Cats, Plants, Avocados on a Farm with Amazing views and Nature

Introduction

American here in Spain. My partner and I have an avocado and oragne farm in Tenerife above Puerto de La Cruz. We have two indoor cats and a recently have an outdoor cat name Mimi that hangs out here instead of her home a few blocks away.

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Home & location

Fully equipped house in the countryside with ocean and mountain views with peaceful and serene scenery. This is an avocado and citrus farm of about 9000 meters, with lemons, oranges and avocados. ***Please note, without a car it will be tough in the area as the farm is on the mountain above La Orotava and Puerto de La Cruz, the streets are steep and walking isn't the most viable option. Bus can work but will take 15 to 45 mins to La Orotave and Puerto respectivley. In this house you have a fully functional Kitchen, large fridge, ice maker, air fryer, gas stove, dishwasher, espresso machine, filtered sink water, terrace with views, forest of avocado and citrus trees to walk through. Large screen TV, one King bed with ensuite, 2 full baths, two offices with desk and workstation set-up and fast wifi. Off-street gated parking. You are 15 mins from Puerto de La Cruz, 30 mins from Santa Cruz, amazing beaches within 15-20 mins and many hiking trails. Teide is about 35-45 mins drive up the main road close to the house. Washer and dryer in house. The house is gated and has an alarm and exterior cameras.

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Responsibilities

I prefer to meet people in person first before sitting, if possible, we do have a guest apartment on the property as well for earlier than our date arrivals and to show you around. The girls Xochi and Celeste get fed dry food throughout the day, we leave their dish full. They are only allowed indoors and share an indoor litter box in the center floor. They have a water fountain that needs to be refilled every few days and rinsed once a week. Litter scooping daily in the mornings or at night, dry dish is left full and a pouch each of wet food per evening for them. Xochi and Celeste are quite shy, you find them hiding in their wall bubbles for most of the day and like typical cats they get more energy in the night. We call them our little vampires, they come out in the evening and at the first dawn they hide. They are both friendly however Xochi can be a bit temperamental if you try to pick her up or mess with her to much. Both of them are my babies though so need to make sure they are ok and looked after well. Mimi is the outdoor cat that is the neighbors, but she spends a lot of time here when we are here. We feed her dry food and wet food in the morning as she comes and goes. She is not permitted in the house as they fight. She is a friendly cat. In addtion there are some plants outside that would need to have water every few days depending on how warm it is.

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Meet the pets

Photo of Xochi

Xochi

12 years

Photo of Celeste

Celeste

12 years

Photo of Mimi

Mimi

5 years

Sitter Reviews (3)

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My stay at Matthew's place exceeded all my expectations. All was amazing! I felt very welcome; Matthew took care of everything down to the last detail! Sochi and Celeste were a bit shy initially, but I found a way to connect with them. With Brownie the cat, we spent long evenings reading books and enjoying the amazing view from the beautiful balcony. Matthew helped me when I encountered problems with my scooter, and with my injury I’ve got while swimming in the ocean. Very grateful to you Matthew!!! And if there's another chance, I'd love to cook a special dinner for you! P.S.: The avocado and orange garden was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The farm-to-table experience was delightful, and the peaceful ambiance made it a perfect getaway. Highly recommended for a rejuvenating stay!

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Stayed: 13 Jan 2024 - 27 Jan 2024
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It was a fantastic experience for us! Matthew and Armando are both very friendly. In a first visit we felt very welcomed. They showed us the appartament, the common services and the main tasks we should make during their absence. We could not play at all with Xochy and Celeste as we would have desired because they are really shy. They usually come out at night time for eating and are really easy to look after. Hosts's communication has been great and quick during our house sit. We highly recommend this place for other house sitters and look forward to make it again soon :)

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Stayed: 26 Jun 2021 - 09 Jul 2021
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This was a excellent sit all round. The loft is a beautiful very quiet oasis, smack bang in the middle of Barcelona. The location really does not get much better than this. Matthew was easy to deal with very friendly and quick in his communication with us. It was clear what was required to look after his precious babies well and the previous initial visit to his home really helped. Xochi and Celeste very shy on this our first time here as they have only been in Barcelona for a few months and take time to warm to new people but there where signs of them becoming more at ease on our last day. We would highly recommend this sit to others who love cats and also look forward to returning ourselves. It was our pleasure sitting for you Matthew :-) Thanks again

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Stayed: 28 Feb 2019 - 03 Mar 2019

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Last time sitter needed: 14 months 5 days ago