La Casita

Great apartment, very quiet - cars in the distance were few and not a distraction. Anyone super sensitive to noise can wear earplugs and not have an issue. Communication with Mariana was always quick and efficient. Really helpful and was easy to see she cares about the work she does. Kitchen has all the tools you need, very clean and spacious. Showers can get as hot or as cold as you like, powerful enough too! Tonnes of towels and even an umbrella by the door for the beach if required. Terrace is huge and has coal for BBQ, great views! Plenty wardrobe space, it was just the 2 of us, but there is enough for 6 easily. No air-conditioning, but for us, the black tower fan kept the air moving and wecould sleep with the noise it made on the lowest setting. Our room was 26-27°c during September. Having the fan blow air in from the windows for 2hrs on max fan brought it down to 24°c before going to bed, but naturally this crept back up overnight when put on quiet mode with shut window. Neighbours in the area were very helpful, we could speak Spanish luckily, but English may still be understood. Definitely a location you need to rent a car for, unless you are happy taking a 15min walk for the bus every time - definitely recommend Autoreisen! We didn't try the pool, but the beach (we went to the one left of Playa del Duque) was under 15min away. Lidl and Aldi is just a few min drive, there is a gym there as well which was great (€5 each), on also on the way to the beach. 45min roughly to the volcano - used it to propose to my partner of 10 years at sunset above the clouds! Area is really quiet, yet really close to the things you need, perfect balance! As there was nobody staying at the weekend, we could have a late checkout (6pm) - thank you so much Mariana!

A guest booklet/guide would definitely help not only anyone staying there, but the time of the super helpful Mariana, as I bet she gets the same questions a lot about the apartment! Especially about how the front door works (see below), and location of pool and bins etc. Few of the towel holders and toilet roll holder fell off. This needed to be tightened with a hex-key, so we couldn't use them. Black tower fan was enough for us, but the blue standard one did not provide any assistance with heat or circulation. Plug cable wasn't very long either and quite loud. Door can only be opened with the key (no handle on outside), and it locks itself when shut. We accidentally locked ourselves out with the key left in the inside slightly turned - so another key from the outside wouldn't have helped - luckily with quick help from Mariana, a card could unlock the door by pushing it through - phew! Neighbours below were super quiet - we arrived at 00:30 on a Monday, they were smoking a bit of weed, but that was the only time we smelt it. The rest of the time they just chilled outside when they were there. No dishwasher tablets or clothes detergent in kitchen, or shampoo etc, one roll of toilet paper per bathroom (which was enough for 2 people for 1 week to be honest!) Some water for late check-ins would have been appreciated. Had to factory reset the Smart TV due to saved emails stored on it - this should be done after each stay. Tiny finishing touches like using some silicon to tidy up the skirting boards etc will also help make the place feel even more complete.

Thank you for welcome package: wine and fruits. It was exactly what we needed after long flight. Location is calm, around 5-7 min drive to the beach. Spectacular views. All of our questions were answered within minutes.