First of all, I very, very, very rarely give 5 stars in any review. This came close!
The villa is a couple of minutes drive from the centre of PB, located on the PB side of the Montana Roja volcano. It is about a 15 min walk to nearest beach. It is in a gated development with pin access only, providing additional security. Ample parking to the villa is provided, enough for two cars. The villa itself is beautifully presented with the lounge and dining area making a feature of the great outside space. The decor is modern and fresh, white walls and good facilities. There is Intelsat TV giving 15 or so BBC channels, some in HD - we did have one issue one evening when reception was lost late in the evening but it was back the next day.
The rooms are OK in size, noting that the master bedroom has an ensuite and air-conditioning, but the second twin bed room is slightly smaller and does not have air conditioning. Aircon was very good and did an excellent job though. It is on a coin operated system, using €1 or €2 coins, with €1 lasting around 90 mins, depending how much and how cool you need the aircon.
Everything worked well. Oven does take a bit of time to heat up, but once you know that, then no issues! There were a couple of loose fitting on the plugs and door handle to the twin bedroom.
Outside area is superb as it is clean and spacious. You have a fantastic view of the sun rise over the mountains. The pool is beautiful, sufficiently sized for two kids under 10. Deepest part is about 1.4m. There is a table for outside dining (we hardly used) and a lovely cushioned sofa-style area you can see in the photos - we used this a lot! There is also a beautiful hammock down the side of the villa, accessed by a footpath. Between the front door and the living space, there is a secluded outdoor area, which is cool in the morning but a sun trap in the afternoon.
The only minor items worth mentioning is that they are building new villas/apartments further up so there was some occasional noise, as well as quite a few barking dogs, one of which was next door or close too - it did keep us awake the first night, but that was it.
In summary, this villa was excellent and the outside space is fantastic, getting sun in the summer months almost all day. It is modern and spacious, making us feel relaxed. The area is generally quiet, apart from what I mentioned above. Value for money is tremendous and certainly on our consideration list for when we return!