Mr & Mrs Smith

Can Alaya

Ibiza, Spain

This 200-year-old hilltop finca in Ibiza has spectacular panoramic views. A stylish villa in Can Tomas close to San Rafel, Can Alaya is so sprawling it feels like your own tiny village, with two pools and loads of cushion-filled cubic corners to cosy up in. Snooze in the morning sun by one pool, then top up your tan by the other in the afternoon: at this hip hideaway, you’re never short of relaxation space. The owners have travelled the world sourcing incredible pieces to furnish the villa with, so Can Alaya is peppered with modern art, Moroccan lanterns and Indonesian carvings giving it an eclectic boho look.

Need to know

• Rates information April, May, October: €3,500 to sleep six; €3,990 to sleep nine. June, September: €4,375 to sleep six; €4,900 to sleep nine. July/August: €8,750 to sleep six for a week; €12,500 to sleep nine. (From €500 to €700 a night.)
• Ideal for Double family dates, fun with friends.
• Sleeps 8 (three doubles and a twin plus a sofa bed for an emergency stopover).
• Property style Modern centuries-old finca
• Grounds You’re spoiled for shaded and sun-kissed terraces. And lavished with views from 3,000 square metres of walled-in grounds: look down to San Antonio with the sea beyond, or plot up in the back garden for a leafy St Agnes vista.
• Minimum hire One week (Sunday to Sunday); two weeks in July/August; flexible off-season.
• Children Sure,take your babies, but this is the perfect to drag moody teenagers, as they’ll each be able to find their own cosy corner to sulk in. High chairs and travel cots can be added for free. More...
• Booking process Smith deposit taken when you book.
• Also The owners also have fabulous interiors shop on the island in Cala Carbo, Ksar (www.ksarliving.com), which sells much of their personally sourced furnishings, as well as their stunning bespoke bathroom fittings.

Floor plan

• Walls are washed white or a cool beige limestone; floors are grey/beige matt marble, pebbled or polished concrete. The bathrooms are a chic beige or grey marble, or Moroccan-style tadelakt render, with oversized showerheads and freestanding stone bath tubs.
• Bedrooms

  Ground floor
  One: a four-poster ensuite with a bath and a separate loo and shower, as well as a view down across the pool to the sea and its own small terrace.
  Two: a small twin, with a bathroom across the hall.
  Three: a separate annexe bedroom.

  Upstairs
  Master bedroom with an incredible alfresco stone bath on the balcony.

• Kitchen The galley kitchen can keep a chef hidden away. A utility room off the kitchen takes care of most of your mod cons.
• Living room There are all sorts of cosy nooks to loaf around in, indoor and out. Downstairs, there’s an open-plan lounge with a huge working fireplace; this opens out onto the terrace and has a round dining table for eight. Upstairs is another lounge with an Indonesian day bed and sofa plus a balcony.
• Dining room See living room; there are also two different tables that can seat eight people each by both pool areas.
• Poolside One pool is a cool bean shape, the other is a 16-metre-long infinity number, and because there are two you can always be sure to find a spot where you can soak up some of that sun on the wooden decking.
• Gardens Framed by orange trees, blossom in spring and miles of greenery below, the walled outdoor space has a gazebo and banquette seating galore.
• Private parking There is space inside the gate for two small cars.
• Other Even though this villa is at the end of a residential cul de sac, there's no other neighbour in sight from any of the terraces or the house itself.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...