Françoise, the sympathetic caretaker, lives around the corner, and is very quick with providing access to the house, changing empty gas bottles and repairing the hammock and hugging goodbye.
The surrounding lots are being developed as additions to the surfer-town Lajares is, but the house itself, especially with the garden in the back facing south (out of the wind) is a little oasis which makes you feel pretty isolated.
The sparrows nesting under the roof-tiles make it even more special. And hedgehogs in the night!
The other animals visiting are opportunistic cats which are not stray-cats, just conditioned by former tenants and will keep on coming begging for food, we even had a nightly encounter with one of them who had sneaked in the bathroom .
We got to know that there are plans to change the kitchen, which is a little damp in some closets (otherwise ok, bring matches :) ). The woodwork and the bathroom in the house are beautiful. The only little thing we missed (but that is personal) is a coffee-machine, a small perculator was provided though.
The location on the island is good it's accessible from all sides, the town is one the nicest towns on the island: nice houses wide spread out. A tip for a great hike starting from the house is to walk to Volcan Calderon Hondo, from there to the top of top Volcan Bayuyo onwards to Corralejo to catch bus 8 back to Lajares.