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Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa

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A covered patio with terracotta planters, wicker furniture, and a view of mountains.
A pool surrounded by lush greenery and flowering plants.
A villa with a tiled patio, a swimming pool, and lush greenery.
A pool area with lounge chairs, a covered patio, and a view of mountains.
A room with a bed, two wicker chairs, a small table with a basket, and a chandelier.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Cook, dine, and unwind
    Top-rated for its fully equipped kitchen, perfect for every meal.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Private pool
  • Barbecue
  • Free internet
  • Refrigerator
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Canillas de Albaida, Malaga
  • Place, The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara & Alhama
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Plaza Almijara
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Paseo de las Tradiciones
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Málaga (AGP)
    ‪74 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Canillas de Albaida

Located in Canillas de Albaida, this villa is in a rural area and in the mountains. Balcon de Europa and Bentomiz Castle are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Bodegas Almijara and Bodegas Bentomiz. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Indoor Padel Club Velez Malaga or Juan Manuel Azuaga Stadium. Take some time off to enjoy the winery tours and health/beauty spas in the area, or get some fresh air with adventures like mountain biking and hiking nearby.
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Canillas de Albaida, Malaga

What's nearby

  • The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara & Alhama - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Bodegas Almijara - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Plaza Almijara - 3 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Paseo de las Tradiciones - 3 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Burriana Beach - 37 min drive - 32.8 km

Getting around

  • Granada (GRX-Federico Garcia Lorca) - 105 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante El Mirador De Frigiliana - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪Bodegas Bentomiz - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Punto De Encuentro - ‬34 min drive
  • ‪Mum - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Gustavos Restaurant - ‬7 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Beautiful 3 bedrooom Villa with Private pool, unspoiled views, close to Competa located?

Situated in the mountains, this villa is within 1 mile (2 km) of The Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara & Alhama, Bodegas Almijara and Plaza Almijara. Paseo de las Tradiciones and Museum of Arts and Customs are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 52 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 52 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 52 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 52 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.2/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A good quality property. Very well equipped kitchen. Nice pool and grounds. Would benefit from A/C in bedrooms during the hotter months. Overall very good and would rebook.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Aug 2026
Thanks for your review and for staying with us, Chris. So pleased you loved Casa La Higuera! The good news is we're planning for air con to be installed in time for next summer so hopefully we can have you back then! Best wishes, Jessica
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A gloriously comfortable and secluded villa. Easy access to the village with its charming bars and restaurants.The villa has a perfectly sized pools for us lazy swimmers. The views are wonderful, overlooking Cannales and the mountains.Our stay provided just what we wanted, peace and quiet in order to relax and unwind after a hard period at work.I”d be more than happy to return for another week in the future.’
Stayed 9 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 3 Aug 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review and for staying at Casa La Higuera, Deborah! Hope to have you back with us soon. Best wishes, Jessica
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely area

Lovely area, enjoyed exploring both Canillas and Competa villages, and relaxing by the pool
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice villa

Nice villa, a short but very steep walk to the village. Plenty outside space. Well equipped kitchen. Beds are comfortable and showers are good. Great views. Would recommend.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing break

Beautiful property set in the most gorgeous location. The view of the mountains is stunning and we really enjoyed watching the sun setting each evening. The only thing we would add to the property would be air conditioning but we did visit at the end of July. I expect it would be fine during cooler times of the year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Villa with stunning views

Villa is typically Spanish in decor, clean and spacious. Outside garden area and pool is very well kept. The annex worked well for our party size too. We were only there a few nights and visited the lovely local villages for a few hours. Other than that we just chilled around the pool and patio seating area watching the swallows nesting in the roof. Some constructive criticism would be for sun shades / parasols to be provided
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent location in a beautiful area.

The house was very nice and well equipped and the outdoors area was great. The pool was lovely and the views/location were excellent. Watching the sun go down over the mountains was just glorious. We would hope to return one day and would be very interested in the property if it ever came up, it really was excellent. A couple of slight negatives: the nights proved to be very hot as the house has no air con, but we did go in 35+ daytime temperatures and the celing fans were otherwise very good. Also, whilst the wildlife was lovely; geckos, swallows, lovely butterflies, etc, the insect life was a bit bitey on a night whilst outside, so get some repellent on. There was no issue with biting insects inside though.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy

