Secret Oasis Villas - Violetta

We chose this because of its secret oasis status, it was after all, our honeymoon. Our first impression was not good but that was down to TUI messing up our arrangements so I will keep the rest of the review to the villa, which was Secret Oasis Anemona. This is a two bedroom villa so it sleeps 4, as I said, it was our honeymoon so just the 2 of us. This meant a bathroom each. Which was good. However, on our first day we discovered a button which read "in case of no pressure please press the button". Effectively, during summer months they want toy to run the villa from solar power only. Which means toilets take forever to fill (I dont know why this is the case but trust me, pushing the button makes anworld of difference). Without this button being on the showers and taps produce a trickle of water. When we asked about what awithcws controlled what lights it was noted we had turned this button on and it was turned off immediately and I felt like a schoolboy being dressed down. As others have stated, there is nothing left in the villa, they will 'leave' you some provisions for €35 but frankly, there seems to be less that €20 worth and we would not use half of it (eg half a loaf of bread!). The water in the pool has been described elsewhere as cool. Arctic would be a better word. Even doing a couple of quick lengths doesn't get you acclimatised to just how cold it is. Then theres the air con.... Con being the operative word. We have paid over £2600 for 2 people for this holiday and if we want air con it's an EXTRA €7 a day per unit (one on each bedroom). Also, I'd they decide you have used too much electricity they charge you extra!! I've read elsewhere about noisy dogs and have to say I wake early so have heard them barking in the night but it hasn't disturbed me, but it could so easily disturb others. The car provided is a Kia Picanto which we immediately upgraded to Kia Stonic at s cost of an extra €666! So finally, my thoughts are, I've enjoyed the holiday but it is very expensive and I would not come again. A nice villa, lovely views but better value for money elsewhere.

Just returned.. thankfully... from a holiday from hell. If you're looking for a stress free, chilled out, villa holiday, AVOID! Ours was ruined by 24 hour, 7 days of packs of barking hunting dogs. A couple even jumped the wall and came to drink from the pool. No sleep for 7 nights. Now tired out, stressed out and very upset. Text the TUI rep, but got no reply. Also great noises from a huge excavation machine quarrying stone across the valley. Complete nightmare

We couldn’t have had a more unsettled stay. Dogs barking at the next door neighbours villa all night and all day, meaning we had zero sleep. Not so much a secret ‘oasis’. One of the showers was surrounded by mould and didn’t have a good draining system, which meant a rushed shower as the water would’ve spilled over the edges. The toilet in this bathroom also stank, no matter how much bleach or disinfectant we tried to use, so both of these things meant four people had to share one bathroom. The pool was meant to be cleaned on Thursday and wasn’t - even after calling the villa owner for this to be done. Nothing was left in the villa, not even a washing up sponge so had to buy and leave for the next person. The WiFi was awful and we barely had usage of this. The only positive we found was the view of the mountains and sea.