Villa La Tuna

A very homely property with everything you need for a self accommodation holiday. Stunning sea views. The location is good and myself and my teenage son used Uber rather than hiring a car. As a guide an Uber to Malaga was around £30. Ubereats was also valuable to me and deliveries from the local carrefour and restaurants were available. Aldi is walkable in about 20 minutes. The beds are very comfortable with good pillows (had holidays in the past where flat pillows cause me neck pain). The pool is lovely and a good temperature around 2pm. Property is clean and comfortable. The host is also lovely and helpful to me. Very happy with the stay for the price and I would return. Good value for money.

The upstairs bathroom could use a bit of investment. Everything works well but could do with a freshen up. Seen past comments about the shower water pressure. I found it fine. Not a power shower but enough to get clean. Stairs and hills need to be mentioned for anyone with mobility issues. The property is on a steep hill so if you don’t have a hire car be prepared to walk uphill in the heat! Also the property has c 20 stairs up to it.

The outdoor space and views from the balcony. So peaceful and only 10min drive into Belamadena. Facilities within a 3 min drive .

Shower was not powerful, could be updated, kept tidy in certain areas outside.

There was plenty of space and the views were amazing

The shower didn’t work. It would trickle water but never got warm enough to actually get a shower. The day before we left the owner had gardeners round luckily we was out for the day so they didn’t bother us but if we had planned to stay around the pool then we wouldn’t have been comfortable

The view facing the sea, the calm surrounding area and the truth that bedrooms are upstairs separated from other rooms downstairs.

The facilities are a little bit old, and some small services are needed like doors locks and swimming pool filters. One more thing is that the water flows into the shower cabin slowly and not good enough to be satisfied when taking a shower.

Unbelievable sea views, everything you need it the kitchen, great WiFi , smart TV.nice size outdoor pool, very helpful host , shops in walking distance about 20 minutes

Very hilly,so not suitable for disadvantaged travelers

Everything was excellent from the views and the villa was just everything we was looking for

It’s location was great only a 10 minute taxi to the town

The location and veiws

nothing

everything we needed plenty of space and seating areas comfortable beds and sofas outstanding views and getting the sun all day long

some furniture a bit dated pool could do with a bit of attention (but still useable) outside areas have a lot of broken slabs especially on the footpath and steps going up to the house also a good power was around all outside areas

There was loads to like - the hosts were amazing people. They facilitated an early check-in for us, visited often to make sure everything was ok, and dropped off some fruit from the trees growing out the back. The view is the most exceptional thing - you would have to fight to find something that good. It overlooked almost the entire bay and at night it was a real spectacle. We went in the midst of a heatwave, so the air conditioning in every bedroom was a life-saver. The blackout external shutters were fantastic - I normally wake up 8am every day but I slept until 11 two days because the room was completely dark. The kitchen facilities were great, the bathrooms were good and the clothes washing facilities were perfect. We loved the main dining table right next to the living room window which overlooked the bay. There was an abundance of furniture outside - loads of loungers and comfortable chairs. We moved a few of them around so that we could benefit from a larger area by the front door and we still had plenty left. There were two barbeques at different levels of the garden, one of which (by the pool) had a dedicated sink which was really useful. The terrace by the pool was amazing, and the pool was a good size. Location was perfect for us but you will absolutely need a car. Thankfully, there's a double garage for parking. Its sort of tucked away from the main roads so it's quite private too.

We stayed for two weeks so it would have been great to see a pool attendant more often. The host kindly dropped chlorine in the pool every few days, but the base and sides of the pool got more and more dirty, so it's probably worth them increasing the attendant's schedule to keep it clean (in fairness, we used it a LOT, and we were covered in sunscreen, so this probably made it harder for the filter). Water pressure was a bit of an issue for us; there is a shower but the water was barely enough to create a jet. This was the only real let down for us as there was no bath, so you had no option but to take a shower which took a long time because of the trickle of water. Not the host's fault at all but there is a very steep approach to the property itself. The steps at the bottom are ok (albeit plenty of them) but the path from the bottom section to the top is a steep concrete path with no handrail. If you have any sort of physical ailment you'll likely want to find a more flat property. Finally, a small note about the builders next door which were still around as of our stay in August 2022. They were definitely there during the weekdays and definitely noisy, which was a shame. They start work really early (6:30 some days), and had no issue using tools at this point. The top of the property they're building directly overlooks the pool - and that happened to be the area they were working when we were there, so privacy wasn't great sometimes. Not the worst thing for us but I know people more sensitive to this sort of thing.