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AlbirSTAY

L'Alfàs del Pi, Costa Blanca

From the front door to the sea: seventy-five metres

That's the shortest of the four; Casa Terraza is the furthest out, at five hundred metres. All renovated, all ours, and you book them here directly from € 76 a night.

Casa Jardín — foto 21

Casa Jardín

4.97Right in the middle of Albir, and you wouldn't know it

The apartment doesn't face the street but a private inner courtyard with a large pool, and that courtyard keeps the traffic away. Just outside the door is the centre of Albir, with all the bustle that comes with it. Two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a covered parking space. A hundred metres to the beach.

4Guests
2Bedrooms
€ 90From

Registro de Turismo VT-491791-A

Casa Playa — foto 4

Casa Playa

4.96The beach in the morning, the courtyard in the afternoon

In July and August, the afternoon shifts to the courtyard behind the building, where the pool and sun loungers are; the south-facing terrace gets too much sun by then. Seventy-five metres to the beach, with the boulevard starting almost right outside the door. One bedroom, plus a sofa bed in the living room — with four people it's full.

4Guests
1Bedrooms
€ 76From

Registro de Turismo VT-512458-A

Casa Terraza — foto 5

Casa Terraza

4.94Upper terrace, where the evening light lasts longest

The upper terrace is where the evening light lasts longest — that's the terrace you end up sitting on. The house has been completely rebuilt inside: six beds, fibre-optic internet, a garage big enough for the bikes. Two hundred metres to the restaurants, five hundred to the beach: of the four houses, this is the one furthest from the sea.

6Guests
3Bedrooms
€ 112From

Registro de Turismo VT-481744-A

Primera Línea — foto 3

Primera Línea

4.97No street between you and the promenade

Front line here is meant literally: there's no street between the apartment and the promenade. The beds haven't been skimped on, and that comes up in almost every one of the ninety-four reviews. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, and the only one of the four without a pool.

4Guests
2Bedrooms
€ 83From

Registro de Turismo VT-501060-A

There's no one in between

We let our own houses, with no middleman. That's why no platform service fee ever appears on screen: what you watch add up against the dates is what you pay.

Someone looks after them

The four houses in Albir sit between 4.94 and 4.97 on Airbnb, across 222 reviews between them; the Irish house is on 5.00 over 24. At Primera Línea it's the beds that come up in nearly every review — no corners were cut there.

Arriving without paperwork

The day before you leave, you fill in who's coming on your phone; a photo of your passport fills the fields for you. In Spain that registration is a legal requirement, in Ireland it isn't. Either way, there's nothing left to do when you arrive.

County Westmeath, Ierland

Westmeath Cottage

Among the fields of Westmeath, the house stands alone, with thick walls and an open fire. Three bedrooms, six people, two bathrooms, one with a bathtub. There's nothing around the corner: for a shop or a pub you take the car. The key is in a lockbox, so you arrive whenever suits you.

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