El Cortijo's infinity pool reflecting the clouds, Almuñécar and the coast beyond.

Almuñécar · Costa Tropical

El Cortijo

Twenty-seven metres of pool, and then the horizon.

8

Sleeps

4

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

27 × 5 m

Infinity pool

A table under the pergola that seats up to 24.

Five homes, one hill

El Palacio seen from above, the coast beyond.
El Palacio
El Cortijo's covered terrace at sunset.
El Cortijo
Villa Naranja's pool and terrace.
Villa Naranja
Villa Limón's pool and garden.
Villa Limón
Villa Mango's pool, high on the hillside.
Villa Mango

Gallery

The pool running alongside the covered terrace, an olive tree at its far end and the sea beyond.
The dining and living room at El Cortijo, pendant lights over the table and the sea through the windows.
A bedroom at El Cortijo with glass doors opening onto the terrace.
A bedroom at El Cortijo, a wide window looking out over the pool and the coast.
The bathroom with a corner jacuzzi and a bathrobe ready on the wall.
El Cortijo's whitewashed entrance, an old tree beside the open door and the sea beyond.
A bedroom seen from the terrace, a daybed outside the sliding glass doors.
The living room at El Cortijo, a large corner sofa facing a wood-burning stove.
El Cortijo's white kitchen, an aqueduct photograph on the wall beside it.
Two loungers on the terrace at sunset, the infinity pool and the sea beyond.
A striped pool towel folded on a lounger.
A folded white waffle bathrobe with the Cantalobos crest.
Vines growing over the pergola, sunlight through the leaves.
Steaks and green peppers on the barbecue.

The villa

Our largest villa, all on one level

El Cortijo is the largest of the five homes, and the most impressive. A vast natural-stone terrace runs out to an infinity pool that seems to carry on into the Mediterranean, with the Sierra Nevada rising behind.

Under the pergola, a table made to order in Swedish oak seats up to 24. It's where lunches turn into dinners, and dinners carry on long after the sun has gone.

A long wooden table seen from above, plates of ham and pasta, wine and candles.

The outdoor kitchen is built for real cooking, with a wood-fired pizza oven and a large wine fridge close at hand. Inside, four bedrooms and generous living spaces sit on a single level.

Cooking by the wood-fired oven in the outdoor kitchen, wine chilling in the foreground.
The covered terrace at sunset, sofas facing the pool's edge, the mountains and the sea.

El Cortijo

Where the pool meets the horizon

Sunsets here are something the whole group watches together.

Pool & terrace

An infinity pool, 27 metres long

The pool is the heart of the villa: 27 × 5 metres of water with no edge in sight, set into a natural-stone terrace with room for everyone. The Costa Tropical is mild all year round, so it earns its place in every season.

A swimmer in the infinity pool, looking out over the hills and the coast.

Amenities

Everything the villa comes with

Pool & outdoor living

  • Private infinity pool
  • Natural-stone terrace & patio
  • Outdoor shower
  • Outdoor kitchen, pizza oven & barbecue
  • Sun loungers

Comfort

  • Air conditioning & heating
  • Solar-powered heating
  • Fireplace
  • Safe
  • Washing machine
  • Private entrance & closet

Kitchen

  • Fully equipped kitchen
  • Oven, stove & dishwasher
  • Microwave & kitchen utensils
  • Kettle & coffee maker
  • Large wine fridge

Bathroom

  • Jacuzzi
  • Bathtub, shower & WC
  • Bathrobe & free toiletries
  • Hairdryer

Connectivity & entertainment

  • Free wifi & fiber
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Phone

Views

  • Sea view
  • Mountain view
  • City view

House rules: No pets · No smoking

Room for room

4 bedrooms, a table for 24, and everything on one level

4 bedrooms
2 bathrooms, one with a jacuzzi
1 private garage space

8 guests in regular beds, in double and twin rooms — no stairs between any of them.

On the hill

Between the sea and the Sierra Nevada

El Cortijo sits on the Cantalobos hillside with the Mediterranean on one side and the Sierra Nevada on the other. It's the estate's home for larger groups — and when the group grows further, the other villas are a short walk away.

El Cortijo from above, the long infinity pool running along the edge of the terrace.

Shared across the estate

Every stay at El Cortijo includes access to the estate's shared spaces — they belong to the hill, not to any one villa.

  • Padel courtThe estate's own court, open to every guest.
  • Garden Gym & yogaAn open-air gym where fitness meets nature, with yoga alongside.
  • Orchard & walking trailsA fruit orchard with trails winding through it.

Near Cantalobos

Close to everything, removed from all of it

  • Almuñécar — 5 minutes
  • The Mediterranean — 10 minutes
  • Málaga Airport — 1 hour
  • Granada and the Alhambra — 1 hour
  • Sierra Nevada — 1.5 hours
  • Calvente vineyard — 30 minutes

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