Arboleas, Almería, Andalusia, Spain

REDUCED!

A beautifully reformed 4 bedroom 4 bathroom country cortijo on the outskirts of Arboleas village. This traditional home boasts a self-contained guest annexe, private pool, integral garage and a workshop.

This property is superbly located on the edge of Arboleas, less than 10 mins walk to the village centre. Arboleas village is home to many amenities, such as a medical centre, gym, school, dentist, shops, supermarkets & tapas bars. The village also hosts a large market every Saturday morning which has blossomed into quite a weekend event. The main town of Albox is a 6-7 minute drive away. Another bonus for this properties location is the close proximity of the coast; Mojacar's beaches can be reached in approx. 30 minutes. There are also 3 airports within easy commute; Almeria, Murcia and Alicante.

Upon approach, a driveway provides off road parking space in front of the integral garage. There is also a pedestrian gate at the front leading to a patio with an arched gateway on the right providing access to the rear garden as well as the workshop.

A striking porch with pitched timber roof sets the scene as your enter the property. This porch captures the winter warmth and is used as a dayroom for the cooler months. From the front porch, you enter the lounge with air conditioning, exposed ceiling beams and a living flame gas fire. This Andalucian cortijo also boasts traditional features such as wooden shutters & recessed shelving, wooden cupboards and arches. To the right is the fully fitted kitchen with marble work tops, fitted appliances and a ceiling fan. Straight ahead from the lounge is the formal dining room with an open staircase & storage cupboard under the stairs. This room features a door out to the pool & gardens and another door on the right leading to the recently reformed toilet & shower room. This modern wet room includes a glass shower screen, rain head shower and fitted vanity unit. Following on from here, enter a spacious ground floor bedroom with an external door out to the pool & rear gardens.

Outside & on the left, a set of steps lead up to the guest annexe above the garage. This annexe could be used as a holiday rental and comprises of a hallway with a shower room off to the right, an open plan L-shaped living area, kitchenette & breakfast bar and a spacious double bedroom with air conditioning. Under the steps up to the annexe is a store cupboard and next to this a door leads into a utility room/workshop with storage for garden tools etc. A door from here then leads into the garage with an automatic up & over door.

Back in the dining room, stairs lead up to the first-floor landing area. This is a huge space which could easily be converted into a second lounge, office or reading room. On this floor, first on the right is the second bedroom; a generous double room with fitted wardrobes & drawers, A/C, ceiling fan and archway leading to an en-suite shower room with a fitted vanity unit, heated towel rail and a walk-in shower. The final room on the first floor is the master bedroom. This is a huge double bedroom with lots of fitted wardrobes, air conditioning, ceiling fan, en-suite bathroom and a door leading out to the first-floor terrace. The en-suite features a corner bath with shower above.

Externally, the plot of over 1500m² offers plenty of space. There are gardens with many mature citrus trees, olive trees & shrubs, terracing for sun bathing and a 7 x 3m private pool.

This comfortable character home boasts many extras including full oil-fired central heating in the house & annexe, security grilles (rejas), air conditioning units in the lounge, 2 bedrooms & the annexe, alarm system, UK TV and much more. The close proximity to the village means that amenities are only a short walk away, yet this property boasts plenty of space and privacy.