Stunning 1 Bedroom Apartment, close to the beaches :-)

For a relaxing stay in El Cotillo the Haven is perfect. Positioned right in the middle of the harbour village, everything is on your doorstep. Iain and Jacqui made us feel very welcome from the moment we booked to the day we checked out. The apartment has every facility you could need whilst on holiday, cooking, sunbathing, sleeping or watching a dvd, every need is catered for. Lots of nice places to eat nearby, for eating during the day try El Menditero or at night the excellent Tosho. Both are a short stroll away and are excellent. Big thanks to Iain and Jacqui for being perfect hosts, we will definitely return.

The Haven is a very comfortable, well equipped property. It's location is fantastic with access to the old harbour and to three excellent restaurants within a minute's walk (30 seconds really but that sounds too good to be true)! Other restaurants and shops are only a few minutes walk as is access to the beach area.

The apartment itself is clean and we'll equipped, with pretty much everything you might need. We stayed in and cooked a couple of times and the kitchen was easy to use with everything we needed. There was also a selection of beach equipment available as well a good range of books and films.

Jacqui and Iain were excellent hosts for whom nothing seemed too much trouble and El Cotillo was very much our sort of place where we could chill out and relax away from it all. For a quiet holiday away from it all but with local facilities readily available The Haven and El Cotillo really fit the bill!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in The Haven. Our booking and transfer were well organised. The Haven contains all that we wanted to self cater, even if it took most of our stay to find everything! The apartment is well situated, convenient for restaurants, supermarkets, El Goloso, the ice cream shop, and midway between north and south beaches. There was even convenient storage for my rented bike! Comfortable bed, plenty of storage space and sofas that were comfortable to sit on. With slight rearranging we had ample lighting and space for our traditional holiday pastime of Scrabble.

We liked the alleyway situation, and were amused to notice that passers by all tended to look in when we had the shutters and windows open.

We have three comments.

First, a general one. Is it not possible to provide an English television news channel? This is a common omission in rented Canary accommodation.

We were a little disappointed with the roof terrace. As it is shared with all the other apartments in the block it is rather unloved and not particularly attractive as a place to relax.

Finally, there was rather intrusive talking from the adjacent apartment (Number 2) every night just after we had gone to bed. It sounded like one half of a loud mobile phone conversation in an unknown language. We realise that we could have been unlucky, and that like us they may have been temporary occupants.

We are already planning our visit to El Cotillo next winter. Can we stay again next year please?

This apartment is very well equipped, it even has a shopping trolley to help transport the heavy bottles of drinking water. The owner provide clean sheets and towels on a regular basis, as well as beach towels and yoga mats. If you want to cook for yourselves the kitchen is very well equipped. Ideal walking in both directions and swimming nearby in the lagoons amongst the fish was a delight. Most get back to El Cotillo as soon as possible.

Immaculate apartment in perfect location, would definitely return/recommend.