Villa Famara by Villalia

Unfortunately cockroaches in the kitchen… walking on the kitchen desk and wall during the night

Nothing really. We had a car so we were ok but I would recommend hiring a car as you are far away from most places.

20 steps up to front door (not mentioned in the ad), Showers in the bath, bath tubs very slippery (following an injurious fall we bought a bath mat), no info about recycling and no spare bags for the bin, Sun loungers very old and discoloured and fabric on the double sun bed torn and threadbare, pool cover falling apart at one end with bits breaking off. The pool itself potentially dangerous, no handrail on the steps, no sign or info about the depth of water. At the shallow end it came up to my armpits (I'm 5ft 10) at the deep end it was over my head, so probably 6ft. (1.8m). Nothing to hold on to around the sides. Although the water was clean there were lots of areas where the painted surface was chipped or peeling off. The lounge furnishing was probably chosen for style rather than comfort. Deep settee impossible to sit on without lots of cushions. A matter of personal preference of course.

Villa was a little on the small side but had everything you'd need.

Internet wasn't working for the 1st day and all the power was gone we hadn't realised until it got dark and none of the lights were working but we found the fuse box and it had just tripped so was sorted out asap

I think the pool heating/pump was off towards the end of the week as it was much cooler in the water. This however is just an observation and not a complaint as the weather was very warm and the cooler pool temperature at the end of our week was not an issue. The Villa service staff tended to congregate around the front of the Villa. I think this is because the service equipment/fresh laundry etc. was stored in the room at the back of next door’s garage. This was sometimes annoying as our instruction was that this was a quiet residential area and to respect this. The only distraction we found in fact was the noise of constantly running engines from the service vehicles outside (just turn the engine off when not using!), slamming doors and occasional shouting to each other.