Glaser Group manages holiday rentals in Benahavís. The luxury villa belt has different economics from the coast: fewer weeks per year, much higher per-week revenue. We work with owners who want one hands-on manager rather than a rental-pool operation. Initial focus: La Quinta, Los Arqueros, La Alquería.
From the first photo to the last guest check-out. Everything you’d expect, plus the regulatory work most managers charge extra for.
Reviews from property owners whose villas and apartments we manage, verified on Google.
We have a few apartments for rent with Glaser Holiday Rentals. We are very satisfied with Maarten and his team. We receive excellent guidance throughout the rental process. We are well provided with all the necessary information and a monthly administrative update. The communication is pleasant. They take very good care of our apartments, tenants, and therefore us as well.
We use Glaser Holiday Rentalservice. We are extremely satisfied with this. The booking process is smooth and clear, and the communication is professional and friendly. What we particularly appreciate is the reliability and customer-oriented service. Agreements are honored well. This makes working with Glaser pleasant and worry-free. We can therefore wholeheartedly recommend Glaser to anyone looking for a reliable rental partner.
Superfijn verhuurbedrijf. Fijn contact en heel behulpzaam en ontzorgend.
We manage holiday and vacation rentals across our Benahavís neighbourhoods. Pick yours to see local short-term rental notes, occupancy rate patterns, and the VUT licences that apply.
Glaser Group is run by Maarten Glaser from an office in Arroyo de la Miel, ten minutes from most properties we manage. Dutch by birth, Costa del Sol by choice. GIPE and CEPI accredited on the real estate side.
I’m Maarten, Dutch, on the Costa del Sol since 2017. Glaser Group started in 2019 as a real estate business. Benahávís villa management is a specialist niche we manage selectively. The standards are higher and the operational demands more complex than apartment management elsewhere on the coast.
Every owner gets a senior member of our team as their direct contact, monthly statements with no surprises, and an honest opinion when something isn’t working. We’re family-run, and an Airbnb Superhost.
“If we wouldn’t recommend a property to a friend, we don’t take it on.”
Benahavís owners get a senior team member as their direct contact. The luxury villa belt rewards continuity: the same voice at the discovery call should be the same voice on the December owner-statement query. That’s the model we run, deliberately.
Benahavís statements work differently from coastal short-let. Fewer bookings per year, much higher per-booking revenue, longer guest stays, deeper operational setup. The statement reflects that pattern: every line itemised, premium-property costs traceable, the Christmas/New Year peak visible against the summer pattern.
Junta de Andalucía VUT through the Málaga delegation handled end-to-end. Many luxury developments (La Zagaleta, parts of La Quinta) have community rules that prohibit short-term rental entirely. We pull statutes before signing, every time, and walk away where the path isn’t there.
Our team covers Dutch, English, Spanish, German and more. Benahavís luxury villa guests are international and privacy-seeking, so discretion matters as much as language coverage. A real person is reachable around the clock. No chatbot, no shared inbox, no third-party contractor.
We keep the Benahavís list deliberately short. We don’t want a hundred villas here. We take on owners who prefer one hands-on manager to a rental-pool model, and who understand that some of the most desirable developments in the area have rules that close the door. We say no often, with the reason given.
A short conversation with Maarten and José about how we work, from our office in Arroyo de la Miel.
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No pressure, no commitment until you’re ready. We walk the property, run the numbers, explain what we’d do, and only then does a contract exist.
Every holiday rental on the Costa del Sol needs the Andalusian VUT (Vivienda de Uso Turístico). The national NRUA that briefly ran alongside it from July 2025 was annulled by the Spanish Supreme Court in May 2026 and is no longer required. The VUT is once again the single registration that counts.
We handle the VUT end-to-end: application through the Junta de Andalucía’s Málaga delegation, ongoing SES.HOSPEDAJES guest reporting, and the community-statute review that determines whether a licence is even available on your development. Straightforward applications process in a working day; developments with restrictive statutes need statute review before we commit.
