Our stay at Villa Florida unfortunately did not turn out well. It started off well with good communication with Cristina (the property manager) and Miguel (the owner who met us at the property). Miguel was very kind in showing us around the property. The communication was a little difficult, as Miguel did not speak much english, and our spanish is not great. But we managed. The location of the villa is great, right outside Fornalutx, with great views of the mountains. And the grounds of the property, while a bit unkept, were nice, with lots of fruit to pick and exploring for the kids to do.
Once Miguel left and we started to settle in, we encountered several large issues with the villa. The primary one is that the basement room (one of the 2 bedrooms) was basically uninhabitable due to the very strong mildew smell. Our kids woke up after the first night down there smelling of mildew, and our son was a bit stuffed up. The mildew was due to the fact that it has been a wet spring, and the room does not get a lot of light. Apparently the mildew is an issue during this time of year. Regardless, it was not pleasant. Another large issue, though lesser than the first one, is that the double/queen bed in the master BR upstairs is quite creaky. Anytime someone moves, the bed makes a very noisy creaking sound which makes it quite difficult to sleep. The bed was mentioned in a previous post, though we found the actual issue to be different (very noisy vs. uncomfortable mattress). We did not sleep well the two nights we were there. There were other concerns, including the fact that the bathroom door did not close properly, so that it would pop open all the time, and that some of the dishes were not entirely clean.
We raised these issues with Cristina and Miguel, so hopefully they will be addressed for the next renters.