Reviews of Property: Luxury Brand New Villa, Pool, Air Conditioned, close to Beach, Countryside, Golf

The sun was shining. Our son slept very well. The vinho verde was cold. The BBQ hot. That's how it should be. And it was. See you next time!

(Try the market in Vila Nova The Cacela every morning for vegetables, bread and fish.)

We recently stayed in this gorgeous villa – 2 couples and 2 small children (3 yrs and 8 months). We were wowed by this house and all said we would happily move it to the UK to live in! Failing that we would have happily taken all the fixtures and fittings with us! It is a stunning property, excellent living space and really comfortable. It was ideal with the children as they had the space to play and the pool so near by to enjoy. It was really a lovely property and I couldn’t recommend the villa anymore, it had everything you would need for a great family holiday, or a shared placed for just couples!

It was a great week

Having used this website a number of times now to book our holidays I would be happy to say that this is the best property we have stayed in. We traveled as a group of 2 families with 3 young children under 3 and found the house totally spotless when we arrived. My only concern would be the lack of stairgate, either fixed or portable, this however was overcome with some clever positioning of dining room chairs. The kitchen had everything you needed and the outdoor BBQ was used a number of times, we ate all our meals outside as the property benefited from evening sunshine. All contact with Graham was efficient and friendly, all emails were replied to within 24 hours and in most instances, sooner.
We used the property as a base to travel on a number of daytrips, the most enjoyable being Tavira and Seville (over an hour away but well worth it.) We also went to the beach in Manta Rota which is beautiful. Manta Rota has a lot of little restaurants which were great, the best of which was a modern building on the way to the beach, really reasonable and a fish lovers dream!! (have forgotten the name.)
Overall, the best thing about this location was that it had the sun and the beaches for an Easter break without having the Costa del Sol crowd, atmosphere or over development, we were really pleasantly surprised by Portugal.

We' ve had a very pleasant stay in this brand new villa. The house is very clean and tastefully furnished.You'll find everything you need, and if there is something you have a question about, Sarah is very helpful and kind!

The description was accurate about everything. The 'condominium' that the house is a part of, is built very nice, the atmosphere is extremely 'sunny'! We' ve had bad weather during our stay, but we had a real holiday-feeling thanks to the mediterranian style.


We would defenitly recommend this property to friends!

This self catering accommodation was tastefully furnished with all the amenities required.
The unit and complex were very neat & well maintained.
As first time visitors to the area, appreciated Graham’s professional approach- the additional info provided- was spot on.
No hesitation in recommending a stay here.

The property is as described and we certainly would agree that it represented a high quality product and experience. Although I would agree with most of the points made by other reviewers I couldn't go along with the idea that it would not be suitable for families with young children. We had two young children ( 1 and 4 ) with us and they certainly enjoyed the proximity to the beach, the pool and of course the hot tub /jacuzzi. Yes the stairs are slightly different than at home but then we were in a different country and didn't necessarily expect everything to be as at home. The house was spotlessly clean when we arrived, it is in perfect condition and with all the amenities that one could wish for. The location allows for some easy visiting to nearby places e.g. Tavira ( well worth a visit ) but generally we didn't move too far afield. The local supermarket is more than adequate for most things with a few other shops also available if needed. The owner was very attentive and helpful prior to our holiday and the local management company attended promptly to our teething troubles ( which were very minor ). Eating out in Tavira was good as was A Proa the little local restaurant facing the supermarket. I would not hesitate to recommend the property to other potential users

We enjoyed staying in the house, the location and the surrounding area.
The House:
1) Convient parking, with allocated space,
2) Front exterior tiled and possible to drive car to front door for unloading,
3) Nice pool, good size and reguarly cleaned,
4) Enclosed Patio area with nice Patio Furniture, shower, Sink and barbacue,
5) Clean inside, with clean bedding, sheets and towels,
6) Generally well equiped with new furniture and kitchen equipment, beds very comfortable, but no table clothes, place mats, drink mats, tea towels, bath mats and reading lamps,
7) Well maintained throughout,
8) Spacious with adiquate wardrobe space and pleanty of seating,
9) Quite a few UK TV Channels including BBC1,2,3&4, ITV1,2&3, Channel4, 24hr News Channels, but no Channel 5,

Location:
1) Lovely sandy beach with shallow shelving just out of town, not our thing though, but it would be great for kids. Didn't walk to local beach, but I understand it is close to the accommodation and we drove to it and looked at it from the car and it seemed fine,
2) The only restaurant we went to in the town was the Prow, which is a Nicola franchise and is just opposite the estate agents, where you collect the keys, it served good food at a reasonable price,
3) We found the supermarket a bit cramped and muddled.

The Surrounding Area:
1) Lots of nice uncrowded beaches,
2) Plenty of interesting places to visit,
3) Spain is a short journey over a bridge, but prices higher than in Portigual except for petrol,
4) Plenty of restaurants with nice food and good value.

General:
1) Easy access to the motorway to and from the accommodation,
2) Faro airport is about 40 minutes, taking it easy, by car,
3) The estate agents office staff were very helpful, we mostly delt with Sarah who is English and somtimes with Paula who is Portugise, but she speaks very good English.
4) We would recomend this property for able bodied parties and families, but not, in our opinion, for families with young children or for the not so able as the stairs are quite steep and the rise to going ratio is different than in the UK, which can be disconcerting until you get used to it.