In terms of location, this was perfect. There were 12 of us, ranging from 19 to 68 on a family holiday for my birthday. The views are fantastic, breathtaking in fact. It is located in a small village about ½ an hour from Grenada. It has a great sized pool which was solar powered and was like jumping into a bath when we went there in July. Marjike was very helpful with dealing with our enquiries prior to our holiday and sent some useful information prior to our stay.
There is an information booklet in the villa which needs updating as it states that everywhere is shut on a Sunday which isn’t the case. The main supermarket is about 5 minutes away by car and stocks pretty much everything you need. And, best of it is…..food/drink was cheap as chips as it is out of the tourist area. For 12 adults, we ate and drank like kings and queens for the full week. We have budgeted food and drink at £100 a person but it actually worked out at £75 per person (and we got through a lot of wine and beer!).
If you walk into the village there are various local bars and for each drink you order, you get a free tapas (in one of the bars we went to, we actually got a choice of about 8!). These are almost like light lunches rather than finger food. We had lots of variety including paella, mini burgers and fries, pasta with bolognaise, chorizo…..the list goes on). We did not see any other holiday makers as it is effectively off the beaten tourist track which suited us completely. There are a few ex-pats that live around that area (don’t blame them) which included Emma who was on call if we needed anything.
There are also a number of mini supermarkets in the village which stock most things. Be sure to go to the garage as it seems to stock absolutely everything including beautiful pottery. We didn’t find the butchers until the last day and having had a peak through the window, I would definitely recommend seeking this out first.
So, all in all, a fantastic holiday, if you want sun and relaxation in a fantastic setting. There were a few downsides which were a bit disappointing. The property is very tired and lacking in TLC. In our bedroom the mattress was stained, all bedding in all rooms was very old and in need of an upgrade. In the downstairs area, there are three rooms but this is almost like a self contained area of the house with a mini kitchen section. Downside of this is part of the house is that the beds were awful. My sister and her husband had