João’s place is a beautiful magical place that needs more care and attention. I read all the reviews before we booked it and they were all positive but unfortunately we didn’t find that the photos and reviews on air B and B matched our experiences. The yard is not well kept there were weeds and lemons that were left rotting on the ground as well as overgrown lavender bush partially blocking the stairs to the house making it dangerous as we had 70+ year olds and a 3 year old staying with us. The house is in a beautiful area and Vicente is a lovely man. We found that as a party of 7 and a child the house wasn’t adequately equipped with pots and pans to cook or prepare a meal unless you use microwavable meals.
There was also a very unpleasant smell of smoke that came up from a stairwell that leads into the flat downstairs. We were told it was from the fireplaces but it wasn’t a lovely smell of burnt wood. We still had a lovely time with the family but I wouldn’t go back.
Paula, John and family