CHARMING HOUSE CALA CANUTELLS - 300m BEACH

Villa was perfect for our stay . Everything you could need.The pool was quite cool but lovely once you got in. Villa is quite remote, which is great if your looking for peace and quiet.

Very nice stay. Apartment was ideal for our needs.

Overall we loved this property. We've stayed in Menorca 5 times now, and we'd consider this the best villa yet. From a family point of view, the rooms were spacious enough that we could set up travel cots for the two infants, whilst still having space for their older siblings. The pool, being gated off, meant we as parents didn't need to worry. The baby pool being partially separated from the adult pool meant the younger ones were safe but still part of the fun. The little supermarket 3 mins down the road had all the necessities for feeding kids at short notice, as we didn't rent a car. And the beach down the road was equally safe (as mentioned in other reviews). From the adult's point of view, we were surprised how good it was. The extra depth in the swimming pool meant we could practice diving with the spare equipment onsite. The little supermarket was equipped enough that we could make a range of meals for ourselves without needing to drive anywhere. The bus and taxi options meant we could get to Mahon quickly if we wanted to. The restaurant by the beach was far better than we'd expected from some of the reviews, with a genuinely good paella (plus other seafood options). We really enjoyed it, would absolutely go back a second time. Whilst hiring a car makes this place even better, it certainly isn't a requirement. I think there were only two negatives that took us by surprise: 1. the mosquitos. because this isn't really a resort village in the way that eg Son Bou, Cala en Bosc, etc are, there's no wide spread spraying for mosquitos, and so there are large numbers of them; they are too small to see often, and silent. whilst we had mosquito repellent plugins in each room, some of us were bitten over 50 times, with v nasty bites that took 2 weeks to fade. 2. tap water. we were only informed by the owner a couple of days in advance not to drink the tap water. this isn't something we've found in other villas, and frankly I'm not sure the owner's right about it - we used the tap water to make ice and no-one had any ill effects. there's 6L bottles of water available from the little supermarket, and it wasn't a massive hassle, we'd just have preferred to know further in advance. otherwise an entirely positive time.

We decided to stay at this property based on the description and reviews from previous guests. On arrival the location is very good, in a quiet residential street and the villa looks charming. The living/dining area is bright and comfortable and the kitchen small but adequate for a holiday stay. There are however some things which let the property down. The kettle is obviously very old and difficult to open the lid as the lever is missing and looks like it has been for some time. The bedrooms are small and cave-like, with no air conditioning, so very hot and although the master has a ceiling fan it can't be used as it catches on the mosquito net over the bed and sticks. Both bathrooms are good though. It is clear there are mosquitos in the area as there were many squashed on the walls and just left there!! The pool is a good size but unsuitable for non-swimmers as it gets deep very quickly and the bottom can be quite slippery. Although the property is advertised to the english market it should be noted that there are no english TV channels available, only french and german and there is no internet connection. Overall the property feels in need of refurbishment and updating so we were very disappointed and did not stay for the full week, preferring to pay to move to another villa half way though our stay.