Cascais holiday villa: Penha Longa Golf and Spa resort

What a fantastic place wiht a decor to match, in recent years we have rented holiday villas only to get there and be disappointed, not here. Not only are you pleased but it's exceptional with attention to detail and quality a very high standard. We were 2 families with 3 children 2 aged under 2 years old, space and bedrooms were abundant and never felt to closed in. The outside matches the inside with the pool and gardens fantastic. Anna the maid was excellant and looked after all well. Believe me the photographs don't do it justce to the full extent.

11 of us stayed at the villa - 9 adults and 2 children. The villa certainly has the wow factor and we couldn't find fault with it (and we're all quite fussy!) The villa is extremely well equipped and had plenty of crockery, glasses etc. for 12 people.
It is in very safe surroundings and you're not overlooked when sitting round the pool. The garden was also lovely, very well kept and plenty of space, especially if you have children.
The only downside (and this wasn't to do with the villa itself) was the weather. We went in the middle of August and although the weather was very hot, the wind was so strong it actually made it quite difficult sitting outside on one of the days. It also made the evenings cool and the pool was quite cold. We were told while we were there that July and August is usually like this so June/September might be better months to visit.
Ana, the maid came in every day except Sunday for most of the day and kept the villa very clean and tidy - she was very friendly and although she couldn't speak English, she tried her best!
If you like to play golf, then this villa is ideal, with the lovely golf course right on your doorstep and the golf buggy in the garage an added bonus. The tennis courts at the Country Club were also good, although again the wind when we were there made it a bit tricky playing!
Although the owners don't live in Portugal, we didn't have any problems with the booking process and they were very friendly and phoned us when we were there to check everything was OK.
Overall, a fantastic villa!

This holiday rental surpassed all our expectations (and they were high after seeing all those lovely photos on the website). The villa was luxurious and unbelievably spacious inside and out. The maid Anna, who was at the villa each day apart from Sundays, was so helpful and extremely unobtrusive.

It sleeps 10 very comfortably - we were 12, and managed very nicely although we had two teenagers in a room that was really suited to smaller children - fans were provided and it was fine.

Hire cars are a must really - although we did without and found the bus service to Cascais and Sintra very reliable and of course Anna dropped us to the supermarket or shopping centre. If you have older children that seek more adventure then busing it probably won't go down too well!

We also got a train from Sintra to Lisbon - which was hassle free.

I think we'd have the pool heated another time as even though the weather was boiling we did have a very windy first 8 days which made swimming a tad chilly. The pool is huge and was cleaned each week of the holiday - along with the garden being tended both weeks.

The facilities on the golf resort are available to use and we took advantage of the tennis courts and driving range with the children but they are not cheap and as for drinking at the hotel bar or eating at the restaurants - it is lovely but extremely pricey. We had a lovely meal on the last night at the Arola Restaurant above the Country Club.

We had a really wonderful holiday and would definitely return.