The house is situated in a very convenient part of Porreres, and although the road is a little narrow and busy to park on, we found free parking every day on the road outside the ceramics factory, and then it is only a 5 minute walk to the house. Porreres was a little quiet as we visited in February, but we found it very friendly and beautiful and we had a nice meal in the restaurant in the centre.
There are also several lovely little bakeries where you can have Mallorcan pastries and coffee etc. We hadn't been to Porreres before but we found it a very very well-located place to explore the rest of Mallorca in a car. It seems to be literally only 30 minutes to 1 hour from anywhere on the island!! We explored the coast near Porreres (thank you so much to Amaia for your recommendations), as well as Palma, Soller, the Tramuntana mountains, Pollenca, Son Servera, and several other places. We visited several markets in different towns in Mallorca, and the Porreres market itself was lovely, and had lots of fresh produce for sale as well as clothing and crafts.
We couldn't believe how easy it was to get to everwhere from Porreres - it feels very rural and is extremely peaceful, but it's only a short drive to Palma or closer towns like Llucmajor. The countryside around Porreres is so beautiful. It's a very traditional and peaceful town. The house is situated in a residental area and it was very quiet most of the time. We found the downstairs bedroom slightly noisy because of being right next to the road, but the bed is extremely comfortable and we slept well. There is also a lovely sofa bed upstairs which is very comfortable too.
The house is very historic and has lots of beautiful features, and has been decorated very tastefully. It was spotlessly clean, and the shower is brilliant, very powerful and hot! There are ample cooking facilities and we did cook most nights that we were staying. Amaia met us when we arrived, and checking in was extremely easy! She gave us lots of brilliant information and recommendations for places to visit. She also invited us to pick lemons from her tree, which was so lovely (and exciting to us as we are from the UK, where sadly there are no lemon trees!).
The house has its own small patio with beautiful plants and pretty lights, and an amazing looking pool, although sadly we didn't spend time out there because it was February. The weather was very good though during the day and got up to around 21 degrees celcius - but we were out and about during those hours.
I highly recommend staying in this house for anyone who wants to explore rural Mallorca. You will need a car to get around, but it is extremely easy to get to from Palma and the roads are very good all over Mallorca. We felt really welcomed by Amaia and Joan - and their communication was very easy and friendly. As a gay couple we also really appreciated that the advert for the house specifically says that it is a gay friendly place - we have found all of Mallorca (and Spain in general) to be very accepting and welcoming. Thank you so much for a brilliant stay, we hope to return sometime! Moltes Gracies!