Capistrano Village Apartments, Nerja, Spain
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This self-contained low-rise village occupies a large hillside site on the edge of Nerja. Some apartments are quite a distance (about 600m) from reception and the separately owned communal facilities. The individuality of each villa and apartment is a special attraction. All are whitewashed on the outside but as all are privately owned, interior décor and equipment varies and they come in differing shapes and sizes. loading...
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Submitted By: Misty
We have stayed in The Capistrano Oasis for 4 years running and loved them every time. They are away from the town, and its all uphill, so its not suitable for people with walking difficulties. The pool area is kept in immaculate condition, and very peaceful to sit around during the day, there is always a lifeguard on duty.
The complex is really beautiful. All the apartments/villa's are whitewashed with red roof tiles, and stay very true to the Andalusian Style. The communal gardens around all the properties are looked after by a full time gardener, and the flowers are beautiful and smell gorgeous at night. There is a lovely restaurant in the complex, they open every evening, and the food is very reasonably priced, the staff are so nice and they love children.
There is never any noise after 12 midnight, so its not suitable for teenagers who want to go on the rip! There is security who patrol the area at night and they are very strict about noise. The properties are all privately owned, so you know you are getting a nice place that is well looked after, and has everything you need. The main town in a good 20 minute walk, to the Balcon De Europe, but well worth it, at night the Balcon comes alive with little street stalls with ice-cream, or hair braiding, and all the restaurants are extremely reasonable.
The Balcon area is magical at night, with little fairy lights all around the square, and all the families out strolling around in a very relaxed atmosphere. Nerja is a lovely family resort, there are no high rise blocks yet! and no rowdy lager louts. Getting to Nerja from Malaga couldn’t be easier, you can pick up your hire car from Malaga Airport and its just one hours drive on the motorway.
There is a big supermarket just outside Nerja on Velez Malaga, its called Eroski and its very cheap . Summing up I would say Nerja is for families or older couples, who want a nice relaxing holiday without noise, and constant disco music. There are the Nerja Caves to visit, which are amazing. You can also take a day trip to Rhonda, Granada, or Frigliana all are extremely beautiful, you can also drive about 2 hours up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which are a joy to behold.
There is usually snow on the mountain top even in the summer! There are only one or two night clubs in Nerja, but our teenagers love them, they feel safe coming home at night up to the Capistrano in a taxi. We love Nerja, and would highly recommend it to any family with small kids, or families with teenagers, who are not too mad! Nerja is quite hilly, so probably not the best place for people with infirmities or the elderly.
The complex is really beautiful. All the apartments/villa's are whitewashed with red roof tiles, and stay very true to the Andalusian Style. The communal gardens around all the properties are looked after by a full time gardener, and the flowers are beautiful and smell gorgeous at night. There is a lovely restaurant in the complex, they open every evening, and the food is very reasonably priced, the staff are so nice and they love children.
There is never any noise after 12 midnight, so its not suitable for teenagers who want to go on the rip! There is security who patrol the area at night and they are very strict about noise. The properties are all privately owned, so you know you are getting a nice place that is well looked after, and has everything you need. The main town in a good 20 minute walk, to the Balcon De Europe, but well worth it, at night the Balcon comes alive with little street stalls with ice-cream, or hair braiding, and all the restaurants are extremely reasonable.
The Balcon area is magical at night, with little fairy lights all around the square, and all the families out strolling around in a very relaxed atmosphere. Nerja is a lovely family resort, there are no high rise blocks yet! and no rowdy lager louts. Getting to Nerja from Malaga couldn’t be easier, you can pick up your hire car from Malaga Airport and its just one hours drive on the motorway.
There is a big supermarket just outside Nerja on Velez Malaga, its called Eroski and its very cheap . Summing up I would say Nerja is for families or older couples, who want a nice relaxing holiday without noise, and constant disco music. There are the Nerja Caves to visit, which are amazing. You can also take a day trip to Rhonda, Granada, or Frigliana all are extremely beautiful, you can also drive about 2 hours up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, which are a joy to behold.
There is usually snow on the mountain top even in the summer! There are only one or two night clubs in Nerja, but our teenagers love them, they feel safe coming home at night up to the Capistrano in a taxi. We love Nerja, and would highly recommend it to any family with small kids, or families with teenagers, who are not too mad! Nerja is quite hilly, so probably not the best place for people with infirmities or the elderly.
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- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
Two bathrooms, one en suite and a huge private terrace with great views over the town and out to sea. The terrace included furniture, sunbeds, a clothes dryer/airer, and a very useful retractable sunshade, meaning we could choose to sit out there at any time of day or evening. In June we had no problems with mosquitoes, etc.
The apartment itself was clean and suitably furnished throughout, although perhaps the odd touch up here and there would have made it more pleasing to the more discerning eye. There was a bottle of cava waiting for us to greet us on arrival (which was nice) and we were also pleased to find quite a few British channels on the TV (including Sky Sports!).
Our apartment (No. 42) was just across the road from the swimming pool, cave bar, restaurant, and mini market. The bus stop was also just outside and was excellent value at just 1 euro to the town centre.
The complex is a good 20 min walk downhill into town which we did once – it’s not too taxing but after that we took the bus nonetheless. It is a steep walk back up the hill so we took a taxi which at just 6 Euros is a bargain.
There were two adult pools and a child pool in the area near us with a poolside snack bar. You’ll need a pool pass to use this area which requires a 20 euro returnable deposit. Sunbeds were 2.50 Euros per day but we tended to sit at the snack bar before and after swimming and saved the sunbathing for our private terrace where the four sunbeds were free! A small beer or soft drink was about 1.9 Euros and always served with a smile.
The restaurant had a limited menu but the food was served by two highly entertaining and pleasant waiters Jose and Eduardo – they always had a prank for the kids and certainly made the few times we ate there fun.
There is a snack menu available during the daytime (burgers, toasted sandwiches, etc) and a more formal menu during the evening. Neither menu is very wide ranging and it’s not five star dining but what they do they do well. We ate from both menus and always enjoyed our meals. The restaurant is closed on Tuesdays.
Underneath is the Cave Bar, cool and dark with a ‘club’ feel without the loud music. They also do snack food but we didn’t try it. There’s a dart board down there if you like your arrows, and also a TV which had English pictures on when we went in.
The Mini-Market was open Spanish hours – early till late with a break in the afternoon – and was pretty well stocked. Fresh bread, milk and the like, plus other useful things like swimming goggles and souvenirs. There’s also a cash machine just outside if you’re running short.
What you can’t get at the mini market you’ll be able to pick up at the Super Sol supermarket which is just five minutes stroll to the right of the complex’s main entrance (after the tennis club).
We’re pretty sure you can also do things such as hire cars and organise trips from the reception areas (next door to the mini market), although we’d already hired from the airport so we didn’t need this facility.
Nerja town itself has a wide variety of bars and restaurants, especially around the Balcon de Europe area. You’ll see hawkers with tat for sale but they’re not too pushy, and you can’t sit for 20 minutes at a pavement restaurant without a musician coming along with a tray to rattle.
But if you can put up with that then you’ll be fine. Some of them are actually quite good, but don’t give all your small change to the first one (like we did!).
Summary: We’d be happy to go back to Capistrano Village as we found it ideal for our kind of holiday. If you want a base to explore the Costa del Sol, Granada, the Sierra Nevada, etc, then this is the place. Perhaps a couple of nights of entertainment on the complex would have been a boost but we’re used to making our own so didn’t mind this too much.
All in all, we’d say 4 out of 5 and excellent value for money.