Villa Guatiza
Canary Islands, Spain
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Property Overview
- 6 guests
- 3 bedrooms
- 2 bathrooms
- Canary Islands
The very thought of a long haul flight to the sun with babies and toddlers makes the Canary Islands an enticing year round destination and parents can completely relax in the peaceful setting of Villa Guatiza.
The 200-year old Finca blends in with the other traditional, whitewashed buildings of Guatiza village but the owners have lavished a whole lot of love and flair on transforming the farmhouse into an oasis of comfort and tranquillity. They’ve gone for Canarian simplicity with a Moroccan twist and furnished the villa to the highest standards, providing essential gear for parents with youngsters.
The villa is all on one level and high beamed ceilings of up to 8 metres make the rooms feel especially spacious and airy, but if it does get chilly, families can be nice and cosy too, snuggling into big Italian sofas and armchairs in the lounge, by a wood burning stove. The fully fitted farmhouse kitchen, with a striking emerald green stone floor, has been well equipped for family self catering, from a 3-compartment range oven with a 6-burner hob and a large fridge freezer to all kinds of handy kitchen gadgets and a Nespresso machine. The owners also provide a generous welcome hamper, including wine, beer, milk, water, bread, cheese and fresh fruit. One end of the kitchen is a dining area, with a handmade cedar table big enough for 8, or dinners can be a little more romantic, by the light of an ornate Moroccan candle lamp suspended overhead.
Leading off the lounge and the dining kitchen are the villas’ two double bedrooms, which both have luxury ensuite shower rooms featuring beautiful mosaic tiling and an exposed wall of volcanic rock.
Both the bedrooms also open onto a 110m2 veranda, which steps down to the garden and overlook the volcanic landscape beyond. There are loungers on the veranda for a sneaky snooze in the sun and a dining pergola, so parents can stoke up the gas BBQ for dinner then have nightcaps under the stars, while little ones sleep close by.
Villa Guatiza stands in 7500m2 of private garden and grounds, full of swishy palm trees, flowery shrubs and exotic cacti. A heated swimming pool is totally secluded and sheltered from the island’s breeze by whitewashed walls, so parents can soak up the sun on teak loungers and set out snacks and drinks for children in a poolside pergola. If parents feel guilty about all the lazing around by the pool, the villa has a gym to pump some weights and a sauna to soothe away aches of pains.
Accommodation overview
Villa Guatiza is a spacious villa for a family of 4/6, plus a baby and/or toddler, with two double bedrooms, a sofa bed (best for toddlers/children), a wooden cot and a toddler bed.
The large lounge has a high ceiling and dark, polished wood floor, furnished with a big Moroccan rug, 2 Italian sofas and 2 large armchairs. The lounge features a wood burning stove, satellite TV and a DVD player with surround sound, a CD player with 100+ CDs and an ADSL line for cordless Wi Fi.
The open plan kitchen dining room is very spacious, with a 10m high beamed ceiling and a striking emerald green stone floor. The fully fitted kitchen area is well equipped for self catering, including a range oven with 3 separate cooking compartments and a 6-burner gas hob, a large fridge freezer, dishwasher, toaster, kettle, Nespresso, food processor and blender, steamer, bottle steriliser, lots of pans and infant crockery. The handmade cedar dining table seats 8, plus a high chair is available.
Leading off the lounge and the kitchen dining rooms are two spacious bedrooms, with double beds, which open onto the veranda and the garden beyond. Both bedrooms have large ensuite shower rooms, with walk-in showers, mosaic tiling, washbasin and WC. The villa has a third bedroom with a sofa bed and a separate WC.
Villa Guatiza stands in 7500m2 of private garden and grounds with a very sheltered, heated swimming pool. The villa also has a gym and a sauna.
The 200-year old Finca blends in with the other traditional, whitewashed buildings of Guatiza village but the owners have lavished a whole lot of love and flair on transforming the farmhouse into an oasis of comfort and tranquillity. They’ve gone for Canarian simplicity with a Moroccan twist and furnished the villa to the highest standards, providing essential gear for parents with youngsters.
