What a fantastic time we all had at lovely La Mimosa. I just don't know how you bear to drag yourself away - we found it extremely difficult.

On all levels the holiday was great, the garden was wonderful to sit in and the pool was fabulous - the kids just loved it (as did we!). We ventured out a little, but just couldn't wait to get back to the house - it would have been very easy to spend the whole summer there!

The facilities were great, and we felt quite at home. There was nothing as I recall that any of us felt was lacking. When it was hot in the afternoon, the children would chill in the living room and watch a film, there was a great selection of books and the kitchen was well equipped.

Thank you very much for sharing your home, I bet you can't wait to get back at the end of the summer.

Lindsey Edwards and James, Charlotte, Pat, Lionel, Harriet, Emma, Isobel and Ben, Basingstoke (August 2005)

We have just had the best holiday ever. On opening the gate to La Mimosa we all knew that we were going to have a fantastic time here!

The Villa is fantastic, and we could not find any faults It is so hard to express how much we all loved it The children have loved playing in the pool whilst we laze on the sun beds. It was so relaxing it was hard to prise ourselves away & venture out. On the few occasions we went out we were stunned by the views from the Sierra Nevada National Park and the beautiful villages on the way. We had lovely meals in Orgiva but spent most evenings eating al fresco at the villa and drinking far too much Malaga wine (dulce).

Thank you for letting us share your wonderful home it has been a real pleasure.

Frances Malone, Terry, Oliver(4), Chloe (9)
Paula, Jason, Joe(8), Lucy Waltham Abbey, Essex. (August 2005)

Your house is an absolute pleasure. It is obvious that a lot of love and attention to detail has gone into both it and the garden.

We appreciated that every single thing you could need was provided in the house. That really added to the relaxed and homely feel of the holiday. A superb book and movie collection I thought - a week was not near long enough to do it justice.

We walked every day and I love the landscape. It reminds me very much of an area in New Zealand I used to live in before coming to the UK. Orgiva and surrounds are much more relaxed than the Ronda area where we have been walking a couple of times before.

Your house is such a perfect place to stay. We are all very envious.

Allan Ramsay and Heather Brannen, London (May 2005)

Extremely well equipped and spacious house and gardens with lovely views. Sitting by a bright blue lit pool listening to the cicadas imbibing our fifth glass of wine makes the stresses of the UK seem a million miles away.

Jan Small, Birmingham. Pat, Fi and Chris, Bristol (June 2005)

Three generations have enjoyed our week here – especially the pool. The facilities provided were very comprehensive.

Gavin Coulstock, Alan, Diane, Gavin, Melanie and Harry. Somerset (June 2005)

We spent the first week of our honeymoon here and it was the perfect location – lots of relaxing by the pool, and when it got too hot, chilling out in the spacious lounge with the great DVD collection. We enjoyed the beach nearby for a day but found it difficult to stay away from the house having stocked up with a great selection for the barbeque from the hypermarket in Motril and having such a comfortable place to relax.

We’ll be back.

Polly and Erez Tocker , Beijing, China (June 2005)

We thoroughly enjoyed our week at 'La Mimosa". We'll have to return to explore the magnificent hills in the Alpajurra.

Many thanks for allowing us to share your beautiful home and our introduction to life in the Alpujarras.

We'll certainly be back.

Ken and Chris Smart, Hampshire (July 2005)

We have all had a great time at "La Mimosa" The view of the mountains has been beautiful and we have been star gazing most nights. Orgiva has been a great town to visit for the good beer and tapas. We are all only just getting ourselves familiar with the Spanish people in this area. We have all now read "Driving over Lemons" and this has greatly enhanced our visit. We feel we all want to meet Chris, Domingo and Pedro. The South of England will seem a bit bleak after this. We have enjoyed everything and we hope to see you in the future.

Julie, Stuart, Chris, Holly, Ken and Wayne. Hampshire (July 2005)

We had a fantastic time and all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We helped ourselves to fresh figs and grapes from the garden, beautiful, Mum was in her element.

