Meaning of self catering Spain apartment

What is a self catering Spain apartment, an American friend of mine once asked.

Self catering means in this context that an apartment in all Spanish provinces, such as Majorca, Ibiza, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerte Ventura, La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro and Tenerife and main land Spain has everything basic for you to cater for yourself.

Or you could almost say that the apartment will cater for you.

A self catering Spain apartment has at least one bed or a sleeper couch. By the least, it has a corner with a 2 plate stove. It may also have an American kitchen which may be enclosed or semi open within the salon or studio, as seen in photo above.

It has the essential tools you need for cooking. It has a fridge and often even a washing machine. It has linen and blankets for sleeping, generally a TV and sometimes more electronic gadgets. It may come with a balcony, veranda, pool, garden and private parking.

What essentials does a self catering Spain apartment have at least?

1 bed or double bed or sleeper couch in which case the apartment is called a studio.

wardrobe locker to hang and store your belongings

table and chairs

small sofa or couch for sitting only, when no sleeper couch is there

bath or shower cubicle or both

American kitchen which may have its own door or

may be within a self catering apartment and may be open to one or more sides.

fridge/freezer

at least a 2 plate stove

basic cooking utensils such as pots and pans, crockery and cutlery

toaster, coffee maker etc are options

trash bin, cleaning tools, ironing board, iron, washing stand to peg up things

a self contained apartment in Spain often has a washing machine (no coins needed)

Water and electricity supply connected and licensed

Go from Meaning of self catering Spain apartment to apartment appliances, which is an exceptionally long list of items in a friend's apartment. It is for sale as a holiday home in Tenerife Los Gigantes. This resale apartment direct from owner even has a basic PC, which you may take over for free when you purchase the apartment. This shows you that self catering apartment in Spain is a very flexible expression. Coming to think of it ... My friend's apartment even caters for live fish by an aquarium. You can see this and more in the photo gallery of the apartment in Los Gigantes by the later link in this paragraph. Only, you must feed them. The apartment has no robot to do so. That would be in a self catering Spain apartment in a science fiction movie or in the future.

What I do not like about self catering Spanish apartments is that they often have outdated furniture taken over from some relative or even from a 2nd hand shop.

This trend is quite common with 2 bedroom or larger apartments for rent or sale in Spain. This habit, which does not appeal to me is less common in Tenerife holiday resorts, for example, but wider spread in Spanish villages and towns near a resort.



To sum it all up means, when you read self catering Spain apartment for rent or sale advertised, then it is is very often a holiday home.