Spain

Pablo F.

My daughter and I have just arrived back from Los Alcazares and had to be dragged to the airport, as we had experienced such a wonderful holiday. The complex is small and secure with a lovely swimming pool. The apartment was on the first floor and was clean and secure with a safe for money and valuables. It was a real home from home and although there was no air con, we were comfortable with the ceiling fans. The kitchen was amply equipped ( a shopping trolley would have been nice for carrying heavy items like water) and hot water was always on tap. I had to bring my own hairdryer but that was a minor inconvenience. The bathroom had a good powerful shower. The area is fantastic with everything within easy walking distance, including the Plaza with many restaurants and bars and the sea is only a 10 minute walk away.  
Paulo collected us from San Javier and returned us there at the end of the stay ( Meanie!!) What a lovely guy - nothing was too much trouble and we would be very happy to stay at the apartment again next year.

Casa Playa III

United Kingdom

Family from East Grinstead, United Kingdom

Location was ok but the lack of air conditioning makes it a no go 

Family from Bramhope, United Kingdom

The communication, ease of booking and check in/out with Pablo who managed the property was excellent.

The apartment is fine - clean although dated and there's not much storage space as all cupboards bar wardrobes and bedside cabinets were taken up with (I presume) owners belongings. One side of the wardrobe doors were broken so we daren't use anything but the shelves in the other side.

The pool is very nice although one of the lifeguards on duty can be quite officious. There are various rules about pool use which we didn't realise - opening/closing times, children only allowed to wear plain white cotton t shirts if they need a cover up from the sun (we had proper swim t shirts for them but these weren't acceptable so off to buy plain white cotton t shirts which meant a trip to the city!), no children's inflatables etc in the pool. 

The downside was the review says perfect for families and not big on nightlife etc which sounded perfect for our family which included our children aged 3/5/7. However I've never stayed anywhere so noisy. From 10pm/2am you are constantly woken by noisy groups singing, talking loudly, running shouting etc as they walk past the apartment which backs onto the main road. We had the window open as the fan was really noisy squeaking and the apartment was hot but there wasn't a night where at least 2 of us were woken up by revellers including our children being woken and lots on the complex who were front facing said the same thing. Not the quiet break we'd hoped for as we came back exhausted through lack of sleep.

I wouldn't recommend purely for this reason - maybe suited more to friends who are wanting to enjoy the local 'strip' of bars/restaurants etc and are planning to stay up late. 



Family from Edgerton, United Kingdom

This is a difficult one as our whole experience here was marred by the fact that we were not aware this apartment was owned and rented by smokers so the smell of smoke was really off putting . Had we known in advance , we would have booked an alternative .

Apart from this , the apartment was well equipped and clean and Sean who looks after this accom was helpful and friendly . The apartment was in a quiet spot of the complex and therefore nice and peaceful but less than a minute to the pool area ( if that ) The complex is large and spacious and my son made good use of the pools which were lovely and clean . Location is convenient for the Square where there are many bars and restaurants .

Casa Puerto Marina

Family from Bradford, United Kingdom

Great apartment, in a very well maintained complex, with friendly neighbours, whether Spanish or English-speaking.  This was a hassle-free holiday in a perfect location for us.  Sean could not have been more helpful.

Ireland

Family from Near Cork, Ireland

we had a few hic-cups but other than having a microwave combi rather than a proper oven we coped. The apartment is  idealy situated with a short walk to beach and shops,apartment complex is beautiful,very pleasing on the eye,pool terrific opens early closes late.What little problems we had were dealt with immediately

 From Liverpool, United Kingdom

We had a fabulous holiday at Los Alcazares.  The apartment was beautifully furnished, really clean and delight to stay in.  Thank you.

 From Ellesmere, United Kingdom

The villa was in  a prime position in Alcazares close to the precinct with an excellent selec tion of good restaurants. The beach was only minutes away with many bars and good walking promenade. The villa was spacious and in a residential location with well cared for gardens and pool.  We were disappointed in the wardrobe space in both bedrooms as most of it was taken by the owners possesions.  We were more than adequately looked after on arrival and during our stay.

Lola El Divino 5

 From Tillicoultry, United Kingdom

Great location, ideal for families and lovely well equipped apartment

 From Sheffield, United Kingdom

The above comments do not refer to the advertised property as , on arrival, we were infomed that the property was not available due to the absence of an electricity supply(possibly due to unpaid bill). We were taken to another property in the area and although this was reasonable in terms of space, quality of fitments etc it was in a  virtually unoccupied gated development isolated from the local community.  The town  of Alcazares itself was dead with few restaurants apart from English orientated outlets( eg Chinese, Indian, all day English breakfast etc) and I would not recommend the Mar Menor area to anyone who wants to experience real Spain.

Pablo F.

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