A group of us, varying ages from around 45-89 enjoyed the house very much. There is plenty of room for everyone, in fact we had a few spare beds. The terrace is huge - the pool is a good size, and on the really hot days there are several shady areas which make being outside a pleasure. There is a tram line within 10 minutes walk which runs down to Alicante and up to Benidorm (Benidorm is around 45 minutes, Alicante around 30 minutes), so if you want a dose of crowded streets, take a ride! Our group went in both directions although not at the same time, and found it easy to find, easy to pay (you pay on the tram) and it ran regularly. Robert the owner will give you a timetable as you arrive. The area around the house is mostly modern suburbs, so this is not a villa to book for the view at the back. However, the view at the front, overlooking the Med, is a pleasure to get out of bed for. We saw several wonderful sunrises. Safe too for small children as the terrace and pool area is completely secure unless you leave a gate open. There's also a covered eating area outside, so breakfast there if you can. Owner Robert is really professional and will go through details and your contract at top speed. But he also is available at any time by phone (or rather by "whatsapp", which he installed on the Luddite's phone in double quick time!). He helped us too by suggesting a local taxi firm who picked us up from the Airport, and did shopping runs on a daily basis plus a night run to Alicante for a meal out. Robert arranged for them to hold our luggage on our last day between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm as we had "free time" before we had to get to the airport. We were dropped in Alicante for the day, and picked up exactly where we were dropped off and the luggage was in the back awaiting us. Taxis in this area are not expensive, so we took advantage of them. If you want to go shopping or eating, either a car, or take a taxi. We arrived and left by taxi and did all the shopping too, so it can be done.

Robert explained to us that we should leave things as clean as we found them...... we found an uncleaned BBQ, and several plates and bowls put away not washed. We did a little better ourselves when we left! The only complaint from our group was over the pillows. We didn't ask the owner to buy new ones for us, but perhaps in the winter season an upgrade would be a good idea, as I spent a week with mine folded in half and wrapped in a towel to keep it there.