Firstly, there's a wealth of great accommodation available in Nerja and other villages on the Costa del Sol. Many Brits, Germans, Dutch and Scandinavians own villas and apartments and condos and are able to spend only short amounts of time here so they put their properties on the rental market...sometimes through rental agents and often through rent-from-the owner direct websites. The low season here is from November through March which means that rental rates are at their cheapest and there are some fabulous bargains to be had. The best part of renting an apartment or villa is the level of comfort and luxury that most offer compared to the aparthotels or tourist-oriented resorts which can get pretty basic or else are highly priced for the more highend. The individually owned apartments, villas or condos are someone's (usually a someone with a certain amount of money) own second home and they have good quality furnishings, beds, dishes, televisions, etc.etc. Our current apartment in the heart of old-town Nerja was completely renovated in the past year and has top quality tile floors and a fully tiled kitchen and bath, new gas cooktop, comfortable bed and a new couch, new linens, new dishes etc. The entry way and stairs are solid marble and there is air-conditioning/heating, satellite television and wireless hi-speed internet. Total cost which we were able to negotiate with the owner is under 800 Euros for the month which includes all utilities, heating and cleaning fees.
Location is an equally important consideration in choosing a vacation rental. Geographically, Nerja lies on a fairly flatish stretch of area between the nearby mountains (Sierra Almirija) and the Mediterranean. In some areas of town there's a steepish drop from the flat part down to the beach so housing in those areas, while possessed of wonderful views over the Med, can involve a short but reasonably strenuous uphill walk home from downtown. Further back in the urbinazations of San Juan de Capistrano, it's a steady slow incline to the villas near the top. Just a bit arduous for more than one excursion per day and probably even quite fatiguing if you had to carry the groceries up there every day. Renting a car is certainly an option and Nerja is pretty simple to navigate, but for us, again, cost and the difficulties of parking downtown, mean we prefer not to have a car while we're in town. There's an hourly bus service which goes from east to west and down to Burriana beach which can get your almost anywhere in town for .90 Euros. There's also cheap taxi service available. But if you prefer to walk, there's many housing options which will give you access to the old town and the beaches with a less than 20 minute walk on fairly flat terrain.
Location is an equally important consideration in choosing a vacation rental. Geographically, Nerja lies on a fairly flatish stretch of area between the nearby mountains (Sierra Almirija) and the Mediterranean. In some areas of town there's a steepish drop from the flat part down to the beach so housing in those areas, while possessed of wonderful views over the Med, can involve a short but reasonably strenuous uphill walk home from downtown. Further back in the urbinazations of San Juan de Capistrano, it's a steady slow incline to the villas near the top. Just a bit arduous for more than one excursion per day and probably even quite fatiguing if you had to carry the groceries up there every day. Renting a car is certainly an option and Nerja is pretty simple to navigate, but for us, again, cost and the difficulties of parking downtown, mean we prefer not to have a car while we're in town. There's an hourly bus service which goes from east to west and down to Burriana beach which can get your almost anywhere in town for .90 Euros. There's also cheap taxi service available. But if you prefer to walk, there's many housing options which will give you access to the old town and the beaches with a less than 20 minute walk on fairly flat terrain.
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