Great location, easy and quick walk to a number of bars and restaurants, can recommend Legends Bar and Tasty Bites - Indian (the only ones we used at the El Raso but went back to again). Pool great albeit quite a few rules on its use but these were not really restrictive even with two young children but they did not allow toy inflatables (swimming aids are fine). Mostly everyone were friendly, not to say there was any unfriendly just the few who prefer to keep to themselves. Pool was very quiet even when busy, around 10 people in total on a couple of days but as this was a residential / minor rental area it was mostly very quiet. As one would expect from a residential area there were no sun loungers by the pool side but the property did offer four plastic / traditional hotel loungers which you could take over but you would need to take them back after - we didn't find this an issue. Local beaches (Guardamar) were great but a car would be ideal if you plan to visit these a few times as with the cost of getting to and from the airport and throw in a trip or two it makes it more cost effective especially if you throw in regular shopping trips which we did. In Guardamar try the set menu at Nan Kin Chinese - recommended by a resident and did not disappoint on quality or quantity of food. Accommodation was great, aircon worked well, slept well but only complaint, and this is not specific to this property, is the occasional noise from next door. Unfortunately the method of construction of typical Spanish buildings with light weight bricks and ceramic floors, which serve well to reduce heat, are not great at insulating against noise. However, is this worse than a hotel, certainly not and would it stop us from going back or even buying, no it wouldn't. All in, a great two weeks away in a great location with lots of sun - and you have to go to Lemon Tree market on Sunday morning which starts at 9.00am Don't eat before you go as lots of places to sit down and eat, drink and buy food and your other typical market items - quite possibly the best market we have ever been to in mainland Europe. Just bring plenty of cash and park to the side of El Raso side adjacent to the coast and take /walk the short road to the market to avoid queuing to leave later on as the car park and main exit road can be hell in Summer.