We stayed at Jorge's lovely mountain home for 10 days between Christmas Eve and January 3rd, meeting him in Puigpunyent in the evening to follow him up the mountain roads to the house. The first thing to say is that the house is remote and "off the grid". That means solar panels/generator for power, a water tank that needs to be refilled every few weeks and bottled gas for heating, cooking and hot water. That suited me down to the ground and was exactly what I wanted. There were some problems with all of these services, however, during the course of our stay and Jorge battled valiantly to get each thing back on-line when problems occurred; he was very helpful. It didn't help that there were several days during this period when the shops (for gas, etc) were not open, and at times we had to "rough it" a bit. That said, the peace and tranquility of the location is second to none and, if you come well-prepared from Palma when you arrive (food, drink, water and essentials) you'll have a very relaxing break. I honestly think that the problems we hit (running out of power due to a battery fault from the solar cells, running out of tap water and gas and, finally, a generator fault preventing us generating power when the sun went down) were just bad luck and extremely unlikely to ever happen again - at least not all in one 10-day period!

Jorge is a charming, kind man and was a pleasure to deal with. HIs house is a relaxing and cosy environment with some of the most spectacular views you're ever likely to see from your bed or sofa. Lovely. But don't expect to use this house as a base to go exploring Mallorca every day - the road down from the mountain is rough and a bit difficult, and it takes 20 minutes to descend to a smooth road system before you can head off to Palma, Soller or elsewhere. Plan to supply yourself well, dig in and enjoy a holiday of open fires, hill walking and barbecues.

We would certainly stay here again.