Optima Villas Reviews 604

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent locations and high quality of the facilities, often highlighting the comfortable beds, well-equipped kitchens, and inviting pools. Many people appreciate the outstanding service, noting the efficiency of the booking process and the helpfulness of the team. The villas are frequently described as clean, spacious, and well-maintained, with many guests enjoying the thoughtful welcome packs. However, some customers also noted minor issues such as worn furniture, dated decor, or broken pool cover straps. A few people mentioned that the air conditioning was not working during their stay, and some found the distance to the beach or town center to be further than expected. There was also an instance where a booking was canceled without an alternative offer, and some guests experienced issues with noisy neighbors in residential areas.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have used Optima Villas many times before and Casa Maza didn’t disappoint. Villa offers spacious accommodation for a family with table tennis table football and Xbox to entertain all ages. We love... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just back after a wonderful stay in Casa Azul in Playa Blanca. Our first time trying the villa life and it did not disappoint!!! The house was lovely and exceeded our expectations. The kids loved the... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We use optima villas regularly. We stayed in Vista Montana this time which was a lovely villa, modern decor,very comfy beds. Good outside area with a nice warm pool. The villa was clean. The... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Villa company. Easy to book. Very nice clean Villa. Excellent client service. Good communication and quick to respond. Stayed in Casa George in Faro Park area of Playa Blanca Lanzarote. Vary qui... See more


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We are a small, independent company and we specialise in the rental of holiday villas in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote's fastest growing resort. But despite being small in size we are very big on customer service - and boast a 24 hour helpline in addition to in-resort staff - as well as some of the best Lanzarote holiday villas on the rental market - so providing our guests with both top quality accommodation and full support and peace of mind when they book their villas with us.


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4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had a wonderful time in this…

We had a wonderful time in this delightful villa. It was clean and well-proportioned and there was a very generous welcome pack to greet us when we arrived. The villa was very clean with generous provision of towels, both bath and pool. The area was also perfect for us. Optimavillas also allowed a late checkout for my elderly parents which was much appreciated, this was organised very promptly. We would love to stay here again.

February 6, 2026
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Reply from Optima Villas

Hi Adrian, We are pleased that you enjoyed your stay at our Casa Lirio. We would love to welcome you all back again! Best wishes, The Optima Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely villa in puerto del carmen very…

Lovely villa in puerto del carmen very clean and comfortable beds sofa outdoor loungers and lovely welcome pack booked again for next year .

January 25, 2026
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Hi Aileen, We are pleased you liked your stay at our Casa Miramar! We look forward to seeing you again next year. Best wishes, The Optima Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Villa Rose

The location of Villa Rose was fine. We stayed for three weeks and rented a car for the final week in order to explore the island. Unfortunately much of the equipment in the villa was sub-standard. On arrival the parasol was ripped and broken (took five days and two visits to supply a new one). The clothes dryer was broken and rusty, the dishwasher left many items unclean, the blanket was stained, the cushions dirty. I could go on but the worst was the double mattress which sagged in the middle and made sleeping difficult. We were told a new one would be provided...and two different people turned up to measure the mattress....but a new one never arrived. On the plus side the weekly clean was thorough and the villa was quiet at night. Such a pity that the owners don't realise that it's the 'little things' that often make for a great holiday. Even some of the 'welcome pack' items still had their 1 euro and 1.50 euro stickers on them. Hardly quality!!!

January 30, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Another great holiday !

We have just returned from 10 days at Villa Celeste , our third booking with Optima . The villa was a great size with plenty of space for the 4 of us and our grandson . The outdoor space has a pool , swings , mini golf , pool table , table tennis and a sun room as well as outside dining area. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t the best and we did miss there being a dining table inside . We had a couple of issues with the property due to the weather but this was dealt with promptly by the great staff at Optima . We have had repeatedly good customer service from them and would definitely use them again for future visits to Lanzarote .

