, English-owned rental property set on a 5 acre private property between the Olympic lake at Banyoles and historic Besalú.  Recently renovated (2002) to a high standard of comfort, with atmospheric en suite rooms with private terrace, a good-sized 12 x 6 meter heated swimming pool and English-speaking local caretakers and gardener.  Not a cheap place to spend a week but some places are worth splurging for.  Even if you don´t stay here, you might want to take a look at the photos.  They are very attractive.

Fri to Fri rentals, rates: low: 4545, mid: 5700, high: 7535, peak-season: 8325 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 22/5-25/7, & 1/8-4/9, so still available for 25/7 to 1/8

Casadevall villa

up to 12 or so in 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, Casadevall is a notable exception from the usual sort of rustic farmhouse property we normally offer. This is the house of a modern architect, situated in a private woods just outside of Sils, 50 minutes north of Barcelona city center by car or the commuter train, 1km from the house.  Built some 15 years ago, this 350m designer house is on a 10 hectaire private fenced-in property of mostly Mediterranean pine and cork oak. There are 6 bedrooms (2 en suite) and a total of four bathrooms plus one wc, along with a sauna and an exercise room with weights and nautilus machines ... but by far the nicest part of this villa is the large and quite deep triangular swimming pool and the outdoor covered BBQ area and porch. I imagine most guests will spend all their time out here.

Saturday to Saturday in mid and high-season, rental rates: low-season: 2300, high-season: 3000 Euros/week.

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 19/7-16/8, only

Casa Nova

up to 12 in 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, with an exceptional price/quality relationship, Mas Casa Nova is a spacious but fairly simple farmhouse set amidst sunflower fields just 1 km outside of Viladesens, a small village with a popular restaurant 8 kms northeast of Girona, and 12 kms inland from the best Costa Brava beaches, an excellent location near historic Girona. Mas Casa Nova was restored as a rental property in 2000, and has a well-kept fenced-in 5x10m swimming pool surrounded by some lawn space under weeping willows. Casa Nova isn´t fancy, but most of you would find it perfect if you require a good-sized house, excellent location, private pool, outdoor dining with BBQ, mountain bikes, etc ... all for an exceptionally low rental rate. Guests tend to come back year after year so book early. Minimum 2 weeks in high-season.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1100, mid: 1450, high-season: 1575 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 12/7-23/8

Can Barcelo

up to 11 or so in 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, in an ancient and very picturesque villa set on a walnut farm just outside of Vilobi d'Onyar, 10 kms southwest of Girona and measuring well over 250m2, this beautiful farmhouse dates from the 12C, thought it is now under a late-19thC art-nouveau exterior. The entire living quarters, including the upstairs palatial sitting area, are lovingly preserved and furnished with local antiques. Shaded by huge trees, the garden has a new swimming pool measuring 10m x 4m. The owners live next door. Minimum 2 weeks from mid-July to end August.

Friday to Friday rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1150, mid: 1600, high-season: 1850 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 18/7-22/8

Can Salvà

up to 10 or so in 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, situated just 300 meters outside of Vilobí d´Onyar, a market town about 8 kms south of Girona, this recently renovated farmhouse offers a fenced-in garden with a new 10x4m fenced-in swimming pool, a bright and spacious interior of about 225m2, and an especially large and attractive kitchen. Set in an the midst of a huge apple orchard a 10 minute walk from a village with lots of shopping, there is also the usual outdoor BBQ and dining area. Nice place.

Saturday to Saturday rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1150, mid: 1600, high-season: 1850 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 30/5-6/6, & 12/7-23/8

Can Girones

up to 10 or so in 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, a beautifully restored old farmhouse in an unbeatable location, 12 kms south of Girona town, 15 kms inland from the middle Costa Brava beaches, and situated in an idyllic location right between the greens of the new PGA  golf course at Caldes de Malavella and a well-kept pine and cork forest behind the house.  Aside from the very comfortable and attractive interior, including lots of different sitting areas and common rooms, there is a lovely Japanese-inspired landscaped garden and a private fenced-in swimming pool.  I have stayed here myself twice and I am very enthusiastic about this new house, which is 4 kms to the commuter train in Caldes (every half hour, 1 hour ride) and 70 kms from Barcelona on the fast AP-7 highway.  Even if you don´t play golf, this might very well be the one for you.

