We rented with family including a frail elderly individual and kids. The booking process was easy and communication with the owner prompt and clear. However the check in process was not. We rang Natalie, who speaks no English, on our drive to Moraira only to be told by her English speaking mother in law that the renters before us had been allowed to stay longer that morning so they hadn’t cleaned and we could get in as listed from 2.30pm. We had to find somewhere to eat and do food shopping to fill the time. We didn’t get access to the villa until gone 4pm, by then we were hot and exhausted having been travelling since 2am. The villa was clean and as listed although we hadn’t noticed there is no oven in the kitchen. Makes some cooking very difficult, particularly for a party of 6, as not much fits in the microwave and it is only a grill, not an oven. Otherwise the kitchen is well equipped.
The outside area is wonderful, lots of shade, different seating areas and the pool is amazing. Clean and warm. The pool cleaner visited 3 times during our stay, although once was to replace a broken part, but this didn’t affect use of the pool. Unlike the photos, there is no longer fake grass around the pool, which was disappointing as this would have made the area around the pool less slippery. The outside shower was so helpful as it was private and as the showers inside the villa have steps up or down into them and were exceptionally slippery so the eldest in our party couldn’t use them, the outside shower was useful.
Inside the bedrooms were clean and well provided for but whilst the listing says housekeeper included, no housekeeping is done. In a 2 week stay we expect at least one villa clean and one change of sheets and towels but on asking Natalie we were told it wasn’t included, we’d have to pay extra or do it ourselves!! We don’t go on holiday to do housework! We did however wash all the bedding and towels and at one stage had to as one bed was crawling with ants midway through our stay. We moved one of the ant repellents, which are at various points around the villa into the bedroom which reduced them but didn’t completely eradicate them.
On the whole it is a nice villa but be aware it is up a single track unmade road, which is precarious particularly if you are driving a hire car and wanting to avoid any damage! If a car comes the other way, one of has to reverse (in some cases quite some distance).
Overall a nice stay but listing needs updating