We have just returned from a fabulous 3 week stay at Rafael’s wonderful front-line beach apartment in Calahonda. If you are looking for a place with beautiful sea-views, lovely gardens with a large pool shared between only a small number of other properties, easy access to the beach with the sounds of the Mediterranean waves, then this is the place for you!
Communications with Rafael before our trip were easy via the App’s message service and phone, and he was there to greet us when we arrived, making us welcome and showing us around the property.
We are a family of 4, with 2 sons aged 10 and 13, and this air-conditioned apartment was perfect for our needs. The apartment is less than half an hour drive from Malaga Airport, is off a junction with easy access to the AP-7 motorway in both directions (though absolutely no road noise), and minutes from all local amenities.
The fixtures and fittings throughout were all modern and high quality. The kitchen was well-equipped and was not lacking in any way, with enough crockery, cutlery, pots and pans, capsule coffee-machine and electric juicer. The sitting room had a multi-channel smart TV which worked with our Amazon Fire TV Stick, free WiFi and great sea views over the first floor terrace. The main bedroom had built-in wardrobes, a modern en-suite shower room and access to the terrace and sea views. The second bedroom had a double bed with single bunk above, once again with enough storage. The main shower room was across from this bedroom. The large terrace had enough space for a 6-seater dining table, storage for beach equipment provided by Rafael - and have I mentioned the views?!
The apartment complex is next door to the Royal Beach Pirata chiringuito - music could be heard during the day but was never obtrusive, and there was no loud music or disturbances at night. Food was typical for this type of establishment and it was easy to bring cocktails back to our poolside loungers!
Sorry if this seems a long review, but we just returned home to a very wet UK yesterday and are missing “our” beachside apartment :(
Thank you again to Rafael for being a perfect host and making us feel at home. We hope to return!