WOW - DO NOT HESITATE BOOK NOW!! Where to start about Carmen’s villa in Palma…. the pictures really do not do it justice. Huge property, very close to the outskirts of L’Arenal (which we wanted to avoid) in the middle of a large farm/open space. The pool speaks for itself – really big and yes it’s deep one end (as you would expect). Two of us were non-swimmers and had great fun with inflatables. As the pool is next to the main road you can sometimes hear passing traffic but it wasn’t a busy road and after a while you don’t notice it - esp if you lounge closer to the house as the pool area is very very spacious. As for the house - firstly it’s a picture perfect gated four storey typical Spanish home. The garden/grounds are extensive and perfectly kept. . Guests stay in one half of the ground floor. Lounge has large couch/sofa bed and a small TV (with scart connection). There is a huge fitted kitchen with dining table – fully equipped with everything you need to self-cater including pots/utensils/full size fridge freezer down to a hand held liquidiser, cheeseboard and grater to name a few! The three bedrooms are all well-furnished with spare pillows and cushions. Towels were provided which was convenient as we only had hand luggage. The bathroom was sparkly clean - the shower lacked a bit of power but we managed. There is a standard BBQ for guests to use in the garden. There are around 8 super friendly cats on the grounds – who stayed out of the house when told to. There is a lovely terrace with ample seating for dining and lounging which was great as we had two days’ rain. We chose to use taxis as not keen drivers but do hire a car to get round as the bus wasn’t that frequent and the walk to the bus stop looked a bit treacherous as technically there was no pavement in one direction (but we did brave it and manage to walk in the opposite direction into town). The property would be perfect for families (one of the bedrooms is set up as a kid’s room) or friends alike. There are lovely local restaurants very close by (literally 2 mins drive). We tried traditional Spanish at Case Gozo which Carmen recommended (and whose owner actually drove us back to the property when we asked to book a taxi back to the property after we couldn’t catch a bus!) and the seafood platter at Case de Polpo was superb! Aside the property the other best thing about our stay was the wonderful host Carmen – super helpful, bubbly and very kind from the moment we made first contact. She told us in advance there was a local supermarket we could go to but on arrival discovered it was closed on Sundays – so she offered to drive all of us to another local Spar and wait so we...