Prices and terms for 2011

July 27th, 2010

We have set our prices for 2011 using Ryanair philosophy. I don’t mean we charge extra for beds, use of TV etc. although it’s not a bad idea!

What we have done is set lower or the same price as last year and then when the weeks start to book we will possibly raise prices for the busy weeks.

Another change is..

“Finca Arboleda is perfect for a quiet relaxing break.To help us achieve this for all guests we do not accept children in the Villa or Apartment during the peak summer months.”

We hope this will prove popular with guests.

A new trend?

July 26th, 2010

We have a lovely Belgian family staying and they have brought lots of delights from their country for us to try.

Beer, of course, Chocolate, Cheese, Biscuits, and Jams.

Must check where the next guests are coming from!

Belgian goodies

Belgian goodies

Web site a work of fiction?

July 16th, 2010

Came across the website “I write like”   http://iwl.me/ the idea being you paste some text you’ve written and it “Checks which famous writer you write like with this statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers.”

So I pasted the 1st 2 paragraphs of our home page and it came back with H.P.Lovecraft, Wikipedia tells me…

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy, and science fiction, especially the sub-genre known as weird fiction….oh err!

Party night

July 13th, 2010

The locals had a great night celebrating winning the World Cup. See here.

Filmed on the roundabout by the Wok in Vera.

World Cup Winners

July 12th, 2010

I expect most people saw it, it was like watching any team managed by Sam Alardyce kick Arsenal around the pitch. Anyway the good guys won and Spain partied!

Vera at Midnight

Vera at Midnight

Villa makeover.

July 11th, 2010

The Villa is now the proud owner of 2 new leather sofas, very comfortable and a new king size bed. It’s so good we may have trouble getting people to leave!

What’s left and what’s staying.

July 3rd, 2010

The Stables are now fully booked for the summer but there are still a few weeks available in the apartment. 14 Aug – 2 Sept looks like a perfect break for a couple.

Best news though is that the Plasma will be staying after yesterdays results!

Special Offer

July 1st, 2010

16 July / 24 July in the Stables one week £350 what are you waiting for?

Sizzling summer has started to fizzle.

July 1st, 2010

After the no show of the Football team my mate John told me the Cricket team are unbeatable.  I watched them stutter yesterday and wondered if Fabio had given the team talk. All we need now is for the English hater to win Wimbledon and the 42 inch Plasma could be looking for a new home.

Talk Spite

June 19th, 2010

I doubt many of you listen to Talk Sport. I think it’s aimed at White Van drivers and it’s so over the top that it makes me chuckle. The highlights are phone-ins and quiz time.
This week they were playing “Know the score” not maths, this is talk sport remember but a quiz about theme music from films.
Play music….the contestant has no idea “Can you give me a clue”
Presenter “We’re in a continent watching the world cup, when it’s over we will leave for for home, we will be..?”
Contestant “Zulu?”