Casa Corvina

The location was perfect; just a hundred or so yards round to Playa Blanca's centre. The apartment is modern, very well equipped, with things like toaster, coffee maker, etc, either on the kitchen worktop, or tucked away in cupboards and drawers. The shower, loo and wash basin are very neatly arranged in a corridor arrangement, which leads to a small quadrangle in which the washing machine and drying rack are kept. The bedroom window opens out into this area. The weather was excellent throughout, which meant washed clothing dried in a few hours. I didn't use the living area at all; I didn't watch the TV or use the music player, but I made use of the Wifi router (circa 200mbps for those who understand these things). The local supermarkets stock just about everything one wants, and most of the staff speak good English, so shopping was remarkably easy. There are of course dozens upon dozens of cafes, restaurants and bars, so finding places to eat is no problem. I enjoy walking in sunshine, so the walk to and around the town was ideal. That said, parking was a piece of cake and I never failed to find a space right outside the apartment.

I was aware that there was some noise from neighbours on Saturday night, but my hearing is lousy once I switch off my hearing aids, so it didn't disturb me at all. The walls are thin but, again, this gave me no cause to worry. My biggest dislike was having to leave at all, frankly.

Apartamentul a fost mare, curat, bine dotat și foarte aproape de Playa Blanca - 5 minute de mers pe jos. Stația de autobuz era la 10 minute de mers pe jos, supermarketul foarte aproape și spre marea mea bucurie, am avut biserica chiar langa mine.

Nu exista.

The mostly quiet location, within minutes of bars, restaurants, supermarket and nearest beach. The comfortable bed but not the pillows. The Wi-Fi. Ease of parking (in December).

The pillows, especially the small ones. Also the lack of daylight in the living room. The lack of a washing up bowl or sponge or washing up liquid.

All’arrivo tutto come accordato, con un gradito omaggio di una bottiglia di vino. La casa corrispondeva alle foto, la posizione era comoda e la cucina ben fornita. Ho apprezzato molto anche la disponibilità dello staff: li ho contattati subito per un problema e sono arrivati immediatamente, con gentilezza.

Purtroppo, tra i contro, la finestra principale era già rotta al mio arrivo e non si apriva, rendendo l’appartamento piuttosto buio. Lo staff ha provato a sistemarla sul momento, senza riuscirci, e mi aveva detto che sarebbe tornato il giorno successivo, ma in realtà l’intervento è stato fatto solo a fine soggiorno. Considerando che la vacanza durava sei giorni, abbiamo praticamente vissuto con la finestra chiusa. Inoltre, i mobili sono nel complesso un po’ datati.