We had 2 weeks in this villa. On balance we had a lovely time there but there were some things which let the place down.
Good features:
- the a/c works very well as long as you stay stocked up with 1 and 2 euro coins for when it runs out.
- the pool is lovely.
- the mattress of the double bed was really comfortable and good pillows - these things count for a lot!
- its a very peaceful area.
- they offered to change the sheets after a week which was a nice touch (even though they were replaced with two singles rather than a double bottom sheet, and a duvet cover instead of a tio sheet which was quite funny.
- Parking is very easy on the street outside.
- wifi was really good at all times.
- hand soap, toilet paper, salt, peoper and cooking oil supplied.
Downsides:
- quite a few things were broken - the shower tap fell off every time you used it, the bathroom tap was wobbly as was the toilet in the en-suite, the drains were slow and the shower flooded until we realised if you took the plug strainer out, it didnt.
- I was surprised on the first night to discover that we could not lock the villa because the lock was broken. We were given a pretty good solution (other than fixing the door) which was keys for each bedroom to lock ourselves in at night or lock valuables in rooms when out. We were assured that it is a very safe place and that the outer door would always be locked. We felt quite relaxed about it but the outer door was often propped open because the villa above ours was used by a film crew for lunch for a week, and dozens of people came and went with the outer door open.
- I would not recommend it for toddlers because one of the electric sockets was hanging out of the wall.
- This is nothing to do with the apartment, but the beach is a 15 minute walk away, however it is down a VERY steep slope, Xaghra is 100m above sea level, so walking back up would be VERY hot in July/August.
- the kitchen is pretty basic. The villa sleeps 6, so they provide 6 small glasses, 6 plates, 6 forks etc. No break from constantly washing up...just not very generous, and basic things missing like no bread knife, no serving spoon (I had to use a mug). Ironing board, no iron. Tiny kettle that overheated if you tried to use it twice in a row to boil water to cook.