We love this area of Canillas and the neighbouring village of Competa

We were very disappointed with the lack of communication before our visit. The details of locating the villa and the supposed meeting of the manager was three years old. The television only worked on the last two days of our ten day visit - during which time the Queen had died. We asked for the pool to be cleaned a couple of days before we left but we never heard from Simon again.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Sept 2022
We are very disappointed that you felt that you were not looked after. We consider this house to be very well maintained our service level is extremely good and our team respond quickly. We contacted you on many occasions prior to arrival via VRBO and advised of the new property management team and their contact numbers, they also made many efforts to call and message via Whatsapp as per our instructions. Also several emails were sent with their contact details prior to your arrival with the new check-in instructions. Unfortunately there was a TV satelite issue which meant the system needed re-programming & the dish re-aligning, the engineer came at his first available appointment. It is unfortunate that this coincided with the sad news of our beloved Queen's departure. Simon attended to the pool on 3 occasions during your stay, on each occasion you were not present at the house. We have taken onboard your comments. kind regards
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Twelve good days in spain

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Casa La Higuera, the house itself is excellent with everything we needed, the third member of our party ( a friend ) stayed in the Casita, her only complaint was that she thought that a small fridge in the Casita would have been useful as it would have allowed her to keep water for drinking cool over night. The outside space is good, we dine outside the whole of our stay, however the outside furniture is rather tired and could do with replacing, also we were unable to use the sun umbrellas as there are no bases. Lastly although only one of our party used the pool we did feel that a clean and some maintenance would have been beneficial. The road access to the house is a bit daunting first time but after two or three journeys was not a problem and to be able to walk to Canillas de Albaida via the shortcut is a big bonus as it meant we only needed to use the car for longer journeys. Taking everything into consideration I must reiterate that we all thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Casa La Higuera.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Villa with a stunning view

Booking straightforward. A long way up a windy mountain road which is laborious after a while. Villa down a very steep track which gets tretourous after heavy rain. Unable to use main gate and pathway to villa due to deep gullies which made it difficult lift and carrying 23kgs case up and down many steps to the villa. Pool lovely but needed a good clean to remove green film on upper tiles. It would be helpful to state the depth of pool for future visitors. Shower room lovely and modern. Annex was fine, but needed to keep windows open otherwise the room smelt damp after having showers. There is to be a new kitchen installed later this year which hopefully will improve the facility as there was no where to store food. It would be helpful to have a larger freezer. There are several dogs in the area which are noisy and bark throughout the night so windows cannot be left open. The area is stunningly beautiful and the villages of Cannillas and Competa are a delight. The beaches at Caletta de Velez are lovely as is the promenade. We enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 25 nights in Aug 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you for your review. I will admit that the house is up a hill but that is the rural location! We regularly carry out maintenance on the track to the house with our neighbours so you were unlucky to have rain in September and just before the maintenance. We have not had a problem with the pool before but have chased that up. There is to be a new kitchen installed which will have lots of extra storage but the freezer size and storage is usually adequate for a one or two week stay. As you stayed for nearly four weeks you may have needed more space but it is a short term holiday rental home and equipped as such. Best wishes Alison
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Peace and quiet

My wife and I have just returned from an excellent holiday at Casa La Higuera On arrival we were met by a very friendly couple who showed us around the villa. The villa was well furnished inside and outside. There was good sized covered area for dining and sitting. Although we did not use the cooking facilities there appeared to be everything you would need. There was a good sized swimming pool with a cover to retain the heat. We were surprised to find that the pool was warm enough for us to swim every day. The villa is located in a wonderful position with views of the village and the mountains. A ten minute walk takes you to two of the restaurants and a supermarket in Canillas. We ate in both restaurants a number of times for lunch and dinner and had excellent food every time. We also had some excellent food in the bar at the top of the village. We were able to walk to Competa easily in 25 mins using either the foot path or the road. Archez took us 15 mins but, as it is down hill all the way, it took a bit longer getting back. We chose this villa for the peace and quiet we hoped it would offer and it's position near to a number of restaurants. The peace and quiet was wonderful and there were many restaurants to choose from in walking distance. It therefore provided us with a excellent relaxing holiday. We hope to return in the near future. .
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you for your kind review and so glad that you had a lovely holiday.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Holiday!

