By eight in the morning, the sun is already cutting across the rooftop solarium, the air smells of warm stone and something blooming in the garden below, and the only sound is the low hum of the pool filter doing its quiet work. That's what a Tuesday looks like here. Imagine what a Saturday feels like.
This three-bedroom detached villa in Ciudad Quesada — part of the Rojales municipality on the southern Costa Blanca — sits on a private 324m² plot and delivers exactly the kind of unhurried, sun-drenched life that people spend years planning for. At 110m² of interior living space, it's the right size: generous enough for a family or a group of friends, tight enough that it never feels like a hotel corridor.
The east-facing orientation means the mornings inside are lit up naturally, which matters more than you'd think. Sunlight through the living room windows at breakfast changes the entire feel of the day. That living room is the heart of the house — wide enough to breathe in, with a real fireplace tucked into one corner for the short but genuinely cool winters that roll in off the Vega Baja plain in January and February. Costa Blanca winters are mild by northern European standards, but they're real. The fireplace earns its place.
The kitchen has been fully reformed and sits independently from the main living space, which makes a practical difference when you're cooking for guests. There's room to actually be in there without choreographing around each other. Kitchen appliances are included, so the house works from day one.
Three bedrooms, two renovated bathrooms — both modernised, both functional. The bathrooms don't make you wince, which is more than can be said for a lot of resale properties at this price point in the area.
Then there's the enclosed porch. This is the room that ends up getting used more than any other. It's a full additional living zone — covered, sheltered from wind, open to the garden views — ideal for the long shoulder-season months when you want to be outside but not quite in direct sun. Morning coffee here, evening glass of local wine from the nearby Alicante DO vineyards, a paperback in the afternoon shade. The days fill themselves.
Outside, the private pool is surrounded by a garden that actually delivers: sunny spots, shaded corners, a dedicated barbecue area. The solar panel handles hot water year-round, keeping running costs sensible. Private off-road parking rounds out the practical side of things.
The rooftop solarium is worth climbing up to at dusk. From up there, the Vega Baja opens out around you — the flat agricultural plain of orange and lemon groves stretching toward the salt lakes of La Mata and Torrevieja, the Sierra de la Pila in the distance turning pink. It's the kind of view that reminds you why this stretch of the Costa Blanca keeps drawing people back.
Ciudad Quesada itself is a well-established residential urbanisation — not a resort development, but a proper community with supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, restaurants serving everything from traditional arroz con costra (the baked rice dish you'll find in every serious local kitchen in the Vega Baja) to international menus. The Saturday market on Avenida de la Marquesa draws locals and expats alike for fresh produce, olives, and the kind of unhurried social browsing that's hard to replicate anywhere north of the Pyrenees.
La Mata beach is roughly 10 minutes by car — a long, relatively uncrowded stretch with a promenade backed by the flamingo-inhabited Parque Natural de las Lagunas de La Mata y Torrevieja. If you time a walk along that lagoon trail at dawn in spring, there are hundreds of flamingos wading in the pink-tinged salt water. It's not a metaphor. It's just what's there.
Torrevieja town is 8km south: Friday market, ceramic shops, the famous salt museum, and the Habaneras festival in the last week of July — an outdoor singing competition that the whole town turns out for, with concerts on the seafront and stalls running until midnight. Alicante city, with its MARQ archaeology museum, the castle of Santa Bárbara, and the Mercado Central on Avenida Alfonso X El Sabio, is about 45 minutes up the N-332. Alicante Airport sits 35km north — direct flights connect it to most major European cities year-round, with expanded schedules from March through October making weekend breaks genuinely practical.
For golfers, Vistabella Golf and La Marquesa Golf are both within a short drive, and the green fees here remain significantly lower than comparable courses in Marbella or the Algarve.
From an investment perspective, the southern Costa Blanca rental market is solid and growing. Properties like this — private pool, move-in condition, well-located between beach and airport — consistently attract holiday rental interest from March through November, with peak July and August weeks commanding strong nightly rates. The area's year-round appeal to longer-stay winter visitors (particularly British, German, and Dutch buyers seeking two to three month rentals) makes the shoulder seasons viable in a way that purely coastal properties aren't. Air conditioning and central heating mean the property functions comfortably twelve months of the year.
For international buyers, Spain operates a transparent purchase process for non-residents. You'll need an NIE number (obtainable in a single appointment at the Spanish consulate or in-country), and purchase costs typically run 10–12% on top of the listed price, covering transfer tax, notary, and registration fees. Non-resident owners pay IRNR tax on imputed rental income whether or not the property is actually rented, though this is minimal on a property at this price point. A local gestoria can handle the ongoing administration — utility contracts, annual IBI property tax, community fees if applicable — for a modest annual fee.
The villa is in good condition and genuinely move-in ready. There's no renovation project lurking behind the photos. Solar panel, reformed kitchen, renovated bathrooms, functional pool — the groundwork has been done.
Key features at a glance:
- Detached 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom villa in Rojales / Ciudad Quesada
- 110m² interior on a 324m² private plot
- Private swimming pool with surrounding garden and barbecue area
- Rooftop solarium with open views over the Vega Baja
- Large enclosed porch — usable year-round as additional living space
- Fully reformed independent kitchen, appliances included
- Living room with working fireplace
- Air conditioning and central heating throughout
- Solar panel for hot water
- East-facing orientation for natural morning light
- Private off-road parking
- Partially furnished and move-in ready
- 10 minutes to La Mata beach, 35km to Alicante Airport
- Strong holiday rental potential, March–November peak season
- Walking distance to Ciudad Quesada shops, restaurants, and weekly market
Priced at €315,000, this villa represents genuine value for a fully equipped, privately pooled second home on the southern Costa Blanca — a market where comparable properties with this specification have been moving quickly through 2024 and into 2025.
If you'd like to arrange a private viewing or have questions about the purchase process as an international buyer, get in touch with the Homestra team today. Properties at this price point with a private pool, rooftop solarium, and this location rarely sit on the market for long.
