10/10 Excellent
Sandra H., British
26 Jan 2018
Relaxing stay
We arrived Sunday Christmas Eve. Collected as arranged by taxi driver who handed us key when we got to apartment. Apartment was very clean, well decorated, well laid out and comfy. Very quiet and relaxing with all appliances you require. It was situated near to complex entrance so reception and bus stop and taxi’s all very close. The complex is very large but exceptionally quiet with several swimming pools and pool bars plus a sports bar and a couple of restaurants and other retail outlets.There is several commercial units not yet occupied which will greatly increase choice of goods and services.We tried to get more supplies in as we were not sure if anything open Xmas day but unfortunately the supermarket on complex has limited hours and does not open on Sundays ( also not well stocked so supermarket in town much better). Being tired we made do. In the morning when showering noticed there was no hot water. We contacted manager who could not tell us which valves to turn on and informed us that as it was Xmas may not be easy to get maintenance man for apartment. We were not prepared to go without hot water so managed to get a maintenance man from the complex who came straight away and sorted it. The island is very quiet with little development. It is ideal if you are interested in kite surfing or driving quad bikes over the sand, (the island is mostly desert) or similar pastimes. The beaches are also pristine with plenty of room and ideal for sun-bathing. There is a wide choice of bars and restaurants in Santa Maria and very reasonable prices. A free, regular bus from the complex will take you there and bring you back or a taxi is only 3 euro’ s. This is an island for relaxing. We went for a week to chill out and the relaxing atmosphere made it feel like a fortnight. We would definitely recommend the island is you want to de stress.
Sandra H.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017