Homes we would stay in ourselves

Coveta Fumá, El Campello, Alicante

Casa o chalet Independiente

8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 4 bathrooms

Verbier, Valais

Le Fayard Penthouse

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A two-storey penthouse on the Le Rouge piste in Verbier, with ski-in ski-out access, valley views from a long south-facing balcony and three en-suite bedrooms.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

Villa Ibiza

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 4 bathrooms

A finca-style villa in the interior of Ibiza, with thick white walls, a long pool and terraces among olive and carob trees.

Santillana del Mar, Cantabria

Casona Cantabra

8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A stone casona in Santillana del Mar, with a walled garden, a broad stone doorway and the cobbled lanes of the village outside.

Marbella, Andalusia

Villa Alcornoque

8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A villa on a cork-oak hillside above the Marbella coast, with a long pool, stone terraces and the sea framed by pines.

Madrid, Community of Madrid

Piso Retiro

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A tall-ceilinged 19th-century apartment between Retiro Park and the Prado, with parquet floors, deep balconies and the museum quarter on foot.

Begur, Catalonia

Mas Rovira

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 4 bathrooms

An old stone masia near Begur, with a gravel courtyard, cypress trees and a dry Mediterranean garden.

Menorca, Balearic Islands

Villa Cala

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A low limestone villa above a small cove on the Menorcan coast, with a shaded pergola and the water a short walk below.

Mallorca, Balearic Islands

Casa Es Vedrà

8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A whitewashed finca above the Mallorcan coast, with a small pool, a limestone terrace and olive groves on every side.

Girona, Catalonia

Piso Girona

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

An apartment in the old town of Girona, above the Onyar, with shuttered windows, stone walls and the bridges a few steps away.

Alicante, Valencian Community

Villa Alicante

8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A villa on the hills above Altea, with a pool, terraces of bougainvillea and the blue dome of the church below.

Formentera, Balearic Islands

Casa Formentera

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A small white house near Es Pujols on Formentera, with a shaded porch, a garden of juniper and bicycles for the island roads.

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Villa Fuerteventura

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A low villa near the lagoons at El Cotillo, with a pool, white walls and the Atlantic just beyond the dunes.

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

Casa Gran Canaria

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

A house in an inland village of Gran Canaria, with stone walls, a fig tree in the yard and the peaks above the roofs.

Tenerife, Canary Islands

Villa Adeje

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 3 bathrooms

A villa on the dry south slopes above Adeje, with a pool, a cactus garden and long views to the Atlantic and La Gomera.

Cádiz, Andalusia

Piso Cádiz

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

An apartment in the old town of Cádiz, with sea light through tall shutters, a roof terrace and the Atlantic at the end of the street.

Ronda, Andalusia

Casa Ronda

5 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A white house at the edge of the Ronda plateau, with a terrace over the valley, shutters and a garden of lavender.

Llanes, Asturias

Casa Llanes

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A house above the Asturian coast at Llanes, with a garden of hydrangeas, a covered porch and the sea beyond the fields.

Bilbao, Basque Country

Piso Indautxu

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A bourgeois apartment in Indautxu, with tall bay windows, dark wood floors and the Guggenheim a short walk along the river.

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia

Casa das Pedras

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A granite house near the old town of Santiago, with thick walls, a small garden and rain-washed stone under the eaves.

Salamanca, Castile and León

Ático Salamanca

3 guests · 1 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

A small attic in golden stone above the centre of Salamanca, with roof beams, a window seat and the Plaza Mayor two minutes away.

Toledo, Castile-La Mancha

Casa del Miradero

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A house on the Tagus bend in Toledo, with a terrace over the gorge, stone walls and the old city across the water.

Córdoba, Andalusia

Casa Patio Córdoba

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A patio house in the Judería, with an arcaded courtyard, jasmine, blue-and-white tiles and rooms kept cool through the afternoon.

Málaga, Andalusia

Casa Trinidad

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

A bright apartment in Málaga centro, a few streets from the port, with tall windows, white walls and a small balcony over the street.

Barcelona, Catalonia

Àtic Eixample

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A modernista attic in the Eixample, with a private terrace above the street, hydraulic floor tiles and light from two sides.

Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Casa Volcán

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A white cubic house on black volcanic ground in Lanzarote, with a low stone wall and a single fig tree.

Granada, Andalusia

Casa Alhambra

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

A hillside house in the Albaicín, with a deep window seat and the Alhambra across the valley.

Valencia, Valencian Community

Loft Ruzafa

2 guests · 1 bedrooms · 1 bathrooms

A bright loft in Ruzafa, with warm wood floors, an arched doorway and plants by the windows.

Seville, Andalusia

Casa Azahar

6 guests · 3 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A narrow Andalusian courtyard house in Seville, with orange trees, a small fountain and deep shade.

San Sebastián, Basque Country

Apartamento Gros

4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms

A Belle Époque apartment in Gros, with tall windows, herringbone oak floors and the bay a short walk away.