Terra Aloé

Breakfast was home made - and tasty- the hosts were very friendly and helpful - location was close to town centre and train station

Train station is close- so the train passes by the accommodations until closing time

Nagyon kedves és segítőkész házigazdák, isteni reggeli. Jól megközelíthető.

Nem volt ilyen.

Samen ontbijten. Het bubbelbad

In de badkamer was een vreemde lucht. Het sluiten van de wcdeksel loste dit wel op. Het riool in Spanje in nu eenmaal anders dus zag het niet als probleem

Where to start... This is a long review, so if you simply want the "summary" view, skip to the end. :) Terra Aloe is situated an easy 5-10 minute walk from the railway station in Torromolinos. There is a small supermarket that is also easily accessible on the way to and from the guest house... should you need it. The guest house is situated at the crest of a gently inclined road. We arrived at night , having already arranged a "latter than expected" arrival time. No matter. Both Mickael and Cedric met us at the entrance and immediately made us feel very comfortable. The room that we had, adjoined the main house, so we had a separate entrance. The room itself was a nice size, including the most comfortable king size bed that we have even slept on (whilst on holiday). The mattress is certainly no cheap piece of foam. It was amazing. The room was clean and tidy with some very nice touches - dressing gowns, bath towels, beach towels (for the hot tub and outdoor swimming pool) hand towels, lotions, a personalized toilet kit, water filter jug, radio, kettle, teas/coffees etc. There were double sinks with a big lighted mirror, en-suite toilet and separate shower cubicle, together with cupboard and shelf space. Very very nice. The hosts themselves are simply wonderful. Breakfast was originally sheduled for 9:20am+ We asked to change this to a little earlier (9am) No problem. for the first 5 days we were the only guests. The first breakfasts were literally a family affair. Both Michael and Cedric not only served everything, but joined us at the family table. It was absolutely wonderful. We chatted whilst we ate breakfast, every day. I cannot put into words how nice this was. It was the first time ever that we had had an opportunity to enjoy breakfasts with the family. Michaels mum also joined us, though her english is not as good as her son's. The cat strolled by, ignoring everyone, like the infamous scarlet pimpernel...

... Gizmo (the parrot) however, wanted to be part of everything. It was like going back in time ... to when eating and talking together over a proper 'kitchen' table was normal. Brilliant. A lot of the produce on the table is home made too: Jams, Bread, Yogurt, Cakes, Muffins. You also have a choice of scrambled eggs, fried egg, fruit cocktail, orange juice, a cheese platter and selection of local sliced meats; together with coffee and tea of course. Sometimes we spent over 50 minutes at the breakfast table - the experience was really that nice ... though perhaps not for everyone. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Towards the end of the holiday we were joined by a nice lady from the Netherlands... and again, we all sat down together, at the same table talking about all sorts of things. It was, without doubt, the absolute best way to start every day. We really felt like we were part of the family at Terra Aloe. Absolutely outstanding. Both hosts were extemely thoughtful, nice, pleasant, accomodating and a mine of information. They have been living in the house since 2020. They are french, not spanish, so we were able to practice a little french or spanish every day. Cedric also offers massage treatments in another section of the house... and though we never took him up on that option, I'm pretty sure it would be awesome. The outdoor pool was cold (in the 'winter' when we visited) at 14 degrees only ... but was refreshingly so (if you don't mind getting cold) before jumping into the hot tub (at 36 degrees) to warm back up again - both of which were well maintained. The whole guest house was very well looked after. These guys work hard .. and it shows. Top class.