January 21, 2026
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Reply from Optima Villas

Hi Sarah, Thank you for taking the time to review your holiday. We are pleased that you had another good experience with Optima Villas, and we hope to welcome you back again in the future - and fingers crossed the weather is kinder next time! Best wishes, The Optima Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had an amazing holiday at Villa Casa…

We had an amazing holiday at Villa Casa Salada with Optima. The villa was so light and airy and had everything we needed to have a fantastic stay. The pool was easily the best pool we’ve ever had in any villa, so clean and the temperature was perfect! There were some things that were showing a little wear and tear but this didn’t affect our stay at all. Thanks to the staff at Optima and especially Rachel who promptly came out when we had a small problem. We will definitely use Optima again. The only problem was we had to come home!

October 2, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for the wonderful review Sandra! Delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and made good use of the pool.

We hope to welcome you back soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vista Montana-Another great villa

We use optima villas regularly. We stayed in Vista Montana this time which was a lovely villa, modern decor,very comfy beds. Good outside area with a nice warm pool. The villa was clean.

The following comment is not a negative just an FYI.

Optima pool towels had a holes In, didn't effect our stay but unusual oversight by optima

The only thing I would add is a heater as it was unusually cold this year. Not just this villa but all accomodation. We heard lots of people talking about how cold accommodation was in general this year

January 6, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Booking with Optima Villas was easy and…

Booking with Optima Villas was easy and efficient. Communication and service from the team was excellent.
The villa itself was well maintained and clean.

December 12, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for your lovely review. We are delighted you had a great stay at Villa Dora over the festive season.

We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First Class Service

Easiest straight forward booking system, communications are very comprehensive and all the staff are polite and very efficient. The Villa was so beyond our expectations, we immediately booked it again on our return to the UK.

December 13, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for the glowing of Casa Blanca and Optima Villas too!

We are delighted you had a fantastic holiday and look forward to welcoming you back next year!

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time using Optima Villas have…

First time using Optima Villas have used other companies for many years and found the whole process very easy and amongst the best I have dealt with. Stayed at Villa Algeria on Faro park, clean, comfortable and great access to the walkway, shops, restaurants, bars and bus service which is excellent. Definitely be using Optima again.

December 11, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The villa we stayed in was clean

The villa we stayed in was clean, well kept and provided plenty of kitchen utensils, seating areas and in a great quiet location. The welcome pack was greatly appreciated. The beds were a little dated and uncomfortable and in need of an upgrade. The TV downstairs did not work either. Optima villas who managed the booking generally provided great communication, except they did not send the email with details of how to enter the villa or any instructions on how to use the security alarm. These difficulties were not a great start to the holiday and had no way of contact except email.

December 11, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company to deal with

Great company to deal with . Been with them over last 10 years . Villa always in good condition and well serviced . Friendly and helpful staff if any small issues . Heated pools always well maintained. All in all and excellent service

December 8, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for your lovely comments. We are delighted that you return to Optima Villas year after year and very much appreciate it. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great appartment through Optimavillas…

A great appartment through Optimavillas with great service as always. Team are friendly, helpful and always on hand.

November 30, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Hi Jude, Thank you for your positive review about our Costa Mar apartment in Playa Blanca - we are pleased that you had a good stay. Best wishes, The Optima Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vista Montana. Super 2 bed Villa in Playa Blanca

This Villa is a great place to stay for your holiday.
Spotlessly clean. Value for money. Super well equipped. Ideal for families or couples. We have stayed in over 20 villas in PB over the years and this really is the best one yet. It isn’t trying to be something it isn’t and it was a delight to stay there. We will be back. Andy n Tracey from Blackpool.

December 6, 2025
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Thank you for the wonderful review. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back.
The Optima Villas Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent company

I can highly recommend Optima Villas as we have stayed in several of their Villas and found them to be to a very high standard and provide an excellent service from booking to leaving nothing is to much trouble. We will definitely be booking again.

November 23, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kurzfristige Stornierung und keine echte Unterstützung

