Competition news

At the beginning of 2010 we decided to join forces with our sister company ‘Lanzarote Retreats’ and offer a unique prize draw competition. The response has been fantastic and on the 10th of March the lucky winner will be announced! BUT, its not too late for you to join if you havent already.
I guess first [...]

Happy NEW Year!

My family and I are British but we live full time in Lanzarote and have done for many years. I work very hard along with my partners, Tila and Michelle Braddock, to try and make the changes this island so deserves. In all fairness to our politicians they are eager to help Lanzarote to become a greener [...]

Green Love

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”
-Native American Proverb

Chic Tool of the Week

Each time a user pastes content from your website into an email, blog or website, we automatically add a URL link back to your site’s original content. When someone clicks that URL, they are directed back to your site and see the original content with the copied portion highlighted. This drives incremental traffic to your [...]

Just Checking!!

I’ve just discovered an amazing service called Tynt being used on the Daily Mail website and can’t understand how I missed it before. What Tynt does is use a neat piece of JavaScript to add a link to any content that is cut & pasted from your website.
We’ve been using JavaScript to add links to [...]

Lanzarote: A green & pleasant Island

Thanks to its unspoilt beauty, sensitive urban planning and pioneering eco-villages, the Spanish town is anything but ‘grotty’
This is just a sample of the double page spread which was dedicated to Lanzarote in the Times news paper on Sunday the 25th of October 2009.
Finca De Arrieta is more than just a place to stay, its [...]

Rural Tourism is on the up!

At last, more and more tourists are seeking the rural side to their holiday destinations. Lanzarote has so much to offer and yet in the past so very few of our visitors have made the effort to stay in a rural location or venture out from the main resort areas.
I had an interesting chat with [...]

Finca De Arrieta – latest celebrity guest

The proud owners of Finca de Arrieta and co founders of Stay eco chic have entertained many guests since opening the retreat and their home to the holiday rentals market.
Michelle and Tila rarely have time to watch TV and are barely aware of any household names back in the UK. So, they were very [...]

Hello world!

Its been a busy Friday in the Stay eco office. We have been preparing to add some extra features to our website within the next seven days AND! We have managed to secure some more beautiful properties (which I am very excited to be adding within the next few days). An interesting week ahead for our [...]