Thank you Magdalena for letting us stay in your lovely rustic house in Deia. We had two glorious weeks there. The house was spotless and, as the kitchen had everything that a good cook needed, we ended up having all our meals at the house and avoided the restaurants and bars in Deia altogether. Deia is considered to be one of Mallorca’s most beautiful small towns but it can get a bit overrun with (albeit very well healed) tourists in the summer months.
The house is beautifully situated on the edge of Deia (near enough to have easy access to its facilities but far enough away to avoid the hustle and bustle of a (very) small town).
The house has a garden with lots of shade and a nice veranda. We particularly enjoyed the views from the garden. And it’s all very quiet and peaceful with a lovely cool breeze in the evening and early morning. Air conditioning in the main bedroom and the living space is very welcome in the summer months.
Deia has its very own (small) rocky beach which is about a 30 minute walk from the house along paths down the valley to the bay. However, one important piece of advice for the summer months: go early morning when it is quite beautiful and quiet. Because by the afternoon it will be absolutely packed in the summer.
Regarding transport, car hire is expensive (as it is every where nowadays) and you don’t always get the car you want. However, if you don’t plan to travel much (especially as the roads can get quite busy and some of the hairpin bends can be quite challenging) you may want to use public transport from the airport to Deia. Just take bus A1 from outside Arrivals at the airport to the main bus station at Estacio Intermodal in Plaza de Espana, Palma - it’s every 15 minutes and takes about 15 mins and costs €5 each. From their take Bus number 203 from the Estacio Intermodal to Deia - this is an excellent, new, air conditioned service which is ridiculously cheap (when using a contactless credit or debit card) at just over €2 per person for a journey that takes 50-60 minutes. Just touch in when you board and touch out when you get off the bus. This will save you a small fortune considering how expensive car hire can be. [N.B. There are two bus stops in Deia - you want the first stop at Es Clot.]
All in all, we had a fantastic holiday here and Magdalena is very quick to answer any questions you may have.