Fri to Fri rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1800, mid: 2200, high-season: 2500 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 26/5-1/6 & 8-25/8

Casa de la Fuente

up to 10 in 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms great house, great location - situated in la Vall de Santa Creu, an idyllic village setting inland between Llança and Port de la Selva, just below the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodas, this beautifully restored old house is only 1.5 kms from the beach. A house with plenty of character and an unbeatable location in summer! I think this is the kind of house many of you are looking for.

usually Sunday changeover dates, rental rates: low: 1000, mid: 1300, high-season: 1775 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 11-18/5, 23/5-8/6, 15-29/6, 6-13/7, 27/7-31/8

Casa Palau

up to 10 maximum guests in 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms this house is undoubtedly, meter for square meter, one of the nicest houses in these listings. Perched just above Agullana, a prosperous village with a large Romanesque church and some good turn-of-the-century art-nouveau buildings, Casa Palau is surrounded by the owners vineyards and olive groves, offering wide panoramic views of hilly Albera range, where the mighty Pyrennes finally tumble into the Mediterranean at Cap de Creus. The house is beautiful and comfortable in equal measure. Until now, only a private pool has been missing here, but the owners are putting a new 9x4 meter fenced-in salt water swimming pool by April 2008. Not only that, but the Agullana municipal pool and sport complex is only a short walk away, which is a great for the kids. All told, a real gem. Book early.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: mid-May to mid-September: 1675 Euros/week, 1450 Euros/week rest of year

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 30/5-7/6, 5/7-23/8

El Casal

up to 9 or so in 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a newly restored (2007) cozy little farmhouse at the end of a huge field and edge of a high-plateau, with incredible views of the Pyreness to the north.  This house offers few nice pluses, such a good outdoor dining BBQ area beside the cascading pool, and most impressive of all, a large partially shaded terrace out back from where you can comfortably sit and contemplate that view.  This houses is owned by Cal Rajoler owner, who I have been working with since 1998, so I know you will be in good hands with him.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1250 Euros/week, mid: 1725 Euros/week, high-season: 2015 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: Easter, 12/7-16/8

Can Carboner

up to 7 in 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, an elegant stone townhouse in a lovely ancient hamlet just a couple of kms outside of Banyoles, the lakeside market town where my wife and I and our kids spend our holidays. The owners renovated this house for themselves and then decided not to live here. You won´t often see this quality of restoration in rental properties. The hand-painted bas-relief tiles in the bathroom say it all, as does the gorgeous en suite master bedroom with private terrace, the halogen lighting, the skylights in the hallways, the A/C in the living room, the garden with BBQ, etc...   No pool but the lake is nearby and you could certainly do a lot worse for 140 Euros per night!

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, flexible dates rest of year. rental rates: 980 Euros/week year-round weekend rates: 450 Euros + 100 Euros per extra night

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 18/7-23/8

Townhouse in Pelacals

sleeps up to 5 or so in 2 or 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a very attractive townhouse in Pelacals, a beautiful little cluster of old stone houses and an ancient chapel just 4 kms inland from the fantastic beaches and Greco-Roman ruins north of L´Escala. This neat little house is tastefully furnished (one of the owners is a designer), and offers comfort, excellent location, nice views, and a very attractive rental fee. A real find!  Minimum 2 weeks in high-season. Important discounts for longer bookings, especially in the off-season.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 720 Euros/week, high-season: 860 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 5-19/7, and 2-23/8

Two houses 20 minutes north from center of Barcelona

Casa Aloe

up to 9 guests in 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms this is one of the only newly constructed houses we offer, but when I saw it, I couldn´t resist. Since adding Casa Aloe to our listings in 2002, it has consistently been one of our most successful properties, breaking all records for occupancy. Why?  Situated in a leafy residencial village overlooking a quality golf course (Vallromanes Golf, with green fees) just 20 minutes north of Barcelona, and a short (10km) drive from the beaches fronting the attractive coastal wine-growing town of Alella, this elegant and very spacious villa, with a private garden and swimming pool and sauna (both maintained year-round!) has exactly what many of you are looking for, and at the right price! Perfectly situated near main roads for easy exploration of both Barcelona and the Costa Brava.  Minimum 2 weeks in July and August.

Sat to Sat rentals in high-season, rental rates: low: 1550, mid: 1700, high-season: 1850 Euros/week

Availability 2008

booked/réservé/belegt: 17-24/4, 3-10/5, 17/5-23/8, & 20-27/9

A luxurious modern villa

Cala San Francisco

Cala San Francisco, a three-story villa divided into 4 separate apartments,  with shared pool and impressive sea views on a private gated-community just north of Blanes, the Costa Brava's southernmost and closest resort to Barcelona. Magnificent views, antique furnishings, clubhouse with pool and tennis for guests only, etc,. Each apartment occupies a floor of this luxury villa. Only the pool area is to be shared. Contact me for me details and I will put you in direct contact with the owner.  No young children allowed.

when you write in to me I´ll put you in direct contact with the owner, who has his own website and takes his own bookings.

Availability 2008

available/disponible/frei: starting in May (booked only 23/7-8/8), bookings for the entire villa welcome at about 6250 Euros/week!