Joan is fantastic: helpful, responsive and really generous with his time. His mother and sister (who came to do the check out) were equally brilliant.
Alaior is very very quiet (and goes to sleep super early!) but it's amazingly pretty and also a very good base to explore the rest of the island.
The house is astonishing - a beautiful combination of the traditional and modern. It was way too big to the two of us. Three brilliant balconies; really beautiful decor and all the mod-cons (the showers were a dream). Highly recommended.