Reviewing this villa was difficult, as we found its qualities either rated as a poor 1 star, or an outstanding 5 stars, with little in between. Starting with the five stars, the villa is beautiful and in an amazing location. Time and effort have clearly gone into how the villa is furnished, and little extras such as the maid every few days through to bathrobes hanging in the bathroom, really added to the experience of staying here. Staying as a couple we had plenty of space and found the villa to be well equipped. The balcony gives a lovely place to sit, and the view down to the coast really is incredible. The pool and gardens are beautiful, and are a secluded haven to enjoy the sun.
So now for the areas that really let the villa down. If you’re looking for seclusion and privacy, this is not the villa for you. Having enquired directly to the owner about privacy at the villa we were informed that the villa only comprises the top level of the house, and that there is another apartment downstairs; something the photos on the website do not make clear! We were advised that it would only be their daughter staying there, and that she would rarely be at the villa. However this turned out not to be the case, on our second day the daughter’s husband also arrived. Being on annual leave, he was around the villa for most of our stay. Their apartment has a large patio door that looks directly over the villa’s swimming pool. We felt like we were being continually watched, and that we had no privacy at the pool.
We had a number of other minor problems during our stay. For the first couple of days there were gardeners around the pool, using heavy machinery. We complained about this on the second day, and they were at least asked to move away from the pool area. We also had problems with the internet, which proved to be intermittent, and the dishwasher didn’t work at all. We kept finding centipedes in the house, and later discovered an infestation of them between the patio doors. We mentioned a number of these problems to the owners, however we felt like we were complaining on a daily basis.
This wasn’t the best villa we’ve ever stayed in and I think we would be unlikely to return. Although the owners apologised, and did offer to extend our stay at the villa, we had bookings for the second week of our trip and having discovered problems such as the centipedes, were quite content to be leaving. We tried not to make the problems a big deal, but we did feel let down