We have just returned from a stay in Alhaurin and all wish we could still be out there. The villa was everything we had hoped for and more. Juan is a fantastic host and you can tell he takes great pride in his villa and uses it at times in the year for his own family, because it is kept with love and care and is by far the best stocked villa we have ever stayed in. From toilet roll to cutlery, pots and pans to lilos for the pool and games for the kids, a great selection of snacks and drinks in the fridge when we arrived to cupboards full of all the necessities you require when staying in a villa and would otherwise spend a fortune on (bin bags, foil, Tupperware, washing powders, dishwashing liquids etc). The villa was very quickly like a home from home. The villa itself is really comfortable and has some beautiful features such as high ceilings and a picture window that allows you to sit on the sofa (if it’s chilly outside) and watch the sunsetjust gaze out at the view of the hills which are absolutely spectacular. And the outdoor space is great, with a really good size lawn which our boys loved to crawl and run around on, fruit trees which are full of apples, lemons and a Avocados which you are allowed to pick, waterbeds to the side filled with reeds and lots of little frog ties, and a wonderful natural pool which I had never experienced before but came away really loving. The only difference to a normal pool is that it is naturally filtered which means it feels like a cross between swimming in a pool and a clear lagoon. We loved it! The villa is on the edge of Alhaurin el Grande, which is walking distance away, though we always tended to take the 5min drive in if we wanted to pop to town. It’s a short 20min drive from attractions such as the Bioparc zoo which is great for kids, and only a 35/40min drive into Marbella/Puerto Banus. But it is fairly secluded which means it is very peaceful and you feel like you can totally relax with no one looking over your shoulder. Overall we loved our stay and would very happily stay here again with our family.