Alhaurin De La Torre: charming andalusian villa with pool and garden with palms, very calm. WIFI FREE

Villa is amazing - all facilities you could need and spotlessly clean. Considering rebooking for next year. Definitely need a hire car but within approximately half an hour you can visit Malaga, Marbella, Torremolinos, Benalmádena. WiFi didn’t glitch once - even with all 3 kids on their phones! Air Con in every room - thank goodness! Fly screen on windows also useful. Couldn’t fault it! Owners left us to it and provided both pool and bathroom towels.

Five friends and I stayed in this villa for 7 nights in June 2018 and it was absolutely wonderful.

Isabel gave us fantastic communication before we arrived in Malaga and throughout. When she realised we would be arriving earlier than anticipated, she arranged for her parents to be there to greet us. We arrived at the villa and Isabel's parents greeted us, and gave us a tour of the villa. Note: they only speak Spanish. They had left us water and a bottle of wine which was a lovely touch. Juan, Isabel's father, was an absolute angel: he offered to drive us to the nearest shop (10 minute drive) as we didn't have a car and waited in the carpark while we did our shopping. He then did the same thing 4 days later which was so incredibly useful and kind. We had a couple of issues during the week with the water being turned off (due to road works nearby) and also the shower leaking. This was annoying, but I texted Isabel and on both occasions Juan came quickly to the villa to do anything he could to help e.g. fixing the shower/taking us to the shop to get water. Juan also came to the villa everyday early in the morning to clean the pool area.

The villa is stunning. All three bedrooms were spacious with nice beds and well-maintained and very clean. The kitchen is quite small but okay with loads of cutlery, crockery, utensils and glasses which was really useful as we ate most meals in. The bathroom is really nice which a huge shower and there is also another smaller bathroom with a shower in the garden near the pool. The lounge and dining area is also lovely. If you want to eat out most nights, then a car is necessary.

We spent most of our time outside in the beautiful pool area. The dining table outside is great, as is the swinging chair and the veranda. There is a day bed which is amazing with beautiful views and 6 sun loungers with cushions and a parasol. The pool is the highlight of the villa: it is huge, nice temperature and just so beautiful. It's surrounded by palm trees and we just loved it. There is also a BBQ outside which we made full use of. The garden goes down quite far with lots of trees growing all sorts of fruits etc which was pretty too.

The views of the villa are astounding from dusk until dawn, and the local area is nice too. There is a small shop with essentials about a 10 minute walk and a couple of restaurants too. We didn't have a car so didn't venture out much, but the villa gave us so much satisfaction we didn't need one!

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We were delighted with the property. With superb views from the pool & patio area, a poolside changing room / toilet & shower plus barbecue block we couldn't fault it. We'll definitely be back next year

The accommodation was very clean and well presented with ample room for a family of 5. There is a lovely outside eating area and a very nice swing chair which was popular with our family. As we were there during July the weather was hot and sunny but being up on a hill there was a pleasant breeze. The pool is nice and well looked after. There was a lovely view over the valley with the sea in the distance. The property is easily accessible from Malaga airport but you definitely need a car to get around. Isabel was friendly and helpful and Juan's tortilla delicious. We would be happy to go back again.