Serra de Daró

This was a truly wonderful airbnb experience! The house was really beautiful and Gerusa and her mother, who lives next door, were perfect hosts, making sure that we had everything we needed, being on hand for questions about the house or local events, yet being very discreet and allowing us privacy.

The house is just as advertised but more beautiful than in the pictures. It is maintained to a high standard with lovely touches; embroidered linen curtains, large outdoor dining table and chairs and garden lights for eating outdoors in the evening to name just a few… The garden was wonderful as the region was having a heat wave this month and it was refreshing to eat out under the olive and pomegranate trees for breakfast and dinner. During the heat of the day the ground floor is nice and cool for resting due to the thick original stone walls. There are fabulous original features, such as the mosaic style tiles on the landing floor and the wooden shutters – the house has loads of charm.

The kitchen is spacious and has everything you need for preparing meals and Gerusa left us some ‘start-up’ essentials too – olive oil and milk and chilled water. In fact, there were plenty of the things which you often have to go out and buy in holiday lets, like washing powder or salt! This made it easy to settle in and feel at home.

The area was perfect – we wanted to be somewhere tranquil, not right in the buzz of the coast, and this village was a haven to return to at the end of the day, yet it is near to many of the wonderful Costa Brava beaches, as well as the mountains for walking in a cooler period of the year. You can get to France for the day, and Girona or Figueras for city visits too.

Gerusa was a pleasure to deal with, replying promptly and fully, and liaising on the day for arrival and key handover. I would like to thank Gerusa and her mother for their warm hospitality and hope to be back again someday soon.