We have just come back from a lovely week. The villa is situated in a beautiful location overlooking the mountains. The road surfaces are in good condition, but I wasn't prepared for how twisty turny and at times, steep, the roads were. The villa had everything. Lots of outside seating and the kitchen was well stocked. The pool was a lovely way to cool down in the very hot sun we expereienced. We managed to keep the house cool but without Aircon, it was extreamly hot at night even with the celing fans, but we did go in mid August!!!! The local town of Canillas de Albaida was lovely. It was a 5min stroll (up the hill) where we had two fantastic meals. One in the restaurant at the top of hill (the first on you get to walking from the villa) and the second one was further down the hill. All the staff were so lovely and the food was amazing and great value. We vistied Competa a few times. This is around a 6min drive down the mountain. Easy to find parking. We had lunch in the main square and a couple of times for dinner, which again were amazing. El Pilon (which was my fav) and restaurante El pampano. Both with more stunning views. Vikki was really helpful and gave us great directions to the house. She was on hand if as and when we needed her. I had mentioned that the TV wasn't working, which on holiday isn't normally an issue, but my kids were keen to watch the olympics... other than that, it was a perfect place to relax.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stunning property, great location Only missing one thing…a bit of AC. Would definitely rebook
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Aug 2026
Thank you for your review and for staying at Casa La Higuera. We'd love to have you back and the air con will be in place for next summer!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, communication
Huset ligger super godt.Der er en lidt dårlig præsentation af huse og område desværre.Poolen er ikke super ren
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Eine sensationelle Finka

Wir hatten einen traumhaften Urlaub in der Finka. Die Kommunikation mit der Agentur lief unproblematisch und zuverlässig. Umgeben von Feigen und Limettensträuchern befindet sich die Finka in bester Lage. Wir würden jederzeit wieder dort unseren Urlaub verbringen ****
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

repos et calme

nous avons passé un très bon sejour calme et reposant. dans une maison cosy et bien equipée. à refaire.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Superbe

Une superbe villa, des vues magnifiques, très bien équipée et à quelques minutes des commodités et restaurants. Un inoubliable séjour au coeur des villages blancs d Andalousie. Le seul point négatif à noter est que, tout en connaissant la Tradition des fiestas en Espagne, la féria du village de Canillas a apporté énormément de bruit durant 3 nuits entières. La musique de manège faisant résonance dans la vallée. A part cela, tout est magique ! Merci 🤩
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Sept 2022
Thank you for choosing to stay with us, it was lovely to meet you, we hope you will come again. best wishes, Nick H, Vikki & Simon
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing vacation

Charming, cozy and comfortable property - great for R&R! My husband and I were in dire need of a vacation and did not feel the need to leave the property all that much as we had everything that we needed and more. Recently renovated, super clean and well equipped. Even included kitchen essentials - coffee, oil, salt etc. which is not the case when renting in other European countries such as France and Italy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Casa muy bonita, buena piscina y buena ubicación.

Muy bien
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Casa la Higuera

Una casa muy bonita cerca de Canillas de Albaida. El paisaje maravilloso.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Repos totale

Tres bon séjour tres reposant tout etait parfait comme dans la description de la villa. A recommander sans hésitation
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing

Casa le Higuera is a lovely villa; clean and tastefully decorated. The location is a short walk away from the village yet felt quite remote, and very private. Stunning views of the mountains. Would recommend car hire to explore the picturesque villages.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Desconectado totalmente

Lugar de no fácil acceso desde la A7, 30 min de muchas curvas..., emplazamiento y vistas maravillosas, pueblos encantadores al igual que sus gentes, la casa impecable, la piscina muy honda 1,60 cm en toda la piscina..., buena limpieza con todo lo necesario para pasar unas fantásticas vacaciones, un pero y no es culpa de la propiedad...una noche intentarón entrar en la casa pero al tener rejas no pudieron y le auyentamos pero nos quedamos con un poco de miedo durante los dias que quedaban sobre todo nuestra hija, pero no hubo que lamentar nada más, la casa deberia estar bien vayada en su perímetro pero bueno, llamamos a la Guardia civil y no vibo nadie, se trata de un cocnocido del pueblo de Canillas que debe estar TRASTORNADO..., hablamos con Alison y nos calmo al igual que Vicky la persona encargada de las llaves que se preocupo mucho incluso nos ofreció otra casa..un 10 Viky y Ali una vecina que también se preocupó, han sido unas buenas vacaciones pero con un susto que no fue más allá.
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Paraje idílico, tranquilo, ideal para hacer senderismo. Idyllic place, very quiet, ideal for hiking

La casa es estupenda y la ubicación fantástica. The house is great and the location is fantastic.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful views and garden

A lovely villa, we have stayed in 4 properties in this area (near Competa). All have been pretty and this is no exception. We had a beautiful, quite time. The village is only 5 mins walk by the path amongst the Avacados. The bars and locals are very friendly. The villa has everything you need, including many places to sit outside. Pool was lovely. Alison’s communications always very polite, helpful and swift. Highly recommended
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2020
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