hi are considering buying a villa in Javea, Balcon Al Mar, this is intended as a holiday villa, to spend probably 4 months per year. we have a 10 and 12 year old kids. we have spent several short trips there and love the place already but we are not sure if the Balcon Al Mar region is best for us? we have looked at villas / apartments walking distance from Arenal beach but we decided it was better a short drive away for us. any advice about the region would be much appreciated.
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For a holiday home, if you're going to be on the Cabo La Nao, Balcón al Mar is, IMO, the place to be.
If you're tossing up between that & an apartment within walking distance of the beach, you might like to think about the pros & cons , & expense, of garden (& pool?) maintenance for a place you're not living in all year round. Also security. Crime is on the whole very low in Jávea, but an empty property on a deserted urb is more likely to be burgled than an apartment in a community.
Another thing I'd consider with kids of that age, is that in a few years time they'll want to be going off on their own & you'll just be a taxi service......
Have you looked away from the touristy Arenal? There are some good communities with pools near the port & the town as well. Some have townhouses as well as apartments.