Mijas: Big house with swimming pool and nice garden

We thoroughly enjoy our stay. The check in process was easy, we were promptly met and let in to the villa. The kitchen facilities for both inside and outside of the villa were excellent, it had everything that we needed. The living space was lovely. The bedrooms were spacious, air conditioned, with additional bedding if required. The bathrooms were clean and of a good standard. Outside space was great, the pool kept clean for the duration of the stay, and a pool maintenance man visited to check the pool during the stay. There were enough sun beds for all guests and the garden area was well kept. There were lots of tables and chairs with seating areas for all to enjoy meals at the villa. If any problems arose during the stay they were prompt to respond and come to the villa to sort it out. The only negative we have is that there were dogs kept next door that continually barked on some days and also during the night which isn’t the owners fault but did become irritating when relaxing by the pool. There was also a sewage smell when using the upstairs bathroom. There is a small supermarket approx 15 minute walk away, which is a hilly walk and a carrefore about 10 minutes in the taxi or a 30 minute walk. The nearest town is a 15 minute taxi ride away. You do need to use uber as there is no taxi rank close by. We thoroughly enjoy our family holiday and the outside space and pool was absolutely perfect!

Lovely villa lovely views but poor communication on arrival

The villa itself was lovely, the outside space was amazing and where we stayed majority of our time. We particularly liked the outside kitchen with hob, planchar, sink and fridge and most of our cooking was done there (personally would have liked a charcoal BBQ but it didn't deter).The gardens are lovely with produce and lemon trees and the 2 year old loved running around the outside of the house! Inside the house is more of a home with plants etc and the bedrooms were as expected. Personally we could have done with another WC inside the house. The location is great with golf, supermarkets, beach and Mijas pueblo within a short drive(you do need a car).Overall we loved our stay and would recommend.

On arrival at the property we were stunned how pretty the villa is, good sized pool, beautiful gardens and great rooms. We all chose our rooms and settled in. The owner met us at the property to show us around but was unable to communicate with us as she did not speak English as was advertised on the web site. We had to find our way around the place and how to use the electric items such as the oven and TV. The pool also has a safety alarm which is a great addition but it would be good to have known how to turn it off! I would recommend that the owner creates a how to guide that is kept in the property. The next day we wanted to relax by the pool, impossible as the 7 dogs next door are constantly barking. We also began to itch and noted bites on all 9 of us, thinking these were mosquitoes we purchased a number of items from the pharmacy to repel them. This didn’t work and by the next day we all have more bites which were extremely itchy, painful and unsightly. As the holiday progressed the bites got worse and we had to visit the chemist again, this time we were given hydrocortisone cream. The bites blistered and have left marks on our skin that are still visible a week after arriving home. We informed the owner who said she had never had this problem before. We also paid a cleaning fee when renting the property only to be told that this does not include disposal of the refuse. We had to walk 0.5 miles to the local bins. The beds were not changed in the. 2 weeks and we had to launder our own towels, I’ve never been on a holiday where I have to do my own laundry