MODERN APPARTMENT WITH BEAUTIFUL SEA VIEWS.

Two of us have just spent a wonderfully relaxing week in this pleasant apartment. The apartment was clean and tidy and is ideal for couples, or for those with a small child, but would be a bit cramped for larger families - however, with the marvellous scenery, beaches and surrounding villages every visitor would want to be out and about rather than sat inside. With full sunsets over Collioure, the view from the balcony can be stunning. There are some excellent restaurants in the surrounding towns, although the most popular can become very busy at times. The restaurant at Clos de Paulilles is an absolute must for anyone interested in food and wine - 5 courses, each served with a glass of the vineyard's own wine in a relaxed atmosphere. Booking is essential. Care needs to be taken if relying on the local bus services, since they do not run on fiesta days and they don't advertise which are the actual fiesta days. When they do run, they are quite reliable and only cost one euro whatever the distance. Thankfully we didn't hire a car, managing to get around whether on the buses or, more frequently, by taking gentle ambles from town to town. The weather was perfect, which helped result in an excellent holiday.

We were disappointed in the apartment. It is advertised for sleeping 4 but really only adequate for 2 people as so small and lacking in storage space. The apartment was clean but the balcony was a huge let down as had a solid wall all around it and two old blankets on bench type chairs - very uncomfortable. The balcony was very tatty with rust marks and peeling paint and felt very closed in. The view was only visable if you stood up! The apartment was advertised as luxury - the shower was definitely good but the rest of the apartment very average. There was no electric kettle or toaster and no oven apart from a microwave.

The apartment is quite nice. We were two persons. With more than two, we thing it well be a little closely. With one little child it may be will be ok.
We spend 14 lovely days there.
The view from the balcony is great. We miss this view since we're at home in germany. You can reach Collioure and Port Vendres by foot easly. It was everyday an great experience, with an amazing view to the sea, to walk along the coast.
Collioure is a beautiful little city with pictorial lanes.

What a lovely appartment! My husband and I, and our 8 month old baby really enjoyed staying there. Firstly, a few practical things about L'Oreneta - It had everything we needed and was clean and well organised (a must with our baby crawling around!). Our baby slept well in the travel cot (provided) in the bedroom and with the kitchen tucked away the front room overlooking the sea was comfortable for us too. The balcony was the scene for very relaxing evenings watching the waves and twinkling lights on the horizon, and sampling the lovely local wines. Very relaxing! I would have no hesitation in recommending the apartment to someone with a baby. The whole area is very buggy friendly!

Secondly, we must recommend one or two local eateries, of which there are loads in both Collioure and Port Vendres, where we had some lovely lunches. I can't remember all the names but 3 of note are - Le Chalut and La Tramontane in Port Vendres, L'Amphitron in Collioure. The fish market is a must for buying fish and shell fish, but also for the 'degustation' area in the middle of the market. There's a great boulangerie about 10 mins walk away just as you are getting into Port Vendre (just past the super handy supermarket). We barely used the car the whole time we were there.

Highly recommended!

We enjoyed a great holidayin 50612. It was good to arrive and findthe aparetment really clean and welcoming. We ahve stayed in many holiday apartments and this is one of the best. The quality of what is provided is really good and the IKEA kitchen is so much better than what you usually find. Though we did spoil ourselves by making use of the restaurants on the recommendations list. The photos do not do the apartment justiceand we just sat and gazed at the panorama from the terrace, a photographers paradise. We enjoyed ouir short walks into Collioure and Port Vendres and got thoroughly spoiled at Port Vendres fish market on oysters and white wine. Now we are back home we are really going to miss not going to sleep to the sound of the sea on the rocks and beach below. Great holiday, fantastic value - thanks! We'll be back.

We have over 20 years experience of gite and apartment rentals in France, all shapes and sizes and in all areas of the country with parties from 2 up to 6. Your apartment was absolutely as you described it and if anything better than expectations. It was plenty big enough for two, not using the sofa bed in the living room left a good sized living space, although we tended to spend most of our time on the balcony, for obvious reasons. The kitchen was the first of its kind we had come across and we thought it was a brilliant idea. When open it had everything needed and it was great to be able to shut it all away leaving a pleasant sitting room. The standard of decor and equipment was certainly higher than the average gite/apartment holiday rental. Everything was clean and ready for our arrival, the information provided for the apartment and estate more than adequate and the additional information on places to go and things to see abundant. In all it was a beautiful apartment in a beautiful part of France with a breathtaking view and a very comfortably furnished balcony to enjoy it.

We found the apartment much smaller than depicted and described. The "kitchen" which could be "separated from the living room" is merely a hob, sink and microwave behind a cupboard door. Cleanliness is an issue. We left the apartment considerably cleaner than we found it. It would have been more welcoming if the bed had been made up in the bedroom rather than looking like a storage area. Television is pointless as there appeared to be no reception of any channel.