An amazing property, everything we needed, an ideal base to explore from but a car is recommended.
Kids (and grown ups) loved the pool and the outside spaces. We chilled in the peace and quiet and felt very safe.
Raquel and her family were brilliant hosts, Raquel was always at hand if needed with suggestions for parking in Santiago and where to eat, etc. The fact that our lack of speaking Spanish wasn't a problem thanks to Raquel (and Google translater). The local town (although a little drive) Pedrouzo has everything you need in a couple of supermarkets and plenty of places to eat, there are a couple of restaurants more locally and of course a larger supermarket just outside Santiago De Compostela.
We loved our stay!!!
This is a nice cottage and the garden is beautiful. Nice to have such e beautiful outside space on your holiday. Recomanded for barbecues!The host are very friendly we received French cherries nearly every day from the garden.
Don't forget to tell them when you need to leave very early cause the gate closes over night. Which is very good but we forgot and had to wake up this lovely family .
If you are looking for a remote and peaceful apartment in the Santiago area, I can fully recommend this property. The booking process was quick and uncomplicated with Raquel who speaks english. The family is very friendly and welcoming and with Raquel's translation it was easy going.The spotless apartment is huge and all equipment we needed for cooking was available. The living area is very cosy, with beautiful paintings and plenty of candles available to light in the evening. The beds are comfortable with nice blankets which was needed as the temperatures during the night dropped to 13 degrees. As I am currently living in London, I really enjoyed the quiet house and environment which gave me an uninterrupted night sleep. We were deeply impressed by the beautiful maintained garden with a lot of arty stone constructions and a pool. The garden which is attached to the apartment has nice seating area, where we enjoyed amazing sunsets over Galicia.
The village Santiso is quite small so we did our shopping in Santiago except from the bread that you can buy from a vending bus. There are buses going to Santiago for 1.50⏠but only twice a day so you need to be organised. Next time I would probably rent a car to get around more easily. The Camino de Frances is nearby and on our first day we just walked to Santiago, which was very well signed and we met interesting people. Santiago is an exhilarating, historical city with plenty of opportunities to do. There is a central bus station where you can get buses to the airport, different destinations in Galicia like Finisterre and back to Santiso. It was a bit tricky with the buses, but Raquel was an invaluable source to get al the information we needed.
I would definitely recommend this place to my friend and relatives and I hope to have another holiday here in the near future.
Casa perfecta en todos los sentidos. Pepe y su familia son gente encantadora y se han esforzado al mĂĄximo en hacer que nuestra estancia haya sido lo mejor posible. Los niños se lo han pasado en grande (ÂĄhasta Pepe jugo un rato al fĂștbol con ellos!). La ubicaciĂłn es fantĂĄstica para recorrer GalĂcia ya que esta justo al lado de la autovĂa y a escasos 10 minutos de Santiago y de zonas comerciales y la casa tiene todo lo necesario, desde TV de plasma hasta lavadora.
Probablemente repetiremos. Gracias por hacernos sentir como en casa!
This review was originally posted in July 2010
'The property is described as "semi detached". To UK guests this means two houses of the same size, each beside the other. In fact, it is actually a flat, forming about 25% of the house, and the owners live next door and upstairs. This was not obvious from the photos. The south-facing private garden is directly overlooked by two ground-floor dining room windows of the main house, although there was rarely anyone in those rooms. There is a parking area behind the house shared with the family. Access to the swimming pool is gained by walking around the house and across the main garden, which is a field of about 2.5 hectares, with sheep and hens. So the pool is about 200m from the door. It is a curious elevated construction with a huge stone column at one end but of a very good size and kept spotlessly clean. The family - who are lovely, very friendly and often brought fruit and nuts - don't speak any English apart from Raquel who deals with the bookings. This was not a problem for us as we try to avoid places used by British tourists anyway. Raquel does not stay at the house - she was always incredibly helpful with great communications and even met us at the airport. The house has very effective double glazed windows. There was a large LCD TV. [ We understand from Raquel there is now a kettle - essential for Brits!]. The Santiso district in which the property sits is still growing. At the moment it has little to offer by way of entertainment apart from a hotel and two pubs about 1/2 km walk away (plus a restaurant that never seems to be open). There is no village square as such, however an evening in the pub was always good fun with plenty of local characters. The area is only 12km from wonderful Santiago de Compostela, 4km from the airport and is a good holiday base with easy access to the motorway nextwork. If you were expecting 100% privacy with lots of old-world charm and entertainment on your doorstep, perhaps you should look elsewhere. If you want excellent value for money amongst friendly people in a quiet area, a nice pool and are prepared to make your own entertainment (or need a base for travel and exploring) then the property can be
recommended. The family also have two dogs, one of which will provide regular and affectionate entertainment.