Villa Destiny had everything we wanted, and more, for a holiday for 2 families with 5 teenagers. The layout was perfect (teenagers on the ground floor, grown ups on the top floor) and no arguments about use of bathrooms as each room had their own. The interiors are great but what sets this villa apart is the amazing outside spaces where there is more than enough space for everyone - whether you want full sun or shade.
The communication with the owner was excellent throughout. Lots of great advice on what to do, where to eat etc. Julie took all the stress out of organising the holiday, from arranging transfers to/from the airport to providing WhatsApp contacts for taxi drivers and the local shop (CanCan) where you can place orders for delivery of drinks, snacks, icecream etc. Julie recommended Kazim, a personal chef, which was one of the highlights of the holiday. What a lovely man who turned up at 2.30pm and cooked all afternoon – the smells coming from the kitchen were amazing and he was happy to chat about and demonstrate what he was making. He even came back the next day with fresh peaches for us.
There is a management agent who is on call 24/7 if you have any problems which was really reassuring. There is also a maintenance team which we had to call on for a couple of very minor issues – they were extremely responsive and made sure that everything was in order before leaving. For example, the lid of the kettle was slightly broken when we arrived. Not only did we have a new one delivered on the same day as reporting this, the guy who delivered the kettle filled it up and boiled it fully to make sure it was working before he was happy to leave.
On a practical note, the villa was spotless and had everything we could want in terms of facilities, although I would say that it’s probably not for families with young children due to the number of stone stairs and infinity pool. The daily delivery of fresh bread was very helpful and water was delivered throughout our stay (ordered through Jane, management agent).
The walk down into town takes about 20 minutes which is fine if all you’ve done all day is sit by the pool! But we resorted to the taxi’s back up to the villa (15TL). But if you don’t feel like going into town there are lovely restaurants nearby, in particular The Brothers – just a 10 min walk away.
We would not hesitate in recommending this villa and we hope to return very soon.
