Cosmopolitan UK April2020

cook up a feast on the barbecue in the

immaculate outside kitchen (bigger than

our indoor kitchen at home) with a table

for 10. You’re set high on a hill above San

Carlos, yet the town is only a 10-minute

stroll away through olive and almond

groves. We loved places like Bar Anita for

tapas and Las Dalias, a weekly (Saturday)

hippy market, selling everything from

handmade jewellery to those cool white

cotton dresses you only seem to be able to

buy on the White Isle. Don’t miss Sunday

lunch at Pikes, it’s the best you’ll ever

taste, plus the vibe there is magical – go

prepared to spend the afternoon, possibly

evening, as DJs play by the pool and when

things hot up it’s hard to tear yourself away.

Swim in the calm, warm sea by café Sunset

It’s hard to know where to start. The

low-lit underground wellness room –

complete with a disco Jacuzzi (lights that

change colour), great sound system and

sauna – was the thing we missed most

after landing back in the UK. The next

USP has to be the infinity pool, which

was enormous and had all the views by

day – hills, villages, sea – but was even

more gorgeous lit up at night, when you

could float and look at the stars.

Have a soak in the blue bathroom at least

once, as it has a skylight above the tub for

cloud-gazing. Also, put all your white wine

and bubbly in the temperature-controlled

wine fridge, laze around on the stunning

Balinese white daybed by the pool and

Ashram, then watch the sun go down with

a chilled beeron the orange cliffs.

One of the best thingswe did was share

the cost of a private yoga session. Booked

through the villa, instructor Rachel Spain

(@spainrachel) arrived one morning

complete with mats and a joyful vibe and

led us through an hour’s lesson by the

pool (from £90 per hour).

Ten of you can have the time of your lives

at this five-bedroom, four-bathroom, open-

plan pad. Split between three luxurious

en-suite doubles and two twin bedrooms,

there’s plenty of space for sprawling out

and, if you want a bit of peace and quiet,

some private balconies to chill on.

The villa can be rented for £8,550 per

week (Cvvillas.com), so that’s £855 each

per week. Grab an Easyjet flight to Ibiza

(Easyjet.com), which start from around £50

return, and that’s a

rock-star trip

for under a

grand. ›

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WHAT’S THE USP?

ANY HAVE-TO-DO

HIGHLIGHTS?

AND HOW MANY MATES

CAN I TAKE WITH ME?

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DALIA

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Daybed x infinity =

our favourite ever

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