We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Finca la Esperanza. The villa was immaculate and has recently been renovated to a very high standard.
It is situated in the north of the island, within a banana plantation, a very peaceful setting although with easy access to main road so Gran Canara was easy to explore. A car is essential when staying in this villa. There is off street parking in the yard area at the side of the villa.
The largest part of the villa includes the bathroom, kitchen, indoor dining area, a sitting area and three twin bedded bedrooms. The kitchen contained a fridge freezer, dishwasher, 4 ring hob, microwave, toaster, coffee machine, juicer, kettle and a washing machine. There was every cooking utensil imaginable in the kitchen. No oven but this was not an issue as we used the hob, microwave and barbecue if we needed to cook food. Our bedrooms had televisions with built in DVD players which played region 2 DVDs (British/European). Detached from this building there is a large sitting area with tv and many children's toys. Great if some of your party want to stay up later than others and so not disturb those whose want to go to bed. There is an outside dining / cooking space which contains a barbecue and sink area with work tops. Beneath the main building there is a gym with some equipment and a table tennis table. There is a sun deck on the roof of the villa which has sunbeds, sun shades and a sitting area. This is accessed by steps. The views from this area are fantastic - over the banana plantation to the sea, las Palmas, the hills inland and we could even see Tenerife. The pool is a decent size and not too deep - a depth of 1.2metres.
The owners of the villa were extremely friendly and helpful. Any query we had was dealt with immediately - excellent communication with fantastic English. They welcomed us to the villa and the island and gave us lots of information about places to go and things to do. Pilar gave us a guided tour of the banana plantation which was fascinating. It was wonderful to experience them harvesting the bananas during our stay.
There is a great video on YouTube of Finca la Esperanza.
We had a fantastic time in Gran Canaria and were sad to say goodbye to Pilar, Juan, their family and Finca la Esperanza. Should we ever return to Gran Canaria we would definitely stay here again. We wish Pilar and Juan all the best and thank them for making our stay in Gran Canaria a fantastic family holiday.
