5. Windows and Natural Ventilation

Room windows should be kept ajar or open at all times. There are mosquito nets.

Fear not, no thieves, snakes, or even mosquitoes and scoffers enter. Air pollution will not enter either. In Cabras and Sardinia in general, we don’t know what it is.

The climate inside the rooms is provided by the thermal efficiency of the natural materials used in the construction, (mainly unfired earth and lime), combined with natural ventilation (draft between windows on vertical walls and ventilation holes on the side walls opposite the windows or velux-type windows on the roof), low-power electric fan action when needed, shading from trees and plants installed specifically for this in the garden, on the walls of the rooms, and on the roof. You are also the architect of your room’s indoor temperature.

If it’s hot or very hot outside, here’s what you’ll need to do to improve it and thus get a good temperature without energy consumption:

• In the morning, before going out for your excursions, leave the window of the room ajar and the panes covered by the blackout curtains. (The draft that will be created will blow hot air from the room out of the ventilation holes at the top of the roof and walls.)
• In the evening when you return, as the sun goes down, open the window more and if the air is still, help the exchange with the ceiling or floor-standing fan in the room. Remember to turn it off before going to dinner. As the evening and night progresses, the warm air in the room will be replaced by the cool evening air that comes from the breeze from nearby ponds and lagoons and from the microclimate we have created in Limolo’s green gardens.
• At the time of reentry, it may seem to you that it is hot. Know that it is quite normal, at 7 p.m. there is the buildup of the day’s heat, and you will also be hot from the day’s activities or the sea. Simply be patient; it is a passing feeling. And if you also feel some heat, maybe it is precisely because it is there, so what?
• Can it really be the solution to fill the world with plants and produce heat endlessly, just to avoid waiting ten minutes? Or not being able to tolerate a little heat, which is an integral part of life, just like the sun, the moon, the sea, the earth, the sky and the cold. We may have to learn not to always desire the opposite of what we have, because achieving that at all costs through technology and consumption may not be a victory but rather a defeat.

A simple infographic near the room window will brief you on this mechanism.

Fall and Winter

The same principles work in winter as well. However, windows should be maneuvered in reverse (if it is sunny in the morning leave it open, in the evening close it-if you are not there we will take care of it). Wood stoves heat the earthen walls of almost any room by radiating heat with minimal wood consumption. Where they are not present you will find low-power electric panels that run at low temperature for an extended period of time until the early hours of the night). In this way, the rooms remain healthy, without condensation and without bacteria like those always tightened in apartments. Pay attention and you will notice the difference of living in environments that are constantly ventilated and purified by the use of lime.

6. Light use: energy saving

Limolo is equipped with LED bulbs and on/off sensors. The rooms have good natural light, and until night falls there is hardly any need for electric light.

Please be careful not to leave lights on when not needed.

In your room you will also find the indication for turning on the garden lights should you wish to eat or spend pleasant hours in the cool of the evening.

7. Water use: water saving

Sardinia is a drought region, especially in recent years. Our showers deliver about 10 liters of water per minute. We recommend a 4- to 5-minute shower. Hot water is produced by the solar thermal panel on the roof and if not enough by the gas heater in substitution. Appropriate use will not only avoid excessive consumption at the facility but also generally donate sustainable consumption for the community.

8. WI-FI

It is present in the entrance hall and the jaridno. The code can be found in the back of the front door and in special wooden panels in the breakfast garden.

It is not present in the rooms because it is naturally shielded by the earthen walls. Appreciate this healthy option that will give you a more peaceful and clean sleep.

9. Where to hang towels, swimsuits and linen?

Imagine you are on a secret mission in Limòlo: you must avoid hanging towels and swimsuits on chairs, tables, reeds, trees or outside dedicated spaces. You will find the treasure map on your room door that will show you where to “hide” your wet loot.

And be careful: don’t leave your shoes outside the room. This is also why there are dedicated spaces adjacent to the clotheslines. Semi-wild cats, invisible guardians of the yards of these houses, have been known to leave surprise “gifts” overnight. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Limòlo is a place for everyone. Every corner is a tribute to nature, art, and design. It is like a living picture that changes every day and that we all, together, help to create. We ask you to respect it, thus helping us to keep it beautiful and photographable.

If you can avoid bringing back too wet from the sea, you won’t need to lay in large quantities. But if you need more space, you will find some extra support in your room. And if you need to wash clothes or anything else, the laundromat nearby is super convenient!

And remember, if you leave anything lying around–well, consider it permission for us to put it in a bag (of recycled cloth, of course) outside your room. And beware, if it happens 3 times, be prepared to offer the aperitif to all Limòlo guests (and sometimes there are 12 of us or more) 🙂 🙂

10. Changing Towels and Sheets

Bath towels are changed on the morning of the fourth day of stay. A refreshment room ditto. Remember to agree with us whether you will leave it open or we can access it with our key. Sheets are changed on the seventh day of the stay.

If you stay one day we provide you with one towel (They do this abroad, why not in Italy too?). If you stay two days we suggest you try not to use all the towels.

Help us save energy and water

We ask that you place in the appropriate bin found in your room or on the floor near the doorway to the room, only those that you feel need to be changed.