Nice villa, a short but very steep walk to the village. Plenty outside space. Well equipped kitchen. Beds are comfortable and showers are good. Great views. Would recommend.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Casa La Higuera, the house itself is excellent with everything we needed, the third member of our party ( a friend ) stayed in the Casita, her only complaint was that she thought that a small fridge in the Casita would have been useful as it would have allowed her to keep water for drinking cool over night. The outside space is good, we dine outside the whole of our stay, however the outside furniture is rather tired and could do with replacing, also we were unable to use the sun umbrellas as there are no bases. Lastly although only one of our party used the pool we did feel that a clean and some maintenance would have been beneficial. The road access to the house is a bit daunting first time but after two or three journeys was not a problem and to be able to walk to Canillas de Albaida via the shortcut is a big bonus as it meant we only needed to use the car for longer journeys. Taking everything into consideration I must reiterate that we all thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Casa La Higuera.
We have just come back from a lovely week. The villa is situated in a beautiful location overlooking the mountains. The road surfaces are in good condition, but I wasn't prepared for how twisty turny and at times, steep, the roads were.
The villa had everything. Lots of outside seating and the kitchen was well stocked. The pool was a lovely way to cool down in the very hot sun we expereienced.
We managed to keep the house cool but without Aircon, it was extreamly hot at night even with the celing fans, but we did go in mid August!!!!
The local town of Canillas de Albaida was lovely. It was a 5min stroll (up the hill) where we had two fantastic meals. One in the restaurant at the top of hill (the first on you get to walking from the villa) and the second one was further down the hill. All the staff were so lovely and the food was amazing and great value.
We vistied Competa a few times. This is around a 6min drive down the mountain. Easy to find parking. We had lunch in the main square and a couple of times for dinner, which again were amazing.
El Pilon (which was my fav) and restaurante El pampano. Both with more stunning views.
Vikki was really helpful and gave us great directions to the house. She was on hand if as and when we needed her. I had mentioned that the TV wasn't working, which on holiday isn't normally an issue, but my kids were keen to watch the olympics... other than that, it was a perfect place to relax.
Beautiful property set in the most gorgeous location. The view of the mountains is stunning and we really enjoyed watching the sun setting each evening. The only thing we would add to the property would be air conditioning but we did visit at the end of July. I expect it would be fine during cooler times of the year.
The house was very nice and well equipped and the outdoors area was great. The pool was lovely and the views/location were excellent. Watching the sun go down over the mountains was just glorious.
We would hope to return one day and would be very interested in the property if it ever came up, it really was excellent.
A couple of slight negatives: the nights proved to be very hot as the house has no air con, but we did go in 35+ daytime temperatures and the celing fans were otherwise very good. Also, whilst the wildlife was lovely; geckos, swallows, lovely butterflies, etc, the insect life was a bit bitey on a night whilst outside, so get some repellent on. There was no issue with biting insects inside though.
Wir hatten einen traumhaften Urlaub in der Finka. Die Kommunikation mit der Agentur lief unproblematisch und zuverlĂ€ssig. Umgeben von Feigen und LimettenstrĂ€uchern befindet sich die Finka in bester Lage. Wir wĂŒrden jederzeit wieder dort unseren Urlaub verbringen ****
Villa is typically Spanish in decor, clean and spacious. Outside garden area and pool is very well kept. The annex worked well for our party size too.
We were only there a few nights and visited the lovely local villages for a few hours. Other than that we just chilled around the pool and patio seating area watching the swallows nesting in the roof.
Some constructive criticism would be for sun shades / parasols to be provided
We love this area of Canillas and the neighbouring village of Competa
We were very disappointed with the lack of communication before our visit. The details of locating the villa and the supposed meeting of the manager was three years old. The television only worked on the last two days of our ten day visit - during which time the Queen had died. We asked for the pool to be cleaned a couple of days before we left but we never heard from Simon again.
