I stayed in a villa here for almost 2 months – it’s been fantastic. There are great perks for long term guests like Spanish lesson, surf class, and morning seafront yoga. The villa itself has excellent WiFi indoors and outdoors and it’s less than 5 minutes walk to their 24hr co-working offices. The villas have plenty of space to work comfortably and a full kitchen with all equipment to cook at home. Cleaning is provided weekly by a really friendly pair who provide fresh bedding and towels. We were lucky enough to have a jacuzzi & BBQ in our particular villa’s back garden which were fun perks! The pools, restaurants, bars, beauticians etc. were all very close by.

Group dinners are arranged twice weekly for Amarilla guests and any other interested visitors to the South, and excursions are planned each weekend. I tried to do as many as possible: Teide & Masca hikes; Kayaking & snorkelling; Farm visit to Vilaflor; Vineyard Tours through Icod de los vinos; El Drago Milenario; Banana Plantation, Garachico.. I’m sure I’m missing some but you should do them all. They’re organised by Amarilla with private pick up & drop off, water and snacks, and a personalised, local experience at places most tourists don’t get to see. Their main guide is a lovely certified guide named Tonio who provides bi-lingual tours. The tour price points are cheaper too than doing it with outside companies & Amarilla guests get further discounts.

The Amarilla Team (led by the gorgeous Marina) are an awesome, caring group whose focus is on supporting community & making your experience here as special as possible. I felt so welcome. Any hobby, sport, interest you have, they’ll always be able to find something for you. You’ll be in great hands – I can’t recommend everything enough.