Practicalities
Getting to and from
The easy option:
Take a Taxi & Uber - they will be just outside the arrival area in the airport and it will cost approx. 30-40 Euros.
The cheapest option:
Take the train from the Malaga Airport. One ticket is around 3-4 Euro from airport to Carvajal. The ticket machines all take coins & cards. The train departs in two directions - go towards Fuengirola.
It takes around 20 minutes to reach the train station Carvajal where you must get off. Carvajal train station is in the bottom end of Reserva Del Higueron, and if you want to walk up the hill to the apartment, you must be quite fit as it is very steep. However, there is a small train (like in amusement parks) which departs every hour.
The flexible option:
Rent your own car before you arrive and pick it up in the airport. Drive towards Algeciras and follow signs towards E15 from the airport. Take Exit 1008 and drive into the resort via the main gate between the big red building and the Shell Gasoline Station. The apartment building is on the right-hand side just after the third speed hump.
Take a Taxi & Uber - they will be just outside the arrival area in the airport and it will cost approx. 30-40 Euros.
The cheapest option:
Take the train from the Malaga Airport. One ticket is around 3-4 Euro from airport to Carvajal. The ticket machines all take coins & cards. The train departs in two directions - go towards Fuengirola.
It takes around 20 minutes to reach the train station Carvajal where you must get off. Carvajal train station is in the bottom end of Reserva Del Higueron, and if you want to walk up the hill to the apartment, you must be quite fit as it is very steep. However, there is a small train (like in amusement parks) which departs every hour.
The flexible option:Rent your own car before you arrive and pick it up in the airport. Drive towards Algeciras and follow signs towards E15 from the airport. Take Exit 1008 and drive into the resort via the main gate between the big red building and the Shell Gasoline Station. The apartment building is on the right-hand side just after the third speed hump.
Car Rental in Spain
Car rental is cheap outside the high season and expensive in the high season, however, below is a few tricks you can learn from as I have experienced this myself.There are many car rental companies in Spain, and they are in general all okay but most of the mare placed outside the airport area and they will send a shuttle bus for you and your luggage. In the high season, it is quite busy, and it can easily take up to two hours to pick up or hand in your car. Remember to plan this into your time schedule. I have rented car from many different companies but I always use www.rentspain.com it picks up all the great offers from all the Car rental Companies and there are sometimes great offers in there.
Arrival at the apartment
Locking & unlocking the apartment
You will receive the code for the door on E-mail in advance.
You punch in the code on the door panel and the door opens automatically (do not touch the door before the lock has opened).
When leaving the apartment, press the white arrow button and the door locks automatically.
Parking
There are remote controls for opening the parking boom in the apartment on the kitchen table.
The gate for the parking area can be opened by standing up to 5 meters away from the gate and press one of the white buttons on the remote. Have patience - there is a small delay on the signal. Depending which remote control you take, it is only one of the buttons that operates the boom, and it is a different one on each remote.
To open the parking boom you can also just call +34 638 893 984 (sometimes signal is faulty and you have to try a few times before the boom opens).
remote
Parking space
Electricity and Meter Readings
Electricity is expensive in Spain.
All meter readings will be done automatically.
Laundry
Washing Machine and tumble dryer are in the bathroom.
The User Instructions are printed and located on the top of the Tumble Dryer.
Please remember to clean the lint filter after use of the tumble dryer.
You will receive the code for the door on E-mail in advance.
You punch in the code on the door panel and the door opens automatically (do not touch the door before the lock has opened).
When leaving the apartment, press the white arrow button and the door locks automatically.
Parking
There are remote controls for opening the parking boom in the apartment on the kitchen table.
The gate for the parking area can be opened by standing up to 5 meters away from the gate and press one of the white buttons on the remote. Have patience - there is a small delay on the signal. Depending which remote control you take, it is only one of the buttons that operates the boom, and it is a different one on each remote.
To open the parking boom you can also just call +34 638 893 984 (sometimes signal is faulty and you have to try a few times before the boom opens).
remote
Parking spaceElectricity and Meter Readings
Electricity is expensive in Spain.
