Esmeralda Cotillo Homes by LIVVO

"The apartments are comfortable, beautifully maintained and spotlessly clean. Lovely kitchen and bathroom, and very comfortable beds. We were on the ground floor, with our own patio furniture and sun beds on both pool-facing and rear terraces, which gave us privacy and all day sunshine. The apartments are in a great location, close to the beach and some good cafes less than 50 metres away. There are so many fabulous places to eat and drink in El Cotillo, all of which are easily walkable from the apartments. The only slight negative was the pool opening hours; I had been looking forward to early morning swims, but it didn’t open until 11am. There was noise on some days from the adjacent building site, although I think it was just bad luck that our visit coincided with pile-driving. However it wasn’t every day, and the hours were limited to 9am- 4pm. It won’t put me off going back."

"Clean, modern, bright apartments in a perfect location just minutes from the beach and a short stroll to the resort centre which has an impressive selection of restaurants, given that it’s a very ‘low key’ and ‘emerging’ resort. We loved the peacefulness of the place - it’s not a place to come if you are looking for a lively, party atmosphere- it has a lovely laid back feel and is more about enjoying the cafe culture and good food, rather than nightlife and bustling bars open till the wee hours! We booked a first floor apartment and loved the private roof terrace, equipped with sunbeds, astroturfing and a stone bath to cool off in if you get too hot! In addition to that, we had a large terrace overlooking the pool area, which had the sun all morning, so perfect breakfast spot! Everywhere was exceptionally clean; it feels very new and the apartment is very well equipped for your stay. Only thing it didn’t have was an iron, but we brought our own anyway. Well stocked supermarkets just around the corner selling everything you could possible want, including fresh pastries and bread. One thing to note is that it does not have a pool bar or anything like that so the pool area is also very laid back with most guests using the pool, then return to their apartment. Again - we loved this aspect of it as it was quite ‘anonymous’ - people were friendly, but were not living in your pocket and seemed to be there to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. The only issue we had was the extreme noise levels from the building site across the road - we were unfortunate in that; the week we were there they were digging up concrete foundations with a pneumatic digger and the work continued all day long! Not the apartments fault at all, and it would not put me off coming back at all, as aside from that - the place is idyllic! Other reviews have mentioned a bit of noise, but nothing too invasive, so I guess we were just unlucky in the week we chose! Would not hesitate to return to these fabulous apartments and I really hope El Cortillo keeps its charming, friendly atmosphere as it’s a refreshing change to find somewhere that has managed to retain its authenticity and hasn’t sold its soul!"

"Second time in the resort but first time staying here. Beautiful apartments- everything that’s needed to make an enjoyable stay- no iron in rooms. No charge for the safe. Extremely clean. Pool open 11 till 5. Would have preferred it to open earlier as like an early morning swim. Beach, bars and restaurants literally on the doorstep. 4 min walk to the harbour. If booking a package holiday would recommend the taxi transfer as so much quicker. Great courtesy facilities available when checking out. Staff fantastic. Building work is going on and unfortunately they were at the excavation stage the week we were there and was difficult to get away from it. The pool decking was vibrating from it and our room was literally right opposite so could hear it all around the apartment Started at around 7am and carried on til about 6pm. We spent most of our days on the beach to get away from it."