About Andalucia Hideaways

Gary and Kirsty Biston have over 40 years experience working in the travel and hospitality industry. They met whilst working for Simply Travel, and as former Directors were instrumental in the setting up of Simpson Travel – a specialist in villa and hotel holidays in Andalucía, Mallorca, Corsica, Italy, Sicily, Morocco and the Greek Islands.

Gary originally trained as a chef, before moving into hotel management and the travel industry. Kirsty studied and worked in the Dominican Republic; between them they have lived and/or worked in Austria, France, Greece, Morocco, Colombia, Spain and her islands.

In 2004 they moved to Spain where their daughter Lily was born in Málaga and two years later their son Oliver, was born in Jerez; they now live in Medina Sidonia where both their children are at the local schools. In addition to managing their boutique guesthouse Casa de Medina and their stylish villa Casa Lucia, Gary is hands on with Andalucía Hideways, whilst Kirsty also runs her own property management company called Andaluz Properties. In their (limited) spare time they continue to enjoy travelling – and have just come back from Morocco.

Having worked in a variety of positions, in many European countries and Latin America, for both mass market and specialist operators - Gary and Kirsty have a well rounded background. They have travelled extensively, initially as single people, then as a couple and now as a family – and work hard to understand and thus exceed the varying needs of their clients It comes natural to them to try that little more, to offer better than the rest - examples being Casa de Medina which has received rave reviews since opening its doors in 2005 - with some guests returning 5 times, whilst Casa Lucia is already welcoming back repeat clientele in its second year of operation.

Gary and Kirsty have established themselves in western Andalucía – enjoying the endless beaches, the cultural treasures of the cities, the rural splendour of the national parks under blue skies and warm sunshine. They are fully aware that to maintain the future for their children and their home in Spain depends on loyal clients enjoying a wonderful holiday and wanting to return or better still recommending Andalucía Hideaways to all their friends and family.

Gary says, ‘I have not only visited each property but have stayed in each on at least one occasion – I could not be better qualified to help guests make an informed decision when booking their holiday’.

Kirsty says, ‘I get great satisfaction when I read the clients comments in the guestbooks in both Casa de Medina and Casa Lucia. People work so hard nowadays, that they can recoup their energies and clearly enjoy the relaxing environments we have created is hugely rewarding - this is not just a job, but a lifestyle.