live-in housekeepers, elderly carers and couples for pazos and country homes
In Galicia and Asturias we select live-in staff: housekeepers who live at the house, elderly carers, nannies, domestic couples and caretakers for pazos and estates, permanent or seasonal. In-depth interviews, verified references and the first candidates in under 3 hours.
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DOMESTIC STAFF IN GALICIA AND ASTURIAS
Live-in staff in Galicia and Asturias: from the city home to the pazo
Galicia and Asturias share a kind of family and home that looks nothing like Madrid: spacious apartments in the centre of A Coruña, Vigo or Oviedo where several generations live together, detached houses in Oleiros, Nigrán or Somió and, in the countryside and on the coast, pazos, indiano houses and estates with land handed down from parents to children. These are homes where staff stay for years and where the person who joins ends up being part of the house.
We select live-in staff only, and in the north-west that matches what is asked for: the carer who moves in with elderly parents so they never have to leave their home, the live-in housekeeper for the larger properties, the nanny who lives with the family and — the thing that sets Galicia and Asturias apart from the rest of northern Spain — couples for pazos, indiano houses and estates with land, both for resident families and for those who return every summer from Madrid or from abroad. Live-out and hourly work we don't cover here.
At Maids & Co we help these families find the right person through in-depth interviews and direct reference checks with previous employers. Before we put anyone forward we have a clear picture of what each home needs: elderly relatives, children, size, land and calendar. We present only candidates who fit, and we support you through the contract, the registration and the first weeks.
We don't have an office in Galicia or Asturias: we select from Madrid, interview candidates there and introduce the shortlist to you there before anyone relocates. Here a placement usually lasts years, so we spend longer on references: we call the previous employers and, when there is a pazo or an estate, the staff already working there. The first profiles reach your portal in under 3 hours and very specific ones can take up to 48 hours.
We work on success: you only pay if you hire.No cost until the selection is complete. Replacement guarantee included.
Live-in staff in the cities and along the north-west coast
A Coruña
Oleiros
Vigo
Nigrán
Santiago de Compostela
Pontevedra
Sanxenxo
Lugo
Ourense
Oviedo
Gijón
Avilés
Llanes
Ribadesella
Lastres
Cudillero
+ all of Galicia and Asturias, from Sanxenxo to Llanes
AREAS OF GALICIA AND ASTURIAS
Where we work in Galicia and Asturias
A Coruña
Stately apartments in the Old Town and the Marina, and detached houses in Oleiros, Santa Cruz and Perillo, home to many of Galicia's business families. Requests are for a live-in housekeeper experienced in large homes and a carer for parents still living in their Ensanche apartment.
Vigo
Galicia's largest city, with families in the centre and detached homes in Nigrán, Baiona and A Ramallosa facing the Cíes islands. Live-in housekeepers for the Val Miñor houses, with their own room and bathroom on the ground floor, and live-in nannies who drive for the schools of Nigrán and Baiona.
Santiago de Compostela
Stone houses in the historic centre, apartments in the Ensanche and restored pazos on the outskirts. Families connected to the university and the regional government looking for trusted housekeepers, and pazos that need a couple living on the estate.
Oviedo
The Asturian capital, with spacious apartments in the centre and detached homes in La Florida, Las Caldas and Colloto. Resident families with steady schedules who mostly ask for live-in carers for elderly relatives who will not leave their home, and the occasional live-in housekeeper for the detached houses on the edge of town.
Gijón
Apartments facing San Lorenzo beach, detached houses in Somió and La Guía, and families who split their time between Gijón and Oviedo. Live-in housekeepers for the houses of Somió and La Guía, and seasonal staff for those who open the house in July and close it in mid-September.
Llanes
Indiano houses and villas beside the Toró, Poo and Barro beaches, many owned by Madrid families who return every summer. Seasonal live-in housekeepers who open the house in June and run it until September, and caretaker couples for the estates that sit empty the rest of the year.
Ribadesella
Villas along Santa Marina beach and mansions in the old quarter, the summer home of generations of Asturian and Madrid families. Live-in housekeepers who join the family for the season, and seasonal live-ins who have the house aired and ready on the day they arrive.
Galicia and Asturias have a steady underlying demand, that of the resident families of A Coruña, Vigo, Santiago, Oviedo and Gijón, and a very marked summer demand. Between June and September the families who live in Madrid or abroad come back and open the house in Sanxenxo, Llanes, Ribadesella or the Rías Baixas; they need staff to prepare it before they arrive and run it through the season.
For those homes we select two roles, both live-in: the seasonal housekeeper who opens, runs and closes the house between June and September, and the live-in who travels with the family from their main residence, with accommodation and rest days agreed in writing. The estates, pazos and indiano houses that stand empty the rest of the year are the natural territory of caretaker couples.
The working language is Spanish; Galician is a real asset in many homes, especially in elderly care and rural areas, and we take it into account. English is requested by families who live abroad and by some connected to the university and the companies of A Coruña and Vigo.
