Comfortable, relaxing, great value
Review Submitted: November 2, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
We stayed here in July/Aug 2009 (two families, total 9 people) and had a really good time. The house was better furnished than others we have stayed in and did feel, as the owners say, more like a home than a 'holiday house'. Bit of a disparity in size of double bedrooms, with one very large one and two less so. Most of the appliances, plates, cutlery etc were obviously quite new which again made a change from some places we have stayed. A few more oven tins/dishes would have been useful but we managed OK particularly because one of the biggest pluses was the large outdoor table and gas barbecue (I'm a convert - switch it on and five minutes later the food is cooking, really handy when your back late and feeding 9). We made a lot of use of the barbie, eating lots of the seafood that is so much cheaper here than in the UK. It was very relaxing just sitting there with a glass of wine looking up at the mountains (if you like wines other than Spanish then grab a few on the ferry because the local supermarkets are not huge and sell only Spanish wine). The garden is small and sloping though, so not really suitable for boisterous play. The hot water supply for the shower, which the owners thought might be a problem for larger groups, was fine for us, it really wasn't an issue. Coming from the UK on the ferry it was great that the owners were able to offer a discount on the ferry, which really did make the property excellent value for two families sharing. Re the area, the village is very quiet, just the bar and a restaurant on the edge of the village. Rather incredibly we didn't make it to the bar once in 2 weeks, basically because after a hard day on the beach the outdoor table and view was just too inviting. On one side of the village is the coastal strip with lots of good beaches nearby (the body boards were great) and on the other side is a great wall of mountain. There is a spectacular drive over the top if you go out the village past the restaurant. We had a few days of mist and on one day decided to take a long drive to Leon (circa 3 hours each way). If you fancy doing this on a drizzly day you may have the same experience we did: going through a Magic Road Tunnel, entering in Asturian rain and 15 degrees and coming out in Leon province 5 minutes later into 25 degree blue sky and sun. Spectacular, never experienced such a dramatic weather change before! All in all, great area, great house.
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