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“Hallo. My name is Oliver and I live in Hohenklingen, near Knittlingen, Germany. I’m a friend and colleague of your stepson Johannes and he’s suggested we might come and visit you in Montejaque, which is of course twinned with Knittlingen.” This message, in German, popped up in Messenger on my phone one day last Autumn. I got in touch immediately on behalf of myself and my wife Rita, Johannes’ mother. It turns out that Johannes, when aged 15, attended a carpentry/joinery workshop being run by Oliver, a member of the guild of joiners, and Johannes was so inspired that he trained to be a joiner, and is now, 25 years later, also a member of the guild and an experienced and talented joiner. Johannes and Oliver often work together. When Johannes found out that Oliver, his partner Lily and their four children were planning an extended visit to Spain, he suggested getting in touch with us. Now, after several messages and phone calls, the “Summers” (their surname – Lily is half-Scottish) are living rent-free in Casa Real, my recently “re-formed” house in Montejaque. Why rent-free? Because Oliver’s “rent” is to complete a number of carpentry jobs we have in our three properties here. Their three girls, Leyla 10, Amy 8 and Alice 7, are already settled in the Colegio Público in Montejaque, and Lily has enrolled on the weekly Spanish class in the village. Lily and Oliver are currently on maternity/paternity leave, as their fourth child, baby Cailan is only six months old (baby leave in Germany is very generous), but despite still getting some pay, they need to work to supplement their income. As a joiner, Oliver was in great demand. As well as the jobs he’s done for us in lieu of rent, his order book for the period of their stay was full. Three kitchen renovations, a terrace roof, a large bookcase and some bespoke spice racks were some of the commissions he undertook. Lily is a trained and experienced physiotherapist and can offer a range of treatments, including reflex therapy and Dorn method. She had four patients: two English residents (back and shoulder respectively), a Spanish hotelier (back) and me (my 71-year-old spinal column suffered a lot during the reform of Casa Real!) And as if that wasn’t enough, they’re both talented guitarists/singers and appeared on two separate occasions at open mike sessions at Bar Allioli in nearby village Jimera de Libar. “We had a great time in Montejaque and it was very generous of Paul to let us live in his house, Casa Real, free of charge,” wrote Lily. The three girls were enthusiastic about the village school, where they were readily accepted by the other children. Leyla, 10, wrote: “We loved going to school here. For me it was the best school I have ever attended. Everybody was very friendly; we even called the teachers by their first names, which was strange for us at first, because in Germany the teachers are always Herr ‘This’ and Frau ‘That’!” Amy and Alice both said they were sad to leave and hope they can return some day. Knittlingen, March 2022
Joe King 9 December 2021 at 11:19 pm Just checked out Casa Real for winter warmth as a favour to my pal Paul, the owner. The weather was really cold at the end of November. Nevertheless, this old house with its super-thick external walls proved easy to warm up. A gas heater was sufficient to take the chill off the L-shaped lounge, dining room and kitchen. The bedrooms just needed an electric oil-filled radiator to make them comfortable for sleeping and the wall heater in the bathroom warmed the room up quickly while you took a bath or a shower. With its location just off the square, everywhere was easily accessible on foot. I particularly enjoyed the proximity of Bar Nazarí just around the corner. Casa Real is not available to rent until April, but I think it could be made available sooner. What do you think, Paul?
Once again we have had an excellent holiday here in Montejaque. This is our 13th visit to one of Paul and Rita’s properties. This time we had the honour of being the first guests in newly-renovated Casa Real. Having seen the photos of Casa Real beforehand it was everything we had expected with a well-equipped kitchen and two excellent super-modern bathrooms. A bonus was the delightful patio area downstairs and the roof terrace with lovely views. Thanks, Paul and Rita, for making our stay so enjoyable and for your help and advice. Hasta luego
We have stayed many times in CASA RITA and were honoured to be invited to be Paul''''s "test guests" in his newly renovated house, CASA REAL. It''''s lovely - a great mix of traditional features with 2 modern bathrooms and kitchen. We loved the internal patio for relaxing and eating and the views from the roof terrace are stunning.
| 1 April 2024 - 31 May 2024 | Spring season | 100€ per night; 650€ per week |
| 1 June 2024 - 31 August 2024 | Summer season | 100€ per night; 650€ per week; 2200€ per mth |
| 1 September 2024 - 21 December 2024 | Autumn season | 100€ per night; 650€ per week; 2000€ per mth |
| 22 December 2024 - 6 January 2025 | Christmas/New Year | 95€ per night; 650€ per week |