The house is great. Well equiped, well maintained and very well managed. When the coffee machine failed, a new one was brought to the house a.s.a.p. When the timer on the pool lights was somewhat off due to a short power break, the pool maintenance was there within the hour. The garden was maintained twice a week. All in all perfectly organized. Besides some dogs barking, the house is located in a quiet place. The nearby towns are not full of tourists so do not expect high quality restaurants. Its pretty basic but for some good tapas you are fine. This part of spain is pretty rural. Its farm country but this is for us also the good thing as not overcrowded with tourists. In short, we very much enjoyed our stay.

The villa was excellent - everything we could possibly have needed. We made good use of the pool. The location was a bit more rural than we were expecting - we did walk into town but the restaurants and bars were not great. However it was a short drive towards the coast. My reasons for not giving this 5 stars were that the Gardner arrived very early to trim the hedges loudly! There was no hot water for the shower and the bedding was not changed in two weeks. I would normally expect a discount for staying two weeks if there is no housekeeping after one week.

We liked our vacation in Dolores/ Catral area, Alicante, Spain. The villa was an excellent place to stay for our family of 5 from USA. The place was safe, clean, and had everything we needed for our stay. We enjoyed swimming in the pool, admired views of the mountains and lemon tree garden in the front of the house. It’s noticeable the owners love their place and make everything to satisfy their guests. It’s located in the country; therefore, you definitely need a car. We didn’t pay extra for the air conditioning usage because the nights were still cool and we didn’t use all provided electrical cards. We walked on the world known waved boulevard, visited Santa Barbara castle in Alicante, and of course, went on the beach every day. We liked La Marina beach the most because it had a lot of parking. Our family bought groceries at Consum and Mercadona stores. A very important moment. Because the streets are not marked properly ( not enough signs), it would be hard to find the villa first time. Ask a manager to meet you at some known place and lead you to the villa. Thanked to Angela who met us at gas station and led to the destination, we saved our time instead of looking for it. We think, this problem exist in all Alicante area, not only with finding this villa address. You can book this place for your vacation without any doubt!

Would have gave 5 stars but the air con let it down. I don't mind paying for air con but in August you need proper cool air and shouldn't really be advertised as with air con. Everything else was top notch with everything you need.