DOMESTIC COUPLES
Couples and domestic couples in Galicia and Asturias
Galicia and Asturias are a land of homes with grounds: pazos around Santiago and Pontevedra, indiano houses in Llanes, Ribadesella or Colombres, inland estates with meadows, vegetable gardens and stables. Many stand empty for much of the year and need someone living there, looking after the land and the animals and having the house ready when the family arrives. For these we select caretaker couples with genuine estate experience.
For large homes lived in all year we select domestic couples: two contracts, two sets of hours and a clear division between what happens indoors and what happens outside, written down before they start. In both cases the couple has a dwelling or a wing of its own on the property.
How you hire domestic staff in Galicia and Asturias with Maids & Co
A clear process from start to finish, with a single point of contact who knows your home.
1
Tell us what you need
A five-minute brief by phone, WhatsApp or the form: duties, schedule, area and salary. We define the exact profile with you.
2
Profiles in under 3 hours
The first matching profiles reach your client portal: in-depth interview done and references checked with their previous employers.
3
Interviews and a 2-day trial
Schedule in-person or video interviews from the portal and, if you wish, try the candidate at home for two days before deciding.
4
Contract and Social Security registration
You only pay when you hire. We advise you on the terms and, if you prefer, our labour team handles the contract and the registration.
WHAT THE FEE INCLUDES
What's included and what we never charge
What's included
Selection with an in-depth interview of every candidate
References verified directly with previous employers
Advice on the contract and Social Security registration
Free replacement during the first 6 months
Support until onboarding, plus your client portal
What we never charge
The search: you pay nothing until you hire
Monthly or sign-up fees
Lock-in or commitment of any kind
FEES & GUARANTEE
One-off fee and a 6-month guarantee
You pay nothing during the search. Only once you take the person on and you're happy do you pay a single fee: the equivalent of one month of the agreed salary, plus VAT. No subscriptions or lock-in.
Other domestic services in Galicia and AsturiasLive-in cooks, housekeepers who run the home, drivers, gardeners and caretaker couples for pazos, estates and indiano houses.
COSTS & SALARIES IN GALICIA AND ASTURIAS
Live-in staff in Galicia and Asturias: salary and monthly cost
Live-in staff in Galicia and Asturias: salary and monthly cost
Type
Market salary (2026)
Estimated total cost
Live-in housekeeper
€1,500 – €2,500/month
+ employer's Social Security (≈ 22%)
Indicative 2026 market figures for Galicia and Asturias based on the current minimum wage (RD 126/2026). The real cost depends on the hours, location and each home's needs. At Maids & Co you pay no agency fee until the selection is complete.
Clients who hire domestic staff with Maids & Co in Galicia and Asturias
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Hiring domestic staff in Galicia and Asturias: what you need to know
Our national reference runs from €1,500 to €2,500 gross a month; separate from that are the Social Security contributions, which the family pays. In the north-west the salary is pushed up by the size of the pazo or the house, by elderly relatives in it and by isolation: a house in Oleiros is not the same as an estate twenty minutes from the nearest village. The figure for the post comes with the quote.
Yes, it is the most repeated brief in the north-west: live-in carers with care qualifications who can hold together both the house and the person they look after. We check references one by one and weigh experience with reduced mobility, cognitive decline and medication routines. We also ask the question that decides it here: whether the candidate is willing to live in a small village without a car of her own.
Yes. It's one of the most characteristic roles in Galicia and Asturias: caretaker couples who live on the estate all year and look after the house, the land and the animals, and domestic couples for large homes that are lived in. We define the split of duties, the separate accommodation and the terms with you before proposing anyone.
Yes. We select seasonal live-ins who open the house before you arrive and run it until September, with an end date in the contract, and live-in housekeepers who travel with the family from Madrid or from abroad. It's worth telling us in spring: on the Galician and Asturian coast, summer demand is concentrated into a few weeks.
In the detached houses of Oleiros, Nigrán or Somió the live-in has her own room and, almost always, her own bathroom; at pazos, estates and indiano houses there is usually a whole dwelling for the couple, with its own entrance. We look at it before the post goes out, because a caretaker's house with no heating in January ends in someone leaving two months later.
Housekeeper, carer, nanny, cook, a housekeeper who runs the home, a couple and caretakers for a pazo or estate: all of them live on the property, on permanent or seasonal terms. Live-out and hourly work we don't cover in the north-west; if that is what your flat in central Vigo or Oviedo needs, the best we can do is tell you and not waste your time.
The family is the employer and registration is mandatory from the first day of work. When a couple joins there are two contracts and two registrations, and it is worth planning for that from the start. Our employment team can handle the whole thing, monthly payslips included.
We don't have an office in Galicia or Asturias, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. The search runs out of Madrid, candidates are interviewed there or by video, references are checked by phone, and we travel to the pazo or the house when it needs seeing from the inside. The guarantee is followed up exactly as if we were ten minutes away.
The first verified candidates are in your portal in under 3 hours; a very specific brief can take up to 48. We work with people from A Coruña, Vigo, Santiago, Oviedo and Gijón, and with live-in housekeepers, carers and couples from other provinces who accept a move to the north-west, which is normal when the post includes a place to live.
