Glaser Group is based in Arroyo de la Miel. Benalmádena rental management has been our home turf since 2018 — short-term Airbnb stays, vacation rentals, and Northern European long-stays, treated the way we’d want our own homes managed: carefully, in person, with the VUT paperwork handled. From Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa and Bil-Bil to Torrequebrada and the pueblo.
Glaser is a Benalmádena property management company based in Arroyo de la Miel, where our office has worked with property owners across Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa, Carvajal-Torremuelle, the Pueblo and Costa-Benalmádena since the rental division launched. Our Benalmádena property management service covers everything Spanish law and the booking platforms now require: VUT licensing through the Junta de Andalucía, NRUA registration under Royal Decree 1312/2024, multi-portal listing on Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO, dynamic pricing tuned to Benalmádena comparables, in-person guest check-in (we don't use lockboxes), 24-hour multilingual guest support, monthly owner statements, and annual N2 filing. Whether you've been searching for a Benalmádena property manager, a Benalmádena Airbnb management company, a vacation rental manager, or short-let management for your Benalmádena apartment — that's what we do.
A short conversation with Maarten and José about how we work — from our office in Arroyo de la Miel.
Most rental managers on the Costa del Sol treat your property like inventory. We treat it like the second home you trusted us with — because that’s what it is.
We manage holiday and vacation rentals across our Benalmádena neighbourhoods. Pick yours to see local short-term rental notes, occupancy rate patterns, and the VUT licences that apply.
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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.
I’m Maarten — Dutch, on the Costa del Sol since 2017. Glaser Group started in 2018 as a real estate business, run from our office in Arroyo de la Miel. The holiday rental arm came in 2025.
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, GIPE and CEPI accredited.
“If we wouldn’t recommend a property to a friend, we don’t take it on.”
Every Benalmádena owner is assigned a dedicated senior contact from our team — based in Arroyo de la Miel, ten minutes from most of the properties we manage. Not a ticket, not a shared inbox, not a rotating account manager. The same voice you spoke to at the discovery call answers your owner statement question in November.
Every Benalmádena property gets an itemised monthly view: platform income, community fees, cleaning turnover, maintenance flags. The split between summer short-stays and the Northern European long-stay winter shows up on the same line, so the seasonality of your block is visible at a glance.
VUT through the Junta de Andalucía Málaga delegation, NRUA registration, the annual N2 filing every February. Community-vote conversations in Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa and Torrequebrada blocks where they come up. Benalmádena’s ayuntamiento moves faster on most paperwork than Mijas or Marbella; that timing matters.
Dutch, English, Spanish, German across the team — and beyond. Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa pulls Scandinavian and Dutch repeat guests; Torrequebrada leans British golf; Arroyo de la Miel is where Dutch long-stay retirees come back winter after winter. Every guest answered in their language matters more here than the brochures suggest.
Benalmádena is our home city. We know the buildings, the community managers, the seasonal rhythms by block. But not every Benalmádena property fits the Glaser approach — if your block has voted prohibition with no path to a licence, or your unit can’t pass the Junta minimums, we’ll say so at the discovery call rather than after onboarding.
From the first photo to the last guest check-out. Everything you’d expect — and the regulatory work most managers charge extra for.
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.
Selective by design. Every property below is managed by our Benalmádena team — professional photography, local pricing data, in-person check-in on every arrival.
We had a wonderful week at Pueblo Evita. The apartment was lovely, triple glazing helped keep the noise of the road out. Lovely balcony with a bbq. Everything was clean and spotless. Pool at the facility was fantastic, and the pizza’s at the clubhouse we would highly recommend. Lots to do in the area, 2 supermarkets right next door, nice restaurants, bus stop right outside, and an easy walk to the beach. We hope to come again.
Very nicely decorated, bright, friendly and modern apartment with great views in a good location. Above the apartment there is another terrace with loungers, table and chairs and a bar hut (incl. washing machine). The reception was very friendly and helpful and the apartment sparkling clean and like new. We enjoyed our time there and would be happy to come back.
The place was very clean and well decorated. The rooftop terrace was a real highlight. Accessibility was great, the host was very friendly and the taxis were well organised. Overall impression very good.
The apartment is super nicely laid out and has a new kitchen, new bathroom and a completely refreshed interior. The view from the roof terrace to the mountain is great — you can really relax up there. José was always directly accessible and very friendly. The maintenance team was also super friendly and took care of any issues on time. We really enjoyed the stay.
Fabulous place. We stayed here for 4 weeks and were not disappointed. Fantastic location, lots of great restaurants and bars on the doorstep and a two-minute walk to the sandy beach. Brilliant and friendly hosts who responded immediately to any requests we had. Would definitely recommend. We will definitely be returning.
My experience in this house has been wonderful. It met all my needs and I felt very comfortable. It exceeded my expectations.
Every holiday rental on the Costa del Sol needs two licences: the Andalucian VUT (Vivienda de Uso Turístico) and the national NRUA number (Royal Decree 1312/2024, mandatory from July 2025).
Both the VUT and the NRUA must be registered in the name of the rental management company, not the individual owner — which means the compliance responsibility sits with us, not you. Straightforward applications can be processed in as little as a day.