Tony Hayes, Otford, Kent (September 2005)

Wonderful location! Spectacular scenery. Friendly welcoming local people - superlatives are superfluous.

Dianne and David Jepson Swinton, Manchester (September 2005)

What a beautiful place and setting. We can understand why you fell in love with it. We had a lovely week which passed all too quickly.

Barbara and David Redding, Lancashire
John Kelsall, Fiona, and Emily, Gibraltar (September 2005)

Many thanks for making this lovely house so welcoming and comfortable. We had a wonderful time.
We did some of the little walks in the Poqueira Valley and were especially impressed with the pretty fuente near Ferreriola.
Thank you again.

Jenny Bennison and Seth Armitage. Edinburgh Scotland (July 2005)

Up the mountain here we go
Over the edge, oh no, no, no,
We found the house - what a surprise -
We really couldn't believe our eyes.
Of course we did it in the dark,
You couldn't call it much of a lark.
But safely here, we drank some beer (and whisky)
And soon began to dispel our fear.
The pool was absolutely great.
And although we arrived so very late
Great vibrations, three generations
Into the pool - no hesitations.
Young, medium and old we were -
a wonderful time we all concur.

Lionel Rubin, Hampshire (July 2005)

When we pushed open the gates I can assure you that the kids were very excited with our first sight of the pool, and we were even happier when we went in and set about exploring the house.

Your house, pool and gardens are perfect for unwinding, we didn't go anywhere for the first two days. We found the layout of the villa and the gardens ideal - with a variety of eating, reading and day-dreaming spots. The pool was clean, the kitchen well-equipped (and the laundry very useful after travelling and staying at hotels!).

The welcome basket is a really nice touch. Your helpful suggestions and advice from our first enquiry right through to our visit were very, very welcome and to be honest were one of the deciding factors in us choosing your villa.
The books, tapes and DVDs all of a quality and variety that pleased and impressed us.

We have had a fantastic week here - doing a hike up in the Alpujarras to see all the villages, going to Granada to see the Alhambra, staring up at the mountains at sunset, and having a glorious time in the pool.

Thank you so much for sharing your home with us. We had a wonderfully relaxing week - a perfect third and final week to our holiday.
La Mimosa lived up to all our expectations.

Kerrie Waterworth and Andrew Waterworth, New Zealand (October 2005)

Another fortnight later and it's the turn of another family to feel really sad at leaving La Mimosa. Thank you so much for the wonderful holiday we've had here; a bundle of joyful and precious moments, lounging by the pool reading novels, working on our tans while the children grappled with Orca (the inflatable whale!) laughing themselves silly. As the sun slowly set, it was our turn to grapple - this time with the barbecue, source of several tasty feasts - and to drink local wine staring up at a million stars. For the first few days, that was all we did - our only contact with the world being the charming gardener Antonio, and the totally brilliant Carlos who cleaned the pool, plus of course the gentlemanly Spanish neighbour who gave us fresh figs - the best I've ever tasted. As time passed we grew curious to venture beyond the track that leads to the wider world - and have several trips to recommend:

1. Up the hill to Capileira, which we did twice for the sheer beauty of the views.
2. Down to the coast, to the water park in Almunecar, called "Aqua Tropical" - the best water slides ever, plus wave machines and rotating pools (or whatever)and a great ambience. Great if you've got kids, great if you haven't!
3. North along the motorway to Granada and the Alhambra, which is too wonderful to describe: a jewel.

Locally we enjoyed two good meals in town. Otherwise our focus was here in this wonderful welcoming home which you have created. We'll remember forever the glorious views of the distant hills, shadows slowly shifting as the day wears on, revealing at one moment sharp rugged crags and then soft trees and scrub, swallows darting in the dusk. Then in the darkness, sitting by the pool gazing up at too many stars to count, reflecting on all we have seen on our visit to Spain, until finally falling into bed, drowned with the heavy scent of jasmine from the gateway.

What a beautiful home. What a tonic. Thank you.

Sebastian Secker Walker, Jenny Howell, Alex and Matthew, North London
Jo, Simon, Natalie and Jessica, Fife, Scotland (August 2005)