What a treat to spend 10 glorious days at Sa Gravera!

Mendi is a perfect host: happy to greet us warmly when we arrived super late at night, and always available when needed for little questions and tips during our stay, but left us completely to ourselves the rest of the time.

The house is a dream rental for a couple. A fabulous light-filled, open-plan first floor space with a well equipped kitchen, comfortable seating, and a shaded garden for lunch. Plus an outdoor kitchen/bbq for evening dining (OK, will admit we ate out every night, but the Mallorcan restaurants are too good not to.)

Up on floor two, there is another open-plan living space with a tv (perfect for late night Spanish football), and a well proportioned twin-bedded master (with a/c) which opens out on to another lovely terrace. It made for a great night's sleep, with only owls, sheep and frogs as background noise.

It is hard for pictures to do justice to the pool and terrace. Set dramatically within the craggy, mountainous rock face, Mendi has created a unique and magical space, and one we struggled to leave despite the many attractions on the island.

I could go on forever, but must mention: the view of the Tramuntuna mountains (wow!), the large garage to park the cars and our hire road bikes, the gorgeous dogs that greeted us every morning and at the end of the day, etc etc.

We loved it, and hope to return soon.