Hacienda Verde

Le jardin est magnifique, emplacement proche du volcan

An ideal place if you’re looking for peace and serenity. The surroundings are incredibly calm and quiet, with gorgeous green scenery. The house is very cozy, with wooden ceilings and small windows that let in the early morning light. All the essentials are provided. Even if it’s cold outside, you’ll feel nice and warm thanks to the indoor heating. Pepe was extremely hospitable and welcoming, always available if you needed anything. I loved staying there and will definitely come back. On another note, bear in mind that reaching the house involves driving uphill, so you may want to consider renting an automatic car for the hilly roads.

Pepe a friendly host; beautiful location up a steep hill above Orotava, in quiet verdant gardens. Rustic, traditional and charming tiny house.

Electrical installation in the property (Azure hut) needs serious attention. The fuse blows multiple times a day and occasionally you need to contact the host to reset. Some lights simply don't work and other cables appear to lack insulation. It was too cold inside in February - the pellet oven that is meant to heat the hut is dated and appears to be out of order. The substitute electical radiators are not sufficient - temperature inside in the morning no more than 15-16C. Overall, needs a bit more attention to detail to make the guest stay more comfortable, especially given the steep pricing of well over Eur100 a night...

There are multiple houses on the same plot, each with own semi-private garden and BBQ area. The accessible area is pretty big (though useless - see below). The house we stayed was an example of traditional house, which was interesting. In the same time, it had modern furniture and equipment. It was innocuously clean and we have got fresh bouquets and fruits!

The communication with property was terrible - the owner didn’t reply to my messages, SMS, calls before the check in. While Pepe did meet us at the property, he didn’t speak any English and communication via translate app was clumsy. He gave us another number for SMS, but didn’t return them either. The house we stayed is partially built into hillside, and all stone, so quite cold (the temperature inside was 17-18 C). There were heaters in bedroom and bathroom, but the kitchen and living room were quite cool. While the territory is big, it is quite undeveloped and doesn’t feature any pretty spaces for resting. Because of the climate on Teide slope everything was very dump and on some days everything smelled moldy. The weather in this part of La Orotava was also quite wet and gloomy.