Charming, cozy and comfortable property - great for R&R! My husband and I were in dire need of a vacation and did not feel the need to leave the property all that much as we had everything that we needed and more. Recently renovated, super clean and well equipped. Even included kitchen essentials - coffee, oil, salt etc. which is not the case when renting in other European countries such as France and Italy. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with us!
Casa le Higuera is a lovely villa; clean and tastefully decorated. The location is a short walk away from the village yet felt quite remote, and very private. Stunning views of the mountains. Would recommend car hire to explore the picturesque villages.
A lovely villa, we have stayed in 4 properties in this area (near Competa). All have been pretty and this is no exception. We had a beautiful, quite time. The village is only 5 mins walk by the path amongst the Avacados. The bars and locals are very friendly. The villa has everything you need, including many places to sit outside. Pool was lovely. Alisonâs communications always very polite, helpful and swift. Highly recommended
Estancia ideal para descansar y desconectar, y si quieres bajar a la costa estĂĄ tan solo a media hora de coche. Bonita casa, con vistas increibles, y en un entorno rural con encanto.
Booking straightforward.
A long way up a windy mountain road which is laborious after a while.
Villa down a very steep track which gets tretourous after heavy rain.
Unable to use main gate and pathway to villa due to deep gullies which made it difficult lift and carrying 23kgs case up and down many steps to the villa.
Pool lovely but needed a good clean to remove green film on upper tiles. It would be helpful to state the depth of pool for future visitors.
Shower room lovely and modern.
Annex was fine, but needed to keep windows open otherwise the room smelt damp after having showers.
There is to be a new kitchen installed later this year which hopefully will improve the facility as there was no where to store food. It would be helpful to have a larger freezer.
There are several dogs in the area which are noisy and bark throughout the night so windows cannot be left open.
The area is stunningly beautiful and the villages of Cannillas and Competa are a delight.
The beaches at Caletta de Velez are lovely as is the promenade.
We enjoyed our stay.
we stayed at this villa with our 4 children aged between 2 and 15 years of age. The villa is beautiful and has stunning views across the mountains and to the surrounding villages. The nearby villages of Canillas and Competa are beautiful with loads of winding streets to explore. Canillas is a short walk away although routes would be a challenge for very young children or those with mobility issues. Canillas has 2 lovely restaurants and a good stocked small shop.
The villa was comfortable and had everything we needed with a lovely shaded terrace for those who donât want to be in the sun all day. When we arrived there was a problem with the shower in the casita which Christine and Malcolm quickly resolved.
Towards the end of our 2 week stay we did experience an issue with security in the grounds and one night had our swimwear from the sunloungers that we had left out overnight to dry and a subsequent night we woke to find someone in the grounds of the villa leaving our children very upset by the incident. I did let the villa owner Alison aware of the issues twice but she failed to respond leaving us very disappointed.
Excellent villa, lovely pool and able to relax in the sun from morning to sunset. As there were just the two of us, we did not have access to the annex so unable to comment on this. We did not have a hire car for our stay so it was a 10 minute walk to the nearest shop in Canillas or a 25 minute walk to Competa (with a taxi back courtesy of MarĂa the local taxi driver). The villa is well equipped with kitchen accessories and comfortable sofas. Great communication with Alison the owner at all times.
With our youngest child leaving home for university we started looking for our holiday home. We found Casa La Higuera and straight away knew it was the house for us. In a few years time we hope to spend more time in Spain but in the meantime we are quite happy to rent it out to people looking for a quality villa, in a stunning area of Spain where the climate is fantastic.
After renting many villa's throughout Europe, we finally found a place where we wanted to return again and again. We fell in love with the scenery, climate and laid back way of life. As soon as you arrive you feel relaxed and will certainly never tire of the amazing views from our terrace.
The main benefits of Casa La Higuera is it's position on the edge of Canillas de Albaida. It is just a 5 minute walk to the centre of the village where you can buy all your grocery needs or eat out. Competa is a 20 minute walk away. Yet, the villa is not overlooked and has panoramic views from the terrace. The garden and terraces face south west so sunshine all day.