La Esfera Gaditana - Confort, playa y parking

Be careful with this host. They kept our deposit(100 €)claiming we destroyed induction hob. They also asked, via booking, to get another 85 for the same reason. We barely used it and for sure did not damage it. It might have been already scratched or someone did that later - cleaning service? To be fair, the location is good, flat was fairly clean. If you can afford extra spending and don’t mind extra stress during your holiday, then go for it!

It could be made easier to access the apartment. The doors are all operated by wi-fi , so when you first arrive you are left to your own devices to access the apartment, but once in its easy enough.

Checking in and getting in was a nightmare. Everything had to be done online or via an app. After 3 attempts to input my Spanish residency details I was stymied by it asking for a “Supporting number”. I have many numbers and so I asked them what that was and the response was “the number that supports the document”! I switched to my UK passport and got all the way to the point where it asks you to confirm your signature agreeing the contract and the system hung up!!! Eventually the contract arrived by WhatsApp and I accepted the terms via WhatsApp. Getting into the parking and apartment was a nightmare too. You have to press an icon in the app to open up but I kept getting a message saying that I wasn’t recognised as being close by. Only by trying 3 or 4 times did it work. We arrived totally frazzled and logging on to the internet discovered that the password was Calm&Relax!!!!!!!!!

Awkward car parking arrangements - needed to get keys from apartment before parking car! Although I don’t know how this might be improved.