We had a wonderful time using this villa as our base. It had just about everything we could want and it made us feel at home. We were five adults and there would have been room to comfortably accommodate another adult. The photographs do not, in any way, do it justice.

The pool is a good size with comfortable sun loungers and plenty of space around the pool to lounge. The poolside dining table and chairs were great for snacking and eating our main meals. We didn’t eat indoors at all. There is a box of stuff to while away the hours by the pool, with lilos, snorkelling gear, bats and balls, etc. The fencing and hedging around the property ensure that there is total privacy and the palm trees and other well positioned Mediterranean plants make it feel rather exotic.

The kitchen is well appointed and with just about everything needed. The bedrooms are spacious and comfortable, with ample wardrobe and drawer provision to house clothes and whatever. The bathrooms are excellent. The living and dining areas are the same, although we hardly used them as it was so lovely outside, both day and night. The TV and Wi-Fi were useful, although we watched very little television and only one DVD during our stay, again, because it was too nice outside. There were plenty of toys, games and books to entertain families with children of all ages. We found the air conditioning to be essential and we slept well at night. It was useful to have British plug sockets.

My criticisms of the villa are trifling and, I must stress, did not have a significant impact on our holiday. We had hired a large car, and, although the parking space was large enough for two cars, we had to reverse the whole length of the street (about 200 m) to get in it, as there was insufficient manoeuvring room outside. There was not a lot of kitchen work space and we could have done with more. We love coffee and would have liked to have had a coffee machine. The land adjacent to, and above the villa, which is the size of a small field, is used as a dumping ground for old bits of furniture by the family who own the land. However, it can only be seen from the balcony and, although it is a minor eyesore, it is infinitely preferable to having another villa looming above. I am a keen bird-spotter and enjoyed watching the various birds, which passed through it.

All in all, this villa afforded us an excellent holiday and we would have no hesitation in returning to it or recommending it to others.