Calahonda apartments - Los Jarales

We were taken by taxi to the incorrect address that we were given, crown resorts in malaga not MIJAS, so we paid extra € 35 for taxi to take us to the opposite side of town. No contact number for our taxi firm to rectify our return journey( we used HOPPA service, I don't recommend!!) You can only contact them by autobot and couldn't ask them the relevant questions. Then had to wait all week before they contacted me via Whatsapp. I finally arrived with my family where we had two separate apartments but had to move to a different one due to having a bath which is difficult for my dad to get into. I asked to be moved to an apartment with walk in shower, the staff were very helpful with us and sympathetic. Rooms are very dated with the dark wood interior and old fashioned metal sliding gates to access the balcony (which was quite small) Rooms are also too warm even with the ceiling fans on (as there isn't any air conditioning in any of the apartments). The shops and restaurants are too far away to go and fetch water ( the complex only offers 1.5 litres bottles from the bar) you need at least 5-8 litres to refill kettles and water bottles etc. ( nearest shop is about 1/2 mile down hill and then to carry it up hill in 32 degree heat is a nightmare. The pool is lovely and clean and cool but quite small and luckily not many kids. The beach is quite far and need to cross a highway to access it. Beach is Stony/pebbly and is a pain to walk along and paddle in the sea. For a choice of restaurants, there's only Italian, Chinese, indian and kebabs. If your a little physically impaired like myself then it's not a good place for you!! Big thankyou to all the staff as they are helpful and patient.

The only problems were the inconvenience of lack of an office to check in so you have to call and message a person to meet you with the keys, and our unit needed twice a day draining of a large plastic container for the air conditioning accumulated water, wherein other units had simply extended the drainage plastic hose to the side of the building for automatic drainage with no manual labor and time needed twice a day. Otherwise, everything else was very good to excellent.

We are three adults staying in a 2 bdrm, 2 bath unit - love the 2 bathrooms (one with shower). Very comfortable for the day we needed a rest from all the walking/climbing we did during the days. The location is convenient as we were able to easily drive to Malaga, Gibraltar, Granada, and the Caminito del Ray. A 15-ish minute walk down to the coast and there is boardwalk that follows the coast. A fantastic walk. Rita met us on the street (as I called for directions) and showed us around the complex. Very secure with a key needed to leave the gated parking area and when walking. My only complaint (and it’s a small one) is the master bed was two singles pushed together - we turned the mattresses after repeatedly falling through the first night, lol.