Our Fab Stay
Review Submitted: August 17, 2009
Date of Stay: October 2008
Apartment is in a good location & easy to find. It is very clean, spacious & has everything you would need- for us, home from home! Loved the balcony, most evenings before we went out, were spent watching the sun go down & enjoying views of GIB & Africa! I'd recommend this apartment for both couples & families. My husband & I have stayed twice. The pool area is nice, well kept & we never struggled for space! We hired a car whilst we were there as we knew there were touristy places we wanted to see that was quite a distance from the apartment. A car is not essential, there is a good supply of taxis outside OpenCor (supermarket for the area) & regular bus service on the main road.
Surrounding area of the apartment is clean & we always felt safe. We enjoyed walks pass the golf course, down to the Golf Range (had lessons). There is also a Sports Bar there, they do great pizzas & other main dishes at reasonable prices & is a great place to go to if you don't fancy the walk down to the bottom (nr Opencor). Make sure you have a massage from Mike who specialises in sports injuries & relaxing massages, he is based next door to the bar. A little further up the road from there & straight over the roundabout, is a small area that has a supermarket which sells almost everything you'll need & has a couple of nice restaurants & a cash machine.
During our stay we mostly walked down to the end (nr the OpenCor) & ate there. We liked the bars &atmosphere. Our favourite restaurant was Max Beach Bar, the food there is plentiful, delicious and prices were reasonable too. I would strongly recommend visiting Cabopino Beach & Marina, which is a 10-15min drive from the apartment. Our favourite place to eat when we are there is El Puerto. Menu is mainly seafood, waiters provide an excellent service. A little on the pricey side, but nice treat. Cabopino Beach also consists of has other restaurants such as Spanish, Chinese and Italian, it also has a bar. The apartment is within easy reach by car or bus to Gibraltar, LaCala (which has a very nice beach) and Puerto Banus/ Marbella (for people watching and checking out the nice yachts). We visit Old Town Mijas, every time we go - it's easy to get to, quaint, traditional and up in the mountains. Has nice restaurants & also sports lovely views of the CostaDelCol.
Both my husband and I like relax and sightsee/get to know the local
area. If that is the kind of holiday you are after then this is the
place for you!
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