29 Reviews of Property 17879 in La Duquesa, Spain

My partner and I recently stayed in this apartment for a week, and we were both thrilled with the quality of the accommodation.

Facilities were plentiful, with modern, clean bathrooms and a well-equipped kitchen. The complex itself seemed secure, with underground parking and regular security patrols.

The location of the apartment is ideal for many an excursion, and within our week-long break, we managed to visit Seville, Marbella, Gibraltar and Ronda. Phew!

Our 'days off' were equally as rewarding, as we relaxed on the balcony and enjoyed the stunning views out over the complex and to the sea.

All in all, a comfortable, cosy apartment which would suit couples or families at any time of year.

This year we visited No. 335 twice as we liked it so much, making it our 9th and 10th visits. We came in May and had very good weather. The complex was quiet and we had the large pool almost to ourselves. Our second visit was in July/August - much hotter and although the complex was busier it was not crowded.
The apartment is very comfortable and spacious and the balcony, with its' excellent views is always a pleasure whether you need sun or shade. Self-catering is very easy with such a well-equipped kitchen and easy access to local markets and supermarkets.
For those with a car, access to Casares, Gaucin and Ronda is easy plus the further white villages of Castellar de la Frontera, with its' spectacular views towards Gibraltar and Jimena de la Frontera. Further on from Ronda is the Grazalema National Park. Grazalema is a typical Spanish town and is nice to walk around. Further on is Zahava, perched on a hillside with an old castle/museum overlooking a lake. Plenty of cafes in both towns. This a good day's excursion, with wonderful driving through beautiful scenery.
Tarifa, on the coast past Gibraltar, is a lovely town with old castle walls and lots of restaurants and bars, The coast north of Tarifa is ideal for windsurfing and has many beaches and cafes.
This time we visited the Roman ruins at Bolonia, north of Tarifa. The ruins back onto a wide, beautiful sandy beach with a number of cafes and restaurants.
A trip to Algeciras was also enjoyable, considering it a busy working port and town, especially if you need some retail therapy.
If you are into walking, especially in May when it is not so hot there are some excellent walks around Casares with maps available at the Casares Tourist Office. You may even see griffon vultures on your walk!
On the Casares-Gaucin road is a venta and farm shop selling goats cheese and other local products and If you time it right you can see the goats coming back from their pasture.
We hope to return next year for another enjoyable break.

We thoroughly enjoyed a second visit to this lovely apartment! We arrived here after three days in Seville and appreciated the relaxing atmosphere of the complex after the bustle of the city. It was so relaxing to sit and read on the balcony looking out over the gardens and the sea. We re-visited a couple of favourite restaurants ( Slow Boat to China ) as well as one or two that we had not sampled before.

I recommend a visit to Tarifa which is only an hour away for a day's visit. It has wonderful views of Africa from the castle walls and has some great shops and restaurants.

We look forward to returning to the apartment again!

This was my 2nd time at the apartment. I joined my parents in the middle of their holiday, since being a +1 at the apartment doesn't cost any more. The apartment was cosy, and I enjoyed relaxing by the pool. The weather was great, close to 30c most days even in September - with a nice breeze, especially by the port.

We returned to some of our favourite restaurants in Duquesa, including the popular "Slow Boat To China" restaurant at the front.

Duquesa is very close to the popular town of Estepona, and just further along the coast you can get to San Pedro, Marbella and onto Malaga. The toll roads are recommended, as they seem to be very quiet and you get great views along the way. In the opposite direction you can head over to Gibraltar, a very traditional British looking place (except with good weather!). Tarifa is also worth a visit. I went on a day tour to Tangier via Ferry on a previous visit.

I recommend this apartment for people for all ages, and it is suitable for both relaxing and site seeing style holidays.

We could not have chosen a better apartment for our 2 weeks holiday, easy journey from Gibraltar Airport with hire car, directions provided to estate office for apartment keys were perfect. a gentleman from the office took us to the apartment, a nice touch!

A large apartment complex which was very quiet when we were there - essential maintenance being done to the paintwork on the outside of apartments, but it did not interfere with the enjoyment of apartment 335.

We had fantastic weather and loved the balcony - sun all day long, hard to leave to go out on day trips! Great sea/garden/pool view from balcony - ornamental pond in garden below the balcony - with frogs - noisy but not intrusive to us! A clean, comfortable well equipped apartment that made self catering easy, a very comfortable bed - sometimes not the case when going on holiday!

Books/DVD/CD's and English channels on TV. Underground car parking and a very pleasant security guard on gate.

For us - a hire car was necessary as the walk up and down the hill to main road or the port would have been a chore, 10-15 mins walk - we liked the convenience of the car, obviously this is a personal choice! Small supermarket in the port and 2 supermarkets near the roundabout on main road.

We visited some lovely places - Marbella/Estepona old towns well worth visiting, Rhonda was a good day out and somewhere we would like to visit again, the inland scenery was great and the white villages worth visiting.

Did not want to leave at the end of the 2 weeks! Would not hesitate to book the apartment again in the future, the booking process was made very easy by the very pleasant owners.

A very successful holiday and huge thank you!

Having looked at many rental properties the photographs of 335 stood out for me and they didn`t disappoint ! Clean, spacious, fully equipped to above standard, beautifully decorated with stunning views, the pools are extremely clean and the ornamental gardens are a good feature, breakfast on the terrace every morning was one of our highlights and the port 10 mins walk down the hill is delightful with plenty of great restaurants and bars but 5 mins down the hill is a wonderful cafe bar called kelly`s the food is outstanding and reasonable priced with friendly helpful staff, this was one of our best holidays and will definitely be booking again!

An excellent quality well equipped apartment, on a very secure, well maintained, gated complex.

excellent séjour a duquesa suites. l'appartement est très confortable, très bien équipé et propre ( ménage assuré 1 fois par semaine)
la terrasse avec vue sur la mer c'est très bien
de plus les 2 piscines permettent de bons moments de détente
la plage est spacieuse mais l'eau est un peu fraiche ( peut être la proximité de l'atlantique)
les visites intéressantes et pas trop loin : gibraltar ( pittoresque), ronda, marbella ( le vieux village)
un peu plus éloigné ; antequera, séville, cadix et si on a le temps grenade
le seul petit inconvénient de duquesa est que c'est une station où beaucoup de restaurants sont axés sur le tourisme anglais on a pas toujours l'impression dêtre en espagne.