Traditional Canarian house with private pool in Vegas Valsequillo

Nice house with lots of space located about half way between the coast and the high mountains.

We had a fantastic time in this fabulous villa. It’s quiet, secluded and had everything we needed… including the wonderful heated pool. Lovely family owners who made us very welcome. We’d love to return one day!

We were expecting a lovely villa from viewing the photographs, however, Villa Elena is even better than the photos. So spacious inside and particularly outside. This is a garden to love. All the amenities we needed. We loved that La Culatta is 300 metres from the villa. The food is good at this restaurant, and the welcome is terrific. We ate there our first and last night, enjoying the Canaries wine too. Milla, the villa owner, is lovely and so helpful. Her English is no better than my Spanish, so if you have questions it is a good idea to write before departing to give her time to translate and reply. There are oranges and lemons in the garden, we used the electric juicer and had fabulous sweet O.J. every day. The villa was spotlessly clean and very homely. There is a Spar in Valsequilla, a mile away which provides everything required. The Hypermarkets are found from the main road between the Airport and Telde. We picked up some milk and bottled water from a filling station after leaving the airport. It was a joy to have no mosquitos, even the flies are small and not very numerous. Our best days out were the Botanical gardens near Zafira, 45 minutes drive via the mountain route, through San Mateo. The views are dramatic. We also liked Arguinegan from where the water taxi departs for Anfi, Puerto Rico and Mogan. There is a Fisherman's Co-Operative restaurant in the port, near where the Water Taxi leaves. The birthday meal we had there was absolutely first class. We had a local fish called Chicharo which was even better than Sole. Super friendly staff too. The front door lock took us a little while to work out. The key needs to be the right way up and pushed in prior to rotating it CLOCKWISE. The door automatically locks when you close it so beware. We like to go to new destinations, but would definitely return to Villa Elena.

We booked this 14 months ago & looking at the pictures it looks lovely. The fabric of the building was great, but it hasn’t been maintained properly, it’s grubby & needs a lot of TLC. Do not be fooled by the wheelchair accessible tag - it definitely isn’t, with steps into the property & none of the doorways to the bedrooms are wide enough for a wheelchair. The kitchen is very underwhelming, with a distinct lack of useful utensils - definitely take your own sharp knives or pop to ikea to get one on your way. We were so disappointed that we moved to a different property as soon as we could find one (not easy for 4 adults (one disabled) & 2 children in the Easter Holidays). The young lady who deals with the house was very good and refunded us the remaining days, but the mother - who only speaks Spanish & is the person who shows you round the property when you arrive, was very hostile when we left. Pool is great - but you need to pay to have it heated in the winter months. So - could be lovely but if your looking for a spotless up to date villa, this won’t be for you.