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We had a terrific family holiday in summer 2007, involving a mix of adults, teens and early 20s. The villa offers plenty of internal space, with air conditioning if you need it, as well as a large enclosed garden with a mix of sun and shade during the day. The pool was clean and kept at a pleasant temperature by the Spanish sun.
<br/>We were met in Chiclana on arrival by the caretaker and guided to the villa, which was very helpful.
<br/>There was only one technical hitch during our stay (the water pump failed because of road works) and this was dealt with quickly and efficiently by the caretaker.
<br/>Chiclana itself was too built up for our liking, but the villa is located well out of town in a quiet location. But there are plenty of other towns and villages in easy driving distance, which are charming.
<br/>The beaches were unexpectedly brilliant - clean white sand, and normally plenty of free parking nearby.
<br/>Restaurants were plentiful and generally very inexpensive, providing masses of seafood as well as normal meat dishes. Strangely we found it difficult to find tapas bars.
<br/>We enjoyed the fact that most restaurants only had menus in Spanish, and that there were very few British (or indeed any other nationality) tourists visible in the area: it really is somewhere the Spanish themselves go on holiday.
<br/>A car is essential, and this is not the place for those who want to go clubbing till the early hours.
<br/>But it provides good villa accommodation with access to great beaches, interesting places to visit and a very authentic environment.
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