Can Canto is an old traditional Spanish summer house. In this décor you really get to feel like a local. In general, everything in the house was there, it was clean, old and very basic but a nice new fridge and ceramic cooker. Even the ‘coffee machine’ was an old-fashioned stovetop. We chose Can Canto because of the fenced pool and the playhouse and toys– our 2-year-old enjoyed to play with that a lot. Lots of garden furniture and sun beds. The pool has a good size and was clean and lovely to have on warm days, which we had. It is deep – only the little ‘bow’ consisting of two steps was usable for our 2-year-old.
We had a regular house guest – a cat that seemed to feel at home, so we had to keep the doors closed. Then it jumped in through the kitchen window. We asked the agency, Homerti, whether to feed it but they wrote us that the owners thought it belonged to a neighbour.
The old beds were not that comfortable – we had to find blankets to put under the sheets to prevent the feel and sound of the plastic layer right underneath. And then we had an issue with the washing machine. We used it once but it left big stains on our clothes and the house towels. We wrote the agency just to inform about this problem. Several times we were told that we had used a wrong program – 90 degrees – and that the owner had been to the house to establish that while we were not in (which was not OK without telling us). After a number of contradicting messages from the agency, a technician turned up. He did not try to repair the machine; just took some photos like the ones I had already sent to the agency. – Long story short: A lot of needless commotion. We did not wash our clothes at 90 degrees – but if we had, at least the towels ought to have been clean. ;-)
In all, Can Canto is a neat and basic place in a nice quiet residential area. We had a relaxing week, feeling like a Spanish family. Thanks for the fruit and water waiting for us when we arrived at midnight.