We have stayed at the apartment on the 2nd floor for two weeks in November 2016 - with two small kids (5 and 2) and thoroughly enjoyed the stay. The apartment is big enough (although it feels like nothing is ever really big enough for highly active kids, doesn't it? :) ), has a lovely big terrace with an automatic retractable awning to keep you off sun in heat and warmer during colder nights. It packs a small, fully functional kitchen that we used a lot during our stay - the restaurants are plentiful in the vicinity, although the quality leaves a lot to be desired, while the prices are eye-rolling. The restaurants we enjoyed most (we haven't tried that many, to be honest) were Mr. India (right next to the apartment) and fairly authentic Italian pizza at La Cicala (at the beach). There are a couple of convenience stores around with the neighborhood Spar becoming our go-to place due to convenience and array of offer. A sandy beach is literally a couple of steps/minutes away - sheltered from the waves, it provides a great place for small kids to dip in the water. The wonderful beaches of Amadores and Anfi and only 10-15 minutes drive away and well worth checking out if this is your first visit of the island.
Overall, we have had a great time at the lovely Gran Canaria and will look to come back again. Tino and his mom are lovely, kind people and we thoroughly appreciated our exchanges with both. Once, we have somehow managed to lock ourselves out of the apartment in the evening, but Tino's mother came to the rescue in no time with the spare key. Thank you for that!
Having said that, there are a couple of things that didn't sit with us that well:
- STENCH - every now and then, a sewage stench would hit the town and stink it up. At first, it happened more on days when there was rain, but towards the end of our stay, it was present more.
- MUDDY WATERS - while the local beach is a lovely, sandy experience with fairly clear water, if you arrive early in the morning, it becomes very swamp/muddy like when the beach gets more populated.