Wir haben im Dezember 2024 über Optima Villas die Unterkunft Mariolas Sunset in Puerto del Carmen gebucht, für einen Aufenthalt im November 2025 – sorgfältig ausgewählt aufgrund unserer langjährigen Lanzarote-Erfahrung und der perfekten Lage, die wir sehr bewusst gewählt hatten.
10 Tage vor unserer Anreise wurde die Buchung wegen eines Wasserschadens storniert. Ein solcher Schaden kann passieren – aber wie man damit umgeht, ist eine Entscheidung. Und hier wurden sämtliche Folgen vollständig auf uns abgewälzt.
Die einzige angebotene Alternative lag 30 km entfernt in Playa Blanca. Für uns war das völlig ungeeignet – sowohl die Lage als auch das Umfeld und der gesamte Charakter des Ortes passen schlicht nicht zu unserem Reiseprofil. Zusätzlich war diese „Alternative“ auf der Website von Optima Villas für unsere Reisedaten rund 450 £ günstiger als die Mariolas Sunset. Von „Vergleichbarkeit“ kann man da wirklich nicht sprechen.
Dazu kam: Keinerlei Entgegenkommen.
Weder bei den erheblichen Mehrkosten der kurzfristigen Neubuchung, noch bei der Unterstützung, eine echte Alternative zu finden, noch bei der Wahl des Rückzahlungswegs. Die Rückerstattung erfolgte ausschließlich in britischen Pfund, was zu zusätzlichen Währungsverlusten führte.
Insgesamt fühlten wir uns komplett allein gelassen. Gerade eine Agentur sollte in einer solchen Situation unterstützen – stattdessen wurde alles auf uns abgeschoben.
Nachdem wir später mehrere Rezensionen zur Mariolas Sunset gelesen haben, die auf einen renovierungsbedürftigen Zustand hinweisen, sind wir inzwischen fast erleichtert, dass der Wasserschaden vor unserer Anreise aufgetreten ist. Wären wir auf Optima Villas vor Ort angewiesen gewesen, hätten wir vermutlich ein echtes Problem gehabt.
Sehr enttäuschend und sicher keine Erfahrung, die wir wiederholen möchten.


We booked the property Mariolas Sunset through Optima Villas in December 2024 – chosen very deliberately due to our many years of experience on Lanzarote and the perfect location in Puerto del Carmen, which mattered greatly to us.
Just 10 days before arrival in November 2025, our booking was cancelled because of a water leak. Damage can happen — but how an agency chooses to handle it is a decision. In this case, every consequence was placed entirely on us.
The only alternative offered was a property 30 km away in Playa Blanca, a location completely unsuitable for our plans and preferences. Even more concerning, this “alternative” was listed on Optima’s own website for our dates at around £450 less than Mariolas Sunset. Calling it “comparable” simply doesn’t fit the reality.
What made the situation worse was the complete lack of support:
No help with the significantly higher cost of finding last-minute accommodation, no realistic replacement, and not even flexibility regarding the refund method. The refund was issued exclusively in British pounds, causing additional losses due to exchange rate differences.
Overall, we felt entirely abandoned in a situation where one would expect an agency to step in and help, not withdraw.
After reading several reviews mentioning that Mariolas Sunset had already been in need of renovation, we are almost relieved that the water damage occurred before we arrived. Had we depended on the agency while already on the island, we would likely have faced serious issues.
A very disappointing experience, and certainly not the level of service we expect from a professional villa agency.

November 14, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

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Hallo Rebecca,

vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, Ihr Feedback mit uns zu teilen. Es tut uns sehr leid, dass wir Ihren Aufenthalt in der Mariolas Sunset aufgrund eines erheblichen Wasserschadens kurz vor Ihrer Anreise stornieren mussten. Solche Vorfälle sind zum Glück selten, können jedoch leider ohne Vorwarnung auftreten und die Unterkunft kurzfristig unbewohnbar machen.

Wir verstehen sehr gut, wie wichtig die Lage für Ihre Urlaubsplanung war. Innerhalb unseres geprüften und freigegebenen Portfolios war die einzige Optima-Villas-Unterkunft, die so kurzfristig verfügbar war, in Playa Blanca – und wir haben sie angeboten, weil sie denselben Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsstandards entspricht wie alle von uns vertretenen Häuser. Wir respektieren vollkommen, dass die Lage und der Charakter der Umgebung nicht Ihren persönlichen Vorlieben entsprachen. Bezüglich des von Ihnen online gesehenen Preisunterschieds möchten wir betonen, dass wir selbstverständlich die vollständige Differenz sowie alle angemessenen Umzugskosten, einschließlich lokaler Transportkosten, erstattet hätten, sofern die Alternative für Sie infrage gekommen wäre.

