An idyllic location
Review Submitted: June 2, 2008
Date of Stay: May 2008
We found Casa Romana to be in an idyllic location, with beautiful views over the Andalusian countryside. The property is set in the owners’ fruit farm; we were able to pick our own fresh oranges every morning, make orange juice in the supplied electric citrus juicer and drink it on the terrace overlooking the orange groves.
The owners were very hospitable, the typed sheets of information about the property and the recommendations on sightseeing, restaurants, local supermarkets and shops were most welcome as was the homemade marmalade and cava.
The property was clean, tastefully decorated and exceptionally well equipped including a dishwasher, a television receiving British terrestrial channels, DVD player, a sound system we could plug our MP3 player into and shelves full of books both fiction and helpful travel, recipe and language books, as well as maps and leaflets on attractions close by and further afield. There was also a free WIFI Broadband connection and we found the laptop we hired from the owners to be very helpful to research sightseeing locations as well as keeping in touch with home. It is also possible to swim in the owner’s pool but we did not use it ourselves.
Although the views from the terrace are rural, the town of Coin is close by (we walked in a couple of times) with a range of supermarkets, shops and restaurants. There are at least 3 excellent restaurants within walking distance in the cool of the evenings; The Bohemia, El Fogon de Antonio and Casa Paco. We can also recommend the Hostal Santa Fe on the far side of Coin.
The location was only about 35 minutes from Malaga Airport and ideal for sightseeing. Trips to Granada (book in advance for the Alhambra!) and Gibraltar were about 2 hours by car and the spectacular drive to Ronda should take less than an hour if you don’t stop to take photos at every opportunity as we did! We also visited Seville, using the new Avant fast railway link direct from Malaga. Also, of course, the many and varied attractions of the Costa del Sol are only about 40 minutes away.
We have since bought our own electric juicer to keep at least a small part of our holiday experience alive!
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Sightseeing,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
Owner's Response: The computer's a new offering and Bob and Debbie were the first to use it. Very helpfully they added some new links, and we hope that future visitors will do the same so that we can build the best database in the area of places to go.
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