Villa Ana Clara by Abahana Villas

The information that you have to travel to a completely different city and then return to the rented house is only disclosed after the payment is made — and the payment is, unbelievably, non-refundable. I informed them about the need to cancel within an hour of being told about the whole procedure. Despite numerous requests, I lost the money for the entire stay. To pick up and return the keys, you need to travel more than 10 kilometers one way to Calpe, which is a big problem if you don’t have a car, especially when you’re renting a house in Altea and flying in and out of Alicante. The keys can only be returned at 10:00, which is impossible if your return flight is at 11:00.

The location and view are stunning, and the villa decor is lovely, too. Despite some issues with the house, we enjoyed our stay. The managing company did a great job sending people for maintenance when was needed.

The house is dated. The water didn't work on arrival and departure, so we couldn't take a shower. We had water issues throughout the stay. It was too hot or cold, or there was no water because of problems with some tanks, etc. The Wi-Fi was also broken for three days. Also, the gate to the property was so annoying. Part is electric and part not. This means you still have to get out of the car to open the no electric part and then open the electric part. So weird.