All meter readings will be done automatically.
Laundry
Washing Machine and tumble dryer are in the bathroom.
The User Instructions are printed and located on the top of the Tumble Dryer.
Please remember to clean the lint filter after use of the tumble dryer.
Registration
Now that you have arrived at the property, please register Within 24 hours of your arrival.
- Enter the page checkinscan.com/app from your mobile
- Search for the "Check-In Scan" app and download it
- Open the app and click "I'm a Guest"
- Scan the following QR code and check-in!
Apartment practicalities
Technical instruction video
Apartment technical instruction video
Air-condition
The apartment is fitted with air-condition in the living room and in each of the master bedrooms. Remember that it is not necessary to have this running 24-7 while windows and doors are open. Best advice is to close the door and windows to the bedrooms approximately 1 hour before you go to bed and then turn the air-condition on. I suggest you off turn air-condition whilst you sleep as you will easily catch a cold if the air-condition is running while you are sleeping.
In each room you turn on air-condition with the little white remote.
Floor heating
The floor heating is good to use in the wintertime. You simply set a fixed temperature on the room thermostat and then it keeps that temperature in the room. Have patience as it will take up to 24 hours for the floor heating to reach the desired temparature. You will find floor heating in the bedrooms, office, kitchen and living room on the same thermostat and then in the outdoor lounge (Do not use this one as it is only a preparation for if it has to be closed in at a later stage).
TV
We have quite a few English channels on the cable TV and a limited range of Scandinavian channels. If they are not found on the TV, then run an Auto-Update (Select Aerial and Terrestrial and Digital and Analogue) and you will find them again. All TVs are equipped with a Google Chrome Cast device which you can utilize for you streaming.
Internet
The apartment has WIFI installed all over and there are two routers you can connect to. Information on how to connect is in the apartment.
Apartment technical instruction video
Air-condition
The apartment is fitted with air-condition in the living room and in each of the master bedrooms. Remember that it is not necessary to have this running 24-7 while windows and doors are open. Best advice is to close the door and windows to the bedrooms approximately 1 hour before you go to bed and then turn the air-condition on. I suggest you off turn air-condition whilst you sleep as you will easily catch a cold if the air-condition is running while you are sleeping.
In each room you turn on air-condition with the little white remote.
Floor heating
The floor heating is good to use in the wintertime. You simply set a fixed temperature on the room thermostat and then it keeps that temperature in the room. Have patience as it will take up to 24 hours for the floor heating to reach the desired temparature. You will find floor heating in the bedrooms, office, kitchen and living room on the same thermostat and then in the outdoor lounge (Do not use this one as it is only a preparation for if it has to be closed in at a later stage).
TV
We have quite a few English channels on the cable TV and a limited range of Scandinavian channels. If they are not found on the TV, then run an Auto-Update (Select Aerial and Terrestrial and Digital and Analogue) and you will find them again. All TVs are equipped with a Google Chrome Cast device which you can utilize for you streaming.
Internet
The apartment has WIFI installed all over and there are two routers you can connect to. Information on how to connect is in the apartment.
Supermarket and Shopping
Carrefour Supermarket is located just 200 meters to the right of the main gate.
The Shell Gasoline station is always open, and they have a small variety of groceries as well.
If you want to experience a great shopping mall, I recommend visiting below Shopping Mall.
Shopping mall
The Shell Gasoline station is always open, and they have a small variety of groceries as well.
If you want to experience a great shopping mall, I recommend visiting below Shopping Mall.
Shopping mall
Jacuzzi & BBQ Instruction videos
Cleaning and Garbage
Cleaning while using the apartment is your own responsibility. Please treat the apartment with respect.
The household bin must go into the grey container placed just 50 meter down the road where you turn into the apartment.
Bottles, cans and cardboard go into recycle containers.
The household bin must go into the grey container placed just 50 meter down the road where you turn into the apartment.
Bottles, cans and cardboard go into recycle containers.
House rules in the outside area
BBQ:
There is a Weber 57 CM Charcoal BBQ and a also a gas BBQ.