The villa is all on one level and high beamed ceilings of up to 8 metres make the rooms feel especially spacious and airy, but if it does get chilly, families can be nice and cosy too, snuggling into big Italian sofas and armchairs in the lounge, by a wood burning stove. The fully fitted farmhouse kitchen, with a striking emerald green stone floor, has been well equipped for family self catering, from a 3-compartment range oven with a 6-burner hob and a large fridge freezer to all kinds of handy kitchen gadgets and a Nespresso machine. The owners also provide a generous welcome hamper, including wine, beer, milk, water, bread, cheese and fresh fruit. One end of the kitchen is a dining area, with a handmade cedar table big enough for 8, or dinners can be a little more romantic, by the light of an ornate Moroccan candle lamp suspended overhead.
Leading off the lounge and the dining kitchen are the villas’ two double bedrooms, which both have luxury ensuite shower rooms featuring beautiful mosaic tiling and an exposed wall of volcanic rock.
Both the bedrooms also open onto a 110m2 veranda, which steps down to the garden and overlook the volcanic landscape beyond. There are loungers on the veranda for a sneaky snooze in the sun and a dining pergola, so parents can stoke up the gas BBQ for dinner then have nightcaps under the stars, while little ones sleep close by.
Villa Guatiza stands in 7500m2 of private garden and grounds, full of swishy palm trees, flowery shrubs and exotic cacti. A heated swimming pool is totally secluded and sheltered from the island’s breeze by whitewashed walls, so parents can soak up the sun on teak loungers and set out snacks and drinks for children in a poolside pergola. If parents feel guilty about all the lazing around by the pool, the villa has a gym to pump some weights and a sauna to soothe away aches of pains.
Accommodation overview
Villa Guatiza is a spacious villa for a family of 4/6, plus a baby and/or toddler, with two double bedrooms, a sofa bed (best for toddlers/children), a wooden cot and a toddler bed.
The large lounge has a high ceiling and dark, polished wood floor, furnished with a big Moroccan rug, 2 Italian sofas and 2 large armchairs. The lounge features a wood burning stove, satellite TV and a DVD player with surround sound, a CD player with 100+ CDs and an ADSL line for cordless Wi Fi.
The open plan kitchen dining room is very spacious, with a 10m high beamed ceiling and a striking emerald green stone floor. The fully fitted kitchen area is well equipped for self catering, including a range oven with 3 separate cooking compartments and a 6-burner gas hob, a large fridge freezer, dishwasher, toaster, kettle, Nespresso, food processor and blender, steamer, bottle steriliser, lots of pans and infant crockery. The handmade cedar dining table seats 8, plus a high chair is available.
Leading off the lounge and the kitchen dining rooms are two spacious bedrooms, with double beds, which open onto the veranda and the garden beyond. Both bedrooms have large ensuite shower rooms, with walk-in showers, mosaic tiling, washbasin and WC. The villa has a third bedroom with a sofa bed and a separate WC.
Villa Guatiza stands in 7500m2 of private garden and grounds with a very sheltered, heated swimming pool. The villa also has a gym and a sauna.
Location Information
Just 30 minutes north of Lanzarote’s Arrecife airport, Villa Guatiza is found on the outskirts of Guatiza village which boasts the beautiful Jardin de Cactus, designed by the island’s most famous artist and architect, Cesar Manrique. The village is only a few minutes’ walk from the Villa, where there is an Italian restaurant and a small supermarket which has a good meat counter for BBQ’s as well as fresh vegetables, fruit and most other essentials. The Jardin de Cactus itself is one of the highlights of Lanzarote’s Manrique trail, with over 1000 different species and cacti themed sculptures in a stunning setting.
Manrique had a major influence on ensuring that Lanzarote remains distinctly Canarian and unspoilt, despite the growth of tourism and this is definitely apparent in the northern half of the island. Arrieta (10 mins) is one of the most traditional fishing villages on the island, where the catch of the day is still hauled onto the shore every morning, guaranteeing the freshest fish and seafood in the seafront restaurants. Arrieta is also a lovely spot for a day on the beach at Playa de la Garita, boasting an 810m bay of soft sand and calm sea, a beach bar and restaurant, WC, showers and a play park. Arrieta also has a supermarket for beach picnic supplies and a very good pizzeria.
Just a little further along the coast from Arrieta, the volcanic caves and pools of Jameos del Agua is another of Lanzarote’s top attractions and possibly Manrique’s best example of using the lava landscape to create an architectural masterpiece. At the northern tip of Lanzarote, families will find another lovely beach near Orzola, that has little stone bunkers to set up camp out of the breeze and an inlet which is shallow for paddling and peering into rockpools. From Orzola families can also hop on a ferry to visit the tiny island of Graciosa and take the road out of town to the panoramic Mirador del Rio for its stunning views from this incredible restaurant.
