Orgiva holiday villa: Carataunas

We've stayed at this villa on two occasions. On each stay we've had a marvelous time and the owners were friendly and very helpful in making both our stays as good as it gets. We had arrived after dark, courtesy of Ryanair's flight into Granada, and it wasn't until we opened the window shutters the next morning that we could fully appreciate the wonderful views from the upstairs bedroom and terrace. We also enjoyed having our lunches and drinks on the lower terrace as we soaked up the last rays of sunshine before our evening meal. A night out in one of the many restaurants in Orgiva, which is about five minutes away in the hire car, was also a must. We have visited the villa in January as well as early Spring and have had beautiful weather on both occasions. It is an ideal place for walking holidays, exploring the real Spain (much better than the touristy coast!) or just chilling by the pool with a good book. I wasn't brave enough to try the pool though, it was January after all although some did!
The villa is very well appointed and we found the facilities very useful and the fact that we could do some washing reduced the amount of luggage we needed to take for our holiday and cooking our own meals most evenings helped keep the cost down.If you've been walking all day you don't always want to go into town for a meal. Granada was about an hour away and is well worth a full day trip to visit the Alhambra Palace and Granada is also full of super restaurants and bars. The coast is also quite lovely and the owners gave us directions for an excellent restaurant on a hill overlooking the coast for our last (extended) lunch. Glad I wasn't driving! The villa is highly recommended. We will definitely return. "