After the first day of stresses and strains we had a wonderful time at Nicolas Condo
Top of my list...We had chosen the condo ultimately on the pic of the view from the balcony in reality it was nothing like that I was so dissapointed... The listing said nothing about the close proximity to the airport runway you can see the windows the planes are that close if you leave the windows open you can hear them... That said I don't mind planes they fascinate me so that did not matter to much, I was very uncomfortable about the sliding door on the main balcony as well there was no barrel in the door so it could not be locked I had to take all our valuables out every time as I was frightened someone could break in although I now know the area was very safe and the complex very secure... A safe would be handy.
Check in said 4pm we agreed 4 pm but when we arrived nobody was there after texting cynthia after half an hour she apologised and said she could be there in two and a half hours or she could send a friend over in half an hour we agreed on that in reality it was an hour, we couldn't find the parking space or the apartment it was 7.30pm by the time Alex left us.
I have been graphic in my review but I do want to say After the issues we had a lovely time Nicolas place is lovely clean, homely with a lovely atmosphere, everything you need and more is there from the extra fans to all the spices in the cupboards, the complex is also lovely and the residents are friendly pools and gardens are well maintained. The local area is very nice and the beaches (around 15 mins walk) are beautiful we thought better than Santa Monica lots of shops and Restaurants. The Condo is pretty much central for everything. For me the highlight of our stay in Nicola's Condo was the Humming birds... It took me ages to work out what they were there like little helicopters, for 6 days they captivated me I have never seen one before I would make a cup of tea and stand on the balcony from 6am till 8 am just watching them they are tiny beautiful creatures.
We definitely would stay again.