Twenty minutes’ inland from Villa Guatiza, is the beautifully unspoilt Canarian town of Haria in ‘The Valley of a Thousand Palms’, which have been planted for generations to mark the birth of a child. The town is popular with artists and there are interesting shops and galleries to browse, as well as an arts and crafts market on Saturday, plus a must for Manrique fans is to see his work at the ‘Fundacion’.
No visit to Lanzarote is complete without taking the tour of the ‘fire mountain’ volcanoes in Timanfaya National Park and watch brush-wood burst into flames from the searing heat just below the surface at the panoramic restaurant. Close to the entrance to Timanfaya, children might also enjoy a wobbly camel trek up one of the volcanic slopes.
For a more happening holiday town, the attractive resort of Costa Teguise is only 15 minutes drive from Villa Guatiza, with golden sandy bays set out with sun loungers and a long crescent promenade of restaurants, cafes and English enclaves. There are endless restaurants to suit every taste as well as a good shopping, supermarkets, amusement, arcades, an aquarium and waterpark. Lanzarote’s biggest holiday resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca are also within 45 minutes’ drive.
Nearest medical services: Walk-in, 24-hour medical centres in Costa Teguise (15 mins).
Getting here: 30 minutes from Arrecife Airport
Manrique had a major influence on ensuring that Lanzarote remains distinctly Canarian and unspoilt, despite the growth of tourism and this is definitely apparent in the northern half of the island. Arrieta (10 mins) is one of the most traditional fishing villages on the island, where the catch of the day is still hauled onto the shore every morning, guaranteeing the freshest fish and seafood in the seafront restaurants. Arrieta is also a lovely spot for a day on the beach at Playa de la Garita, boasting an 810m bay of soft sand and calm sea, a beach bar and restaurant, WC, showers and a play park. Arrieta also has a supermarket for beach picnic supplies and a very good pizzeria.
Just a little further along the coast from Arrieta, the volcanic caves and pools of Jameos del Agua is another of Lanzarote’s top attractions and possibly Manrique’s best example of using the lava landscape to create an architectural masterpiece. At the northern tip of Lanzarote, families will find another lovely beach near Orzola, that has little stone bunkers to set up camp out of the breeze and an inlet which is shallow for paddling and peering into rockpools. From Orzola families can also hop on a ferry to visit the tiny island of Graciosa and take the road out of town to the panoramic Mirador del Rio for its stunning views from this incredible restaurant.
Twenty minutes’ inland from Villa Guatiza, is the beautifully unspoilt Canarian town of Haria in ‘The Valley of a Thousand Palms’, which have been planted for generations to mark the birth of a child. The town is popular with artists and there are interesting shops and galleries to browse, as well as an arts and crafts market on Saturday, plus a must for Manrique fans is to see his work at the ‘Fundacion’.
No visit to Lanzarote is complete without taking the tour of the ‘fire mountain’ volcanoes in Timanfaya National Park and watch brush-wood burst into flames from the searing heat just below the surface at the panoramic restaurant. Close to the entrance to Timanfaya, children might also enjoy a wobbly camel trek up one of the volcanic slopes.
For a more happening holiday town, the attractive resort of Costa Teguise is only 15 minutes drive from Villa Guatiza, with golden sandy bays set out with sun loungers and a long crescent promenade of restaurants, cafes and English enclaves. There are endless restaurants to suit every taste as well as a good shopping, supermarkets, amusement, arcades, an aquarium and waterpark. Lanzarote’s biggest holiday resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca are also within 45 minutes’ drive.
Nearest medical services: Walk-in, 24-hour medical centres in Costa Teguise (15 mins).
Getting here: 30 minutes from Arrecife Airport
House Rules
Check-in: 14:30
Check-out: 10:00
No smoking
Pets alllowed w/ prior arrangement
Suitable for children
No parties or events
What this place offers
Essentials
WiFi
Nursery Gear
Golf Onsite/Nearby
Garden/Terrace/Balcony
Comfort
Heated pool
Fireplace
Private Pool
Spa
Outdoor
Accessibility (Nearby)
< 2hrs
< 3hrs
Beach Short Drive
Where you'll be
- Canary Islands, Spain
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