If you already hold a valid VUT licence, it keeps its grandfathered status. No community vote needed. Only new applications in community buildings need a 3/5 majority in favour from the community of owners under the April 2025 amendment to the Ley de Propiedad Horizontal. Some developments prohibit short-term rental entirely in their statutes.
In Benahavís specifically: the gated luxury developments dominate the licensing picture. La Quinta Golf Valley and Los Arqueros have established precedents for VUT approvals, while several of the higher-end communities (including parts of La Zagaleta and El Madroñal) prohibit short-term rental entirely. Montemayor and Benahavís pueblo properties follow the standard Junta procedure.
Full VUT licence guideWeekly notes from the team — regulation, market dynamics, how things actually work.
A selection of the homes Glaser Group manages across the Costa del Sol; professional photography, local pricing data, in-person check-in on every arrival.
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The apartment was in a great location and maintained to a great standard. The amenities were clean and accessible. Jose was a great host, friendly and knowledgeable. The communication with Glaser was easygoing. We would definitely stay there again. Overall we really enjoyed staying with Glaser.
Wonderful stay, we would definitely return. Extremely responsive and helpful host, always went above and beyond and really wanted us to have a great stay! Apartment was spotless, bed was extremely comfortable!
The experience was fantastic. The service was exceptional, very professional, friendly, and attentive at all times.
Excellent host, perfect location, very clean and central with everything. Close to the sea, public transport and plenty of places to eat. Would book again without hesitating.
Had a very pleasant experience with this company. Communication is very good, and the apartment was above expectations! Would 100% recommend.
We had a wonderful stay in Glaser Holiday Homes. The apartment was clean, comfortable, and well located, making it easy to explore the area and enjoy the beach. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout our stay.
Benahavís sits in the western inland reach of the Glaser Group rental management network. We also actively manage across the Costa del Sol; every city runs on the same team.
Visit the Costa del Sol umbrella siteGlaser handles the Benahavís work most managers won’t: gated-development statute review, VUT licensing where viable, multi-portal listing on Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO, dynamic pricing on Benahavís comparables, in-person check-in, multilingual guest support, and monthly owner statements. Whether you were searching for a Benahavís villa rental manager, a Benahavís Airbnb management company, or a luxury short-let partner for the golf belt — that’s the service.
If your question isn’t here, call or message us directly. We answer honestly whether we’re the right manager for you or not.
Glaser offers several Benahavís management packages, each pairing a commitment length with a different balance of flexibility. Benahavís owners typically pick by development: La Quinta and El Madroñal premium-stay owners want one structure, Los Arqueros and La Alquería golf-belt owners often pick another. We walk you through the options at the discovery call.
Yes, owner-use blocks are standard. In Benahavís the typical owner pattern concentrates around premium-summer (4-8 weeks) and golf-season (October-November and February-April). La Zagaleta and El Madroñal owners often take additional family stays across the year. Tell us your dates and we block the calendar before the listing goes live. Reasonable owner usage is built into every Glaser management agreement; your property stays yours.
You don't until we've worked together. What we promise up front: a senior team member as your direct contact, a Benahavís monthly statement that ties out, and an honest no when we're not the right manager for your development. Benahavís enforces VUT licensing case-by-case rather than via blanket policy; viability depends heavily on the development, and we're explicit about which work and which don't.
We manage in Benahavís, alongside Benalmádena (our home city), Fuengirola, Mijas, Marbella, Torremolinos and Málaga. If your property is in any of those seven, or inland in Coín, Alhaurín el Grande or Alhaurín de la Torre, we'll route you to the right Glaser Group team. Properties outside the Costa del Sol: we don't operate there and we'll say so.
We share comparable figures from neighbouring Costa del Sol premium markets at the discovery call, adjusted for Benahavís-specific premium-belt characteristics. La Quinta, La Zagaleta, El Madroñal, Los Arqueros, La Alquería and Montemayor all behave differently. We're explicit about which figures come from operational data and which are directional from the broader market. Real numbers, real dates.
