I would first like to say that the Villa is beautiful and In a lovely location. Communication with the host was fantastic.
Taxi to Palma centre is approx 30euros.
The layout and the build of the villa really is outstanding, along with the wonderful decor and artwork. I found the bed and pillows to be very comfortable, however younger members of the group thought the pillows were too hard.
We are a family of 10 with a new born and our intention was to have a relaxing two weeks in the villa, with home cooked and BBQ food most nights, which we achieved. During the day the time was spent with everyone in and around the pool area. The garden, pool and loungers were perfect, but the surrounding decking was loose in places, and could do with a little makeover.
When doing a review I think it is important to put things into perspective. when you take into account that you have paid for 5 star luxury (20,000euros for 2 weeks) then we should expect a 5 star villa, however it was let down by a couple of little issues that spoilt it. Plates, many chipped and mis matched, same with knives and forks. Cheap glasses with no pint glasses.
When we arrived there was a set of rules told to us.
1 only use bottled water in the kettle, this is just to prevent limescale build up, this would make sense. however it costs 20 euros for a new kettle which is a damn sight less cheaper than the amount of money we spent on bottled water for the kettle. in two weeks there would be very little build up to warrant even buying a new kettle. also descaling is an option. This was made even more inconvenient as the advertised chilled water and ice from the machine was broken and out of use, this was a real big one as not only do we now have to double the amount of water we are buying but also the ice, you can only fit so much in the boot of a car and a trolly.
2 please place throws over sofas if you use them, using covid as the reason does not make sense when there are not throws for sofas in the bedrooms. pointless having nice furniture if it is covered up.
3 open doors very carefully as they come off the rails. we took great care in opening the gym door to find it would not close again, we made no attempt to force based on previous instruction , however after departure I received an email to say we had broken the door. Advise you do not open either Gym or blue bedroom door.
4 You have to carry your rubbish up the hill, in nearly 40c heat, this was tough.