Avis Cottage with breathtaking views of the river valley in the Natural Park

Tranquillité et détente. Idéal pour une famille sportive, nos enfants ont 11 et 14 et ont profité des installations, piscine, terrain de tennis et table de ping pong. Le cottage a tout le confort nécessaire pour un séjour agréable. Notre hôte Duncan a toujours été disponible .José qui s'occupe de l'entretien a fait preuve de discrétion et d'attentions particulières. Le cottage est dans une zone très calme et en même temps proche du village Jimena de la Frontera. Le terrain sur lequel il est situé est en pente et en paliers donc évitez de venir avec des enfants en bas âge ! Et surtout pensez aux répulsifs à moustiques ! 😅 Nous avons passé un très bon séjour à la hauteur de nos attentes. 100% recommandable !

Très belle propriété dans un cadre magnifique. Barbecue, piscine, terrain de tennis, tout est là pour rendre le séjour agréable. Voiture obligatoire pour faire le plein du frigidaire.

Very nice house, well situated near a village but with virtually no neighbour. Nice swimming pool. Perfect to relax and chill. Very nice and helpful host. Highly recommended.

We had a lovely 10 day stay at Duncan’s cottage. The kids loved it. The pool is perfect; it was too hot to do much else. The little town nearby is great with all the shops and restaurants you’ll need. The cottage itself is great and has everything you need and Duncan is a perfect host.

  A perfectly appointed, charming, peaceful, well equipped little cottage (it’s quite cosy for a growing family – you’d better all get on!) with fabulous amenities — even a sharp kitchen knife and a blender — and a kind, respectful and responsive host. The location is good for those wishing to be close to a village yet rural. The village itself makes for a delightful, if hilly!, paseo of an evening through pretty, winding streets and has a few lovely restaurants, but is not very lively in late August and you need to be there after 7-8pm to really get a sense of local life. There are two decent supermarkets but for a big hypermarket you’ll have to travel 45mins+. The castle at the top is the only real landmark there and provides a great view of the landscape. You can’t quite see Africa, but the coastal wind farms are visible. We took a couple of day trips: to Ronda (5*, highly recommended), 1.5hrs away, and to Tarifa (worth it), 1hr 10 mins away. Both made for very pleasant diversions. The pool and tennis court area is not right next the the house but a steep climb up the hill (approx 60m away) which put me off at first but in the end did not matter. If you have small children it may be tricky having to clamber between house and pool for trips to the loo and forgotten sunglasses etc, but with older kids (aged 9-13) whom it was safe to leave in the pool alone, it did not bother us. Also, there is a fridge and a rudimentary kitchen unit up by the pool so we were able to store drinks and snacks up there which significantly reduced the number of trips needed to the house. Top features in my view: * the aircon in bedrooms * the large and perfect-temperature pool * the pool-side fridge * pool-side basic kitchen set up (cupboard with utensils, sink, bin and cups) * BEAUTIFUL handmade poolside dining table * fantastic, handbuilt barbecue * charmingly wonky tennis court and tennis equipment * vastly superior pillows and comfy sofas * excellent WiFi * vultures n eagles soaring overhead * ping pong table * and especially the generous household supplies — plentiful soft towels, loo paper, and even emergency sun cream — including a lovely welcome pack of food and beer left by the host! * Special mention for the nearby river @5mins’ walk, a haven for tiny frogs and kids who like to catch them. ‘Going frogging’ became our go-to afternoon diversion. We were genuinely sorry to leave. Absolutely worth every star!

Das Haus war sehr schön. Die Ausstattung war sehr gut. Die Lage im Naturpark superschön. Der Vermieter war sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Die beiden Punkte, die uns nicht gefallen haben, waren, dass der Pool 100m den Berg hoch oberhalb des Hauses war und dass die Elektrik im Haus nicht zuverlässig funktionierte. Das mit dem Pool steht so explizit nicht in der Beschreibung. Wir hatten das Haus nicht gebucht, wenn wir das gewusst hätten. Man muss alles zum Pool hochtragen über den Zuweg hinweg, der auch zum Haus des Besitzers und eines weiteren Hauses führt. Privatsphäre haben wir uns anders vorgestellt. Alle!!! Elektrogeräte waren über nur 4 Sicherungen abgesichert. Wenn die Spülmaschine lief ging nichts anderes. Die Klimaanlagen konnten nicht gleichzeitig laufen, weil sonst die Sicherung raus geflogen wäre. Besonders für die zwei Schlafplätze unterm Dach ist das schwierig, weil es hier besonders heiß ist. Die Sicherung könnte auch nicht einfach wieder eingeschaltet werden, weil der Sicherungskasten heiß wurde.

Fantastic rural setting to wonderful house and great pool. Duncan very helpful and check in / out process very simple. Great place!

We had a wonderful time at Jimena de la frontera, not only because it is such an absolutely amazing place for vacation, but also because Duncan as a host was just super nice, helpful and accommodating. The house and the property were exactly as in the advertisement and we lacked nothing. We'd love to come back sometime.

We loved our time in the cottage. Duncan was a superb host and looked after us so well. The welcome hamper was much appreciated as we arrived late. It was everything it said on the website. Walks were beautiful along the river. Steep hill to get to the pool area though!

We've stayed 14 days in this beautiful cottage in the middle of nature. A big pool, great views and Duncan is a super friendly host.It is even more beautiful then the pictures. We recommend this accomodation to everybody.