Tastefully furnished, three bedroomed apartment, with stunning views — Property 17820

Tastefully furnished, three bedroomed apartment, with stunning views

This tastefully furnished first floor apartment enjoys a superb location within La Gardenia. One balcony overlooks the large communal swimming pool, set in beautifully maintained gardens; the other looks out over the entrance to Mahon harbour, where fishing boats and cruise liners pass by. The apartment comfortably sleeps 5 (1 double, 1 twin, 1 single bedrooms), and has 2 recently modernised shower rooms, both with WC. The kitchen is very well equipped, and the comfortable lounge includes satellite TV, video, DVD and CD systems. The swimming pool is superbly maintained and ideal for family fun. Sol del Este is a small, quiet residential area with a supermarket and an excellent bar/restaurant. 3 minutes walk from the apartment is a small cove, ideal for swimming. A ladder also leads directly down into the water of the cove/harbour.

Location Sol del Este Es Castell < South East Menorca < Minorca (Menorca) < Balearic Islands < Spain

Sol del Este Es Castell < South East Menorca < Minorca (Menorca) < Balearic Islands < Spain

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Availability for the apartment in Minorca (Menorca), Spain

Last updated on:

Wednesday, 08 October 2008

Changeover day:

Friday

Normal availability

March-November

Rental rates for the apartment in Minorca (Menorca), Spain

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Notes to the rental rates

• Initial deposit of 25% of total cost of booking, to be paid at time of booking. Payment by cheque from UK bank accounts please. For non-UK bookings, the method payment will be by agreement with the owner. Balance will be payable 8 weeks before booking commences. Long term rental rates subject to negotiation with the owner. Click on the blue 'Contact the owner' tab above for contact details.
  
• Please note that entry to the apartment is available after 4pm on the day of arrival; guests are asked to vacate by 10am on the day of departure.
  

Accommodation and Facilities for the apartment in Minorca (Menorca), Spain

Local points of interest

Close proximity to Mahon, Menorca's capital, means that the activities and attractions associated with a small city are within easy reach. These include local fish, and fruit and vegetable, markets, as well as a regular flea market in town. Boat trips around the large bay, including excellent glass bottomed boats, leave the Calas Fonts and Mahon waterfronts. Cruise ships and ferries also leave from Mahon, which has a beautiful marina, with some spectacular yachts and power boats moored - well serviced by the array of bars and restaurants, from the simple to the sophisticated, along the marina. Eating and drinking al fresco is a delight, and children are made very welcome. Other attractions include visits to the Xoeriger gin distillery, the pretty aquarium, and strolls around Mahon's historic back streets. Nearby S'Algar (15 minutes by road from Es Castell) is an excellent and well established watersports centre, catering for scuba diving, snorkeling, paragliding and water skiing.

Natural attractions

The south eastern corner of the island boasts particularly tranquil and beautiful scenery, from the low cliffs near Binbibeca, to the nature reserve of Es Grau slightly further north. From the latter, a kayak ride can take you to the uninhabited island of Isla d'en Colom, with its two lovely, quiet beaches, where adults can soak up the sun, whilst the children play safely in the shallow water. The island can also be reached by hiring a power boat from Mahon waterfront. Walks in the nature reserve and, slightly further north again, donkey rides through the wooded countryside, are other pleasurable ways to while away a few hours, in which all the family can take part. Moving further afield (though nowhere is particularly far from anywhere on Menorca!) the island offers innumerable bays and coves, with sandy beaches stretching down to the blue Mediterranean. The larger ones have beach bars and small restaurants, whilst others offer no facility other than peace and quiet.

Pre-historic Menorca

The island is a centre of great archaeological significance, and boasts a surprising number of megalithic archeological sites, often showing outstanding levels of preservation and having a timeless and tranquil ambience. Whether mysterious T-shaped Taulas, talaiots (towers) or navetas (boat-shaped burial chambers) or combination of all three, these sites offer a fascinating hint as to island life thousands of years ago. They range from the well reconstructed and regulated, with organised trips to some, to the isolated structure in a farmer's field in the middle of nowhere, for the more adventurous explorer. Children seem to be as fascinated as adults by these unique sites, most of which are now well sign-posted and quite easy to reach. Cave dwellings are also present in the north west, and on the south coast, of the island, which can be explored, often in combination with a visit to another of Menorca's towns or resorts, which are well worth leaving the beautiful south east to visit