Casa Olea

What Casa Olea does

Casa Olea is a privately owned boutique bed and breakfast located near Priego de Córdoba in the Sierras Subbéticas region of Andalusia, Spain. Operated since 2012 by founders Clara and Tim, the property is a converted 19th-century cortijo (farmhouse) with 6 en-suite bedrooms, a pool terrace, and approximately 100 olive trees (some 300+ years old) on site. The company serves leisure travelers seeking nature, hiking, cycling, stargazing, and cultural experiences in inland Andalusia, with a target audience that includes outdoor enthusiasts, couples on romantic getaways, cycling groups, eco-conscious travelers, heritage tourists, and small groups of 6-12 taking the property on an exclusive-hire basis.

The core product is bed-and-breakfast accommodation, supplemented by home-cooked evening meals, biking services (quality bike rental plus custom guided and self-guided tours), curated hiking route recommendations, stargazing experiences as a Starlight-certified hotel, and cultural day trips to UNESCO World Heritage sites such as the Alhambra and Mezquita. The company also produces a small batch (~500 litres/year) of single-estate Autumn Harvest extra virgin olive oil sold exclusively on-site at €22 + VAT per 750ml bottle. Bookings are taken exclusively through direct channels (own website via Freetobook, phone, and email) with no OTA intermediation, supported by an organic growth model driven by editorial coverage in major UK, US, French, and Spanish publications, TripAdvisor Top 25 ranking, and specialty travel platforms (Sawdays, i-escape, Lonely Planet).

Revenue is generated from nightly room accommodation, on-property dining, bike rental and tour fees, package holidays (including a twin-centre stargazing package with La Posada del Candil in Almería), and on-site olive oil sales. The business operates with approximately 7 employees, has no institutional funding, has received EU NextGenerationEU grant financing for solar PV installation, and is privately held by the founder couple as a lifestyle hospitality business at the upper end of the rural Andalusia boutique segment.

Name

Casa Olea

Legal name

Casa Olea

Website

https://casaolea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Casa Olea is a boutique B&B in Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia, offering 6 en-suite rooms in a converted 19th-century farmhouse. It serves leisure travelers seeking nature, cycling, stargazing, and cultural experiences, with direct booking via its website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Bed & Breakfast / Rural Hospitality

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191), Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Bed & Breakfast–Style Rooms in Private Homes (THAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Family-Oriented Full-Service Hotels (THAGAAAF)

Keywords

• Boutique bed breakfast
• Rural guesthouse accommodation
• Olive oil production
• Cycling tourism packages
• Stargazing hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Priego de Córdoba

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Guest room nightly accommodation: B&B accommodation in 6 en-suite rooms. Average guest stay is 5 nights. Can be booked individually or as exclusive private hire for groups (6-12 guests). Meals include breakfast and home-cooked evening meals.
2. Olive oil production and sales: Limited edition 'Autumn Harvest' Extra Virgin Olive Oil from 100 olive trees on their finca. Cold pressed at local mill, bottled in 750ml cobalt blue glass bottles. Available for purchase at Casa Olea only.
3. Package holidays / curated stays: Multi-destination package combining Casa Olea with La Posada del Candil in Almeria for twin-centre stargazing breaks. Includes accommodation, breakfast, and car rental. Price from €885 for 7 nights.
4. Bike rental and cycling packages: Quality bike rental (road, gravel, e-bikes, mountain bikes) for hotel guests. Custom group cycling trips with routes, GPX tracks, optional guide services. Private hire packages with full catering and biking included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Casa Olea operates a 6-room boutique bed & breakfast in a converted 19th-century cortijo near Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia, offering nightly accommodation with breakfast and home-cooked evening meals. The property supplements its core lodging business with curated experience packages (stargazing, hiking, cycling trips, cultural day trips to UNESCO sites), bike rental, and limited-edition estate olive oil sold on-site.

Product overview

Casa Olea is a boutique B&B guesthouse (converted 19th-century farmhouse) offering accommodation and curated experiences in Andalucía. The core product is the bed & breakfast with 6 en-suite rooms. Add-on offerings include home-cooked evening meals, swimming pool, and activities such as hiking, cycling (with bike rental and custom biking trips), cultural day trips to UNESCO sites, and stargazing experiences. The property also produces its own Limited Edition Autumn Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil from its olive grove.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casa Olea Bed & Breakfast Accommodation Boutique B&B offering 6 en-suite bedrooms (Olivo, Almendro, Granado, Nogal, Higuera, Membrillo) with super-king or twin beds, eco-toiletries, air conditioning, and underfloor heating, set in a converted 19th-century farmhouse near Priego de Córdoba; breakfast and home-cooked evening meals are included.
• Limited Edition Autumn Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil Small-batch extra virgin olive oil produced from 100 olive trees on the property (some 300+ years old), cold-pressed at a local mill, 100% natural with no fertilizers or pesticides; sold at Casa Olea only at €22 + VAT per 750ml bottle in cobalt blue glass.
• Custom Biking Trips and Cycling Packages Self-guided or guided custom biking trips in the Subbetica region with GPX routes, suggested stops, and optional English-speaking guide and support van; private group bookings available for up to 12 guests taking all 6 rooms; bike rental fleet (road, gravel, e-bikes, mountain bikes) included.
• Twin-Centre Stargazing Package Holiday Multi-destination package combining Casa Olea with La Posada del Candil in Almeria for twin-centre stargazing breaks; includes accommodation, breakfast, and car rental; priced from €885 per person for 7 nights.
• Private Exclusive Hire of Casa Olea Full-property private hire of all 6 rooms for groups of 6-12 guests, including breakfast and dinner, with optional lunches, drinks, bike rental, and guide services at additional cost; suitable for family reunions, celebrations, retreats, and cycling clubs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ days of sunshine per year in Sierras Subbéticas region
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Others

• Shunken Meadow Farm: Placeholder reference for the Mediterranean farmhouse-with-own-olive-oil boutique B&B concept; comparable rural-accommodation-plus-agritourism offering though primary position is Italy-focused.
• i-escape: Boutique hotel discovery platform that lists Casa Olea as a featured Spanish property; ecosystem competitor more than direct peer, but relevant for guest-discovery.
• Sawday's Special Places to Stay: Curated publishing and booking platform that lists Casa Olea; functions as a referral distribution channel rather than a competitor but represents the curated boutique-stay ecosystem Casa Olea competes within.

Direct peers

• Cortijo del Marqués: Boutique cortijo hotel near Granada; very similar 'converted farmhouse' heritage accommodation model with pool, gardens, and slow-travel positioning.
• La Posada del Candil: Casa Olea's explicit twin-centre partner offering rural accommodation in Almería; comparable small boutique property focused on astro-tourism and nature-based experiences in inland Andalucía.

Regional players

• Hospes Palacio del Bailío: Boutique heritage hotel in Córdoba; operates in the same regional luxury-accommodation market Casa Olea targets as a cultural day-trip extension.

Broad incumbents

• Paradores de Turismo: Spain's state-run network of historic and natural hotels; broad incumbent across heritage and nature accommodations that intersect Casa Olea's rural/heritage positioning.
• Finca La Bobadilla: 5-star rural resort in Granada province; larger-scale luxury rural Andalusian accommodation and dining competitor for premium nature-bound guests.

Emerging players

• La Maliosa (Tuscany): Italian agriturismo producing own olive oil with curated culinary, hiking and cycling experiences; useful peer for olive oil DTC and activity-package model Casa Olea could scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/casaolea
• Facebookfacebook.com/109758115725869
• Instagraminstagram.com/casaolea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/casa-olea

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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