Casa Brisa, a designer villa with pool, Pals, Baix Empordà

A Single-Story Designer Villa near Pals, Baix Empordà

Casa Brisa is a single-story villa near Pals in the Baix Empordà, surrounded by lawn, olive trees, and woodland. It sleeps up to 12 guests in six en-suite bedrooms. Pals is five minutes away by car, the beach 10 minutes, and a golf course five.

The home has been completely restored, with designer furniture and an artwork chosen for each room. In the bathrooms, copper taps and bamboo-framed mirrors continue the warm palette. The living room, dining area and kitchen run together, with a long dining table, a seating area around a low tiled table, a kitchen island with a stone top and a fireplace.

Outside, the garden covers nearly three hectares (about seven acres). A cypress-lined path leads from the house to the pool, with loungers, parasols and views across the landscape. Near the house, there's a large covered porch, a table for 12, and several seating areas, plus a fire pit with seating on the gravel.

Layout

Casa Brisa is all on one level and sleeps up to 12 guests in six double bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, plus a guest WC. Bedroom 1 has its own small sitting room, and Bedroom 6 is a separate unit with its own entrance, which suits a nanny or staff as well as guests.

• Bedroom 1: King (180 x 190cm), en suite, sitting room

• Bedroom 2: King (180 x 190cm), en suite

• Bedroom 3: King (180 x 190cm), en suite

• Bedroom 4: King (180 x 190cm), en suite

• Bedroom 5: Queen (160 x 190cm), en suite

• Bedroom 6: Queen (160 x 190cm), en suite, separate entrance

• Guest WC

Experiences

Offered by host: Local experts run experiences for guests, including a ceramics workshop, tastings at Empordà vineyards, an olive oil visit among hundred-year-old trees, a trip along the Costa Brava in a llaüt, the traditional Catalan fishing boat, and a walking route through the Montgrí massif. Balloon and plane flights over the region can also be arranged.

Bookable by house guests only, priced on request.

• Olfactory Capture

• Ceramics workshop

• Bicycle route

• Sailing in Cap de Creus

• Walking route through the Montgrí

• Llaüt along the Costa Brava

• Wines D.O. Empordà

• Vermouth by the sea (Voramar)

• Tasting among olive trees

• Balloon flight

• Plane flight

• Towns of l'Empordà

• Explore the Costa Brava

Good to know

A mid-stay clean and a final clean are included. Air conditioning cools every room, and the house has a security system. The beds are 190cm long, which is a little shorter than a standard US king or queen. A €4,000 security deposit is payable to the host four days before arrival. Check in is at 5 p.m. and check out is at 11 a.m.

Tourist tax €2.50 per adult (16 or older) per night, up to 7 nights

Amenities & services

12 x 5m (about 39 x 16ft) saltwater pool with loungers and parasols, large garden with lawn, olive trees and woodland, covered porch, outdoor dining table for 12, fire pit with seating, fireplace, air conditioning in all rooms, smart TV, high-speed Wi-Fi, fully equipped kitchen, security system, mid-stay cleaning, final cleaning, sheets, bath and pool towels, Grown Alchemist bath products, welcome basket.

On request: Extra housekeeping, private chef, in-home yoga and massage, concierge and activity planning.

Full equipment; bed linen, bath towels and pool towels; final cleaning; eco bathroom amenities; welcome basket; one mid-stay clean included; travel-planning help.

Available on request

Extra housekeeping; Chef at home (lunches, dinners); In-home services (yoga, massage, etc.); Concierge and activity organization.

Around

Pals, a medieval hilltop village with a restored Gothic quarter and the Torre de les Hores, is five minutes away by car, as are a bar-restaurant, a grocery shop and a golf course. A supermarket is 10 minutes away. Platja de Pals, a beach with more than 3km of sand, is 10 minutes by car. Rice fields surround the village, and Begur and Peratallada are a short drive away. Girona is 50 minutes away, and Barcelona is 90 minutes.