Reviews For Altura Holiday villa - Property 63348

Holiday Rental Location: World, Europe, Portugal, Algarve, Castro Marim region, Altura
Stunning 5 bed villa with pool, walking distance to beach & close to golf
Stunning 5 bed villa with pool, walking distance to beach & close to golf
Self catering,5 bed, 3 bath villa,close to the beach and to golf.Sleeps 10
Stunning 5 bedrooms villa with outdoor pool, situated within the village of Manta Rota, 12km from Tavira and 12km form Vila Real de Santo Antonio. Close to all amenities and only five minutes walk fro...
 5/5

Great Villa - Very Relaxing!
Nick & Louise   London.
Date Submitted: October 04, 2009   Date of Stay: September 2009
We stayed there with our two toddlers in September, Andrew and Else made us feel very welcome from the minute we arrived. The villa is lovely, it is very spacious and well equiped.The pool area is a real sun trap and the children enjoyed endless hours jumping in and out of the pool. We also enjoyed relaxing in the hammocks in the court yard when it was too hot. The location of the villa is fantastic, five mins walk to a beautiful sandy beach and only two mins walk to the supermarket. There are a number of restaurants and bars very close by. We had a great holiday and would definitely like to return to this villa!

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, Tourists without a Car, Romantic Getaway

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 5/5

fantastique villa!!!
bge   Nantes in France.
Date Submitted: September 01, 2009   Date of Stay: August 2009
Casa betel est vraiment une villa fantastique pour des vacances en famille. Nous étions deux familles avec 3 enfants. C'était parfait. les chambres sont confortables et spacieuses des armoires et des penderies pour ranger tous les vetements..., les salles de bains propres et fonctionnelles.
La maison était vraiment propre et soignée; la cuisine est particulièrement bien équipée en plats assiettes verres etc...
nous avons passé 15 jours fantastiques et nous nous sommes tous bien reposés. La piscine est vraiment agréable.
Les propriétaires sont charmants et toujours prêts pour nous rendre service et nous donner de bonnes adresses.
Nous espérons revenir l'année prochaine pourquoi pas??

Lovely house really!! We recommend Casa Betel to friend of course

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Families with Young Children

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 5/5

Excellent Villa
MPD   Ireland.
Date Submitted: January 27, 2009   Date of Stay: January 2009
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.

Recommended for: Age 55+, Girls Getaway, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway

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 5/5

What a great place !!
ChrisBr   Cardiff Wales.
Date Submitted: November 09, 2008   Date of Stay: September 2008
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.

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, Sightseeing

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 5/5

Surprise Destination.
KARENLIZ   HERTS/HAMPSHIRE.
Date Submitted: October 31, 2008   Date of Stay: October 2008
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.

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway

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 5/5

August/September 2008
SammyM   Hull.
Date Submitted: October 06, 2008   Date of Stay: August 2008
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!

Recommended for: Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Pet-friendly, Tourists without a Car

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 5/5

Highly Recommended
kev&wendy   leicester, UK.
Date Submitted: October 05, 2008   Date of Stay: August 2008
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.

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway

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 5/5

Family Holiday June 2008
A,A and O   Hornchurch, Essex, England.
Date Submitted: July 01, 2008   Date of Stay: June 2008
We were one family in a party of three families that all have children under 4.
We were; 6 adults (aged between 32 and 49), 5 children (three aged 3, one aged 2 and one very cute 9 month old).
We cannot highly recommend enough this property and it's owners.
From when we first booked until we said our goodbyes, Andrew and Else were so helpful and friendly. Every request and whim was accommodated.

The property itself is full of character and a real "home from home". It is clean and cool (essential on the hot days that we had). It is well equipped and we had more than enough room for toys and prams and bottles of wine!

It is close to a few small but well stocked supermarkets, that have everything you should need (although nappies did seem to be a little elusive!) There are plenty of snack bars and restaurants nearby, and we did not have one bad meal

The beach is less than 10 minutes walk and is beautiful. We spent the whole day there one day and all had a great time.

I would 100% recommend this property and the resort - it is quiet and pretty. a million miles away from other more jazzy resorts in the Algarve.

If the world were not such a big place, I would go back, for sure.

Recommended for: Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities

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 5/5

Highly Recommended
Steves 50th birthday bash   Bristol.
Date Submitted: June 22, 2008   Date of Stay: June 2008
We've just returned yesterday from Casa Betel following a large extended family gathering to celebrate my 50th. We were all delighted with the villa and I am really pleased to provide this review. The interior of the house is spacious and very tastefully decorated and the private garden offers two separate garden areas; the pool and large patio with barbeque on one side of the house and a charming tranquil shaded patio with hammocks on the other side - well away from the noise of the pool!
The villa is tucked away in a quiet part of the village which is a pleasant mix of holiday homes and small farmsteads. Its about a 5 min walk through the village to a terrific beach which stretches for miles and there are plenty of bars and restaurants within easy walking distance. The spare ribs at Mars Bar in the village are great!!
There are two mini-marts within a few minutes walk but for a family shop, I recommend a 15 min drive just over the bridge to Ayamonte Spain, where there is a well stocked large supermarket (cheap beer and awesome king prawn). The old town of Ayamonte is also lovely to walk through in the evening and has an abundence of tapas bars which we found to be of great value.
Other attractions worth seeing were the fish/fruit market on the seafront at Olheo - get there before mid morning and the huge water park on the other side of Faro (50 mins) was fantastic with rides/slides for all ages.
Seville (90 mins) was gorgeous and the view from the 900 year old Cathedral tower was stunning. Walk to the left round the castle walls for a few minutes and there is a wonderful old square shaded by trees with restaurants.
In closing, we enjoyed a wonderful holiday in a fabulous villa that was well situated to many attractions. Andrew and Else are a great couple who made us all feel very welcome and they will leave you alone for the hol unless you need any help.

