Instruction manual

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Power:
The electricity supply in Lanzarote is occasionally susceptible to interruption
but not usually for prolonged periods. In the case of a loss of power, there are
two torches supplied – one in each bedroom. Spare batteries are provided in
the bottom drawer of the kitchen by the kitchen door.
Games & Books:
There is a selection of games, jigsaws, playing cards and books in the lounge. If
you get to the end of your stay and find you haven‟t finished a book you found
in the villa, we invite you to take it home with you. Likewise, if you bring one
with you and you do finish it, why not leave it for others to enjoy? There are
also some pool/beach toys for your use.
Smoking:
We respectfully ask that you do not smoke anywhere inside the villa please.
Safe:
There is a safe in the second bathroom for your use. It is large enough to
accommodate all your valuables as well as your passports, tickets, credit cards,
cash, cameras etc. The key will be in the safe door on your arrival - please
ensure you leave it there when you return home. There will be a charge of
€50 for the replacement of a lost safe key.
Picon:
The black gravel-like substance that covers the garden area is crushed volcanic
rock and is called picon. It has a quality that keeps the sun‟s rays from drying
the earth beneath and it collects and transfers the dew that occurs at night in to
the earth. It also gets stuck in the soles of trainer shoes and then scratches the
marble tiles of the villa floor so please do not walk on it and then transfer it in
to the villa.
The Garden:
The garden is stocked with some very nice palm trees, yucca plants, aloe vera,
adelphus, hibiscus, bougainvillea, cactus, pampas grasses and birds of paradise
plants, etc. so please do enjoy the beauty of the plants. However, please try not
to cause damage (to either the plants or yourselves !!) by throwing balls etc out
of the pool area and running on the picon. Cactus plants (planted in the front
garden only) can be very prickly !!