We just returned from Menorca and Villa Ponte and were a group of 7 including 2 young children.
Pros:
• the most beautiful sea view over the bay.
• excellent location 10 min walk down steps to the resort. We managed this just fine with a 4 year old, 2 year old and fit 74 year old amongst us.
(Top sneaky tip, we walked 5 mins along same road to Melia Hotel and used their lift to go down and up when feeling lazy!)
• pool is really warm although not heated so don't have problem of v small kids getting cold.
• great driveway for about 3 cars
• beautiful view from master bedroom
• DVD player so took some movies for the kids.
Cons:
• the fence which run the length of the cliff face and right next to pool made me worry all holiday. It's a pretty flimsy metal grid fence where many of the original fence clips that hold the panels together were missing and replaced by pieces of twisted wire some of which were a bit rusty. Beyond this fence is literally a sheer drop off a cliff so I was not happy letting the children near this fence at all. This is something that needs urgent attention in the villa.
• pool was a bit dirty. Very mouldy underneath drain surrounding the pool and green mould in the grouting in the pool. Didn't worry us too much but needs a good clean.
• kitchen is a bit inadequate for a very large party. 1 hob ring doesn't work properly, oven only had 1 shelf, oven dials got so hot you could barely touch them, oven gloves were too thin, no toaster as advertised, fridge was too small for 7 of us so if you had 11 it wouldn't work too well.
• whole villa could do with a bit of maintenance some knobs missing, bit old fashioned decor but nothing massive.
• the kitchen window didn't appear to close at all so someone could have got in.
• no information book at all. We didn't know what to do with bins, check out time, local info, fire safety info, when cleaners would come, when linen would be changed, how to operate things in villa etc. This is really vital in any rental.
• no beach towels. We didn't bring any so the white towels kept getting dirty. Most villas we have rented provide these.
I bring up these points as they are pretty simple easy fixes and hope the owners take note as this would make this villa a 5 star.
Top tips:
• Ate at Cala Mitjana & Alaska restaurants both good.
• Ate at the Class Nostra Italian in the Melia. Service very slow, food average and a bit pricey.
• Mercadona supermarket cheaper than Lidl and better range.
