I spent 8 days at Pedro's chalé and I'm already looking forward to returning! I arrived solo but was lucky to have the company of some lovely guests who became fast friends. I'll be sure to return with enough friends to fill the place next time! Things I appreciated about the chalé:
- Pedro's warm welcome; I'll be amazed if you find a more warm and authentic guy in all of Portugal. Pedro is an ambassador for Carcavelos!
- being able to follow the sun (as Xavier Rudd might say ;) around the garden from breakfast time until late afternoon. This was a boon while I was working on my laptop building my business.
- Location - opposite a great restaurant (Oporto - northern classics cooked with love and served with infectious laughter and levity from Sergio), lovely cafe (Pateo dos Prazeres), everything you'd need in town, and under 5 mins from the train station
- spacious and light rooms
- lots of nice areas to hang out, inside and out
Only other issue is that there was some noise that disrupted my sleep on a couple nights - from drunk people (English probably, sorry!) and the bin men you seem to come at bizarre times. Unless you're on a maker schedule then this probably won't be an issue - you'll probably be out late enough that you'll miss any noise. Heads up that the internet was a little slow for me, but unless you're there for a business building marathon like I was, you'll probably be surfing, enjoying the beach or exploring Lisboa etc so unlikely to be an issue.
Looking forward to returning without my laptop and with a bunch of friends for surf lessons with Pedro's school which the other guests seemed to love.
Enjoy! Muito obrigado Pedro,
Laurie