A spacious, modern 6/7 bedroom luxury villa with indoor pool in Marbella that sleeps 12+, Villa Anja is a Scandinavian-style jewel, dropped into the sparkling crown of Spain’s luxe Costa del Sol.
It's a home built for fun family getaways at any time of year, thanks to the welcoming indoor mini-spa and games lounge, all within walking distance to a supermarket and restaurants for total convenience.
Cool off in the outdoor pool or warm up in the indoor spa, the Cava is chilling
Secreted into the hills above Marbella, bathed in Spanish sun and cooled by the breeze of leafy palms, sits a stylish retreat of the Scandinavian persuasion.
Villa Anja, newly renovated and wholly modern, is a villa of dual nationalities. Both invitingly Spanish and elegantly Scandinavian, this is a home that balances the warmth of its location with the sophistication of its contemporary design: ultra-modern interiors that overlook sweeping Mediterranean views, clean lines to complement exotic gardens, and pops of fuchsia and turquoise to balance simple whites and greys.
And yet, what Villa Anja balances even better than its twin nationalities, are its versatile spaces: at 900 square metres (9,690 square feet), this sprawling villa strikes the ideal harmony of indoor and outdoor respite, family living and quiet nooks, entertainment spaces and quiet retreats.
Villa Anja is a home built for modern needs and contemporary sensibilities.
Sea views from the pool deck, overseen by shady palms for a perfect summer retreat
Villa Anja glows with Scandinavian charm and sun-kissed Spanish hospitality.
This once-traditional, now luxuriously contemporary villa has been given a completely new lease on life by its Norwegian owners, who treated the villa to a full makeover. Now, the aptly named Villa Anja glows with Scandinavian charm and sun-kissed Spanish hospitality – with a welcoming style that feels both modern and refined, and yet casual and cosy.
The villa is home to the ever-elusive “perfect” location: located in an exclusive East-Marbella suburb, just over a kilometre to the beach at Marbella and minutes to the lovely Cabo Pino port, Villa Anja sits perched in the breezy hills with sweeping views of the coastline, the Mediterranean, and a distant Morocco.
You’ll want to do nothing but drink in these views, especially at sunset – that is, unless you’re inside when the sun goes down, pampering yourself at the private spa: your own indoor heated plunge pool, Jacuzzi and Swedish sauna.
Outdoors, huge palm fronds and a large swimming pool offer respite from the Spanish sun, while indoors, modern Scandinavian style welcomes the family to come together. Play a round of billiards or settle in for a movie on the large-screen television. Mix your favourite cocktail at the bar or light a log in the wood-burning fireplace. Gather around the table for a family meal, or call the chauffeur to take you into Marbella, Cabo Pino or Puerto Banus for fine dining and designer shopping.
Villa Anja is a home built for laughter, for togetherness, for family. It is a home you choose for its perfect location, breath-taking views, and modern spaces. It is a Scandinavian jewel, dropped into the sparkling crown of Spain’s luxe Costa del Sol.
Wide, modern doors beckon you into Villa Anja, a modern home with Spanish heart and Scandinavian soul. Indeed, as soon as you step foot inside the villa, blonde-wood floors fan out and throughout the home, setting the tone for this lovely villa: a distinct Northern-European contemporary style, bathed in the breath-taking views, warm weather, and even warmer hospitality of the Costa del Sol.
Villa Anja is a getaway made for large, multi-generational families or friends traveling together: Filled with plenty of living spaces, outdoor respites, and secluded spots, the villa affords spaces for both time together and for privacy.
The focal point of the formal living is the real log fire, around which sit an oversized, overstuffed wraparound grey sofa and chair, complemented by designer red accent chairs, modern art, a contemporary coffee table, and a flat-screen television. A balcony overlooks the living room, and offers an office space perfect for catching up on your email.
Additional living space is located outdoors, by the pool, and in the games room (see ‘Relaxing’).
The villa’s indoor eating space offers a contemporary glass table and white leather chairs with seating for 8 – the picture-perfect Scandinavian dining area.
