5 bedrooms – 3 bathrooms – 1 separate WC – central courtyard with fruit trees – chillout outdoor lounge area – upper terrace with views – great potential as small B&B
A very spacious village house on a quiet street on the outskirts of the village of Riogordo, made up of two separate living units – perfect for two families, or for one family with space for friends, or even as a small village B&B.
Location
Riogordo is based in a beautiful country area within 35 minutes of Malaga city, with easy access. This property is a typical village house, in a typical street, but the inside is surprisingly spacious! The street is quiet, with countryside very close by, and an easy walk into the centre of town. The village has plenty of excellent facilities.
The main house
From the street, the front door leads directly into a spacious room, with air conditioning, spanning the width of the house, used as a living room (with woodburner in the corner) and dining room, and windows to the street (around 8 x 5m). Ahead to the right, a door leads into what could be a downstairs bedroom (4 x 3m) with a second door leading into the hallway. This spare room is currently set up as a doggie hairdressers, and has plumbing, (dog bath) meaning that it might be possible to add a small shower room.
Straight ahead, double doors with glass panes lead into the kitchen. The kitchen is divided into two sections, with cooking facilities and worktops to the front, and a doorway leading to the washing area of the kitchen (4 x 4m plus spearate store room, and 3 x 2.5m). Beyond the inner kitchen section is a door leading into the bathroom with a huge, walk-in shower (3 x 2.5m) with a window over the patio. From the outer kitchen section, double doors open out onto the courtyard patio.
Taking the stairs to the left of the kitchen we reach an open landing with a door to the upstairs terrace, and access to three upstairs bedrooms. Two look over the street (5 x 3m and 3 x 3m) and the third overlooks the patio (4 x 3m plus ensuite bathroom of 2 x 2m) and air conditioning.
The patio
From the kitchen, the double doors lead out onto the courtyard, a large open space of 11 x 5m, currently planted with several citrus fruit trees. There is space here to build or place a splash pool and there is also a store room of 3 x 2.5 off the patio and a delightful covered chill-out lounge area of 3 x 3m, perfect for parties or, should this be run as a small B&B, as a drinks area for guests.
The second living unit
To the far end of the courtyard is the second living unit. The door leads into an open-plan ground floor consisting of a living/dining room (5 x 5m) with woodburner and is open to a kitchen with breakfast bar (3 x 3m) with a WC, and stairs leading up to the first floor.
On the first floor is one large bedroom (5 x 3m) with sliding double glass doors to the terrace and an ensuite bathroom (3 x 2m).
This unit has air conditioning on both floors.
The terrace
The upstairs open terrace joins both living units, and overlooks the courtyard on three sides. It is accessed both from the doors on the upstairs landing of the main house, and the double sliding doors of the bedroom of the second living unit. There is space here also, potentially, to add a splash pool or jacuzzi spa. The terrace area, with views over the countryside beyond the second living unit, and over the courtyard below, is around 60m2.
For greater views, it might be possible to build a further, higher terrace, above the second unit, with stunning, 360 degree views.
A very interesting property, both for family use and potentially as a small tourist business.
Property Summary:
– Property size: 229m2
– Footprint/plot size: 181m2
– Dates from 1960
– Air conditiong in main house living room plus main bedroom
– Air conditioning in separate living unit, upstairs and downstairs
– House recently rewired and new water pipes
– Two separate living areas
– Beautiful central courtyard with fruit trees
– Extensive terraces
– Council tax / IBI: 263€ p.a.
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