Petite maison dans une réserve naturelle avec piscine

So my partner and I wanted a lovely, private, romantic holiday in Spain - after days and days of intense searching I was lucky to find this 'little gem'.

Great communication with the owners regarding booking and easy booking process- only negative point was booking was payment through BACs transfer which my bank charged £10 for. However- pretty simple and safe.

We flew into Malaga airport - a really big modern airport with plenty of duty free and shops, I booked a hire car through inter-rent- I was quite nervous regarding this as I had read dreadful reviews. We did however have a great experience with them.

We booked a little Fiat 500 and in hindsight really should have booked a larger engine as the drive to the casita was pretty scary- NOT for the faint hearted. Steep concrete/ windy roads to the property was not enjoyable. Over time we became more and more confident with it but I would advise a more powerful car for this.

On arrival we were met by Gitte who was fab, really helpful and had tips for our holiday- she gave us her number and was happy for us to contact her if we had any problems.

The property was absolutely beautiful, modern, and perfect for a couple. Great open space at the front of the house where the sun shines over from morning until evening- The waist high pool was great for cooling down. The view of the mountains down into sayalonga is spectacular and most nights we spent watching the sun set- very romantic and quiet.

We spent most days out- Nerja was an easy 15 drive down the modern highway, amazing place for tourists with great restaurants, shopping, cafes, beaches etc - highly recommended.

Mijas is also within approx 50 mins- a little hill top traditional Spanish town with breathtaking panoramic views down the mountain and quaint Spanish charm definitely worth a day out.

During our holiday we found some 'off the beaten track' hidden beaches which had amazing snorkelling. Research these beaches before you go- if you like succluded quiet beaches for the locals rather than tourist filled commercialised ones then there are many out there.

We walked into Sayalonga twice for an evening meal- this is pretty hard going unless you are quite fit- very steep hills but worth it as you'll find fig and avocado trees on your walk down.

We had the most amazing holiday - if you are after out of the way, private and romantic definitely for you.

Thanks to Brigitte and Juergen - we had an amazing holiday, hoping to return

Indoor accommodation is ideal modern and airy with a well equipped large open plan kitchen, dinning and living area and separate bedroom and shower room. The outdoor accommodation is very secluded with a bbq and a small adult waist deep plunge pool that's a perfect place to cool down in. We brought inflatable rings from Decathlon and it was great fun floating in the sun with a rum punch in hand.

The location up in the hills is ideal to get away from the busy Costa del Sol seaside area and we found we preferred being by our pool than by the sea. Easier to get a drink, get some shade or go to the loo! And no worries about leaving your belongings on beach while you swim. And it was hot so we needed refreshing dips often.

The drive up is exciting and really makes you feel your in a remote place but its still easy enough to go down to beach or town. Only 10 minutes walk down the hill to Sayalonga and really only 20 minutes to walk back up the at times quite steep roads.

Sayalonga village was full of very helpful people. They even opened the supermarket for us when we arrived during the afternoon siesta! And the Bar - Restaurante Palustre felt like a authentic locals pub but we were welcomed by the friendly owner and we visited it everyday and not the other venues targeting the tourists.

We only stayed six nights at this property in order to go on holiday at a convenient time to us and Juergen was very helpful enabling us to stay one night at his other villa Finca Solimar. As was the Uli their local contact who helps manage the properties and drove in-front of us to show the way Casita la Colina. The first night we stay at Finca Solimar property number 24607 to read my review of this one. It's just a good!

So get on a plane, load up the hire car stock up on food and drink and ICE and relax!

Fantastisk beliggenhed højt over den lille by Sayalonga gør dette lille hus helt unikt.

Udsigten til bjergene med de hvide byer, til dalene og til såvel solnedgang som stjernehimmel er uforglemmelig. Stedet er meget privat og ugenert, selv om der er et par andre huse tæt på.

Sayalonga er en virkelig charmerende by, som vi oplevede i højt festhumør under den årlige byfest.

Huset har det, der er behov for og giver mulighed for god svalende udluftning om natten. Om dagen giver en udendørs bruser fin mulighed for afkøling.

Poolen var desværre ikke så indbydende, som forventet - hvilket ikke kun handlede om de blade og insekter, som selvfølgelig kommer ned i vandet, når der er træer i nærheden, og som vi selv kunne fiske op med nettet.

Stedet er fint, hvis man har taget den afslappede spanske mentalitet til sig og tager det hele som det kommer - eller ikke kommer, som når der pludselig ikke er vand i hanerne.

Køreturen til og fra huset er lidt nervepirrende, men bliver nemmere efter et par gange - og en nødvendighed, hvis man som vi, sætter pris på at bo højt oppe på bjerget.

Gåturen ned og især tilbage fra Sayalonga er hård, men smuk og en fin fysisk udfordring til opvejning af den gode spanske mad.

Jolie maison avec une magnifique vue, nous étions très très haut grâce à sa position.

Nous regrettons la literie très mauvaise, matelas séparé et beaucoup trop moelleux.

Bon rapport qualité prix.

le paradis