San Pedro Vacation Rental apartment: Benahavis

Lovely luxury apartment. 2 large terraces to enjoy breakfast in the morning on one and move round for drinks on the other later in the evening and to watch the sunset was wonderful. Very quiet location although this may have been due to the fact that most of the apartment complex was unoccupied when we were there. This is also proably the reason why the pool closest to the apartment was out of action due to a broken pump which was going to be fixed the day after our arrival but had still not been done when we left. This did not detract too much from the holiday as there was another pool relatively close by to use. Easy to book the apartment and the owners were very efficient. Provided us with lots of useful information before we went and there is a book in the apartment full of ideas and places to eat from previous visitors. Good location for the restaurants in Benahavis. Go on a Sunday evening when the night fair is open and all the locals are out. However, go early and book a table and return later to eat when you have finished walking around. You will need a car to get to the apartment and get around in general. We visited Puerto Banus (eat in Tangos, expensive but worth it), Marbella and San Pedro (try Da Brunos for eating and Heaven Beach bar to relax with a drink on the weekend). We would definitely return.

In dieser neuen Penthauswohnung mit herrlichem Ausblick kann man sich wirklich erholen. Die Wohnung ist perfekt ausgestattet und sehr geschmackvoll eingerichtet. Hier fühlten wir uns von Anfang an sehr wohl und haben die Zeit sehr genossen. Das Objekt liegt zwar ein wenig abseits und ohne PKW geht hier garnichts; dafür hat man aber auch alle beschriebenen Vorteile eines zwanglosen Urlaubsfeelings. Bis zum hübschen Örtchen Benahavis sind es nur 10 Autominuten. Hier gibt es mehrere Restaurants und einen kleinen Wochenmarkt, den man sich nicht entgehen lassen sollte.

Just back from a fabulous week at La Hacienda. The apartment is finished to a very high standard and very well equipped - everything we needed we found in a cupboard somewhere. It's without doubt one of the best apartments on the complex with a south-facing terrace for breakfast / lunch and a west-facing terrace to enjoy a glass of wine as the sun sets over the hills of Andalucia. The views in both directions are quite spectacular, with Gibraltar and the Moroccan coastline clearly visible on good days.

The booking process was hassle-free, and very good directions were provided (it's about a 45 minute drive down the A7 from Malaga airport). In addition, Maggie, the local rep, was very helpful in getting us settled in. On the complex, we had a choice of four pools but, as they were all fairly similar, we stuck to the one nearest the apartment. It was hard to drag ourselves away to go and explore the area !

It's hard to find any fault at all, but probably worth mentioning two things. Firstly, the complex is high up on a hill, about 3km from the main A7 (and any shops / restaurants) along roads littered with speed bumps, so a car is essential and walking out to a restaurant is not an option - you will need a driver staying off the sangria. Popping out for a pint of milk is not quick either, so you need to plan your shopping carefully to avoid wasting time.

Secondly, whilst the complex is virtually finished, more than half the apartments appeared unsold and there were only about half a dozen families on site - whether the pool would cope if apartments are fully occupied is hard to imagine - we'd advise you to visit sooner rather than later !

All in all we were very impressed with the apartment. We would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who is looking for high-quality self-catering accommodation in the region and doesn't mind the need to drive to get to restaurants, shops etc.