My family and I enjoyed three fantastic weeks at Villa Espada this summer. Having been enticed by the photos of the large pool, outdoor kitchen and seating areas, this villa looked like the perfect place for us to spend our summer holiday… we were right! 🙂
The villa is exactly as in the photos. The pool had the sun all day long, unlike many villas in Javea we have stayed at where the pool is in shade for much of the day. The outdoor toilet facilities were a great bonus, which avoided the danger of the kids running through the villa with wet feet. The outdoor shower was blissful – we actually used this for all our showers throughout our stay as it was powerful and warm! Unlike most outdoor pool showers with only cold water (brrr!), this has a proper mixer shower - just like in the bathrooms inside. There’s just something so lovely about showering outside whilst listening to the birds, cicadas and rustling of palm trees 😍
We used the fully-equipped outdoor kitchen and dining area daily and enjoyed several barbecues during our stay too (I highly recommend the ‘solomillo’ steaks from Mercadona!). The pergola shade over the outdoor dining table was the perfect place under which to enjoy a morning coffee, as well as our lunches and evening meals, whilst being protected from the summer sun.
Villa Espada is in a quiet, safe area of Javea and isn’t overlooked by neighbouring properties, so we really were able to enjoy some private, chilled out and quality family time there. The grounds of the villa are large and well looked after by the gardener. The villa is gated, so nice and secure too. It’s just a few minutes drive to the nearest supermarket (Consum) and the Arenal is about 6 minutes away by car.
Although only installed in the bedrooms, the air conditioning ensured a comfortable night’s sleep and also gave us some respite from the hot Spanish summer during the day (you’ve got to enjoy the occasional siesta, right?!)
There’s a table tennis table in the garage which we used lots. The area just outside the garage is shaded in the morning, so we simply wheeled the table outside for some light morning exercise. I ended up being the overall champion of course, much to my wife’s disappointment!
We have spent many years holidaying in Javea, and this was definitely the best villa we have stayed in. Thank you Rainer for being the absolute perfect host – we would love stay in touch and come back to your lovely villa again next time we return to Javea.