Quiet, relaxing week in the sun required (late October) for DH and me, who both desperately need to unwind. We want:
a beautiful, luxurious hotel that is tastefully decorated, spacious and lovely to spend time floating around in (I like it when there are secluded nooks, tropical garden bits etc). Want to lie down with a pile of books and just have a week of calm.
no boozed-up beer-swilling Brits abroad kind of thing
as few children as possible (would rather avoid family-friendly fun, kids' clubs, screeching children - no offence, but you know ...)
a room with a generously sized sunny balcony or terrace should we not feel like mingling - this is quite important
lovely food - a good breakfast buffet and ideally we'd eat dinner in the hotel half the time and then be a short distance away from a few good restaurants for the other nights
a spa
I've found two good offers: Europe Villa Cortés and Vincci Selección - similar prices, good direct flights and I just can't decide between them as they both have largely great reviews (apart from the odd one who claims they are dated, horrible, dark, dingy ... the usual random complaints). Is there anybody out there who might possibly know them both and could help me decide? Or even someone who knows one of them and can say if it's as good as it looks or if there are any major drawbacks?
Thank you!