The villa is clean and modern, with stunning views of the mountains from the front. The wifi is a great bonus. It wasn’t working for us the first day but the staff at Villalia were very helpful and sent the maintenance man to sort it out, after that it was fine for the rest of our stay. The pool is lovely, and actually felt heated, unlike a previous villa we have stayed in. Beds were comfy and showers good and hot.
The villa is a bit up out of the way, great if you want to climb the volcano. It’s about a 20-25 minute walk to the shops, restaurants and sandy beach at Playa Flamingo, but only 5-10 minutes’ walk to the supermarket at Hotel Paradise Island and the taxi rank outside Jardins del Sol.
We love this bit of Playa Blanca, quieter than the main town and still has everything you need. We paid about 4 euros in a taxi each way to the Marina, which is lovely with a nice little market on Wednesday and Saturday. We didn’t bother to hire a car, tours can be booked from outside the supermarket at Playa Flamingo and you can be picked up at Hotel Paradise Island. The First Minute Excursion "Following the step of Cesar Manrique" was the highlight of our stay.
We had a lovely relaxing week and we’re hoping to return in 2017!