Eco-renovated Finca in a tropical garden in Lanzarote

Rental description

Gaby and Nick welcome you warmly in their 300 year old former farmhouse. The british couple, who has been living already for 20 years on the island, fell in love with the place. They eco-renovated the house and the gardens with care and taste, combining modern features with all of the traditional charm and character of a typical Canarian finca.

The guests can either rent one guesthouse or an appartment within the estate. The small “villa” can accommodate up to four guests, and the other appartment nearby two adults. Each rental has its own separate entrance and a private tropical courtyard garden offering lots of different areas and chill out zones – both in the sun and the shade.

The couple lives in the adjoining part of the house ad thus is always happy to help their guests and talk about life and excursions in Lanzarote.

The villa has been decorated and furnished to a high standard, offering free high speed WiFi, Smart/Internet widescreen TV with UK channels and a wood burner for cooler winter nights.

One highlight is the huge garden room, combining a kitchen/lounge/diner with great views into the garden via large glass sliding doors. There is a further separate *lounge area * equipped with comfy seating, library and a picture window providing great views of the surrounding countryside.

The large master bedroom has a king size bed measuring 1.8m by 2m and the second bedroom has a queen size bed, 1.6m by 2m.

The bathroom is marble titled and provides a large walk in shower. There is also an outdoor shower – a pleasure for plant lovers.

Sustainability criteria

Gaby and Nick have been living on the island for over 20 years. Perfectly integrated, they are stakeholders in the Canary community, whose local initiatives in favor of the environment and employment they support.

When they bought the old finca, they put all their energy and knowledge into renovating the estate in an environmentally friendly way. They transformed the house into a comfortable place, but respectful of local traditions and nature: noble or recycled materials, respect for style and architecture.

Thus enhanced, the finca presents itself as an ideally temperate “passive house “: no heating, little energy expenditure. The regular and temperate climate of the island has a lot to do with it, but so does the choice of building materials!

The lush garden is composed of endemic species or species adapted to the subtropical climate that prevails in Lanzarote. As rainfall is low, the couple opted for a system of nightly drip watering that is punctual but sufficient for the plants and trees in the garden.