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Founder · Seda Private Homes

Ángel Molina.

Hotelier. Behind Hotel Estepona Plaza, recognised year after year by Booking, TripAdvisor, Expedia and Core Hospitality. Founder of Seda Private Homes — the same hotel discipline applied to private residences on the Costa del Sol.

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Estepona, Málaga
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Ángel Molina Baena — Founder of Seda Private Homes

Portrait · Estepona, 2025

The question that changed everything

“Why aren't the luxury villas of the Costa del Sol managed to the same standards as a five-star hotel?”

— The question that gave rise to Seda

After years managing hotels with Iberostar and founding Hotel Estepona Plaza, I kept seeing the same pattern: exceptional properties, mediocre management. Owners who didn't know what they earned or what they spent. Guests paying luxury rates for a holiday-apartment experience.

Owners deserved hotel operations. Guests deserved hotel service. Seda was the answer.

Career

The road so far

Training

Les Roches School of Hotel Management

One of the most recognised hospitality schools in the world. Training in international hotel management, revenue management, F&B and leadership of multicultural teams.

Bluche · Switzerland

8+ years

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts

Operational management in properties of a multinational chain. Direct work with teams in several countries and cultures, exposed to the most demanding hospitality standards of the mass and premium market.

Spain · International

Founder

Hotel Estepona Plaza ★★★

Owner-operator of a 36-room boutique hotel on the seafront. Hotel of the Year Spain (Core Hospitality), TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice, Booking.com Traveller Review Award, Expedia and Orbitz — five consecutive awards built from scratch.

Estepona · Málaga

Opening soon

Hotel Estepona Patio

Second property under development. The continuation of the model of intimate, high-quality hospitality in the historic heart of Estepona.

Estepona · Málaga

Founder

Seda Private Homes

Bringing the hotel model to the management of luxury private residences. The same discipline, the same standards, the same transparency — applied to the most exceptional villas of the Costa del Sol.

Costa del Sol

Languages

ESEspañol
ENEnglish
FRFrançais
PTPortuguês
DEDeutsch

01 · The hotel

Hotel Estepona Plaza, built on reviews.

A 36-room boutique hotel facing La Rada beach in Estepona. Recognised year after year by the platforms that measure the only thing that matters: what guests say when they get home.

36

Rooms 4 categories

9.6★

Average rating Booking · TripAdvisor

5

Consecutive awards Booking · TripAdvisor · Expedia · Orbitz · Core

No. 1

Hotel of the Year Spain · Core Hospitality

02 · The platform

One platform. Three sides.

Seda brings together what the industry keeps apart: the guest app, the owner dashboard and daily operations — one team, one story.

A · Guests

One app, one concierge.

Arrival, climate control, bookings and experiences — all in a single thread. No calls, no paper.

Guest App

B · Owners

Returns, quietly.

Clear monthly settlement, occupancy above the market and real-time reports.

SEDA OS

C · Operations

One team, not three.

Reception, maintenance, cleaning and revenue management under one command.

Booking Platform
SEDAPrivate Homes

03 · Recognition

The measure of a job well done.

Five consecutive awards — not for marketing, but for the only thing the platforms measure: what guests say when they get home.

More at hotelesteponaplaza.com

04 · Let's talk

A quiet conversation, in private?

Tell me which property you have in mind or what stay you are looking for. I will reply in a single thread — and introduce you to the team if you decide to continue.

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