Fuengirola holiday apartment: Torreblanca

We rented the apartment the first week in June just before the season starts while it’s still nice and quiet the busiest day at the beach was the Sunday when all the Spaniards go out to top up the tan.

Getting there from the airport cost around 45 Euros but unfortunately for us we picked a taxi driver who spoke no English so he spent quite a while lost in Torreblanca looking for a local taxi driver to get directions, it’s actually not a hard place to find but if you don’t speak the lingo things can get tricky trying to instruct the taxi driver where to go. On getting back to the airport it was around 40 Euros, so in my opinion you would be better off hiring a car to get there and back plus you have the use of it for the rest of the week and once at the apartment you have a key to the car park to park it up. I understand the owner will supply directions in Spanish from now on which will make it easier if going by taxi.

The apartment lies within the hills of Torreblanca quite high up so walking is a bit of a hike, it’s in a very quiet location and was a joy to walk into compared to a pokey hotel room. There is toilet on the right as you walk in the front door, next room is a twin bedroom which is a decent size and has plenty of wardrobe space for clothes, next room is the bathroom with toilet followed by another twin bedroom which is slightly smaller than the first. You then enter the open plan living room/ dining room. It has all the mod cons washer, cooker, fridge and microwave etc., everything you need possible to be self catering. Upstairs is the master bedroom which is very large and could fit travel cots in if taking the children; it is also ensuite and has its own terrace which is smaller than the main one but just as pleasant.

The apartment has air conditioning in the living room and a portable unit that was in the master bedroom which kept the place cool no problems. The terrace from the living room was spacious and has a nice view of the mountains around Torreblanca again very quiet and relaxing and very private if you just want to spend your day sunbathing, both walls on the terraces are high so they are safe for children to be outside. Everything within the apartment is 10 out of 10 and I couldn’t grumble about a single thing. There was a pool at the apartment block but it was not in use for our visit but I believe it will be back in use in the near future.