Casa Ana

What Casa Ana does

Casa Ana is a privately owned boutique hospitality business anchored on a 400-year-old restored guest house in the village of Ferreirola in La Alpujarra, Granada province, Spain, with a secondary two-bedroom apartment in Malaga's Centro Historico. The main property offers exclusive-use accommodation for up to 16 guests in 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, with south-facing terraces, a Moorish courtyard garden, and direct views of the Trevelez river gorge. The business operates a year-round programmed calendar of themed retreats led by a curated roster of visiting instructors, covering creative writing, yoga, tai chi, pilates, watercolour painting, photography, and singing, alongside guided walking holidays in the Sierra Nevada. The Malaga apartment extends the offering into urban short-stay rentals.

Name

Casa Ana

Legal name

Casa Ana

Website

https://casa-ana.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Casa Ana is a privately owned boutique guest house and retreat venue in La Alpujarra, Spain, offering exclusive-use accommodation and a year-round program of hosted creative and wellness retreats to international travelers seeking walking, yoga, writing, and art holidays.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hospitality and Retreat Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Heritage & Palace Luxury Hotels (THAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Historic/Heritage Conference Hotels (THAGALAL)

Keywords

• Boutique guest house
• Creative writing retreats
• Wellness retreat holidays
• Walking holiday accommodation
• Vacation rental Spain

Headquarters

HQ city

Ferreirola

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Self-catering holiday rental: Exclusive private rental of Casa Ana for groups of up to 16 people in 10 bedrooms with 8 bathrooms. Guests self-cater using the fully equipped kitchen. Minimum 4-night stay required.
2. Full board residential venue rental: Exclusive private rental including accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for groups up to 16 people. Full board packages for retreat organizers, course leaders, and group holiday hosts.
3. Malaga apartment rental: Holiday rental of a 2-bedroom apartment in Malaga's historic center (Calle Parras 10) for short stays, priced per night with seasonal rates. Minimum 2-night stay.
4. Hosted retreat packages: All-inclusive retreat packages including accommodation, meals, and tuition for creative writing, yoga, tai chi, pilates, painting, photography, and singing holidays. Priced per person based on room type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Casa Ana operates a 400-year-old restored guest house in Ferreirola, La Alpujarra, Granada, Spain, offering exclusive-use accommodation (10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms) for groups of up to 16 guests. The business runs a year-round programmed portfolio of themed retreats including creative writing, yoga and walking, tai chi, Pilates, photography, painting, and singing holidays, plus self-catering and full-board group venue hire, and a separate two-bedroom apartment rental in Malaga's historic centre.

Product overview

Casa Ana operates as a boutique hospitality business offering a portfolio of themed retreat and holiday experiences at its 400-year-old guest house property in Ferreirola, La Alpujarra, Spain. The core offering includes the main B&B accommodation (10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms) supplemented by diverse activity-based programs: Creative Writing Retreats (with mentors like Mary-Jane Holmes, Julia Crouch, Tom Bromley), Walking Holidays (guided by local experts including author Chris Stewart), Yoga and Walking, Tai Chi in Nature, Pilates and a Taste of Andalucia, Photography Holidays (with Andrew Scriven), Painting Holidays (Watercolour and Mixed Media with Annabel Keatley), and Singing Holidays (with Caz Jeffreys). Additional revenue streams include a city apartment rental in Malaga's Centro Historico and private property rental for self-catering or full-board group events. The company positions its diverse offerings as year-round programming for creative, wellness, and outdoor tourism segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casa Ana Self-Catering Group Rental

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Mr & Mrs Smith: Established boutique hotel collection and booking platform curating characterful independent hotels worldwide. Comparable customer profile (discerning travelers seeking distinctive boutique experiences) and overlap with Casa Ana's positioning as a curated, non-chain boutique property.
• Secret Retreats: Curated collection of boutique luxury hotels and experiential properties across Asia and beyond. Comparable positioning to Casa Ana as a small, character-rich boutique accommodation offering curated guest experiences rather than standardized hotel services.
• Hospes Hoteles: Spanish boutique hotel group operating design-led heritage properties across Spain including Andalusia. Comparable in Spanish boutique heritage hotel positioning, though operating at larger scale than Casa Ana's single-property model.

Emerging players

• Pura Aventura: UK-based specialist operator of walking and activity holidays in Spain (including the Alpujarra and Sierra Nevada region). Directly comparable to Casa Ana's walking holidays in destination (Sierra Nevada/Alpujarra), activity type (guided walking), and UK customer base.
• Macs Adventure: Specialist guided walking holiday operator with properties and routes across Europe, including Spain. Comparable to Casa Ana's walking holidays in activity type (guided walking in scenic regions) and customer segment (active experiential travelers).
• Samye Yoga & Wellbeing Retreats: Specialized European retreat operator offering yoga, meditation, and wellbeing programs in small-group residential settings. Comparable to Casa Ana's yoga and tai chi offerings in program structure, target customer (wellness practitioners), and small-cohort mentorship model.

Direct peers

• Cortijo del Marqués: Restored 16th-century Andalusian cortijo (rural estate) operating as a small boutique hotel near Granada. Comparable in heritage character (centuries-old restored building), rural Andalusian setting, and small-scale premium accommodation positioning.
• La Muse (Writing Retreat France): Dedicated creative writing retreat in southern France offering multi-day residency programs with mentor-led sessions for novelists, poets, and screenwriters. Directly comparable to Casa Ana's writing retreats in concept (small group, mentor-led, residential, multi-day format) and target audience.
• Casa Olea: Boutique heritage hotel in a restored olive mill in Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia. Similar small-scale, owner-operated rural boutique accommodation in the same Spanish region targeting experiential travelers, with comparable curated character and direct booking model.

Others

• BookRetreats.com: Online marketplace aggregating wellness, yoga, and creative retreats worldwide. Comparable in retreat category and audience (experiential retreat-goers), and represents a potential distribution channel or competitive threat if Casa Ana were to be listed alongside similar retreat properties.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/casa-ana

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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