Casa Rochinha, very spacious ,heated pool.Spectacular ocean and mountain views

My family and I, 2 adults and 4 kids, 19,16,14 and 8 years had a wonderful weeks holiday here.

We arrived to a clean and lovely villa. Vanda met us halfway and settled us in before leaving. We were greeted with some shopping which was a lovely gesture. The villa had everything you needed. Against Jeanne's advice we didn't rent a car! The villa is really high up and takes about 15 mins to drive from the Calheta marina. It's not for the faint hearted! It suited us fine as my husband walked down everyday, had a swim did some shopping and caught the taxi back. The taxi driver we hired to pick us up from the airport came midweek and took us in to Funchal for a day out. We tried to follow the levada at the bottom of the garden but found that we didn't have the head for heights and retreated back! We did nothing but swim in the cool pool, sunbathe and eat. The view is amazing. Try using the outdoor BBQ. Plenty of space for everyone. Left feeling energised and relaxed.

(Would have given 5 stars but beds aren't the best and creaked)

The games cupboard had card games which took me back to my childhood and got the kids off their phones quite alot! I've had to buy cards for my 8 year old when we got home.

Big thanks to Jeanne and Peter for a wonderful holiday.

Mena and family, UK.

We spent 1 week with friends at Casa Rochinha, 4 adults, 4 children and we had a wonderful time. The house is located 15 mn drive above Marina Calheta, benefiting from a 180° view on the ocean, in a very quiet and green area, next to a long levada. The garden is magnificent full of tropical flowers and the heated pool a blessing after a long day of visiting the island.

The house is on one level, with spacious open spaces and large windows so when you are sat in the living room you feel like being in the garden at the same time. Bedrooms are spacious and kitchen well equipped. Although we didn't meet Peter and Jeanne, they have been very reactive to all the emails we sent them and Vanda who did the meet and greet was very helpful and knowledgeable about the area and about the island in general.

Everyone loved his holiday at Casa Rochinha. All the family agreed it was a great find.

I cannot fault the villa. It was spacious, well equipped and clean. The location is wonderful offering fabulous views and we enjoyed being able to join the Levada just below us. With lots of room in the garden and a great pool, we spent many days simply enjoying the villa. Jeanne and Peter were excellent to deal with and extremely accommodating of our late arrival and departure times. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Casa Rochinha.

Go to the sky with a fantastic view. Lots of space for a big family in this big House.

The villa's elevated location provides a stunning view of the local area and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. The house is comfortable and well equipped with modern conveniences. TV has all the major UK channels available. The property benefits from an alarm system. The pool's greenhouse type cover is a bit worse for wear but very effective providing pool temperatures consistently higher than the June average air temperature. The garden is well stocked and includes a number of the beautiful bird of paradise flowers. The property's pool/BBQ/garden area is private but not secluded. It is overlooked from a tree line above (very rare). Also from the Levada which although a small waterway has a footpath running along side it. The Levada is located about three metres below the length of the rear of the property before turning sharply right and incrediblly running up hill for 300 metres to disappear around a bend. However, anyone walking down the Levada path towards the property can see into the garden, but not the pool. The path is fairly well used particularly in the mornings, evenings and at weekends. Access route to the villa is mostly on steep country roads which in places are very narrow. A car with a medium size engine is required.