If you already hold a valid VUT licence, it keeps its status under the old rules — no community vote needed. Only new applications in community buildings require a 3/5 majority vote under the April 2025 amendment to the Ley de Propiedad Horizontal. Some newer developments prohibit short-term rental entirely.
In Benalmádena specifically: the ayuntamiento processes community-vote paperwork relatively quickly compared to Mijas or Marbella, and Puerto Marina, Benalmádena Costa and Torrequebrada blocks have established precedents for VUT approvals. Torremuelle and Arroyo de la Miel follow the same standard Junta procedure. Our team files every N2 declaration with the Junta de Andalucía each February.
Full VUT licence guide →Genuine local knowledge isn’t a marketing line — it’s the small operational details that compound into better guest reviews and higher annual yield. A few specifics our team works with day-to-day:
The marina — restaurants, boats, walking distance to the beach. The lifestyle is what guests come for.
Gated developments with their own community rules. We check the statutes per building before taking a property on.
Where Costa del Sol locals live rather than where tourists holiday. A real Spanish town — market on Saturdays, walkable, train station.
Cercanías train into Málaga and a wide sandy beach. Two clear selling points for the listing.
Weekly notes from the team — regulation, market dynamics, how things actually work.
Benalmádena is the home base of Glaser Group and one piece of a wider rental management network running the full length of the Costa del Sol. We also actively manage Torremolinos rental management, Mijas rental management, Fuengirola rental management, Marbella rental management, Benahavís rental management and Málaga rental management, plus three inland-anchor sites in the Guadalhorce valley. The Costa del Sol umbrella site connects every city team.
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 Benalmádena management packages — each pairs a commitment length with a different balance of flexibility. Benalmádena owners typically pick by sub-market: Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa and Costa apartment-block owners want one structure, Pueblo and Carvajal-Torremuelle owners often pick another. We walk you through the options at the discovery call.
Yes — owner-use blocks are standard. In Benalmádena the typical owner pattern splits across summer (Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa and beachfront 4-6 weeks across June-August) and Easter (the Pueblo white village 1-2 weeks). 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 (Benalmádena is our home city — Maarten or his deputy is on the ground), a monthly statement that ties out, and an honest no when we're not the right manager for your block. Building-vote dynamics in Benalmádena vary by urbanisation; we read the comunidad minutes before saying yes.
Benalmádena is our home city — the Glaser office sits in Arroyo de la Miel, planta 1, local 57. We actively manage here alongside Fuengirola and Mijas (our daily operational triangle), and we're opening for select owners in Marbella, Málaga, Torremolinos, Estepona and Benahavís with a shorter onboarding queue. If your property is in any of those eight, we'll route you to the right team. Outside the Costa del Sol — we don't operate there and we'll say so.
Yes — at the discovery call. Benalmádena is our home city and our densest data set; we share comparable figures across the three sub-markets separately — Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa apartments, Costa beachfront, and Pueblo white village. Mixing those three would distort the picture, so we keep them apart. Real numbers, real dates.
We onboard at handover or within three months of keys. Before that we can advise on Benalmádena-specific rental-readiness — particularly which Costa apartment buildings have a clean 3/5 community-vote position and which villa urbanisations near the Pueblo have changed character recently. Formal management starts when the keys are in your hand.
Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO and more. Benalmádena's mixed audience — Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa nightlife guests, Costa beach families, Pueblo culture-stay travellers — means we list across all major platforms and tune the channel mix per property. Direct bookings come through this site and the Costa del Sol umbrella.
Different sub-markets, different low-season patterns. Costa-Benalmádena's beachfront stays steady year-round thanks to Northern European long-stay retirees. Puerto Marina & Benalmádena Costa dips in winter but recovers strongly Easter-to-October. Pueblo's shoulder seasons (April-May, September-October) are often the strongest weeks. We pick the mix per property; there isn't one Benalmádena 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. The community vote itself is a separate prerequisite, not part of the licence-processing time.
Yes, the 3/5 community-of-owners rule applies in Benalmádena, as it does across Andalucía under the April 2025 amendment to the Ley de Propiedad Horizontal — a three-fifths majority vote is required in community buildings before any new VUT licence can be granted. Existing licences from before April 2025 are grandfathered. Benalmádena's enforcement is moderate compared to Mijas or Marbella, but vote positions vary block-by-block. We read each comunidad's meeting minutes for every property we consider managing before recommending short-let as the operational plan.
Yes — every short-term rental property in Spain must be registered in the NRUA (Número de Registro Único de Alquiler), the national rental register created by Royal Decree 1312/2024. Registration has been mandatory since July 2025. Without an NRUA number, Airbnb, Booking.com and other platforms now block listings. We handle the NRUA registration alongside your VUT licence at onboarding — it's part of the management package, not charged separately.
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 Benalmádena. The system requires guest passport details and stay dates; everything is logged and we keep records for the legal retention period.
Glaser's Benalmádena management package is end-to-end — operational services that Spanish municipal law and platform algorithms both require, all included in one fee. Specifically: VUT and NRUA licensing through the Junta de Andalucía · multi-portal listing on Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO and more · dynamic pricing calibrated on Benalmádena 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 · and annual N2 filing each February. 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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