‘The most stunning property we have ever stayed in… it exceeded all our expectations’

‘The villa and gardens are beautiful, but most of all we loved the outdoor terraces and pool area – we’d love to come again next year’

‘An unbelievable holiday… The villa was perfect for our group of friends – the photos don’t do it justice’

In the know

House style

Traditional villa with separate Moroccan-style cottage.

Grounds

Set in an acre of extensive gardens and orchards, close to San Augusti.

Sleeps

12

Ideal for

Groups of friends and families with children.

Rates

£4,000–£7,500 a week.

Minimum hire

One-week minimum hire (Saturday to Saturday). Rental is from 4pm on Saturday to 10am on the following Saturday. The villa is available to rent all year.

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Interior

Bedrooms 

There are six bedrooms, sleeping 12 guests in total.

Main villa
Bedroom Ibicencan: Double with en suite bathroom and front-of-villa terrace. Mosquito nets create a four-poster bed effect in this room with a Moroccan twist. The gorgeously wood-filled bathroom has a huge walk-in shower and enormous corner bath.

Bedroom Bali: Twin with its own bathroom. Next to Bedroom Ibicencan, this private, Bali-inspired room is reached by stairs at the side of the house.

Bedroom Turret: Double with en suite bathroom and terrace. Flickering red candlelight fuses with billowing red fabric on the four-poster bed, while dark red curtains separate another impressive bathroom from the bedroom. The terrace to the front overlooks the pool.

Bedroom Zanzibar: Twin with en suite shower room and terrace. Adjacent to Bedroom Turret, this room is a blend of dark, patterned bedspreads and African wall hangings. A small balcony overlooks the pool.

Moroccan Cottage
Bedroom Moroccan: The XXL custom-made bed is big enough to sleep four people in, and the en suite bath is almost as huge.
Bedroom Moroccan twin: Twin room with its own bathroom.

Kitchen Fully equipped with oven, dishwasher, freezer, fridge, microwave, washing machine and breakfast table. There is also an outdoor kitchen by the Moroccan cottage, which comes with a dishwasher, oven, coffee maker and breakfast table. Your kitchen is pre-stocked with basic essentials, but, if you arrange it before you arrive, Deliciously Sorted will go shopping for you and pre-fill the fridge with all your favourite things. For more self-catering supplies, see our ‘Services’ section.

Living room Billowing red curtains frame this high-design room with fireplace, sofas for 12, huge plasma-screen TV and terrace that opens onto the pool area.

Dining room Outdoor dining area for 12–14, with barbecue. There is another dining space for 12 beneath the grapevines and bougainvillea in the gardens.

Other The properties are non-smoking, and pets are not allowed. So, smoking pets are a complete no-no. Leave the beagles at home.

Outdoor

Poolside The landscaped pool area hosts a 12m swimming pool, a kids’ paddling pool with timber deck terrace, a chill-out area with mattresses, two large hammocks and three even larger palm trees.

Gardens Along with an outdoor kitchen, fitness terrace and children’s play area, there is an under-lit bar and a poolside barbecue.

Parking There is plenty of private parking at the property.

Other Look for the upstairs fitness terrace next to the turret and you’ll discover a rowing machine, bicycle and punchbag – all under the shade of a white sail. There's also a new palm-roofed outside bar area and a new lawn for the kids complete with goal, climbing frame and refurbished 'pirate ship'.

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Planes Iberia, British Airways and EasyJet all fly into Ibiza airport, which is about five miles southwest of Ibiza Town. Direct flights take a little over two hours from the UK. Ryanair flies direct in winter. If you’re not hiring a car, taxis from the rank outside the airport are metred and reasonable (around €10 for the trip to Ibiza Town).

Local taxi service Taxi San Joan (+34 971 333033), WBW private driving service (+34 696 253759). For car hire, click on our Travel Offers page. Smithcard holders get a 10 per cent discount with Hertz.

Directions by road As you exit the airport, turn right at the T-junction signposted Eivissa/Ibiza. Approximately 25 yards down this road, turn left towards San Josep (beware of the Ibiza-style junction, which means to turn left you have to bear right and then swing left to face the junction). Stay on this road for half a mile, after which you will come to a T-junction beside a warehouse called Mobelbalear + Teem. Turn left at this junction towards San Josep and San Antonio, and stay on this road for 8km to San Josep. Pass through San Josep village. Turn left at sign for Hotel Victoria, Cala Tarrida and Cala Bassa. Stay on this road for about a mile. Turn left at large blue-and-yellow sign for Hotel Victoria and restaurant. Follow the dirt-track road for 400 yards and you will see a rock with two lizards on it. Turn left at these lizards, and you’re at the villa. If you get lost – ask for Hotel Victoria in San Augustin (not Hotel Victoria in Ibiza Town).

Review

A couple of lizards painted on a rock are the first sign that you have landed at Can Verru – a terrain of orchards and cacti is the second. From the moment you walk through the door, the magic of this villa holds you in its thrall. An overly dramatic reaction? Probably. This house kind of does that to you.
Can Verru in two words? Earth-shatteringly stunning. OK, that’s strictly three words, but we defy anyone to limit this property to just two adjectives. It’s no wonder Kylie Minogue chose to stay at the house and enjoy arguably the best bathroom Smith could find in the whole of Ibiza (more on that later). It’s the Gaudí-esque, sabina wood-filled result of a British design guru’s dream, and it really is something special.
Indeed, the spirit of Gaudí seems to infuse every fibre of this place; curved sabina wood twists and curls around Moroccan interiors, before spiralling up stairs and unfurling over bone-coloured stone floors and alcoves in the sculpted stonework. On the outside, all the edges and corners of the house have been shaved and smoothly rounded off, just adding to this effect. By the pool, the same bone-like walls wrap themselves around sand-coloured stone that is ideal for cooling red-hot feet. Meanwhile, overhanging rocks by the water blend with LED lighting, palm trees and huge chill-out mattresses to provide the ultimate Ibiza ambience.
Individually designed bedrooms are dramatic, comfortable and luxurious spaces: a room in a turret with flickering red lights here, a Zanzibar-themed room with spears on the wall there… But it’s Bedroom Ibicencan that guests will be fighting over. Mosquito nets create a billowing four-poster bed effect, whilst claret-red curtains and rich, dark furniture give the room an ancient feel. Open the sumptuously curvy wooden door to the en suite and you’ll find a room you’ll want to hang out in all day. It’s the best bathroom in the Balearics, and you feel as if you’re in a twisted wooden bubble.
All the double bedrooms at Can Verru have twin rooms next door to them, making this villa ideal for families. Soak yourself in a different room every day if you like; after all, there are six bathrooms and two shower rooms to choose from.
It’s the little unexpected pleasures that make Can Verru so special. Bedroom Turret’s bathroom has a glass roof that allows shards of sunlight to shoot like lasers into the room, while its terrace is the perfect tranquil spot from which to watch the distant boats at San Antonio. The poolside Moroccan Cottage’s bedroom has a custom-made, closed-off bed closet – a kind of mattressed grotto with room for about five people (and a bath to match). And, all around you, alcoves in the sculpted, curved stonework hold hidden lights and artefacts, while heavy, church-like doors guide you into rooms with exposed stone walls and Moorish styling.
Grown-up and design-conscious, Can Verru is the kind of villa you’ll want to brag about when you return home. A Gaudí-meets-Morocco-in-the-Balearics dreamscape, this is a chic retreat you’ll want to return to again and again.

Reviewed by Charlotte Crisp

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