10/10 Excellent
Sarah S., Berlin, Germany
23 May, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The Perfect Place for your Office Retreat
Málaga
We stayed at La Era with 15 people for our annual office retreat and we couldn't have picked a nicer venue for this! The villa is a former hotel, which offers a lot of space and the most amazing views!
Even before our arrival we were very well instructed by Juan, who also gave us lots of tips on what to do during our stay (visiting the Caminito del Rey was definitely the best advice!), where to go grocery shopping and even where to find the best offer for rental cars. When we arrived we were kindly greeted by Mariano, who showed as around and explained everything we needed to know.
The villa is very well taken care of: Tidy, clean and has an extremely well equipped kitchen, where we enjoyed cooking for the entire team on a daily basis. The garden and the whole area around the house are also in great shape! We also enjoyed the pool a lot, which wasn’t heated, but it was great to cool ourselves off even with „only“ 21-25° outside.
In the beginning we had a problem with the hot water, but it could soon be fixed by the kind support of Diego, the gardener. Any sort of questions or requests were answered in no time and all of our requirements were met to our satisfaction.
We were quite surprised how steep the roads were that lead up to the house. Because of heavy rain during the some days prior to our stay there was also a lot of loose gravel. The first time we drove up there people had to get out of the car to push it up. But once we knew what wer were in for, we were better prepared and all the following times driving up to the house we had no problems at all :) In the end it was all paid off with the exceptional views anyways :)
Since we were there for an office retreat, we spent most of the time at the house to hold workshops and such. The big dining area and also the outside area with its parasols were just perfect for that matter. But the house offers also lots of opportunities to withdraw from the group and find cosy places to relax (inside and outside). The wifi could have been a bit better at times for our purposes, since we also came there to work. But I also understand that this is rather a place for relaxation and enjoying a vacation offline.
All in all we had a great stay and felt very comfortable. It was definitely hard to leave this place after a week.
Big thanks again to the entire team that is running the place and its surroundings!
We would gladly come back any time!
Kind regards,
Sarah
Sarah S.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
