The family favourite: an Andalucia villa with plenty for everyone

We stayed for a week in July and we've all agreed that this villa was the best we've stayed in. We were a family of five adults and there was plenty of space. The house was fantastic but the outdoor space? The outdoor space was first class. Great pool, fully stocked outdoor kitchen, BBQ, several seating areas and a wonderful view of forest, hills, valley and off in the distance, the sea and the rock of Gibraltar. It's the second time I've used Rustical travel and my good experience the first turned into a great one this time. Timely communication, really useful local info, well managed and a great website. Rustical Travel is my first choice for Spanish Holidays."

This is an excellent property giving all the facilities that we would want for a holiday - lovely pool, comfortable bedrooms with A/C, good seating and dining areas. We liked the rearranged furniture round the pool. The major equipment - TVs, sound system, BBQ etc - is high quality. However, it fails to get 5 stars because of the little things that would be so easy to rectify, e.g. poor quality cutlery, absent kitchen equipment, e.g. scales, garlic press, bowls and jugs of different sizes, baking trays. One problem continued from the previous year - the smell of drains in the downstairs bathroom. All in all though, we had a lovely time in the house and would certainly go again if we got the opportunity."

The house, other buildings and outside were excellent and we very much enjoyed our stay. We have some suggestions which would have made life easier and better: 1. Two remotes for the gate. Most people staying will have two cars. If one car goes out, taking the remote with them, the other car cannot get out. 2. Better coffee making facilities. We could not find pods for the Cremissima coffee machine anywhere. Neither were there any Tassimo pods in Gaucin (despite what we were told) and had to go to Estepona for them. Suggest they provide a large Bialetti or similar which would take standard ground coffee. In any event, guests should be told in advance what they need to buy (we asked, but Esther did not tell us). 3. Terrible smell of drains in downstairs bathroom in main house. Bathroom was unusable. 4. Instructions on how to use Sonos sound system would have been helpful - or perhaps we were not meant to use it? 5. No ice making facilities (trays etc). Tell people in advance if they need to purchase ice."

The villas outdoor space and facilities surpassed our expectations and the views were spectacular. The whole family (including the teenagers) had an amazing family holiday. Would definitely book again."

Amazing location and views across the valley and out to the Med. Very peaceful and a beautiful pool."

Another lovely stay with Rustical. The villa was just as spectacular as we remembered. Such a lovely property. And when we had a few days of bad weather the hosts were very kind and delivered some extra bedding / heaters etc to make us feel more comfortable. Such a beautiful part of Spain. Luis was extremely helpful and went above and beyond to ensure we had a great stay."

Een echte aanrader !!! Super verzorgd landhuis met alle mogelijke faciliteiten."

La casa estaba bien pero se notaba que llevaba mucho tiempo cerrada por los olores de cañería el agua no bajaba con fuerza a la hora de ducharse tardaba mucho en templarse el agua, había tela arañas, los televisores eran antiguos, por lo demás es una casa muy grande con buenos muebles acogedora, la sala de juegos les encanto a los niños, la piscina gigante en general estuvo bien"

Back for second time at RD75 - still really nice; great to see a full size pool table (practiced getting my pool skills up to speed). Swimming pool still makes the property, together with great views to Gibraltar and Africa as well as the wide set of places to sit outside for meals. We missed the sheep wandering by this year. The pool and games room kept the boys busy, and still hardly any mozzies around to annoy us when outside. All in all super good, had a great time!"

Great property. Appreciated very much the large swimming pool. The boys liked the deep end and diving in. Marvellous views across towards Gibraltar in the distance and Africa on clear days. Perhaps we were lucky but we experienced no mozzies whilst outside. Loved the evening sheep trail winding across the land above the villa with the herd scrunching across every day. Quiet and peaceful. Lots of outside sitting space - we were only four so we had huge choice as to where to have meals and appero. Games room was a nice-to-have and the boys liked the pool table and DVD pplayer for when tired from the swimming pool. Good support and welcome, and daily pool cleaning/check."

There is no doubt that this property is designed for outdoor living. This is, without doubt, a rustic, very spacious villa with large pool and beautiful views. Unfortunately once you look closer there are problems which you don't expect. The patio outside seating has completely collapsed under the cushions, making them quite uncomfortable. There is no holder for the shower head upstairs, no idea why that is?! The sink in the kitchen had no plug. The ensuite bathroom in the downstairs bedroom smelled so bad that the window had to be left open at ALL times. Half the sockets in the bedroom also didn't work. The main reason I chose this particular villa was because of the games room as we travelled with 3 teenagers. However, the pool table has completely gone. It is so uneven and totally unplayable. I know the owner said it was fine in response to a previous review - it isn't! The dart board is electronic - how cool! Unfortunately there are no darts with ends which will actually stick in the board so that is also unusable. So there is not really a games room at all. Despite all said, we had a wonderful time as weather was good and we were outside at all times. Shame we couldn't use the bbq, nor the pizza oven ..... Do visit la Sierra de la Zahara for kayaking and Ronda for gifts and gorgeous scenery. Villa set in a beautiful location; such a shame, could be an amazing villa if half a week's rent was spent on it, then would be 5 stars instead of 2!"

Good service from Rustical and very nice Villa. All very positive, but the things to improve are: Games room equipment is getting a bit ropey, games tables are wonky, etc. A better curtain in the top bedroom would stop the light coming through in the morning, and cut out the light from the garden lamps in the evening (which are on a timer and seem to stay on until 02:00am)"

We loved it, are recommending it to friends and hope to come again sometime"

We absolutely loved this property and will certainly return. It is extremely well cared for, clean, and perfect for a family holiday. The only thing to consider is that if your child gets car-sick, day trips will be difficult as the roads are very windy. That was fine with us because we were more than happy to stay at the villa - we had a gorgeous week! The outdoor kitchen is fabulous."

The Villa was excellent and although there were some issues regarding the quality of some features. Location is excellent and so much so that have been thinking of buying a Villa there!We had a very good manager who looked after us exceedingly well andprovided lots of local information and tips which came in handy.We have used Vintage Travel in the past many times and this is our first experience with Rustical but it has been generally good".

Hi there, last year we stayed with rustical travel at RD75 and really enjoyed it! Thank you!

The location and villa were fabulous hopefully we will be back"