A lovely Villa set on the edge of the quaint Mallorcan town of Alaro.
The villa was very comfortable and clean with a pleasant welcome from the owner Lorrenzo who provided us with a lovely homemade welcome lemon cake upon our arrival and fresh locally grown plums.
The villa was very spacious for our party of four. It would be a little tight were 8 adults to stay there, more suitable for 4-6 adults or maybe two families with younger children in our opinion.
It was equipped with a lovely pool that was self maintained. Also plenty of parking space for 3-4 vehicles if required.
A lovely fruit orchard as part of the grounds and generally plenty of outside living space.
There was a more than ample supply of crockery, cutlery and glasses but could do with more cooking pots and pans.
It may also be beneficial to have mirrors in the bedrooms maybe attached to the inside of the wardrobe doors for example, an observation by the ladies of our party.
Lastly the barbecue had seen better days and was on its last legs, rusty and not very inviting to use.
A new Barbecue and or Paella gas ring, stand, pan and bottle would have been useful.
However, we very much enjoyed our stay and would certainly recommend Fincas Hortensia.
Alaro itself is a lovely small town, very Mallorcan with a nice family feel and plenty of nice restaurants to enjoy the local food and wine. The town is around 20 minutes drive to Inca and around 25 minutes drive into Palma. 35-40 Euros by taxi to or from Palma. There is only one local taxi service in Alaro so one would need to book it in advance. The telephone number is advertised at the petrol station on the right coming into Alaro.