Lanzarote Relocation

When we originally sat Alan’s boys down and talked about moving to Lanzarote – they only had one question…

“Will there be a pool?”

We were looking specifically for a villa as opposed to an aprtment, so the chances of having one at our new home were pretty high. And sure enough, the property we chose in Playa Blanca did indeed come with its own private pool.

When we first arrived… you couldn’t keep us out of it. We were probably having a quick dip at least once a day… right through until November. However, the novelty wore off for us… and soon it was used only by the kids when they came over, or by other visitors.

After being there a few months, we decided to get a new pool cover. To be honest, the last one had died a death, and certainly wasn’t keeping dust, leaves and petals out – let alone conserving heat. The new one was great – and god didn’t we notice a difference! The higher quality added on at least another 6 weeks to 8 weeks on either end of the months of the year we could actually use the water (yes – I know I’m a wuss… no New Years day dips for me!).

When we decided to move… and started looking at other properties in Playa Blanca, we weren’t looking for anywhere with a pool specifically. As long as we had room to one day add a jacuzzi spa, we were happy. Luckily for the boys and our visitors… the place we fell in love with already had a pool… so all was well anyway.

Unfortunately however, it did not have a cover… so it was off to the shops again. Once again, we went for a higher grade of cover… and once again it amazed us how much heat it held in the pool. There have been times this year when we have left the cover off the pool just to cool it down bit. It is worth noting that we have no form of pool heating whatsoever… this was just the pool cover working for us.

So… a little bit of advice. If you want to replace your pool cover – then DO spend a little more money on it, and get that better service from your cover. We did, and are very happy indeed.

Apparently there are some that conserve heat, some that help reduce algae, safety covers in case kiddies or pets take a topple (Been trying to get Alan to take a topple… but so far he’s not having any of it)

We bought our covers from Montaña Villas & Pools in Playa Blanca. They have a large warehouse in the industrial zone of Playa Blanca… and are extremely friendly and helpful. It is no secret that Angela and David are amongst our closest friends… but we would still have no qualms about going elsewhere if they had been enable to get what we wanted or needed. We went to them… because without exception they have given us above and beyond anything we ask for… be it pool chemicals, pool cleaning kits, and obviously the pool covers too. Highly recommended.