Overall we enjoyed our 10 days at the Villa.
The location is great (don't worry about the new hotel to the rear of the property, you genuinely won't really notice it's there); the size of the villa and the layout is great plus the pool was fantastic for the kids, especially with the security fence around the outside preventing any potential for accidents.
Marga is a good host, the Villa is not hers so there're things she is unable to do but whatever she can do is always done fast and with a smile.
It has previously been let through the Villa Plus scheme and is tired and lacking certain maintenance. Judging by the fire extinguisher that went out of date in March 2016, has been let through Airbnb since then.
Upon opening the broken front door we were hit with an overriding smell of damp which we discovered was the kitchen cupboards. We may have been the first visitors of the season and had to wash everything we needed before using it and ventilated the entire place.
Like in most villas all the basic utensils and cutlery you'd expect are provided plus an eclectic mix of random items people have bought and left behind, the obligatory set of blunt knives are in a neat rack ready to mash fresh tomatoes.
The kitchen is however a great size and we cooked meals for 7 on a few occasions (not only toast for breakfast).
We were unable to use the BBQ as a bush has grown over the top of it.
The beds are all singles, pushed together in some rooms, which isn't a huge issue but the rubber/plastic mattress protectors are due to their noise and how hot they make a bed. Hotels don't use these so I'm not sure why this villa needs to be fitted like a halls of residence.
Whilst talking beds, the travel cot was broken on one side when we arrived but Marga is aware of this and said a new one is being sorted. A proper 50mm thick mattress for the travel cot is provided, which was great and helped our daughter sleep.
A Sky box is connected to the TV but it doesn't show any Kids TV; BBC; ITV; C4; 5; Sky channels or sport. To be honest, we only discovered this because it rained for 3 hours on one day but I'm not sure why it's there if it doesn't show the channels and programmes people may want to watch from home.
The internet also failed on two occasions but Marga made a call and someone came round within 30mins to fix it.
I'm sure Marga is talking to the owners about the above and other maintenance items we told her about.
The thing to take away from this review is the villa is a great size, in a great location with a great pool.