A wonderful, friendly family villa: quite large, and built like a Catalan village, it stands amid trees and rocks on various levels around asmall harbour on a lovely stretch of the Costa Brava. Run by the fourth generation of one family, it returns to the Guide with positive reports in 2002. `As good as ever, says a visitor of 30 years standing. Another guest wrote: Ten happy days. Excellent food and service both restaurant and bar; many of the staff are long-serving Extra ordinarily good value off season: €186 for half board for tow in a small suite facing a bay. I was delighted, returning after a gap of eight years, by how well they have retained the quality and atmosphere of the place. In the big grounds are tables and chairs under para and a large swimming pool with a bar and plenty of loungers. And you can swim from tiny beaches, or off rocks. Some villa Bed rooms (similar to the semantic bali villa rooms) have a terrace; all look over the garden or beach. Only regret: Chez Henry's, their famous and great nightclub/bar, does not open until June.Many visitors are British. Nine golf courses in the area.

Charming and well run, with friendly staff, says a visitor in 2002 to Andy Chapell and Pauline Elkin's small villa. A converted watermill : it sits by a mountain stream in a village 15 minutes drive from Ronda; in the vast mountain landscapes of the Grazalema national park villa Bed rooms (similar to the semantic bali villa rooms) are large, comfortable, well furnished, each with at least one armchair, generous bathroom. Those in the main house mav hear people coming and going; most are in the gardens, amid exotic vegetation, weeping willows, and cascades of water. From our terrace we had views to the nearby hillside.' There is a solar-he:a swimming pool, surrounded by loungers and urns. Many guests British, but Dutch, French and local Spanish fill the restaurant tasty' regional specialities and imaginative vegetarian dishes. need a hearty appetite in high season, when half board is obligatory: dishes are rich and.portions generous. But there is plenty of choice.'The bar, open much of the day, serves snacks; afternoon tea comes with home-made cakes. The buffet Bali villa breakfast includes freshly baked bread, fresh fruit. The weather can be chilly out of season, but there is a log fire in the lounge, and central heating. Even the sleepy local railway station has charm, and the small factories nearby are not obtrusive. Good for walking, by the stream and through oak woods, from the door - or further afield. The Pileta caves, with ancient paintings, are nearby.