Accommodation With Private Pool

Helen is a fabulous, helpful host and a fount of knowledge about the area. The house is small and cute with a beautiful roof terrace and BBQ area and stunning looking pool- freezing cold in winter but the sea is still warm.

Aljezur has a lovely (free) castle with great views, public swimming pool and intermarche supermarket. It is about 10-15mins away. There is a closer little supermarket for everyday essentials and restaurants near by.

There are a wide range of beautiful beaches to choose from - our favourite was Praia da Amoireira with its lovely clifftop walk.

There are lots of walking trails but you need to bring a good map or ask the locals. We enjoyed walking from the campsite near Aljezur down to the beach and other countryside walks.

Silves castle is lovely as is the old town plus a stunning drive via Marmelete -check out the Mirador en route. Slightly vertiginous in places. Lagos' beach, Praia da Ana and the nearby headland have lovely stacks and arches to view as well as fossilised shells.

We saw storks, egrets, mongoose, wild junipers, crowberries, strawberry trees and more during our stay.

Hope you enjoy it as much as us.

Helen is a wonderful host, always helpful.

The house itself is small and cozy. Everything is spotless.

We loved the pool.

There are the most beautiful beaches nearby, but you definitely need a car.

We absolutely recommend this place!

We stayed at casa Helena for two weeks with

our 3 children and it was absolutely perfect for what we needed. The house and pool are very clean and also really private. Helen herself is a fantastic host and even made us sandwiches for our late arrival. We wouldn't think twice about rebooking if we return to this amazing area. Thanks Helen, we definately plan to be back!

We had a long weekend away (Thursday to Tuesday) for our wedding anniversary. Away from it all, away from the kids! We wanted to relax, rest, surf, read and enjoy the sun. Also the beautiful scenery and delicious Portuguese food and wine. Helen made us feel very welcome. She is friendly and hospitable. As she has been in Portugal 25 years she knows the area so it was good to find out where to go for different things. The cottage is cosy and we really enjoyed staying in it. We enjoyed the pool and barbeque areas too. Arrifana is great for surfing although a little busy at times. Monte Clerigo is very beautiful too. We enjoyed the local restaurant and also one in Arrifana. We found the supermarket fairly pricey so we would suggest going to the nearest Lidl!

We would definitely like to return, may even bring the children next time ;-)

Thank you Helen xx

My wife, daughter and I stayed for a week in Casa Helena. We really enjoyed our stay. First thing in the morning was breakfast outside on the sunny terrace then long the swimming pool sessions and finally direction to one of the great beaches of Aljezur located few miles away from the villa. For those who love natural, quiet and peaceful places away from busy cities, Casa Helena and Aljezur are perfect. And for those who like surf like me, it's the best place with the renowned spot Arrifana few miles away. The house is exactly as described with all what a small family like mine needed. We recommend Casa Helena without a doubt and we will definitely come back soon. Thank you Helen for your hospitality.