Well what can we say about Casa Tazmin other than IT WAS AMAZING! The only thing more amazing than the Vila is your host Lurdes who is extremely lovely, spoke perfect English and is literally there for you whenever you need something, no matter how big or small. She even helped with recommendations for getting Covid tests if you haven't sorted that out ;-)
The villa is beautiful and the outdoor areas are really great. The infiniti pool, table tennis, sun loungers (and plenty of towels) along with a table and chairs with an amazing view, are all right there for you.
The location is really good, with views over the ocean as you can see from the pictures, and the other side of the villa overlooks fields with horses and a riding stable which my daughters loved watching.
You do need a car here, as the only thing you can walk to really is the World Surf reserve Ribeira d'Ilhas beach, Restaurant & rooftop Bar, and that is a solid 15 mins walk away (albeit along a new and floodlight footpath beside the road). Actually there is one other thing you can walk to which is literally you a few doors up and that is MountainBike Portugal, who can arrange tours and rent bikes and electric bikes (super nice guy with perfect English and German).
You can also walk from the villa to the clifftops nearby in about 15 mins (or drive across a dusty road to a small clifftop car park which there is a small rope climb down to the beach). You then have amazing walks to the left to Ribeira d'Ilhas beech, or to the right to Coxos beach. Amazing at sunset or anytime of day and equally amazing on a e-Mountain bike ;-)
The town of Ericeira is literally a 3 min drive away and is a really great town for tourists with great bars and restaurants, a market at the weekends and lots of surf schools, an incredible skate park and more beaches than you will ever need. This is a Surf orientated town which we loved as it has a chilled out relaxed vibe and most of the car parks are free, so driving to and from the villa is super easy. Lidl, Aldi, Burger King and other Supermarkets are around 5 mins easy drive away.
Would definitely recommend brunch at Sunset Bamboo and getting the best (and cheapest) steak sandwich you have ever had at Taverna Lebre. If you fancy a short drive to Santa Cruz (the other way from Ericeira) you have some nice beaches and an amazing restaurant called Noah which is epic for brunch (you can thank me later!). Note that's the Noah beech bar, not the Noah hotel/restaurant which is for guests only.
So should you stay at Casa Tasmin? Definitely yes, it truly is as beautiful as the pictures and is a great base to explore from. Whether you like to relax by the pool, go on clifftop walks to amazing beaches, explore on a mountain bike, or learn to surf or skate, This is a great spot to do it from.
Thanks Lurdes for an amazing time!