As you can see from all the other reviews, the villa is stunning!
The welcome basket and extras in the fridge were perfect upon arrival! The sunsets and views from the villa are just stunning!
The kitchen is more than equipped and has tonnes of plates, cutlery, utensils for a large group as well as extra linen and towels in every room
We found the bedrooms comfy and the aircon to be brilliant too
The pool was warm and cleaned every day and the sun loungers were super comfy
However, there are a few points to add that is worth mentioning to other travellers looking to book the villa:
- As a previous review has stated, the wifi isn’t very good downstairs, the upstairs was great! But downstairs had no signal at all (Netflix did work on the TV as it was Ethernet powered)
- In any of the reviews, we can’t find the mention of the animals on the property which is strange. However, there are A LOT of local cats that frequently come to the house and there is also a dog on a chain in the front garden. We didn’t feel entirely comfortable with him being on a chain and asked the owner if he can be taken off but were told no. The cats and the dog are fed daily and given water when the pool cleaner comes at around 3pm, but we probably would have thought twice about booking if we knew there was a dog chained up outside. We are all pet people and love animals and felt rather uncomfortable with him being left outside in this heat all day and night. I understand there is a security requirement but this dog is very elderly and doesn’t have much vision, he didn’t even move when a car drove in.
- Every single shower head needs replacing as they all squirt water in every direction! The whirlpool bath didn’t work either. But we all had to get a bath after a day in 32 degrees heat (not ideal)
- The outdoor bbq was coal powered and we were not left any coal and arrived late on Saturday. All shops are shut on Sundays except mini markets so we couldn’t use the bbq for 2 days until we managed to find coal
- A car is definitely a recommendation as the nearest shop is 3.5 miles walk!
- A car is needed to take the bin bags to the local bin store alone. There is no large wheelie bins at the villa, they are located around 1 mile away and the cats will go in the bins if they aren’t moved asap
- Most other reviews have praised communication with the host but I found it to be very slow. I sent a message asking where the bins was and didn’t get a response for 11 hours.. messages were very sporadic but there was always a response
- One last point is that the villa is difficult to find as the air bnb directions (and the booking . com directions) take you to the middle of nowhere. It could be worth adding a sign to the main road to direct guests
Overall we had a pleasant stay at the villa and took some amazing memories from a family trip but the dog on the lead really did let it down for us and some TLC would make this a 5 star villa