Detached New House in the Country

“Guillermo and Maria were thoughtful and responsive hosts. We enjoyed interacting with them and had a fun week in their house, which is located on the hillside near a small village. It is not within sight of the ocean, but it is within a short drive of it and of several lovely beaches. From the village, we accessed a part of the Camino de Santiago and hiked on roads to the village of Guemes and back. The house has a private, fenced-in yard, a vegetable garden, a citrus tree, and a plum tree (that had ripe plums in August). Nearby are some small farms, some old buildings, including an old church, as well as quite a few newer apartment buildings. There is one nearby restaurant, La Yaya, which has good food and is reasonably priced for a midday meal. Having use of the family's car made it possible to visit the beautiful city of Santander. We also appreciated that this home had 5G internet service, which worked well. San Mamés de Meruelo was a good place for a relaxing week.”

“We had a great stay in Meruelo. The house is very spacious and has a lovely garden with fruit trees and vegetables. The area is calm and nice. Great for walks. I brought my racing bike and made nice trips. Some very lovely beaches and good food. The family is really kind and we always had good contact. Half an hour from Santander. Good to visit Bilbao as well.”

“What a great experience my family had while staying at Guillermo and Maria\'s home in Meruelo. The location was awesome, just 15 minutes to the beach or the mountains and about half way between Santander and Bilbao. We had a different adventure every day for two weeks and never drove more than an hour and a half in any direction. Their house is up on a hillside in this little village with a great view overlooking the valley. It was everything we needed and then some with a trampoline for the kids to play on and a ton of stuff growing in the garden that we could pick. We also did a car exchange and Maria and Guillermo were wonderful to work with. They even arranged for a taxi to pick us up going to and from the airport (their car was waiting for us at their house). When we returned, our house was in fantastic shape. This was our third exchange and they just keep getting better.”

“We spent 2 weeks in August at this beautiful home overlooking the valley Meruelo. It was clean, comfortable and spacious and our kids had lots to do including watering the vegetable patch every evening which they loved! Only a few minutes drive are the most fabulous beaches of Noja and Ajo, but Isla stole our hearts and we spent many sunny days and evenings in the sand with the kids running in and out of the water. The family were just lovely and Maria's brother was kind enough to drive us to and from the airport and show us around Bilboa and the Guggenheim Museum which is a must see. Wonderful place to spend a holiday and a great family to swap with. Enjoy :)”

“We had the pleasure of staying at this wonderful Villa in August 2010. It is not only huge, with all the "Mod Con's", but is situated in a beautiful Valley, with superb local produce, from Wine's to the best food ever. Then there's the Beech, at only 5 minutes away it was a truly awesome break, Kids loved it. We hope to go back in a few years.”