We stayed in one of the 2 bedroomed (Fairway Gardens) houses for just over 4 weeks in March and April 2017.
Fairway Gardens, the group of houses that includes the one we rented, is within the area of a golf course. The Arcos Gardens golf course seems to be well maintained. The level of use by golfers varies considerably, but it was never so busy that it was intrusive. There are paved paths around the course so that non-golfers can enjoy the site as well. From the point of view of security it is reassuring to be on an estate with a manned entrance.
Various companies are responsible for renting out some of the houses, whilst others seem to privately owned or managed. The houses seem to be generally well maintained.
The house we stayed in was spacious, well-furnished and clean. There were a few relatively minor problems during our stay, but these were dealt with efficiently and with little disruption.
The rental company staff (Nuria and Nieves) were very helpful, and went out of their way to provide us with information on the local area on a couple of occasions.
Whilst we were very impressed with the house and with the location itself, the whole experience was spoiled by the level of noise from dogs. At various locations close to (but outside of) the area of the golf course itself, there are dogs in houses, gardens and compounds, and for substantial periods of each day – and particularly in the early mornings and evenings – there is more or less continuous barking from these dogs.
This meant that we only sat outside the house on 3 or 4 occasions during the whole time that we were there. Some of the barking was loud enough to be heard inside the house overnight, and this caused some sleepless nights.
Whilst everything else about Arcos Gardens, Arcos de la Frontera and the general area would tempt us to stay there again, those dogs mean that we won’t.