We arrived at the appartment block an hour before check in time which was not a problem at all and were met by a lovely Spanish lady who gave us the keys.
The directions given are spot on, only to stop short in saying that you have to drive on a bit further along the right side of the building so you see the parking area on your left next to the main entrance. Just turn 3 quarters at the small round about to turn into the parking lot.
The appartment is absolutely amazing. Bright, spotless clean, modern, and well equipped. Plenty kitchen utensils, dishwasher and washing machine. So ok, the kitchen area is a bit narrow, but that didn't hamper us from making nice meals.
Our 2 daughters wanted to sleep in the room with the small double bed because it has access to the balcony. That suited us fine, giving me and my husband the bigger room with wardrobe.
The sun is out on the balcony in the morning. If it was too warm to sit in the sun (and we had fabulous weather for the week we were in Calpe, so even after 8pm it was lovely to sit outside) we lowered the awning for a bit of shade.
The views from the appartment are amazing. There is construction going on at the moment that indicates an appartment building that will probably block the view of the rock of Calpe. But there is plenty views of the Mediterranean Sea from the balcony.
The appartment is in a secure private building block that cannot be accessed from outside without a key. Because of that we didn't hesitate to let our daughters go to the pool on their own. Although we couldn't see them, we could hear them from the appartment. In saying that, they are well able to swim. There are 2 pools. One for toddlers, and 1 that is probably 1.5 mtr at its shallowest and defenitely 3 mtr at the deep end. Great for diving practice.
It's a very quiet spot to stay and relax (apart from the seagulls that can make a racket at times) and only a few minutes walk from the main street with lots of shops, the old town, and the beach and boulevard.
The only thing that will stop us from coming back is the absence of airconditioning. Even now at the start of June it was very warm in the bedrooms. We didn't want to leave windows or balcony doors open for fear of stray cats or uninvited guests coming in.
Out of all the family holidays we have been on this has definitely been one of our favourites.