Wir haben Ihre Buchung umgehend vollständig erstattet. Uns war zum Zeitpunkt der Rückzahlung nicht bewusst, dass Ihnen durch Wechselkurse oder Bankgebühren zusätzliche Kosten entstanden sind. Dafür möchten wir uns aufrichtig entschuldigen. Wenn Sie uns direkt kontaktieren, prüfen wir dies gerne und übernehmen alle angemessenen zusätzlichen Kosten, die Ihnen entstanden sind.

Als Unternehmen können wir nur Unterkünfte empfehlen oder vermitteln, die wir persönlich besichtigt und im Hinblick auf Gesundheit und Sicherheit freigegeben haben. Aus diesem Grund können wir – selbst in dringenden Situationen – keine Drittanbieter-Villen empfehlen, die wir nicht selbst geprüft haben. Wir verstehen, dass dies die Suche nach einer passenden Alternative erschwert haben kann.

Für alle, die diese Bewertung lesen: Es ist wichtig zu wissen, dass unerwartete Ereignisse – wie Wasserschäden oder dringende Reparaturen – gelegentlich zu unvermeidbaren Stornierungen führen können. In solchen Fällen erfolgt stets eine vollständige Rückerstattung, doch insbesondere in der Hochsaison oder sehr kurzfristig kann Ersatzunterkunft teurer sein. Daher empfehlen wir dringend eine Reiseversicherung, die solche unvorhersehbaren Ereignisse abdeckt und vor finanziellen Verlusten schützt, die außerhalb der Kontrolle aller Beteiligten liegen.

Wir bedauern sehr, dass Ihr Urlaub nicht wie geplant stattfinden konnte, und wir verstehen Ihre Enttäuschung vollkommen. Wenn Sie etwas weiter besprechen möchten, stehen wir Ihnen jederzeit gerne zur Verfügung.

Mit besten Grüßen
Ihr Optima Villas Team
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We are very sorry that we had to cancel your stay at Mariolas Sunset due to a major water leak shortly before your arrival. Although rare, such issues can occur without warning and make a property unsuitable at short notice.

The only available alternative within our inspected and approved portfolio was in Playa Blanca. It met our health and safety standards, but we understand the location did not match your preferences. We would have refunded the full price difference and any reasonable relocation costs had the alternative been suitable.

Your booking was fully refunded. We were not aware of additional costs caused by exchange rates or bank fees, and we are sorry. If you contact us directly, we will review and cover any reasonable extra expenses.

We can only recommend accommodation we have personally inspected, so we cannot suggest unverified third-party villas. Unexpected maintenance issues can occasionally lead to unavoidable cancellations, especially close to arrival.

Travel insurance is therefore strongly recommended.

We regret that your holiday could not go ahead as planned and understand your disappointment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dream Villas

We stayed at the Villa Su Casa which was lovely! great location 10 minute walk to High Street and town beach, optima villas were amazing and couldn't do enough to help you and make sure your stay was as comfortable as possible. Will definitely be using them again next year.

November 7, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for the lovely review Nicholas. We are delighted you had a wonderful stay at Villa Su Casa.

We look forward to welcoming you back next year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Optima once again proved to be superb

Optima once again proved to be the highest quality villa agency in Lanzarote - we'd say in all of Europe! The villas are exceptionally good, and this year they pulled out all the stops with an astonishingly well presented, modern and beautifully designed villa in Playa Blanca. Attention to detail shows in the excellent features: bedding, towels, very comprehensive welcome pack. We return to Optima Villas year after year because they are unbeatable!

November 1, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Wow! What a fabulous review. Thank you so much for the wonderful words. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great time in casa Reina

Had a great time in casa Reina , lovely villa . Been with optima every year they never let you down nothing is too much trouble, all the villas are spotless and I cannot fault the service they provide.

November 12, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Villa holiday in Lanzarote

Great Villa company. Easy to book. Very nice clean Villa. Excellent client service. Good communication and quick to respond. Stayed in Casa George in Faro Park area of Playa Blanca Lanzarote. Vary quiet location but within east walking distance of restaurants and bars. Will stay again.

November 9, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very easy company to deal with

From reservation, paperwork and communication throughout our stay, Optima Villas were very professional, responsive and helpful.

September 30, 2025
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Reply from Optima Villas

Thank you for your review and positive feedback Karen. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again soon.

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