VillaServers - Costa Blanca | Villa Holiday Choosing

How do I go about choosing my Private Villa Holiday?

Close to the beach and other facilities?
. . . or the peace and quiet of the countryside?
. . . with a sea-view?

Many properties are close to the town or beach, so once you are installed and stocked up, your car could be left at home.
However, the outlying areas generally offer better views and, during high and peak seasons, a greater degree of peace and tranquility.

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Decide on the Resort

Many of our properties are in Moraira which is quite small (approx. 6 sq. miles) and the terrain slopes quite steeply up from the coast. Therefore none of them are a great distance from the beach, shops or other facilities and, although we recommend a hire-car for everyone, this is mainly due to the high cost of the airport taxi transfer and to facilitate shopping.
Javea is much larger (approx. 16 sq. miles) and transport is absolutely vital.
With 10 miles of coastline it has more to offer in terms of beaches and leisure facilities - but you can drive there from Moraira in around 15 minutes!
Jalón, Alcalalí and Parcent are located in the green and fertile Jalón Valley - which is enclosed by foothills and delightfully rural!
All of the country areas offer a variety of inns and restaurants, peace and quiet - and a half-hour drive to the coast!
For full details about the area press the "Costa Blanca Info" button.

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Decide on the Property Type.

Most of the properties offered have private pools and there is hardly any more that we can say about these.

We also have a limited number of apartments and villas with shared pools which offer the same quality of accommodation at a considerably lower rental and the communal facilities vary from one to the other.
The main attraction is for children, especially those interested in languages, and for them we recommend the Villotel Complex. This has a very large pool, tennis courts, children's playground, mini-golf, table-tennis, pool tables, a pool-side snack-bar and children of all ages and nationalities.
. . . and, if there is a conflict of interests, we would suggest one week here and another in a villa with a private pool!

The Village and Beach-side Apartments are ideal for those who do not drive at all, are looking for the social life, or whose leisure pursuits dictate simply an economical base - most have lifts and many have secure off-street parking.

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Read the description carefully.

For details press the "Villa Selection" button.
The Villa description will form part of your contract and each property is assessed individually and graded according to -

1. Overall Quality of the building, furniture, equipment and installations.
Do you need a Fridge/freezer, Dishwasher, Microwave, Digital Satellite TV? . . . or would you be happy to forsake these luxuries, for the sake of economy, as long as there is a super pool area and attractive gardens?

2. Privacy and Seclusion, mainly with regard to the pool area.

3. Distance from facilities i.e. Car - Vital, Advised or Optional.
If you have teenage children they might want to walk to the beach or perhaps you might like to go out without taking the car.

4. Suitability - Small Children, Elderly and Infirm, Wheelchair Friendly.
Too many steps might prove difficult for granny or very small children.

5. Security - Window and door grills, garden walls, lockable entrance gate etc.

6. Heating - Central Heating, Log Burning Stove etc.
Could be very important during the cooler months (November through to April). The winter climate on the Costa Blanca is very agreeable with many sunny days but it has to rain sometime and the winter nights are long and often quite cool.

For full details of our Villa Grading Scheme pleas click here. (opens new window!)

Generally, the price relates to our assessment and the villa capacity.
If there is an abnormal price increase from one year to the next, then this is due to improvements.