The property is in a quiet village, with a small town nearby with a reasonable supermarket. The complex has a great pool, and incredible views down to the coast. The property is spacious, and has two decent sized bedrooms and bathrooms.
When we arrived, one of the bathrooms was not clean, with an unpleasant ‘welcome’ gift in the toilet. It was late and dark on our arrival, and we were tired after a long journey, so this was not the ideal start. The management company messaged us a few days into our stay, so we advised them of the bathroom issues, but had no response. We cleaned the place ourselves. On day 5 of our stay, the cleaner turned up unannounced to offer to clean. We weren’t expecting anyone as we’d had no communication back. She brought a bottle of wine as an apology. This was a nice gesture, but unfortunately the property doesn’t have a bottle opener, which is a first for anywhere I’ve ever stayed. By this point we had experienced so many other issues with the place that we just asked to be left alone. Every night the slats on the bed collapsed, so we had to rebuild it, and would lay there waiting for it to fall apart again. The door handle on one of the bedroom doors fell off. The plug mechanism on the bathroom sink didn’t work. The shower bracket in one of the bathrooms fell off. The outdoor furniture had holes in, and cushions missing. There were so many problems it almost became comical. To fix them all would have taken days, and we didn’t want further interruptions. Sadly the peace and quiet we had come here for wasn’t going to happen. Every couple of days the cleaner would knock on the door (normally when we were getting dressed or eating), or just let herself in to get something for other properties from the storage cupboard. We were never able to truly relax, waiting for the next unexpected visit.
We were hassled even further on the day we left. We had a knock on the door an hour before our checkout time asking when we would be gone. Not exactly the kind of added stress you want when you are already worrying about getting ready. Perhaps if more time is needed to prepare the property for the next guests (including the surprise in the toilet) they should state an earlier checkout time. The final insult was that when we tried to leave, via the steep steps from the front door, a hose pipe obstructed our path, and all the steps were soaking wet. It was as if they wanted a public liability claim. I was delighted to see that the patio area was being made spotless for the next guests, without the numerous dead flies and woodlice we had experienced.
I have stayed in numerous villas in my life, and never experienced anything quite like this. Unfortunately I cannot recommend this property.