We stayed at Villa Rossa as part of a family group in early September. It’s at the top end of the rental prices in the area, but ticked all of our boxes. We wanted to share our opinions to help future travellers make a more informed choice.
The villa is set over four levels, accessed by a spiral staircase. It has been initially refurbished to a high standard. There is a good selection of toys, books and games. While there is no TV reception, there are videos and DVDs for adults and children. The raised pool area is ideal for children.
Other reviews have made reference to the narrow road and parking at Villa Rossa, but we didn’t find this a problem for our Puntos.
However, we felt that the high turnover is taking its toll on the Villa. There were a number of issues that left us feeling that the reality didn’t match up to the ‘hype’ concerning Villa Rossa’s luxuriousness:
There were no mattress protectors on the beds for comfort or hygiene, nor was there a change of linen, which would have been useful given that there was no washing machine available. We wrongly assumed that the villa had one and it wasn’t until calling the owner to find it where it was that we realised it didn’t.
There were no covers for the duvets – and we did need them, it did get cold at night. The mezzanine bed had a valance masquerading as a sheet, which didn’t fit and unravelled at the slightest wriggle!
A number of the lights weren’t working and various bedside lamps were missing.
The towels that we’d hired had seen better days and were threadbare. Annoying, given that we had paid for them.
Most of the appliances had British plugs, so take your own adaptors.
It’s also worthwhile pointing out to readers that the garden area is not grassed, as per the photos.
Our issues aside, we did have a great holiday and would recommend the area. Would we recommend Villa Rossa? Well, yes, as long as one’s fully aware of its plus points and negatives. It doesn’t quite match up to the home from home that’s been portrayed in its advertising and reviews on the rental sites, unless one doesn’t use duvet covers, have a television with no reception or a microwave, but it is in a good location.