8/10 Good
Verified traveller
23 Jul 2024
Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful Property
This is a really beautiful house and was great for our family and friends, a group of 7. I won't duplicate what other reviewers have said. Would stay again. Some thoughts:
The beach at the end of the street is not really swimmable. There are huge rocks and boulders. You may be able to do a bit of snorkeling but not swim. It's still a gorgeous spot and could take long walks on the beach which was great. Also, a good swimming beach was only a 5-6 minute drive away.
Between May and October is down season so there were not a lot of people around. Lots of restaurants closed or limited hours. The Pickleball resort limits hours to three evenings a week between 5-8pm. It's also incredibly hot in July which was to be expected but the pool was more like a hot tub and not too refreshing. Not a lot of sun shade around the house or pool area. If you've traveled to this area before then you know this but this was my first time so want to help those of you who are new to Barriles.
The house is two separate apartments. They do not connect internally. It wasn't a big deal for us as you could easily walk around to the other apartment but you have to go outside the house to get to the other apartment.
The hosts were incredibly responsive and helped with all kinds of things from recommending a doctor to atv rental to arranging an in home chef (which is highly recommended!). We did have trouble entering the bottom apartment when we arrived.
Verified traveller
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024