My fiance and I spent six weeks at John & Judy's cottage in Cutar and had the experience of a lifetime. Cutar is a beautiful and non-touristy, but exceedingly welcoming town. We were isolated enough to spend whole days reading and painting without distraction, and yet the town bar and square were always full of friendly locals who during our time in Cutar introduced us to new foods, music, and the surrounding countryside.

The cottage itself is clean and spacious. We loved the terrace, which has a view of vine-covered hills and plenty of room for two people. We cooked most of our own meals in the cottage and found nearly everything we needed close at hand (and John and Judy were always ready to help if we lacked anything).

We also loved that Cutar was walking distance to other small Andalucian towns and an easy bus ride to the larger cities of Velez-Malaga and Malaga, where one can catch a bus to any part of Spain. We traveled up to Madrid one weekend and spent another in Granada. The beach is only 45 minutes away by a bus that travels twice daily in both directions through Cutar.

Overall, the natural beauty, the kindness of John, Judy and the townspeople, and the comfort of the cottage made this a wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable getaway.