This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.
2/10 Terrible
CLAIRE B.
10 Oct 2017
Terrifying roads, shady pool and german cable package
Terrifying roads….. The roads up this Finca are steep. Even by the normal Spanish mountains standards, the last three sections of road were very dangerous and reduced me to tears. I have driven in the mountains many times before but this place is the most daunting I have ever encountered. It also spoilt our holiday as we couldn’t go out in the evening and trips out in the day time was quite unnerving. I did think I might be a coward until the cleaner nearly ran her car off the road on our last day and cursed the final road up to the place.
I did contact the owner to ask her to strengthen the warnings of the road on her advert before I left this review as I don’t want to be critical but wished someone had told me before I had booked.
It is a shame because the house is lovely and the letting agent in Spain was so helpful and kind. The views were good, though sadly shaded by the trees and bushes round the property when you were sitting on the terrace.
The other negatives were that the pool was in the shade of the trees which meant the water was cold and collected the leaves and insects.
For us, being English, the cable package is al in German which is fine if you speak German.
All in all, Sayalonga was a picture. The area is great and the beaches nearby wonderful. It is an easy drive from Malaga and the couple looking after the place are wonderful. Nevertheless, I would find somewhere else in the area and find out before you book just how difficult the last few roads to the house is – its these roads which are narrow and have steep drops on one side and sheer rock faces on the other
CLAIRE B.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2017