The Pad is a great holiday home. It had everything you need and has been finished to a very good standard. The owners use it for their own holidays so it has been looked after well.

We stayed with 3 boys, aged 8, 10 and 12. They loved the shared pool in the complex - great chance to make friends. We appreciated the fact that there is a lifeguard (although everyone was keen to use the pool before he arrived each day, so they could use the banned lilos and also jump in!). It felt safe because it's a gated complex.

The house comes with sun loungers, etc so it was really handy. When we discovered that the beach umbrellas were broken, the agent/manager very promptly went out and bought some more for us - excellent service.

We spoke to other people staying in houses on the complex and their places weren't finished to the same standard and didn't have all the equipment, bedding and towels that we had. Or even air con! Showed us how fortunate we were to have such a good place. They then booked The Pad for next year!

We stayed without a car and it was fine. You use the shopping trolley to carry stuff back from the local supermarket (all those bottles of water!) and it's fine as long as you buy stuff every day or two.

Everything you need is within walking distance. We enjoyed walking to the old town area - beaches are a bit quieter and it's a bit cheaper and less obviously touristy. There is a lovely old hotel - very colonial in style, with an open terrance in the middle of the building. Had gorgeous tapas there.

If you go to the main beach area there is a wonderful inflatable in the sea which the kids loved jumping all over.

The main strip of restaurants is good - we enjoyed curries at the Argy Bargy! And the younger kids enjoy riding the motorised animals up and down the strip!

If you just want to take it easy then you can easily relax in and around the house, reading, making the most of the excellent air con. But the kids can splash around and play outside.

All in all, a great family holiday. Not too overly touristy but everything you need on tap. Thanks to the owners and manager for a great time.

My family and I stayed here for 14 nights and realy enjoyed it.
The house was in a great location on the complex not far from the pool but far enough for a relaxing time during the day.
On a night it was quiet and we made good use of the bbq.
All the bars,restraunts,and supermarket are in walking distance and the airport is 5 minutes by car.
Beautiful and clean and everything you need is in the house
The booking was simple and easy the key holders were very helpful.

Fab place would highly recommend! It is great for families, we took our 16 month old who loved it. There were indoor and outdoor toys, travel cot, high chair and stair gates so is perfect for people with children and means you can travel light! The roof terrace was fab especially on an evening with the fairy lights! The apartment and complex is very clean and well looked after. It is a five minute walk to the restaurants and supermarket and a 10 minute walk to the beach, it is very flat with no hills so it's an easy stroll. Tania was great during our stay and taking us to and from the airport and James is a fab owner. Would love to stay here again.

Accommodation had everything we needed so made it easy for us to travel light. All towels, bedding etc were provided.
Many thanks to Tania who not only went out of her way to arrange transport for us from Alicante when we missed our flight but was straight round with a brand new hairdryer when the one in the apartment had broken.
Los Alcazares has a beautiful beach and is full of great restaurants. The Pad is is in an ideal location, so close to the airport, beach and shops, I would definitely recommend a visit.