This was our first time in this property, and although we already had good vibes through our communication with Martin, the owner, we were delighted to find that it exceeded all of our expectations for a diverse family group. To explain, my wife and I travelled out with our son, our daughter and her husband, and their two sons of 4 years and 9 months.
Although we arrived late at night, entry was easy and it didn't take long for us to organise sleeping arrangements thanks to our advance correspondence with Martin. The welcome liquid refreshments found in the fridge were particularly welcome, and much enjoyed, after a tiring day's travelling - thank you!
When we woke up in the morning, and we had time to explore the apartment and surroundings properly, none of us could believe how fitting this apartment was going to be for our family holiday.
Firstly, there was more than adequate room for all of us, not only for sleeping, but also for having private space to relax. When we wanted to be together there was the spacious living room, with dining table, which led on to the patio where we ate most often together. I like to cook and was so pleased to have such a roomy and well appointed kitchen; it really was no great trouble to prepare meals for seven people.
On venturing outside onto the patio and beyond, our smiles simply widened. We now realised that thanks to being on the ground floor, we had an incredible outside lawn area, stretching all the way round the property, which our 4 year old grandson, in particular, enjoyed greatly. In addition, privacy was ensured by a mature hedge surrounding the garden. The icing on the cake though was when we looked out over our gate towards the communal swimming pool - what a fantastic sight! The communal gardens are some of the prettiest that we have seen, and the pool was all of 20 metres from our gate! The pool was perfect for us, with a shallow children's area as well as main swimming pool. Another advantage was that in all of our time here, there was never more than 7 or 8 people in the pool at any one time.
In terms of location, we were a bit apprehensive as we have been used to an apartment at the south end of the Arenal with almost direct access onto the promenade. However, our concerns were unfounded, even with young children, we could be settled on the beach within 15 minutes of leaving our apartment.
In short, we did indeed have the perfect family holiday in Javea - thank you!