Country House with Private Shared Pool
Peaceful Pine Covered Mountains, No Neighbours
Bed & Breakfast (Sleeps 7), Annexe (Sleeps 6)
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Casa Alcarroya was the country retreat of a wealthy Valencian writer, built in the '60s. It has been totally renovated, whilst retaining all its character and features. It is very spacious, light and airy.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2012 | €30 | 1 |
Self Catering Annexe (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6) Prices
| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 1 January 2012 - 28 February 2012 | €200 | 2 | ||
| 1 March 2012 - 30 April 2012 | €250 | 2 | ||
| 1 May 2012 - 31 May 2012 | €300 | 2 | ||
| 1 June 2012 - 30 June 2012 | €350 | 2 | ||
| 1 July 2012 - 31 August 2012 | €400 | 2 | ||
| 1 September 2012 - 30 September 2012 | €350 | 2 | ||
| 1 October 2012 - 30 November 2012 | €300 | 2 | ||
| 1 December 2012 - 31 December 2012 | £200 | 2 |
Changeover day
Bed and Breakfast - any.
Self catering - normally Saturday, but other days may be possible.
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Self Catering Annexe (3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6)
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Self catering house. Adjoining Casa Alcarroya, but totally separate. 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Lounge/diner with open fireplace[wood]. Kitchen with stove, microwave, fridge freezer,washing machine. Terraces to ground and first floor. Bedding and towels included. |
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Notes on accommodation
Central heating in both houses.
Accessibility
Bed and Breakfast rooms are upstairs. The self catering annexe has a downstairs bedroom and bathroom.
Outside
Private swimming pool, approx 8m x 4m may be used by both houses, as may the gardens and terraces. There are sun loungers and outdoor furniture.
Coast/Beach
Approx 1hr to Alicante area beaches by car, or 1hr to Valencia beaches by car.
Special interest holidays
Therapeutic massage available.
Travel
Valencia, 1hr by car. Alicante 1hr by car. Use of a car is essential
Distances
The local village of Jalance is 3km away, but the house is only 1km from the main road. The larger town of Ayora is 20km, whilst the historic towns of Requena and Almansa are both about 40kms away.
Further details
Jalance is one of the villages in the stunning Valley of Ayora. The rivers Jucar and Cabriel flow through this fertile valley, with its typical Mediterranean vegetation of pine trees, rosemary, thyme, rock roses, broom and esparto. The crops are olives, almonds, peaches and grapes. On the pine covered mountains you can see wild boar, mountain goats, foxes, partridges and golden eagles.
Jalance is a friendly village, The Real Spain, as far away from the Costas as you can imagine. It has all the facilities you will need, banks, bars, butchers, bakers, hairdressers, tourist office and several small general stores from before the days of supermarkets.
Worth a visit are the ruined castle, the beautiful church and the Cave of Don Juan. There are many stunning drives and walks you may take through the countryside on the web of excellent caminos. Particularly worth seeing are the local Fiestas, San Blas Feb 4th and Virgen de la Asuncion 15th of August.It is still possible to buy a coffee for 1 euro, a three course menu of the day for 9 euros to include wine and a coffe with brandy in it. We have lived here for 5 years so we can advise you of all the best places to get value for money.
Booking notes
Please note that to assist you in these difficult financal times we have kept our prices at the 2008 rate. If you are staying for a longer period please contact us for discounted rates. Please contact us by email or phone to check availability of accommodation. A booking deposit will be required, which can be paid into a UK bank.
Owner profile
About the owner
Bernard and his wife Sue are both retired Civil Servants. Bernard was also in the Royal Marines, and Sue is a qualified Massuese, we have run the business for the last 5 years. We came into the valley and found the house which had been empty for 25years and we saw the potential and totally refurbished the property, it took the builders 12 months to complete. Sue is front of house,whilst Bernard hides in the kitchen doing the breakfasts, making sandwiches if ordered,and generally keeping out of harms way. We are in most days so please feel free to phone us if you have any questions we will do our best to answer them honestly so that you can decide if you want to come and stay.
Year purchased: 2003
Why the owner chose a guest house in this location
We bought the property because we could see that it was possible to turn an ugly duckling into a swan.It is three klms from the village on a no through road so no problems with a lot of fast traffic, just old men going to their little pieces of land.We have a shepherd who takes his sheep out every day and in the evening the sound of the bells helps the red or white wine go down even better as the sun sets, and you think to yourself I could live this kind of life.The house is midway between Valencia and Alicante{but inland} so getting here is no problem. We are also mid way between the small towns of Requena and Almansa both of them have large supermarkets for those staying in the annexe doing their own catering, for smaller items these can be purchased in the village.
Unique benefits of the property
Whilst staying with us you have access to miles of tracks for walking, miles of country roads with hardly any traffic on. We have been here for six years and we can advise you of where all the best eating places are you can still get a menu of the day for 8 euros; that's a 3 course lunch with a salad, bread, wine and coffee. We can also tell you which places to visit to see the real Spain and really enjoy yourselves.
If you get in touch with us we can tell you when our village has its fiestas. New year in the village is excellent, everybody meets in the town hall square to eat grapes on the stroke of midnight, this is followed by Cava which is donated by the Town hall. Then off to the dance which starts at 12.30 and goes on until 6.30 in the morning,and there is never any trouble.
For booking and further information
Property Ref S8708
Bernard Wright
Tel: (Spain) + 34 962 196 095
Mob: (Spain) + 34 652 132 126
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