We onboard at handover or within three months of keys. Off-plan delivery is heavy in 2025-2026 in El Paraíso and the Atalaya hillside. Before formal onboarding we can advise on Benahavís-specific rental-readiness, including which schemes have favourable VUT positions and which developments have community statutes that effectively prohibit short-term rental. Formal management starts when the keys are in your hand.
Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO and more. Benahavís's premium golf-belt and luxury-villa audiences don't behave like coastal short-let towns. We list across all major platforms but lean into specialised premium and golf-stay channels that actually convert here. Direct bookings come through this site and the Costa del Sol umbrella.
Benahavís patterns around golf seasons: October-November and February-April are strong shoulder seasons that other Costa del Sol towns lack. Premium-summer (June-September) is dominant for villa stays. December-January is the quietest stretch but still pulls long-stay golf travellers. We pick the operational mix per property; there isn't one Benahavís low-season strategy.
When the community of owners has voted in favour of short-term rental (or where the property is an individual freehold villa with no community vote required), the Junta de Andalucía declaración responsable typically processes in 1-5 working days. The same Andalusian regional process under Decreto 31/2024 applies. In Benahavís the licence step is rarely the bottleneck; the community statutes of premium gated developments often impose stricter restrictions than municipal law alone, which is the real timing variable.
Yes, the 3/5 community-of-owners rule applies in Benahavís, as it does across Andalucía under the April 2025 amendment to the Ley de Propiedad Horizontal. In Benahavís many premium gated developments (La Quinta, La Zagaleta, El Madroñal) have community statutes that go further than the 3/5 rule, sometimes effectively prohibiting short-term rental as a matter of development character. Existing licences from before April 2025 are grandfathered. For every Benahavís property we consider managing, we read both the comunidad meeting minutes and the development's full statutes to confirm the position before recommending short-let.
No. The NRUA (Número de Registro Único de Alquiler) national register, introduced by Royal Decree 1312/2024 and briefly in force from 1 July 2025, was annulled by the Spanish Supreme Court in May 2026, holding that the State lacked the competence to create it. It is no longer required. Booking platforms must still verify a valid registration number, and in Andalucía that number is your VUT — the regional tourist-let licence (Vivienda de Uso Turístico) issued by the Junta de Andalucía under Decreto 31/2024. We handle it end-to-end at onboarding as part of the management package.
Owner statements are issued in the first week of each month for the previous month's reservations. Each statement breaks out platform commission, cleaning, maintenance, and our management fee separately so you can see exactly where the gross income goes. Bank transfers go out the same day the statement is issued. Year-end summaries are prepared every January for the Spanish tax year and sent to your gestor or accountant on request.
Yes. Every guest stay in a VUT property must be registered with the Guardia Civil under the SES.HOSPEDAJES system within 24 hours of arrival. We handle this for every Glaser-managed property; it's not work the owner needs to do. Failure to register guests is one of the most common causes of municipal fines for owners self-managing in Benahavís. The system requires guest passport details and stay dates; everything is logged and we keep records for the legal retention period.
Glaser's Benahavís management package is end-to-end: operational services that Spanish municipal law and platform algorithms both require, all included in one fee. Specifically: VUT licensing through the Junta de Andalucía · multi-portal listing on Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO and more · dynamic pricing calibrated on Benahavís comparables · guest enquiries and 24-hour multilingual support · in-person check-in (we don't use lockboxes) · welcome basket · SES.HOSPEDAJES traveller registration · cleaning · linen · maintenance coordination · monthly owner statements with platform fees broken out. Photography, professional towel and linen sets, and the N2 filing itself are quoted separately at onboarding.
Yes. Every VUT property is required to file the Modelo N2 declaration with the Junta de Andalucía each February for the previous year. We prepare the filing alongside your monthly statements through the year, so the data is ready when February comes. The N2 filing is a separately-quoted service rather than included in the standard management fee. For non-Spanish-resident owners, we also flag the Modelo 210 annual non-resident income tax requirement and route you to a Spanish gestor if you don't already have one.
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