Penthouse Apartment, 18a El Soto, Marbella

Really enjoyed our 2 weeks, lovely apartment, spectacular views from living room, upper bedroom and both balconies to the front overlooking the pool and beyond to the mountains and the med, lovely at night looking over the twinkling lights of the distant towns below. Underground dedicated parking space with elevator access and remote exit door was great,the car nice and cool when venturing out, just a 20 min drive downhill to all the amenities, plenty of fine restaurants, supermarkets, excellent beaches. The grounds at the apartment are an oasis of calm and the clubhouse do a superb breakfast, the evening dining, par excellence, the staff are so pleasant and attentive.
I'd have no hesitation on recommending this place for a fantastic holiday, and would gladly return one day.
Thanks, Michael Lorraine and Stuart .

Reply from Stephen

Thank you so much for your excellent review. Please come again.

Booking & staying at this penthouse was a breeze from start to finish. Excellent communication from the owners and the agents. We have stopped at El Soto a few times but this was by far the nicest apartment, very spacious and clean. All facilities on hand, nothing you needed, they even had golf clubs and tennis racquets for use by guests. As a family we were very impressed and would not hestitate to recommend or book again in the future.

Reply from Stephen

So glad you enjoyed our lovely apartment. Please come again.

Our eyes widened as we entered this amazing apartment. It is huge. The downstairs bedrooms are both of a very good size and both have large en-suites. Perfect for teenagers or if you are sharing with another family. The upstair bedroom/bathroom is stunning with outstanding views from the terrace. We slept with the patio door wide open. The apartment has good facilities with WiFi that could easily cope with 2 adults and 2 teenagers. The apartment has aircon but being up in the hills we found we didn't need it with the mountain/sea breeze. There are also shutters on all windows that we put down to keep the apartment cooler when we were out during the day. The apartment has parking immediately outside and also an easily accessible carpark underneath which we used the majority of the time.

The facilities on this site were perfect for us. The clubhouse served really good food at a reasonable price and offers a loyalty scheme. It also has tribute bands/singers 2 or 3 times a week. It is a lovely place to spend a bit of time. There is also a boules green, gym, spa and tennis. Although we didn't make use of these, they looked great. The gym was of a really good size and well equipped. There's also a table tennis table and you can hire equipment for all of these activities at the clubhouse.

The 9 hole Par 3 was exceptional and proved a nice challenge for my husband and son (9 and 13 handicap). They played it every day. In addition, there were golf courses very nearby which they also enjoyed.

There is a swimming pool directly beneath the apartment and another couple not much further away. Sunloungers were always available and each pool had it's own toilet block which were nice and clean.

The apartment is located up in the hills about a 10 minute drive from the main town. It caters whether you want a 'quiet, get away from it all' holiday but is close enough to drive to all the main attractions a town can offer. The town has a good choice of restaurants and there is a large supermarket which is reasonably priced. We enjoyed an afternoon at Adventura Amazonia (a high ropes adventure course) and there are sea inflatables dotted along the coast plus a zoo and waterpark not too far away. There are also a number of local markets. You have the main towns along the coast with Marbella being an easy drive and a must for dinner in the old town. You can also drive inland to admire some beautiful scenery.

We have had an fantastic 2 week holiday and would not hesitate to return or recommend for those that do not mind being a little out of the way but with easy car access to everything you could want.

Thanks Brenda and Stephen

This property on this resort was absolutely perfect for our family holiday. We stayed for 2 weeks and happily would have stayed another. Fabulous apartment, very spacious, well equipped, comfortable with everything we needed for a home away from home. Set in the hills it afforded fabulous views from the terraces. The swimming pools are great for kids and for lazy days by the pool. The apartment is only a few minutes drive form all the facilities in Elvaria, which is a lovely little town, offering cafes, restaurants, bars and a beach. We would definitely stay here again if we return to the area in future. Only negative the apartment was clean enough in all the general areas but could have been cleaner in the corners and under the beds.

Just wanted to stay what to say a big thankyou to Stephen for letting us rent the apartment in August. The apartment is in a lovely quiet location with great views and immaculate gardens. It is a fantastic size for the family and had ever thing you could wish for on a self catering holiday. The teenaged family members loved the swimming pool, gym and tennis courts, and it was great they had wifi and English television. We loved having barbecues on the terrace during really warm evenings and spending the days by the pool or a short drive to the nearest beaches. Only one small thing, could of done with a spare key as my Son and his girlfriend wanted to stay in the apartment and go gym etc and we had to make sure they were back if we needed to get in when we returned.
Thanks The Perrin Family

Excellent apartment and much bigger than expected. (The photos don't do it justice).

It was very much a home from home with all the mod cons you'd expect. Aircon, coffee machines, washing machine, UK TV, fast WiFi ... the list goes on.

The terrace and views to the sea were spectacular and just outside the apartment was a wonderful swimming pool which the children just loved. It wasn't too busy either so we always had sunbeds and space to relax.

The clubhouse was great and never too busy. We used the gym and tennis court during our stay and both wrere terrific. (Note: We visited in July and the gym didn't have aircon so it did get slightly uncomfortable at times).

Communication with the owners prior to our trip was superb and with Jane during out stay.

Very highly recommended.

Reply from Stephen

Thank you Steve. Great that you had a good time.