We arrived on 6th August at 11.00am and the villa was ready for us, having liaised with Patricia beforehand about our early arrival. The villa is very spacious and is well equipped, especially the kitchen. There are numerous 'breakables', which we made sure we moved out of the way at the beginning due to having six children with us (sorry Patricia, never got around to putting them all back where they belong). The rooms were more then adequate and there are fans to compensate for the lack of aircon. The veranda area is great for evening meals and drinks and we were even treated to a couple of firework displays in the distance overlooking Granada. Plenty of shooting stars as well. We found the best part of the villa to be the pool area. Massive pool and plenty space for the kids to mess about. Beware the sprinklers at 2.00pm though, bit of a shock to the system of they cath you unawares!
The walk into Viznar village takes 15-20 minutes, but for those less mobile, the hill at the end can be a bit arduous. Florida bar in the village is spot on, basic, but does a job. Kiosk bar in the village is good for the kids with a playground, but check the opening times. There is a small shop in the village, but this is very hit and miss in terms of opening times. There is a bus stop by the Kiosk bar that takes you into Alfacar and then Granada. Alfacar has a supermarket, bank and a few restaurants and bars. This is a 30 min walk from the villa, but again, beware the hills.
Cars are not essential, but I would certainly recommend if only to assist with shopping runs. Patricia sorted out car hire for us for a few days, which worked out a lot cheaper then the quotes we received when walking into enterprise / Europcar in Granada.
All in all, a cracking holiday and will be returning some time in the future.
Thanks Patricia,
Ian