Francisco’s home is located in the beautiful hills above Malaga and boasts incredible views of the city and coastline. The road up to the house is only moderately challenging for Spain, but construction made things slightly more difficult. Googl Maps provides the right location.
Check in took around half an hour. Francisco’s father let us through the gate after a five minute wait. Parking is right inside the gate and the provided fob lets you in and out the gate with ease.
There were many rules and instructions for the lights, roll shutters, washer, hot tub, etc. upon check in. It would have been helpful to have a manual of some sort but our hosts were quick to answer our questions. My wife was nonplussed when her Spanish was criticized by the host after a week of compliments elsewhere in Spain.
The unit itself is very private with beautiful sweeping views through large windows. It’s large, spacious and well-equipped. The AC works great and keeps the unit cool when in use despite hours of sun exposure.
The hot tub was something we most looked forward to. There are complicated instructions to remove and replace the cover due to the potential for strong winds. As others have mentioned, it also requires hours of notice to use because it is not kept heated. The pool is also not heated, but this is common in this region. The hot tub and pool are both part of the family home (not the rental unit) and are in its full view.
We used the hot tub on the second night of our stay and it was a big disappointment. Despite lots of notice, it was only like warm and not well chlorinated. My wife and I both woke up with a mild body rash the day after using it.
Overall, I would probably not stay again but this place has huge potential if the few common issues mentioned in the reviews are resolved.