The kitchen mirrors the dining room: Sleek and modern all around, this German-designed kitchen by Nolte offers Silestone white worktops, white cabinetry and backsplash, integrated ovens, and an American-style fridge/freezer. It is fully equipped for 24 covers.
The kitchen leads out to the dining terrace overlooking the pool, where there is a dining table for 8 by the pool, and another table for 8 on the terrace.
Villa Anja was designed for relaxation, both outdoors and in. Outside, beneath the warm Spanish sun and in view of Marbella and the Mediterranean, palms and sunbeds dot the spacious terrace and surround an unusually large pool – 16 metres (52.5 feet) long and perfect for swimming laps. Shaded areas offer lounger and sofa seating. There is dining for 8 at the pool and on the terrace.
Shifting indoors, Villa Anja is a spa-lover’s dream: Welcome to your own, private retreat, complete with a small heated pool, hot tub, his-and-hers shower and Swedish sauna. And, should you like to work up a sweat the hard way, there are also some exercise machines.
The hub for family fun is located in the basement-level games and entertainment room, which offers a bar and pool table, as well as a large sofa, leather side chairs, and an entertainment area equipped with large-screen television and blackout blinds. Just adjacent, a cosy children’s corner offers its own sofa, bean bags, table, and kid-sized stools.
Principal Suite: Top floor, super-king size bed, TV, en-suite bathroom with free standing bath and separate shower. Views over garden to sea.
Guest Bedroom 1: Ground floor guest bedroom, black and white tones, super-king size bed, en-suite shower room. French doors to front garden.
Guest Bedroom 2: Ground floor Guest Bedroom, dusky pink tones, king-size bed space for cot or foldaway bed for children, en-suite shower room, French doors to side garden leading to pool.
Guest Bedroom 3: Ground floor guest bedroom, king-size bed Scandinavian white and floral tones, integrated hotel-style shower room, French doors to front garden.
Guest Bedroom 4: Ground floor guest bedroom, twin beds, turquoise tones, French doors to front garden, shared family bathroom with spa bath and separate shower.
Guest Bedroom 5: Ground floor guest bedroom, twin beds, blue tones, French doors to front garden, shared family bathroom with spa bath and separate shower.
Bedroom 6: This is an additional sleeping space off the basement-level games room, with king size bed and small en-suite shower room. Door to interior patio.
There is also a sofa bed in the games room suitable for 2 children.
Villa Anja is serviced by a local villa management company who provide two light cleans midweek as well as a full linen change and clean every 7 days, and they also attend the pool and garden. Additional hours, personal laundry and babysitting may be requested, payable direct.
Catered to your choosing
If you prefer not to cook, please ask our Concierge team for details of our private chefs. Our professional villa chefs can showcase the best local ingredients or cook favourite international dishes for you and your guests.
For a taste of authentic Spanish cuisine, ask about our gourmet tapas menus, wine tasting, or book a private food tour with our expert guides.
Enjoy a full Argentinian-style BBQ, or have the chef cook a giant poolside paella while you relax with a G&T, they will even bring waiting staff for large groups and clean up afterwards.
Villa Provisioning
All of our villas have a convenient stock-cupboard, with a starter supply of the essential household items you might need for a comfortable stay.
Villa Essentials Service
A pre-arrival shopping service is available to cover essentials for the first 2 days. Our Guest Experience Team will assist with making your order before you travel.
All stays with The Luxury Villa Collection include a personal meet and greet with an English-speaking Villa Manager for peace of mind, and they are then available during your stay to assist you with any villa queries.
In addition, from the moment you book, our Guest Experience Team will help with all your travel arrangements to ensure a smooth stay. Our Spain-based local experts have a well-honed ‘Little Black Book’ of hand-picked experiences at their disposal, ready to help you create lasting memories.
Complimentary Itinerary Planning
Every booking includes around 3 hours of itinerary planning before you travel (more complex itineraries can be organised for a fee to cover extended hours). As a guide, 3 hours is usually enough to help with your airport transfers and car hire, a chef service for a special meal, and to help you plan and book one day out.
