The house is set at the top of a hill and whilst there are neighbouring properties, there is a wonderful sense of privacy. The road up to the house is narrow and steep (and the last portion was stony rather than tarmac) but with our car there were no problems. In terms of the living space, there is one double bedroom on the ground floor, by the lounge, and the master and two twin rooms on the first floor. There are balconies throughout the house so you can enjoy the view. The kitchen is in the circular part of the house overlooking the pool and the town. The kitchen has everything you might possibly need and the house was clean, modern, well decorated and well equipped. To get to the pool, there is a set of steps down from the main house, this is where there is a great outdoor barbecue and bar area, with fridges. Access to the self contained flat (double bedroom, shower/wc, lounge and kitchen area) is from this lower ground level as is a laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer. We made use of the barbecue on an almost daily basis. There are lights on the patio which mean you can enjoy sitting out on warm evenings. Overall we had a spectacular holiday and rarely left the villa. We went to Alhaurin el Grande town a few times and it was lovely, Fuengirola beach town is also fairly near for a day trip. Rachael the host was excellent: very helpful, reliable and on hand for any questions/assistance- thank you Rachael! The only downsides we felt were: -Hot water did not work a lot of the time and due to the location of the villa the water pressure is sometimes not enough for the shower. -The air conditioning outlet is located on the first floor balcony (outside one of the twin rooms) and is so loud my son could not sleep if it was on - we had to ensure the units were not running in any of the rooms at bedtime. -the door lock of the apartment was so stiff only my husband could unlock it, due to the hand power required when turning the key. Would stay again and we would definitely recommend the villa to large families.