Villa Mar

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Business Traveler
  : The villa itself is nice and in a secluded area on the outskirts of old Alcudia. It is near the sea which is good for evening strolls and snorkeling as there are plenty of fish to see. The villa pool is also very good.
  : Forget the picture of the villa because the reality is totally different - so different in fact that it took me ages to find the place when I arrived at midnight after a delayed flight. Three villas have been built close to this villa and a fourth is currently being built, hemming it in on three sides. The garden is much reduced in size as a consequence. There was also a racket going on every day except the weekend from the building work next door. Not what I expected and not what I thought I was paying 5000 euros for, so I am not impressed. Furthermore the garden is full of small agile, aggressive mosquitoes that attack as soon as you sit outside even in broad daylight. The villa would be full of them unless extreme care is taken to close the back door immediately after it is opened. We kept all windows shut at all times. As a consequence we needed the air conditioning to work but it barely functions. Some units don't work at all and the ones that do provide a pathetic amount off cool air. The blurb stated that there was satellite TV but in fact there is none, as no satellite boxes are in the house, despite a dish being present outside . That was a shame because the local TV is dire. The kitchen could be better equipped too. The oven has all the dial options erased so it is pure guesswork but no matter what option we selected and where we turned the temperature dial to it was always very hot and burned things quickly. No tea towels are provided and no chopping board and the chopping knives were blunt and next to useless. Given the price of the place l was not impressed to find on arrival, at midnight, a sign on the wall saying that the tap water is not fit for human consumption and upon opening the fridge discovering that it was empty. How about providing a bottle or two of mineral water?! We had nothing to drink that night or in the morning until trekking into town to the nearest supermarket (about twenty minutes away).