De cuatro gestoras de villas que operan en Marbella y la Costa del Sol comprobadas hoy (26-sep-2026), solo Value issue a commission figure: 20 % + VAT for holiday rental. Pure Living Properties and Priority Marbella describe the service - pool, garden, maintenance - without price and Pure Living expressly clarifies that what goes beyond the basic monitoring of pool and garden is charged apart. None of them publish their policies of bonds and group management. Before signing, it requires in writing what cover the maintenance of pool and garden, what happens with the damage of a large group and how the commission about the reservation is calculated.
What a difference a villa from a tourist apartment in management
A villa with a swimming pool and garden in Marbella has more surface to maintain, more systems that can miss - climate, irrigation, purifiers - and a different guest profile: bigger groups, rooms that seek privacy and a secure that in practice matters far more than at a 60 floor. To manage this well isn't the same as to manage an apartment: it requires co-ordinating pool and garden providers, have a clear protocol for damage with a large group, and a concierge or arrival service that is often expected in the high segment without always being explicit at the price.
Services to cover: swimming pool, garden, maintenance, concierge
Comprobamos hoy (26-sep-2026) qué publican en su web cuatro gestoras que operan con villas en Marbella y la Costa del Sol. Pure Living Properties includes in its maintenance package "pool, garden and plant inspection," but expressly clarifies that any service that goes beyond that inspection - a repair, for example - isn't included and charged separately. Priority Marbella says that it coordinates "regular cleaning, garden care and pool service," without specifying on its web whether that cost goes inside the commission or is charged independently. Neither of the two concrete what happens with concierge or custom care at arrival, that in high-value villas segment often forms part of the commercial proposal but does not always appear broken down. The practical conclusion: it always requests a written breakdown of what the maintenance cover and what's charged apart, because "including" means different things as per the manager.
Groups, bonds and rules of the house
Ninguna de las cuatro gestoras de villas comprobadas —AndaluciaRentals, Pure Living Properties, Priority Marbella o GuestMarbella— publica en su web su política de fianzas ni su protocolo para grupos grandes o eventos. Es un vacío relevante: una villa con capacidad para doce o más huéspedes tiene un riesgo de daños y de conflicto con la normativa de ruido muy distinto al de un piso de dos habitaciones. Antes de firmar, pregunta explícitamente cuánto es la fianza, quién la retiene y gestiona una reclamación, y si la gestora limita o prohíbe eventos y celebraciones —muchas comunidades y ayuntamientos de la Costa del Sol han endurecido las normas sobre fiestas en viviendas turísticas, y la responsabilidad de hacerlas cumplir recae en la práctica sobre quien gestiona la vivienda día a día.
How charged: commission, flat fee or guaranteed income
Of the four confirmed managers, only Value published a concrete figure: 20 % + VAT commission for holiday rental, and a different commission - a month's income and VAT - if you choose for long term rental. Pure Living Properties, Priority Marbella and Guesthouse do not publish commission: we have to demand budget, that in villas usually vary depending on the plot, number of rooms and exact services contracted. To face the variable commission, guaranteed income is the other common model in the high segment: a company pays a fixed amount every month, assuming the risk of employment, in exchange for renouncing the owner to high season income peak. Neither model is better abstract for a villa: it depends on whether you prefer the potential of a well-sold strong season or the predictability of a fixed income. Can you see how the fixed income works at high-value area villas such as Puerto Banus.
Costs paid by the owner and those that do not
With the opacity of the villas with regard to published prices, the only real way to compare is to ask each manager for a written breakdown of what the owner pays for apart from the commission: maintenance of pool and garden beyond basic inspection, repairs and breakdowns, professional photo if not included in the release, and any dedicated concierge or welcome service. What should not be ambiguous is interstay cleanliness: the usual and right thing to do is to factor the guest at cost, within the amount of the reservation, as an additional margin for the manager.
Checklist to choose villas manager
Before signing with any village manager in Marbella, she requested in writing: the exact commission and on what basis it was computed, a breakdown of what covered the maintenance of the pool and garden versus what was charged apart, the policy of bonds and who manages a claim for damage, the protocol for large groups and rules of the house about noise and events, and whether there was permanency or exclusivity in the contract. If a pregnant woman cannot respond with clarity to these five points before signing, she will be unlikely to do so after you have guests at the village.
FAQ
How much does it cost to manage a tourist villa in Marbella?
Of the directors specialized in established villas, only AndaluciaRentals published figure: 20 % + VAT on rental vacation (and a month's rent + VAT if long term rental). The rest of the market - Pure Living Properties, Priority Marbella, GuestMarbella - does not publish commission on its public website: we have to demand direct budget and usually depend on the size of the plot and the exact services that it includes.
Is maintenance of pool and garden included in the commission?
It's up to every manager, and it's not always clear on the web. Pure Living Properties expressly clarifies that its maintenance package includes pool, garden and plant monitoring but that any additional service to that monitoring will be charged separately. Priority Marbella says that it coordinates cleanliness, garden and pool, without specifying whether the cost goes inside the commission or bills itself apart. He always asked about a concrete breakdown before signing.
What if a group of guests damage the village?
None of Marbella's confirmed villas managers publish their liability or damage management policy on their public website. It's one of the most important questions to ask before signing: how much bail, who holds it, and what if damage goes beyond that bail.
Is this better commission, flat fee or guaranteed rent for a villa?
La comisión variable —como el 20 % + IVA de AndaluciaRentals, o el 17 % + IVA de Bliss— te deja el potencial de ingreso alto en temporada fuerte, pero asumes tú el riesgo de ocupación baja. La renta garantizada, donde una empresa te paga una cantidad fija cada mes y asume ella la ocupación, da previsibilidad a cambio de renunciar al pico de temporada alta. Para villas de alto valor con temporada muy marcada, conviene comparar ambos modelos con cifras reales de tu vivienda, no con un porcentaje genérico.
What should I demand before hiring a villa manager in Marbella?
Five things in writing: the commission and on what basis is computed, what exactly includes maintenance of pool and garden, policy of bonds and damage, how they manage big groups and standards of the house, and if there's permanency or exclusivity in the contract. Most of the market doesn't publish this on its web: ask for it before signing, not after the first incident.
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