Altura holiday villa: Manta Rota

The owners of the villa made us feel very welcome and were both helpful and flexible. It is their own home, so it is decorated and furnished well as opposed to just a few cheap bits put in a house for holiday makers. Cushions, throws, pictures, kitchen equipment are all there and it really does feel like you are using a home not a house.
The beach is a short walk as are the shops; supermarket, restaurants. The locals are friendly and speak enough English for those who speak no Portuguese. We were there in January so hard to say what it's like in the hot sun. The villa though looked like it would be ideal for it, with the swimming pool, space to eat in the rear and front of the house, and enough shade for those who don't like the direct sunlight and the rooms all having shutters to keep them cool. The security is good, locked gates, locking windows, doors and shutters and the courtyard pleasant with a small grassed area and a covered veranda all around with chairs and a hammock. Wood for the real fire was supplied if you needed it (we did in Jan).
I'd say the property would be ideal for: a base to explore from and know you are coming back to a homely environment at the end of the day, a self contained comfortable home that you can enjoy the sun at, without needing to leave (apart from food) as long as you don't have kids who need lots of space to play football or similar. If you do have them then the beach is less than 5 mins walk anyway. Any group of adults wanting a home from home.

We spent 11 days there in the summer and had a wonderful time. Having read previous reviews prior to booking, we were expecting Andrew and Else to be rather like bank managers (living in a cupboard in the house !) We were completely wrong. Apart from a terrific welcome, we hardly saw them. We had an enjoyable dinner with them on our last night, and have communicated since. Although there were 10 of us, Casa Betel was ideal for a large family, and the location is superb. Shops, cafes and bars within 5 minutes walk, and the excellent beach a further 5 mins away. 4 of our boys are golfers, and were pleasantly surprised by the number and quality of golf courses close by. We had a terrific holiday, and would highly recommend Casa Betel and the village of Manta Rota.

We returned yesterday from our fantastic stay at Casa Betal. I had organised holiday for myself and my partner and our boys ( age 12) . Holiday was a surprise for my partner and his son, as we live 50 miles apart and would be great for all of us to spend time together.

We certainly weren't disapointed, infact my partner thought we had arrived at a hotel because of the size of the property. Think this is the only holiday i can remember when i felt at home and settled in on the first day, and the property exceeded my expectations. The Villa was very well equiped and had lovely feel to it as soon as you walked in. Outside pool and courtyard were lovely , the boys especially liked the hammocks.

The surrounding area was lovely, and we spent alot of time at the beach , which was a short walk, the Villa is in an ideal location for shops and restaurants which were very reasonably priced!! Along with the red wine which went down very nicely.

We also had few trips out to Tavira which i thought was a lovely town and also to Castro Marim, we also drove across the bridge to Spain. Thought the Portuguese people were very friendly and helpfull, and would definately like to return very soon, in fact I didnt want to go home.

Andrew and Else were extremely helpfull, and I would hundred percent recommend this accomodation. We had a great time and would love to return, in fact i may have to start saving and learning Portuguese so I can retire to Manta Rota.

We stayed at the villa this summer and we had a fantastic time and would highly recommend it!
It was perfect for our group which consisted of 8 adults and 6 children (children's ages ranging from 7 months to 7 years). The villa itself is beautiful and very homely and had everything we needed. Andrew and Else were extremely helpful and went out of their way to help us which was very much appreciated. They were always there if we needed anything, no matter how small.
The villa is very child friendly and felt very safe. We enjoyed many evenings sitting on the patio with a bottle of wine while the children were in bed! The pool area at the back of the villa is ideal for the little ones and you can also “escape” to the front of the house which has a beautiful garden with hammocks.
The villa is in the heart of Manta Rota, where there are plenty of restaurants, snack bars and shops selling everything we needed and it was all just a couple of minutes’ walk away. One particular restaurant which we thought was really nice was A Proa which did a fantastic fish stew. We would also recommend the butcher which we used on a couple of occasions for barbeques.
The beach was just 10 minutes walk away and it was beautiful and we had lots of fun there!
All in all, we had a fantastic time and we cannot recommend this villa enough highly for families/groups of friends!

This is a superb property providing a very safe and relaxing facility. The interior is lovely and fully equiped with everything you could need. Outside the private pool iarea is ideal for sun bathing and BBQ's in the evening.
The location is ideal for both the local shops, which provide all you need and is within 5 minutes walk to the fantastic beach. The town hosts several bars and restaurants which provide a variety of menus.
Andrew and Else are superb hosts and made us feel very welcome.
I would fully recommend this property without hesitation.