Concierge-Style Support in Spain
Once you arrive at Villa Anja, your local Experience Manager will be on hand with further ideas and recommendations. They may be able to visit you at the villa if required, or if you think you might need a more personalised service, we can arrange for you to have a Personal Concierge* for the duration of your stay.
Villa Anja is within easy reach of a whole range of amazing experiences near Marbella to add to your travel memories. From exciting family adventures to world-class golf, gourmet delights to beauty spa’s, we work closely with the best local suppliers to help make your stay extra special.
Explore the cities of Andalucia with a personal guide direct from your villa. Enjoy a selection of day tours or bespoke itineraries all with a door to door service in air-conditioned vehicles. A perfect choice for a first-time stay in Marbella is the escorted wine and tapas tour of Marbella Old Town, where you can get to know the secret corners of this Spanish centre.
GETTING AROUND
To help you get the very best from your stay at this villa, our Guest Experience Team can help you with hire cars and transfers when booked in advance.
I love what the owners have done with Villa Anja, bringing a cool slice of Norway to the warm Costa del Sol! What used to be a very traditional, low-level 1980s-style villa has been given a fabulous new lease of life with a complete interior renovation and designer facelift to make amazing use of the space and light.
What you can enjoy now is like a brand new villa – a cool, minimalistic vibe, filled with exquisite details from the owner’s personal Scandinavian art collection. Its an absolute gem!
Lindsay Gregory
Collection Curator
Guest reviews
The whole experience was exceptionally good. Firstly, The Villa Manager’s welcome and support throughout the week exceeded anything I have experienced before during 30 years of renting villas in Southern Europe.
The villa itself was of high quality; cleanliness, facilities and quiet location. Having moved on to another villa along the coast above Puerto Banus we even more appreciate the LVC package!
Andrew
Summer Holiday
We spent amazing time in Villa Anja! Our Concierge and the Villa Manager were very helpful and very professional. I will recommend your service for my friends!
Marta
Holiday with friends
We enjoyed every minute in the villa even though the weather was pretty bad and we could not use the beautiful swimming pool.
The villa has all the amenities someone could dream of, the common areas are large and comfortable, the terrace and the garden are amazing.
We found a generous welcome basket in the fridge and we appreciated this kindness.
The bathrooms without doors were not exactly our taste but the villa is really beautiful and luxurious.
Marbella is for sure a destination to come over and over.
Many thanks and kind regards,
Sanda & Paul
Family Vacation
We had a fantastic time in the villa. The house was absolutely amazing and perfectly fit for two families. Location was great, as you advised. Supermarket close by. I would like to thank you for your advice provided when we were deciding on what villa to rent. Your advice was spot on. We played sports (padel and gym) in the nearby club, called the Marbella Sports and Padel Club. Very accessible, friendly staff and good quality padel courts (for rent) and an excellent gym (Technogym equipment). The nearby restaurant Simbad was superb for lunches and dinners.
Both Bea and Simon, the local staff in Marbella, have helped us a lot and provided good care. They were very responsive and always available. Thanks again for your excellent assistance both while booking and on the ground in Marbella. We had a fantastic holiday and we will definitely contact you again for our next holiday.
Judith
Family Holiday
We booked Villa Anja for a long-needed girls getaway after lockdown and loved every minute! The villa has loads of space for a large-ish group (there were 9 of us) and plenty of space for us all to sunbathe with some shady spots if needed (the garden is bigger than it looks in the photos). Steve kindly did us a pre-arrival shop but the supermarket is very close, and it's about 15 mins walk downhill to the beach - Simbad's ended up being a favourite for eating out. Big thanks also to Rebecca for organising the tapas and wine tasting!
Michelle N
Friends Late Summer Break
We booked a villa in Marbella and were very impressed with the service from the team, from booking with Lindsay through to organising our food shop and transfers with Rebecca, our concierge with LVC. Would definitely recommend and they have some stunning properties.
