8/10 Good
Giacomo V., London, UK
5 Aug, 2022
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice and spacious
We rented Pietro's apartment for 8 weeks with the idea of working remotely, but at the same time having the little one enjoying the beach/sea. We therefore needed space and Pietro's apartment was a really good fit for us. The flat is arranged over two floors (ground and mezzanine) with two bedrooms (double and single with bunk beds), a bathroom and living space plus open plan kitchen on the ground floor and a large bedroom with its own ensuite on the mezzanine (which i used mainly for working).
The residence is nice and the pool is just as advertised. Perhaps the design of the residence is a bit too "compact", all the units are very close to each other, but generally our stay has been quiet enough (perhaps with only one of two exceptions).
The apartment has two AC units: one in the single bedroom and one in the living room. Sadly, during our stay the one in the living room did not work. Our daughter was ok with her unit working perfectly, but we sometimes wished to have the unit working as well. The mezzanine, given its height, is hardly benefitting from AC, even with both unit working, but there is nearly always at least little breeze.
There was a building site just outside the residence and despite local regulation which should prevent noisy residential building works in summer, the site was quite active. This is of course no one's fault and with the little one we had to wake up early anyway, but had we wanted to sleep longer in the morning, it would have been hard some days.
The residence is very close to the main street, bars, restaurants, shops and the village's beach. In all fairness people end up going to nearby beaches which are nicer (some are just spectacular) than the village's one, but it's good to have a walking distance option available.
The apartment was clean and well kept. Nice appliances in the kitchen. We thought that some items were missing (kitchen tools, hover, …) and the oven was not working but we asked Pietro and Cristian (the caretaker) and they sorted all our requests very quickly. We still ended up buying some stuff we didn't ask about, but as we stayed for two months it was fine.
Cristian was also kind enough to provide us a cleaning lady and sheets and towel every week. We ended up paying a fair bit of money for that, but didn't want to have to wash sheets and towels, so it was good to have the option.
Overall, I would surely recommend, given also its strategic position just between Palau and Santa Teresa.
Giacomo V.
Stayed 55 nights in Jun 2022