If you run out of gas you will find a spare bottle in the shed.
When you are lighting the Charcoal, use the starter and place it in the BBQ. Place one or two starter blocks underneath the starter and leave it there until the charcoals are nice and red. It runs best on Briquettes and sold in Bauhaus only.
Address for Bauhaus in Malaga is:
C.C Nostrum,
Calle Palencia,
329004 Málaga
House rules in the garden area, BBQ area and at the Swimming pool
The Green Shutters on the terrace can be rolled down by pulling the black cord. If they are rolled down when you arrive, there is a small lock which has to be released in each side. Pull it back and it is unlocked.
In general, it is a nice a quiet community. Please have this in mind when using the pool area and spending time outside.
The community rules clearly state there has to be silent at 23.00 from Monday to Friday and 24.00 in weekends. However, use your common sense.
There is a sign in the garden stating what not allowed; you cannot use the pool at night when the sun is down as it is dosing chemicals and cleaning.
You can use the garden all you want but respect the sign of activities allowed. That being said you can play with an inflatable animal or a ball in the pool and have a can of beer at the pool, but use your common sense and do not have glass around the pool areas.
There is a Weber 57 CM Charcoal BBQ and a also a gas BBQ.
If you run out of gas you will find a spare bottle in the shed.
When you are lighting the Charcoal, use the starter and place it in the BBQ. Place one or two starter blocks underneath the starter and leave it there until the charcoals are nice and red. It runs best on Briquettes and sold in Bauhaus only.
Address for Bauhaus in Malaga is:
C.C Nostrum,
Calle Palencia,
329004 Málaga
House rules in the garden area, BBQ area and at the Swimming pool
The Green Shutters on the terrace can be rolled down by pulling the black cord. If they are rolled down when you arrive, there is a small lock which has to be released in each side. Pull it back and it is unlocked.
In general, it is a nice a quiet community. Please have this in mind when using the pool area and spending time outside.
The community rules clearly state there has to be silent at 23.00 from Monday to Friday and 24.00 in weekends. However, use your common sense.
There is a sign in the garden stating what not allowed; you cannot use the pool at night when the sun is down as it is dosing chemicals and cleaning.
You can use the garden all you want but respect the sign of activities allowed. That being said you can play with an inflatable animal or a ball in the pool and have a can of beer at the pool, but use your common sense and do not have glass around the pool areas.
Doctor, Hospital, Pharmacy and Dentist
Pharmacy
You will find a great Pharmacy close to Carrefour in Reserva Del Higueron Shopping Centre also called Centro Commercial. The pharmacy is located in the opposite end of Centro Commercial compared to Carrefour.
Hospital and Doctor
http://xanit.es/en
Phone: +34 952 367 190
E-mail: info@xanit.es
Address
Hospital Vithas Xanit Internacional
Avenida de los Argonautas s/n
29630 Benalmadena Malaga
Dentist
http://www.clinicadentalescandinava.com
Clinica Dental Escandinava
Paseo Maritimo 95, Edif. Palm Beach 1- I
Los Boliches, Fuengirola
Phone: +34 952 66 01 67
You will find a great Pharmacy close to Carrefour in Reserva Del Higueron Shopping Centre also called Centro Commercial. The pharmacy is located in the opposite end of Centro Commercial compared to Carrefour.
Hospital and Doctor
http://xanit.es/en
Phone: +34 952 367 190
E-mail: info@xanit.es
Address
Hospital Vithas Xanit Internacional
Avenida de los Argonautas s/n
29630 Benalmadena Malaga
Dentist
http://www.clinicadentalescandinava.com
Clinica Dental Escandinava
Paseo Maritimo 95, Edif. Palm Beach 1- I
Los Boliches, Fuengirola
Phone: +34 952 66 01 67
When you leave the apartment
We expect you to do below before you leave the apartment:
- Do all the dishwashing.
- Remember to drive the car out from the parking area and open the gate before you leave the Remote controls inside the apartment and close the door when you are about to leave to the airport.
