El Estanco 14

Spacious villas. Pool and sauna.

Suggest to get there early in day when local supermarket is open for basics

We stayed in the junior suite (the one with the fireplace) and it was incredible - beautiful sun in the day and then watching the clouds roll in from the jacuzzi/sauna. We also used the fireplace which was amazing for slightly chillier nights (not necessary to be used to be honest, we just wanted an excuse to use it for extra cosy vibes!). There was also a sweet cat which we named Scampi - who was super up for cuddles if you were! There’s a sign which says pool use during 8am - 8pm however it didn’t seem a problem to use the jacuzzi/sauna after this time. There was everything you could want inside and outside the property - the sauna could be turned on and hot within half hour, and the jacuzzi was always ready - with Araceli cleaning it daily which I super appreciate because jacuzzis usually gross me out. She was super helpful and friendly, and let us check in early/hang out even though we arrived 2/3 hours prior to the check in time. Heating/aircon in both the bedroom and living room and shower pressure was great! Everything beautifully clean and we were given some freshly plucked lemons from the property when we arrived. There are every appliances/ things you need in the kitchen and in the communal areas there are several bbqs (3!) as well as a proper brick pizza oven. There were loads of pinecones and fire lighters as well as firewood and coals left over from previous guests (so bear in mind this isn’t guaranteed but if you go to San mateo or Tejeda you can buy from supermarkets). We had one other family stay there for a night whilst we were there but it didn’t feel cramped as there are multiple communal areas to hang out with - as well as our apartment having a private terrace.

Nothing at all I didn’t like! Perhaps the only slight improvement is for it to be clearer on the listing how you’ll pay/receive check in information as we booked only late the night before/ finished the booking the morning of check in and it took a few hours to get a response (fair enough!) and we were concerned there would be an issue (there wasn’t though). But the auto comms you get when you book say to contact the host a minimum of 3 days before check in so we obviously didn’t (was in fact about 5 hours before check in haha) and it was fine.