When we arrived, we met the owner and her family waiting for us. They showed us around, gave us some pointers and departed. Then we spent the next 2-3 hours cleaning the place. I'm not overly...
We had a wonderful family holiday here with our 3 children in April 09 and everything exceeded our expectations on arrival. Property was in a beautiful setting, with everything needed on hand to...
Fantastic hosts, who went our of their way to help whenever we asked for it. Make sure you eat up at the house on at least one occasion!
A tranquil setting in an urban location just on the edge...
Being new to Northern Portugal we didn't know what to expect of the cottage or the country. In reality I can't think of anywhere which could be better for exploring what turned out to be a...
What a fantastic large modern villa. This villa was chosen by us after reading so many positive reviews from previous renters and it not only lived up to our expectations, it surpassed them by...
The apartment is in a good position, very close to all the monuments and attractives of Porto. The studio is very nice, the kitchen is well equipped and all the facilities are provided. The...
The property was amazing, it was very spacious, it had every appliance that you could wish for. However perhaps more importantly it was very private / peaceful, the pool was perfect, the views...
Our family of two adult couples stayed at Filipe's apartment for five nights and enjoyed our stay immensely. The apartment exceeded our expectations; it is very spacious, quiet, very well...
We have just spent a wonderfully relaxing 3 weeks at Vila Mea. The villa is fantastic - finished and equipped to a very high standard with everything you could possibly need. The garden is...
I just spent a lovely week in the apartment in Porto and highly recommend it. The location is right on the river. I took my coffee sitting in the widow sill every morning to enjoy the view. It is...
Casa de Pires is a wonderful place for a holiday. A beautiful location with fantastic views over the countryside in a lovely unspoilt hillside village. The house is well maintained and the owner...
The apartment was spotless, well-equipped (even a washing machine!), with a tremendous view. I would definitely stay here again. I didn't mind at all that it was in Gaia, rather than Porto,...
Eventhough we were early in the season we have no complaint to make. Raquel and her husband were very kind. The place was clean the equipment in the kitchen was OK a cofffee machine would have...
In case you ever wanted to get to know Northern Portugal, particularly for families or 4/5 couples together, I would strongly recommend this property. In my family we have developed a tradition,...
We got incredibly lucky finding Yavanna, with its gorgeous houses, lovely setting and fantastic hosts. We stayed for a week in June, two families with two kids each. The houses are simply done, in...
This place is pure bliss. Even after we had read all the reviews and watched the video clips giving us a flavour of Northern Portugal, our first impressions exceeded all expectations. What more...
C’est l’endroit parfait pour passer des beaux jours de repos, en profitant de la tranquillité de la campagne et de l’atmosphère unique du Nord du Portugal. La maison est très belle et pittoresque...
We spent 2 weeks at Quinta de Tapada from 21st June - 5th July 2009, and it wasn't long enough! Our two little boys (aged 3 and 5) had such a wonderful time with the animals, and the owners were...
It was the detail in the description and the thought that had gone into providing the extra touches that first attracted me to this property.
When we arrived we continued to be very impressed....
…… extracts from visitor's book.
You have chosen a beautiful place to offer accommodation. De Mattos family.95
If Shangri-la exists, this is it! ....the Reynolds family.96
We´ve never...
John Jim and John set off on an adventure to Northern Portugal and booked this stone barn. FANTASTIC!! Keith and Colleen along with Chelsea ( an Airedale terrier! ) were fantastic hosts and...