Alexander Hamidi
I can't speak highly enough about my time at Nine. Lovely building, stunning La Orotava, incredible island, and a great community of people from the staff to volunteers and guests. There is so much to do among the house with a lot of spacious preservationist character, the immediate surrounding area, and the entirety of North part of the island. The rooftop I consider the most prominent feature of the building. Working areas do the job. Renting a car allows you to do whatever you want, whenever, a bit faster. Coming from the US make sure you get your international permit online - the EU requires this of many foreigners as of last year. That said, the bus (TITSA) works quite well in getting to many natural parts of the island as well as cute towns. You will want to stay at least 3 weeks to do a bit of everything. Nine and the setting of Tenerife provides a lot of optionality and strong value. I would love to stay here again when I return.