We booked one of the houses for 5 nights after reading about it in the Guardian. Our stay was nice enough and you are close to some wonderful beaches. However, I think you are slightly mislead into thinking this is an eco resort. From what we could tell the only effort to make this eco was a compost heap (no... More

Not worth the money. Avoid in Aug, too hot, no air con and too many bugs. Might be charming in spring or Autumn. Wrong end of Los Canos for beach and bars. Cottages are pretty run down, which some people might find charming, I didn't. Next time I'll head for El Palmar or Conil.

As a family of 4 with 2 young children, we weren't sure about renting an apartment in a block- it didn't look like that much and the whole block is somewhat ugly against the coastline. However the complex is secure, clean, down to earth and well designed. Each block has a view of the sea, the "social club" is a... More

We stayed in Casas Karen with 5 people (parents and 3 children (15-13-6 years)). An we all had a great time. The houses are very nice, not steril, but decorated with love. Clean, nice and cool (important in the summer!). Only a 5 minute walk to the beach and nice waves. But also an excellant place to stay and make... More

We've just come back from 4 nights at Casas Karen where we got exactly the kind of break we were yearning for, with privacy, peace and quiet, simple comfort, the sea, and a warmer clime from where we'd come from. The kitchen was well-equipped which made staying in and cooking fresh fish and sea-food, and roasting chestnuts on the open... More

We stayed at Casas Karen for 7 days in September. The place has a nice feel to it - the guests each have their own little house or apartamento and you rarely bump into anyone else, so it's not a hippie commune experience! We had one of the smaller apartamentos which was very sufficient in size and clean as well... More