Louise R
Friends Summer Break
In the Press
"...your own landscaped garden to relax in with palm trees, and pick-your-own lemons and oranges straight from the tree. An outdoor pool that’s bigger than my own back garden. A choice of somewhere to lounge, either in the sun, or in the shade. A living room with a wall of glass doors leading into the garden, and a huge sofa that engulfs you when you sit down. Plenty of room for you and all your friends and family..."
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Villa Anja is an amazing space for families to come together and spend happy times. With 6/7 bedrooms, there’s plenty of room for large extended families, but the 900m2 (9,690 ft2) of living space means you are certainly never under each other’s feet!
When the summer sun gets high, cool off in the child-friendly, basement-level games room with large cinema-style screen and extra sleeping space for older kids. While in winter, a small heated indoor pool, Jacuzzi and sauna will help warm the soul.
The Celebration Collection
Villa Anja is a wonderful space for a special celebration with loved ones. You have a large exterior terrace for dining and an outdoor deck by the pool with sea views where your guests can enjoy poolside cocktails and canapés.
FOR SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS:
Located in East Marbella close to several wedding venues
Sleeping capacity: 12+ guests in 6/7 bedrooms plus a sofa bed.
Cocktails and Canapes capacity: Maximum 30
Sit-down meal capacity: Maximum 30
Indoor space: Games room and spa area with space for maximum 30
Outdoor music permitted until midnight, not suitable for loud bands or DJs
Event fee (in addition to rental fee) to cover additional cleaning, energy consumption, wear and tear
Hacienda Las Chapas is located just a few minutes east of the glamorous resort of Marbella. This sophisticated suburb is a top choice for luxurious modern homes by the beach.
Villa Anja is located in an upmarket leafy suburb called Las Chapas to the East of Marbella, close to some excellent beach clubs, small commercial developments and unspoiled virgin beaches lined with sand dunes edging the cool Mediterranean.
A gentle stroll (1200m via underpass) will take you directly onto the unspoiled and uncrowded beach at Marbesa, or a short drive away in the car you can choose from upmarket beach clubs like La Cabane at Los Monteros or Nikki Beach in Elviria – feel free to ask our Concierge for the best tables and beds!
For eating out one of the best spots by far is Capopino (walkable if you are feeling energetic!), which is a gorgeous boutique port lined with Spanish and international restaurants, all stylish enough for discerning clients. And of course in the other direction you can also enjoy Marbella and Puerto Banus for a bigger, more glitzy affair. There are several more options just minutes away in the hubs of El Rosario, Elviria and Las Chapas, and along the beach there is a mixture of family run ‘chiringuitos’ serving up the fresh catch of the day, and chic beach bars like Trocadero Arena offering gourmet cuisine with a fusion of the Mediterranean and Asia.
Las Chapas is a perfect spot in the mid point of the Costa del Sol, so from here you can easily visit typical white villages like Mijas and Benahavis, smaller harbours like Capopino and the original fishing village of La Cala for a really Spanish vibe and some seriously good restaurants worth checking out.
Situated in on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, Marbella is a resort known widely for it’s glitz and glamour, but for those to choose to explore the area you will find plenty of Spanish charm, culture and character. The resort is renowned for its sunny climate that puts the ‘Sol’ in Costa del Sol, and here we have mile upon mile of beaches, white villages, bustling shops and breath taking scenery, making it an ideal holiday destination for families and groups of friends alike.
In Marbella you will find something for all tastes, from world-class cuisine to characterful tapas bars, from local produce to designer labels, and from beach to breathtaking mountain walks.
To explore a little further afield you are an easy 40 minute drive from Malaga historic centre, about 20 minutes from Mijas Pueblo, and an hour and half from the breathtaking town of Ronda or a day out with a difference in Gibraltar. Our expert tour guides can also collect you for a door-to-door escorted tour of the cities of Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Malaga or a tailor made gourmet tapas tour of old town Marbella – a perfect way to get to know the hidden side to this gorgeous town!
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