In general, it is a nice place. We especially appreciated the fact that the early check-in and late check-out was not a problem for the manager of the villa - super nice! The house was clean and prepared for our arrival. The management of the villa was very friendly and responsive - communicating in very good English. The location is excellent - very close to practically everything in El Arenal. There were some minor issues with i.e. water and heating but the manager of the villa fixed everything promptly and we were happy with the outcome. All in all, we had a good time and a good experience in the villa.
Now regarding the things we didn't like:
There was a camera monitoring the entrance **inside** of the house which we found a bit offputting. This single camera is monitoring mainly the stairway and the main entrance BUT mind that there is also one bathroom and one bedroom in its vicinity.
Unfortunately, like many houses in that area, this one too is rather old which has some drawbacks: low water pressure, a little bit outdated/uncomfortable furniture inside of the villa i.e. poor quality wooden chairs in the living room. Additionally, barely any electric sockets (extenders were not available in the villa) which made using electric equipment i.e. computers, tea maker and coffee maker at the same time a bit of a drag - we were 8 people.
The house rules (no music, no guests, etc.) and additional charges were unclear or a bit mixed up at the beginning and not mentioned in the description of the listing. For instance: there is an additional fee if you extend electricity/heating consumption quota. Some of it is included in the fee, but some of it is not (this additional deposit it is not optional). The confusion emerged when though we paid for over-consumption upfront we had to additionally ask for the heating to be enabled. It is also very difficult to control your consumption (gas bottles), so all of this seemed a bit not transparent and shabby, because of this, at this very moment we are not sure if we over-consumed and if the 100 EUR over-consumption deposit be returned.