Exquisite Modern, Pool, Spectacular Views, Walk To Historic center, 5STAR REVIEW

Everything was great!

It was an awesome stay from start to finish. Niall the housemanager-builder-architect-designer-long time expat-IT expert-life coach was very kind and extremely helpful. He stocked our fridge and pantry with fruit and the makings for a hot breakfast as requested. The house is beautiful and something out of Architectural digest. It is on three levels with decks on each level and has lovely deck (it would appear that SMA has an elaborate rooftop culture). The pool is beautiful albeit unheated, which is ok given the heat. The kitchen is fully stocked with pots, pans and utensils. The furnisnishing allow four people to be perfectly alone or perfectly together as the mood dictates. The home is located at the top of a hill on a residential street and the transition from outside to inside is breathtaking. The house itself is located a few short blocks from a huge Mexican market selling fruits, vegetables, dairy products, tortillas and fresh flowers. A New York style bodega is three blocks further for liquor and canned goods (Bonanza). Everything is very clean. El Jardin is truly about 10 minutes away. Being in a resedential neighborhood allowed us to participate in a local festival dedicated to Our Lady of sorrows: diaromas dedicated to her were set up in many homes and passers by were offered ice cream and popsicles. The liquids represent her tears. Downtown, banks an such set up elaborate displays +/- the frozen treats. The restaurants are great and the street food top notch. Back to the house, THIS HOUSE IS UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN NOT IN THEIR TEENS. THe stairways are narrow and there are beautiful paintings and sculptures everywhere. The pool has no railing. This is a great place to escape from your young children! Lastly, Soledad the housekeeper comes daily to clean up, it is like staying in a few thousand square foot hotel. She will make breakfast or even better, you can make an early breakfast and she will help with clean up. If asked, she can help with laundry.

Simply put, it was an awesome trip and SMA is treasure. N.B.: There is some construction at an adjacent property that should be done by September of 2018. It was in the background but did not disturb us.

We stayed for five days and were a party of two adults and two teens.

We had a great stay and Neil is an excellent host. Unfortunately the WiFi router for the family room died so no internet other than the bedrooms. The solar heated pool wasn’t as warm as we hoped it would be. Otherwise everything was terrific.

My husband and I spent the month of February in this magical home! Everything was exactly what we we hoped it would be and more. The house is superbly designed and the open kitchen was fully equipped with all the tools needed to prepare the wonderful food found in the local organic markets.

The master suites were spacious and there is even a beautiful enclosed bamboo atrium garden in the bathroom!

Our housekeep Isabel was so helpful and eager to please.....always with a smile. She anticipated our every need and was a real asset during our stay.

Neil, the property manager was ever available and was a pleasure to speak with and visit........his philosophy on life is a lesson we will try to inject into our own lifestyle.

We look forward to our next visit.

Jill and Gianni Cereda, NY,NY

Very comfortable and contemporary. Kitchen was great to work in. Neil was easy to work with and he did a great job of showing us how everything worked.