10/10
Let´s get it straight - there has been a lot of clever thinking and state of the art designing going on when renovating this house. And everything is TOP NOTCH, even if you are used to high standards. Even though the pictures are nice, reality beats them.
We were two families with kids who visited early July, and several times we just laughed about how amazingly well designed this villa is for a delightful holiday in Portugal. Everything is thought of - from the architecture (which is a superb and tasteful meeting between the traditional and modern) to the various garden areas (of course with shade or sun dependent on what you prefer any time of the day) to the equipment in the kitchen.
The privacy is total around the pool, so you can be completely relaxed, and if your kids are a bit noisy like ours you do not disturb anyone. You will find an outdoor shower there as well. The pool is big and you can access the deck (where you have several seating choices) directly from three of the in total four bedrooms. The fourth bedroom is on the top floor. The kitchen is well equipped with quality items all the way through, and you have several seating choices inside or outside for enjoying your dinner.
The village itself is situated about 10 minutes walking distance from the house (it is a fairly steep walk) and there are two beaches nearby which are good - one more busy directly at the village square and the other one more of a silent place with no vendors or infrastructure. In the village you find several dining options if you prefer dining out, some really touristic and others a bit more sophisticated.
Other things we found great were functioning wifi, enormous amount of TV-.channels (TV sets in the bedrooms and the living room mainly used by the kids of course), solid security with code locked gates, stunning views, high quality linen and towels, really nice bathrooms, a nice outdoor barbecue area and table tennis.
Rennie, the house owner, was really good to deal with when booking and as you might expect the people they hired to handle practical things where the best. The Villa Manager, Truus, visited us twice making sure everything was ok, being very helpful with restaurant recommendations and tour suggestions. We had some questions around the hot tub, and already the next day the pool-man was there taking care of things. We had cleaning twice, all perfect.
To sum up - this house and the entire visit went well beyond our high expectations.