Charming and stylish cottage in quiet area with fab views

We spent a lovely time at the cottage, our fist impression was that it was even nicer and bigger than we thought

The design is very nice and welcoming, and you can see the quality.

We had been in Mallorca before and we knew there u can not waste water.

We had lovely weather, we walked from the property to Soller center, to Port de Soller and even to Deia ( this was a long one ! ) but worth it , the mountain path is great

If I had to ask for something else in the property would be internet access, as looks like nowadays one cant live without it
Anyway it was not too bad as in most coffee shops you get free Wifi, and at the end it was good so i had more holiday and less work !!!

Will come back soon,

The property looks fantastic from the outside, spectacular view, nice interior...it all would have been well if it wasn't for the owner.

Our rep was very kind, everything was good until we got there. What you might not see at first sight from the pictures is that the roofs from the bedroom and bathroom are opened up until the roof of the casita - so you can virtually hear everything what goes on in there. In our situation it was our daughter sleeping in the bedroom who woke up everytime we were trying to watch a movie in the livingroom...just for everybody out there not wanting to hear what exactly is happening on the toilet soundwise..;o) Then there was the bed. Awfully loud to get in and out, again not a very good environment if you have a sleeping child. What was even worse was the comfort. My wife and I had some terrible backaches until we couldn't take it anymore and decided to move out. We booked the place for eight days and moved out after four. To my rational mind that would entitle us to half of our money back from the original amount.

So we locked the place up and moved into a hotel and contacted the sales rep. We wanted our money back in exchange for the keys which we paid for in advance for eight days after all right?

On the next day, nothing happened. Noboby called, left a message, nothing. The day after that our rep finally called and told us that the owner of the place was very angry. My wife speaks fluently Spanish so we called them directly. What happened then is something you expect from a good thriller, but not in real life: We were threatened to have the police after us if we wouldn't leave the keys right now. Even better: We were told to be thrown out of our hotel since the owner's husband is supposed to be some big shot in the local area (!!!). My wife started crying and it all went to hell.

The sales rep then told us that we were accused of destroying the bed (good one!) and that we used up too much water (we filled a tiny childrens pool with water, never used the dishwasher, laundry machine, showered 3 times while were there total!).

I just couldn't take it anymore since I had a very important job to do on Mallorca so we just brought back the keys and left it at that. We never got back a single dime, tried to go through holiday rentals but they weren't to interested in our story. The very committed sales rep offered us a free weekend in another casita sometime later this year if only we could afford the flights!

We were met in the local fuel station by the lovely Veronica who led us up to the casita (we'd never have found it on our own). She helpfully provided a map of the town and highlighted all the things we would need like the local supermarket, where to park, as well as places of interest etc.

We hired a Seat Ibiza which, if I'm honest, was perhaps a little too large for my liking to get up the very narrow lane to the casita. Still, my husband did the driving and I closed my eyes! A smaller car would have been much better.

The casita is very sweet and exactly as described. The kitchen equipment in the casita is of a high spec though being tea drinkers we would have appreciated a kettle rather than boil water in a saucepan or microwave. The views are absolutely stunning and it was lovely to see the sun come up behind the mountains and sit outside looking at the stars at night. Very relaxing.

We mainly walked down to Soller itself and ate outside in one of the many local resturants in the square. The square is very picturesque and bustling with activity. From just up the road outside the train station there is a local tram which travels down through the citrus groves to the port of Soller. Again there are plenty of restaurants and bars to choose from and it was lovely to see all the yachts moored up. The area was buzzing with life (and this was in mid October). By the way, the taxi from Soller or the port of Soller back to the bottom of the lane to the casita is 8 euros.

The location is ideal for walking because there are several footpaths one can follow to different areas, though we tended to drive out towards Deia and pick up different footpaths from there. The wildlife, both flora and fauna were abundant and it was amazing to be in an area so short of water yet still very green. Although we didn't find out till later a sports shop in the port of Soller arranges guided walks which we perhaps would have liked to go on.

There is a tourist information office (a converted train carriage) outside the train station, but we were very unlucky with the service we got from the grumpy chap manning the office on the occasion we went in. Perhaps he was having a bad day. He was so offish it made us laugh! Our advice would be to squeeze every last bit of information out of Veronica before she vanishes. She won't mind and is only a phonecall away.

We had a fabulous stay in Soller at the casita - we would recommend it to anyone!