Collioure holiday villa: Collioure

I have never booked a Villa before and this year I wanted my parents to have a different experience to the usual resorts and hotels, this was a great start and the most relaxing family holiday ever. Everything was as expected and more.

The villa is very spacious, it has everything necessary to keep the family entertained and work free, from washing machine to board games! everything was very clean and well looked after.

The landlord has been very helpful from the beginning through to when we were leaving. There was a lot of information in the house about the local area and places to visit.

We drove from London to Collioure and it was definitely worth it, my parents decided to stay an extra week. I didn't know much about this part of France but it's absolutely great. We had a car so we drove to a lot of the near by towns and beaches. Collioure is beautiful during the night, very lively and romantic. The villa is up on the very top of a hill but the views are amazing form every part of the villa. The walk from the town centre to the villa is fairly easy and takes about 10-15 minutes.

I highly recommend the villa to to families and anyone looking for a chilled holiday.

Everything was perfect with this property. One aspect did cause two people in our party a little problem and that was the daily climb up the hill to get tothe house. It was extremely steep and isn't suitable for the unfit holidaymaker or for certain shoes.

We spent 2 weeks in the middle of the Collioure festival period at villa Darby in the summer of 2008. Our group made up of 2 families with kids ranging from aged 8 to 11yrs old.
Our experience was fantastic and we really enjoyed the space and felxibility that the property allowed us. The pool was great and the poolside fridge and bar space became of great use for the kids and the adults throughout the holiday.
The cleaner and the pool lady were really helpful with local knowledge and were more than happy to assist us with anything we needed. The property was extremely well equipped, infact I'd go as far to say that it's the best equipped villa we've ever rented in the UK or Europe to date. I would highly recommend the villa to friends however, due to the location of the villa being up a pretty steep hill, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with mobility issues. Infact one tip I have is that we used to take the car down to just off the main road approx 1/2mile from the villa and closer into the town to pick up the kids at the end of a hot hard day by the sea or shopping....it saves the moans of climbing back up to the villa at the end of the day.
We went along to the local bull fight one night and half of our party ended up having to leave after 5mins in....it really isn't for the faint hearted, be warned!
Best place for quick, easy family meals with a full french theme, inexpensive and great quality: Les Templiers right on the quay side as you enter Collioure.