Paradise 88

There are only 3 portable air conditioning units, completely inadequate for this large 5 bed roomed villa in the height of summer. We were extremely uncomfortable for the first few nights and concerned for our 2 young children and elderly parents. The agency gave us more fans (which were useless in the heat) but kept insisting the air conditioning was satisfactory and we should leave windows and doors open to vent out the hot air. We ended up hiring 2 more air conditioning units for the duration of our stay and did our best to seal the vents out of the windows. The villa itself is in desperate need of some basic maintenance (asides proper air conditioning) - there are multiple light switches that don't work, the intercom system at the main gate doesn't work - we only had one set of keys so this made life difficult at times. There are no locks on either of the 2 bathroom doors. There is unsightly paint flaking off some of the walls, a jacuzzi bath that doesn't work, pots and pans incompatible with the induction hob. There is an inadequate amount of mugs and glasses for the size of the villa and the large but temperamental fridge freezer which eventually stopped working was replaced by a much smaller one that again will be inadequate for the size of villa. The large garden parasol is broken and hazardous with jagged metal arms protruding. Two of the bedroom wardrobes were unusable due to the strong musty smell coming from them. There is an additional charge of 60 euros to use the outdoor barbecue. There are 2 indoor security cameras, one in the front entrance hall and another on the upstairs landing, neither of which are mentioned in the villa description. We would not book this villa again.