From the moment me and my friend arrived we felt right at home. Unfortunately our flight was delayed so we go to the house quite late, but this was no problem and we were made to feel welcome straight away. Fernando and his mother Amaparo were great hosts and always made sure we had everything we needed. We were treated with figs, grapes, tomatoes and oranges, which we devoured plenty of daily!
The house itself is beautiful, very comfortable, spacious and a lovely design. It was just right for us. We would cook ourselves lunch/dinner with a range of appliances (including electronic hand blender!) and dine in the garden, which is south facing and sheltered from the wind, meaning that it is still warm enough to sit outside at night and watch the clear starlit skies.
Benimàmet was a small town but very connected with the city, easy to get the bus and the metro was available round the corner. Plenty of fruit and veg markets, as well as a Mercado and a couple other supermarkets that had everything we needed.
Fernando speaks good English so we could converse easily, Amparo always made an effort with communication, with us speaking broken English/Spanish, we still managed to hold good conversations. I hope to have improved my Spanish for next time!
We are sad to be back home and we would love to return, for us it was the perfect getaway. Everyone we met while there were lovely, including Rrrrrocky the dog, my new best mate.
De nuevo, gracias por todo, diviértete en Alicante y hasta pronto!