Set on Championship golf course 500m beach, luxury hotel and spa.

The apartment is in a quiet location. The shower is hot and powerful and the bed is very comfy. The pool is nice, although its not heated so we did not attempt to go in in April. The beach is more like a 10 minute walk (a good walking pace) but a gorgeous, quiet place to relax. There were not any bars, looks like they had closed down.

We found the apartment a little 'tired'. The towels, furniture, crockery, curtains, etc appears worn and well used and need of replacing. It was quite clean on the surface but we did need to wash the crockery etc before using.

I think it would definitely be a benefit having wifi at the apartment.

The bar on the complex was quite a good place to go but a bit pricey.

It would be useful to have a folder with times of openings on the site, and maybe a guest book for recommended restaurants etc.

We had a day out to Valencia which is well worth a visit. A gorgeous little cove called Casa del Grande, near Javea, is definitely worth a visit.

This is a very good property for either a couple or a family with small children. The facilities offered are excellent - especially a washing machine and the stereo system with a DVD player. For a good english radio station use Bay Radio. Good shower force (always important for me!) but be warned - the water is on a tank so not always possible to have two showers straight after each other - my partner found this out when he went second :-) !

To save on luggage weight, it is advisable to bring less clothes and do some washing - wished I'd really thought this through first. There is an iron and ironing board. There were some bulbs not working but we didn't contact the agency whilst there - we did leave a note for them. The living room was a little dusty but we don't know if the apartment had been used before we got there. Kitchen is well equiped and the large fridge with a small freezer compartment is a god send as we cooked each night.

We went the last 2 weeks of August and this was a good time for us as we do not like too much noise or too many children around us. Pool was kept very clean as was the rest of the grounds. The resort is quite large to walk around but our apartment was away from the main complex (only a few mins walk) which is what we wanted. There are two rubbish dumps near the apartment and these were emptied regularly.

Beach nearby is sandy and clean - 10 mins walk but during our stay it was too windy for us to sit there. Air con worked well - we tended to use this after coming back at the end of the day just to cool down and then switched it off during the night. Sun comes directly in the living room and on the balcony in the mornings and moves off just after noon which allowed the room to be a little cooler in the late afternoons. Temps of 26-28 degs at 8am were wonderful.

You do need a car to stay at the golf resort. However the N332 is an excellent road to drive on and makes visiting the surrounding area very easy. We drove to Xeraco train station to catch the train into Valencia (5euros return each Mon-Fri or 6.10euros at weekends).

Either Valencia or Alicante are good airports to use. We flew to Alicante which is about 1hr15mins max to get to the apartment (this is after you have gotten out of the airport car hire place).

We enjoyed our 2 week stay at the apartment. We would consider using the apartment again if we returned to the area. I would recommend the apartment to others.