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway, Adventure Seekers

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 5/5

A very special place
Dave&June&Alex&Marion   Edinburgh.
Date Submitted: June 04, 2008   Date of Stay: May 2008
This is a wonderful house which is in an ideal location. There's plenty of room both inside and outside of the house, it's really well equipped and gives one a comfortable feeling right away. We loved the Andalusian-style courtyard, and the sense of privacy despite being right in the middle of the village. Even if you'd rather swim in the pool than the Atlantic, it's only a few minutes walk away to a perfect beach - absolutely beautiful.

Manta Rota itself is relatively small, but it's very friendly and tidy with all the services you'd want within easy (and flat) walking distance. There are five very fair restaurants which are well described in the comprehensive "visitor guide", two supermarkets, and several very good cafes and snack bars. Prices are better than further west, and the portions generous.

As the "designated driver" it was a big bonus to have been able to enjoy a beer, glass of wine, gin & tonic, malt whisky, etc. (before, during, and after dinner!) because everything's so close by. If you just want a quick snack, the Sol e Mar just round the corner from the villa does the best bifana (pork steak on a roll) I've ever had, and it's got live music on Thursday nights!

It's only two or three minutes drive to the very excellent Quinta da Ria/Quinta de Cima golf courses, with Benamor just a couple of minutes closer to Tavira - one of our favourite towns. Or visit the restaurants and shops in Vila Real do Santo Antonio, followed by a stroll alongside the marina on the Guadiana - it's only ten minutes away by car. If you've never been to Faro itself, you should try the Old Town and the pedestrianised shopping areas - or the excellent Forum Algarve shoppng mall located at the Jumbo supermarket.

My wife and I have enjoyed villa holidays in Portugal - especially in the Algarve - for many years. I can honestly say that we've never had a better combination of accommodation and location. Else and Andrew are quite wonderful hosts who do everthing possible to make you feel at home in their home - they're special people. Quite simply, if you want the best that the Algarve has to offer - without the worst effects of tourism - then this has to be the perfect choice.

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing

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 5/5

ideal for golfers
Sye   manchester UK.
Date Submitted: May 04, 2008   Date of Stay: April 2008
highly recommend for golfers!!!, just come back from staying in this fantastic villa and all i can say is this place is perfect, 4 of us stayed here, we are all golfers and usually stay nearer to villamoura but we thought we would try the east algarve this year for our 7th annual trip as we have played courses in this area previously, perfectly situated for Quinta de Cima / Ria, Castro Marim and Quinta do Vale (seve's newly opened course) only a 10 min car journey to either of the course's and on our day off we went to Tavira which is only 15 mins away, a lovely historic town old style Portugese and not the hustle and bustle of the more frequented area's of the Algarve, the villa itself was more than equipped with everything we needed especially the corkscrew!! I am sure as the lads would agree this is the best place we have stayed in and we will definately be using Andrew again for our accomadation, i will highly recommend the villa for it's location and for families, but especially for golfers who want a relaxed no pressure round of golf at any of the near courses, cheers Andrew for your hospitality and i hope we will be seeing you next April

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities

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 5/5

from Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
kiunga   salt spring island, bc, canada.
Date Submitted: March 30, 2008   Date of Stay: February 2008
Warm days and cool evenings in Feb/March were wonderful with sunning by the pool during the day and a wood stove going in the evening. Our extended family were all able to do their own thing from long walks on the fabulous beach to grocery shopping and many cafe visits in the village. Wonderful people in Manta Rota. The house lived up to its description and Andrew and Else were most friendly and helpful. We are recommending a visit to our friends and hope to be back ourselves.

Recommended for: Age 55+, Families with Young Children, Tourists without a Car

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 5/5

Fabulous Easter
H family holiday   Darlington, England.
Date Submitted: March 30, 2008   Date of Stay: March 2008
Well, where to start! The villa is everything that you hope it will be - stunning, clean, comfortable, private, very well equipped and more. The owners are perfect hosts - nothing is too much trouble for them. From the instructions on how to reach the villa from the airport to the file they have made on the area, the standard of thought is very high. The description of the location and attractions is spot-on.

We have just returned from a very relaxing week there - 7 people from the same family covering 3 generations. We all had an excellent time! There was plenty around for us to do and because we had a couple of cars we travelled further afield - including a trip to Spain.

We would certainly return and would highly recommend others to visit here!!

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Tourists without a Car, Sightseeing, Romantic Getaway, Adventure Seekers

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 5/5

Fabulous Algarve retreat!
Rambling Rosie   North Yorkshire, England.
Date Submitted: February 18, 2008   Date of Stay: October 2007
We stayed here during October half term last year. It was our first experience of being abroad at that time of year, but the balmy, totally relaxing villa captured our hearts. Andrew was the perfect host and did all he could to ensure we were settled in.
The villa itself is simply stunning. The quality of fittings was superb, and is very well equipped. We ate in at lunchtimes but local restaurants were easily accessible and inexpensive. We had a really relaxing holiday with no need to rush anywhere. For the first time ever we have rebooked to go back to the same place. It was truly fantastic.
A place to unwind, appreciate the beauty of the environment (stunning scenery), and to still feel pampered, such is the quality of the villa, even though you are "doing your own thing!"
Wonderful - but I shouldn't be telling you that as you'll get there before us net year!!!

Recommended for: Families with Teenagers, Age 55+, Families with Young Children, People with Disabilities, Tourists without a Car, Romantic Getaway

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