Villa Yucca Palm was a terrible disappointment. Shortly upon arrival we noticed a bad smell emanating from one of the bedroom mattresses. Upon removal of the top sheet we were horrified to see what appeared to be the substantial remains of red wine vomit! We texted Mark and informed him that the mattress looked like a crime scene and expressed our disgust to which he told us that he would buy a new mattress but because it was Friday we would have to wait until Monday when the shops opened! We had to insist that something was done immediately so he reluctantly came over and removed the mattress and sprayed bleach on it. We couldn’t help but notice that the underside of the mattress was also stained indicating that this process of simply turning the mattress over every time someone had puked or peed had been going on for some time! As the world tries to recover after Covid, it’s horrific to think of the amount of bacteria that was on that mattress breeding and multiplying in the heat! Worse than that the person who changed the bedsheets could clearly see and smell that there was an obvious problem but they simply ignored it and that’s an irresponsible disgrace! After Mark drenched the mattress in bleach it stank the rest of the night so we had to open a door and off course that let all the hungry mosquitoes in. One of us then opted to sleep on the sofa but it was so tatty, worn and uncomfortable there was no real sleep that night.
The swimming pool. The blue painted surface of the swimming pool rubs off on you feet! The last time the bottom of the pool was painted it seems that the paint wasn't given sufficient time to cure so now it rubs off on your feet! We thought it was a bit funny and called it the SMURF pool! In all seriousness I don’t know how toxic the water was but I will say that a ‘hole’ or ‘patch’ developed on the bottom of the pool during our 10 day visit and it increased daily!
General condition. To describe the overall condition of the villa would require an entire chapter but sufficient to say that just about everything is showing signs of wear and tear and in need of repair. The wooden door to the exterior of the freezer is basically hanging on the ground and the inside of the freezer looked horrendous with some very unusual staining.
Noise. There are a LOT of dogs nearby and when one started barking they all started in unison and believe me they could go on like that for ages! It was especially irritating in the morning around 6 am.
Summary. We have previously posted reviews from villas we have visited including Israel, Egypt, Cyprus and Spain but in all honesty we’ve never encountered anything quite like Villa Yucca Palm. This is truly a place where the owner has chosen to milk the preverbal cow and turned a blind eye to some basic hygiene. It’s essentially a ticking bacterial bomb waiting to explode!