We have just returned from a beautifully relaxing holiday as a family of 4 with our two small dogs (2 adults, 2 children and 2 dogs).
The grounds are gated and enclosed which ensured privacy and more importantly the safety of our children and dogs.
It is a wonderful place to relax and recharge, the private pool area is lovely and our family spent most of our time there. The pool area had chairs and loungers to relax on and some good pool toys for the children to play with.
The property is immaculately clean and we had everything we needed, dishwasher, washing machine, pool towels, shower towels, lovely bedding and good secure shutters to feel cosy of an evening.
We only ever cooked on the outside BBQ despite the villa also having a fully equipped kitchen. The outside dining area in the garden was perfect and the weather too nice to waste!
The location is beautiful and peaceful, the only sounds you will hear are the dogs in the distance.
Teresa (the property manager) met us at the house and was very thorough with the check in process - showing us everything and making sure we were comfortable. She was extremely accommodating too as we arrived late to a lovely welcome. All questions were answered very quickly via email or text on the lead up and also during our stay. She was extremely helpful, polite and caring. The hosts had also put on a very generous spread for us to enjoy upon arrival and left some drinks and biscuits that were typical of the region for us to enjoy. The house had a good information pack with tourist hotspots.
Only a few short minutes drive down the road is a good sized Intermarché, petrol station and tyre repair shop (we can highly recommend the tyre repair shop too, lol). Lisbon is also only around 40 minutes away and we would highly recommend the Jardim Zoológico but we wouldn’t advise going on a really hot day!
All in all, we could not have asked for a better place to escape to with total privacy and peace. Highly recommended and if we ever return to this area we would request to stay again.
Thank you all for a very memorable holiday where we relaxed and enjoyed some very precious family time.