8/10 Good
Shelley C.
8 Jan 2019
Amazing Property and Beach Location but not Easily Accessible
Firstly, the property pictures are exactly as it is, it is in am amazing location perfectly overlooking the beach and one could not fault it in any way. The villa itself is wonderful with light, airy and spacious rooms. Everything you need is there both inside and outside and you can access the beach in just a short stroll out of the gate.
There are quite a few "house rules" such as no sand to be in or outside of the house. This is obviously important but coming up from the beach and making sure you dont still have sand on your feet is a little unrealistic since the tap on the beach is on the beach and you have to walk from it back to the house. We spent a lot of time washing the outside down and sweeping away sand for fear of a fine.
The second big rule is the toilet tissue. You aren't allowed to flush it down the toilet at all and are told many times both in person and in writing that there is a 400 euro fine should they find out that it has happened. We found this to be a little tricky and a bit of a frustration to have to keep emptying the bin every day and taking the used tissues outside to empty but had to accept it is the same across the island and they are only trying to preserve water.
The property is not close to anything and there are no tourists in this area at all. If i had to pick something that may have made me look at alternatives this would be it. There are no restaurants closeby which is a real shame. There is also no shop and we really struggled to get basic supplies as had to order a taxi daily to go to the main supermarket. It was only around 5 euros in the taxi but would have been lovely to just be able to walk to a shop to get water at least. THere is a coastal path that takes you to Playa Melenares that has a handful of restaurants. They arn't very english orientated so take a translator of some kind for ease of ordering. Also they closed early when we were there and we had to eat out at 2ish daily or get a taxi to Las Palmas (around 30 euros in a cab)
The garage is used by the neighbour so if you do have a hire car it would have to go on the street which, from our view was pretty tight on the parking front.
The 5th bedroom is not inside the property. Wasn't a problem for us but might be for those with young children. Also no internet in that room and building works outside meant the person in there was woken at 730 daily.
Overall had a great stay but would probably choose a different location next time
Shelley C.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018