Reviews of Property: Summary of Whole villa - Casita Tranquila 5 Bedrooms, Sleeps 10

My golfing buddies (male & female) and myself had a great time. The villa was well eqipped, in a quiet location but with easy foot access to the town. Moraira itself is as you would want a seaside town to be, great beach, clean streets, with a good variety of shops and restaurants. In short a great venue for families and friends.

My family consisting of eight adults and two babies 14mths and 8 weeks have just returned from a wonderful holiday at the Casita Tranquila Villa in Moraira on the Costa Blanca.The villa was everything we expected and more, the pool was excellent, most of our time was spent in it and the bar by the pool with the fridge was brill no having to go to the kitchen every time we wanted a cold tinny.Moraira town was a ten min walk away where there were lots of good restuarants, our favorites were the Cap D'or and the El Nido and a walk round the harbour is a must, remember to take some bread to feed the fish.
All in all one of the best holidays we have had in a long while and we will definately be going back

This is a really lovely villa in a great location. It's so quiet due to the fact it’s away from any thru-roads and yet the walk into town is amazingly easy. It’s located on a bit of a hill but nothing to really moan about. One concern we had on arriving is how close it seems to be to a large fun fair in the town, but it’s far enough away for the sound not to travel.

The villa itself is bright and airy, very comfortable with a good layout. The main kitchen is upstairs so if you like your meals by the pool, then it’s a continuous stomp up and down the external steps. We found that the conservatory and first floor terrace were too hot most of the time so we chose the pool option. The outside bar area was really welcome with its fridge but it could have done with a small sink as well. The pool is really great with large steps for easy access - watch that last one though, it’s a bit of a drop!

A few areas could have made this villa even better though. The first is the wasted space of the 'grassed' part of the garden. In mid-August it was just scorched earth, and quite muddy for wet feet to pick up on when balls went astray. It takes up such a large part of the overall outside space that it really is a waste leaving quite a tight, patio area for sun beds and the like. Secondly, there wasn't really enough cutlery or crockery for 10 people. Third, there wasn't any useable cleaning equipment for residents to use to keep the place tidy. A couple of smelly old mops and a broom that's well past its useful life really didn't do the job I'm afraid. Next, the air conditioning in the two living rooms was very nice, but most of the fans in the bedrooms didn't work at all. Finally, it was strange that items such as the downstairs TV, some table top lamps, the stereo, etc weren't any where near plug points and so were all just for show. The TV upstairs had access to very few channels, certainly nothing to keep children entertained, and there was just a general feeling that there was no owner making the place feel welcome and finished.

I've spent a lot of time talking about these negatives and although they are useful to know about, they shouldn't get in your way of renting this villa for your holiday. Its size, layout and location all out-weigh any small gripes and our mixed-age group were all very happy with it. Enjoy.

Our party of 8 adults and 2 young children arrived on the 25th & 26th July 2008. Our first impressions were that the Villa was even more spacious than we had expected from the description we had received. It was extremely well equipped right down to the microwave oven. We particularly liked the rather cute BBQ area which even contained a fridge for all those essential drinks. The BBQ was used on many occassions. The walk into Maraira was as described as 12minutes. The walk back in the heat of an August day was fairly hard going initially,particularly the last 50 yards but some of us found it a good way of getting some exercise! The small town of Maraira was delightful. There were plenty of shops, a well stocked supermarket and an abundance of fine restaurants and bars.One of our favourites was the Olive Tree Restaurant which did a fixed price menu with childrens menu as well. One thing that struck me was that the local people we met were both friedly and helpful. Back to the Villa we found that the property was clean and well maintained and the one or two minor hiccups we had early in our stay were very soon put right. Iwould have no hesitation in recommending this property to a potential holidaymaker as everthing was as described in the brochures and gave us the quiet and peaceful holiday we were looking for.