8/10 Good
Mark F.
1 Sept 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great Stay Overall
This is a review in two parts. First the positive:
Marta (and her parents who checked us in and out) are delightful to work with. Super friendly and helpful (her folks don't speak any English so we used a lot of sign language...). The house is absolutely beautiful. Very well maintained, 3 levels so lots of room to spread out, and the pool is awesome. It was wonderful to sit out there on a hot August afternoon and relax. They provided bread and fresh fruit for us when we arrived, and there is a wonderful supermarket just a few minutes away. There is a very big deck off the upstairs bedrooms with great views and the sunsets were fantastic. There is a large garage as well so you can park your car inside if you want, or just inside the gate. Also, it is just a 10 minute or so drive into downtown Granada so very conveniently located.
But...
The house is NOT in the country, which is how we read the description. It is on the edge of a neighborhood of similar homes, so if you look straight out the back you do see rolling hills and olive groves and such, but on the other 3 sides you have the rest of the neighborhood. Including the one doing renovations so as we sat outside we were watching the workmen and listening to their radio. Not the fault of this homeowner, just an example that you are very close to others. There is no A/C (we knew that going in) but in Spain in August, no matter how many doors or windows you open or fans you turn on, it is VERY warm, especially at night when you're trying to sleep so that was uncomfortable. Lastly, there is no WiFi. In 2019, it is simply unacceptable to not offer this feature. This meant that we had to use our own data plans to try to do any planning or searches or look up maps or find things to do. That meant we spent extra money because we were going through our existing data which was not a good thing. One can live without A/C, but today you must have WiFi.
All that said, it was still a good experience and if they were to add at least th WiFi, we would definitely stay there again.
Mark F.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019