Rooms and beds
Bedrooms: 2(Sleeps: 6)
Living room
Sofa bed/futon
Double Bedroom
double · Cot
Twin-bed Bedroom
single (2)
Bathrooms: 1
Bathroom 1
Toilet · Shower
Spaces
- Kitchen
- Living Room
- Deck/Patio
- Garden
Amenities
Featured
- Swimming pool
- Internet
- Pets Welcome
- Children Welcome
- Parking
- Heater
Safety features
- Exterior lighting
- Carbon-monoxide detectorAccess to rooms
- First-aid kitKitchen
- Fire extinguisherKitchen
Location Type
- village
- Rural
General
- Telephone
- Heating
- Wood stove
- Hair dryer
- Basic soaps
- Parking availableThere is parking only for our guests, inside the property and close to the cottages.
- Towels available
- Toilet paper
- Washing machine
- Internet
- Linens provided
- Wireless Internet
- Shampoo
Kitchen
- Microwave
- Coffee maker
- Dishes & utensils
- BBQ
- Hob
- Kettle
- Oven
- Fridge
- Blender
- Toaster
Dining
- Childs highchair
Entertainment
- Books
Outside
- Bicycles
Suitability
- Long-term renters welcome
Pool / Spa
- Outdoor pool
- Private pool
Notes
- Breakfast, with coffee, tea, local bread, jams and cheese, juice and milk, is provided on the day of arrival (for the remaining days, breakfast and meals are autonomously managed by the guests). All water is potable, being provided by the Town Council. Wood-burner in living room, electrical heaters in all other chambers. Housing is very cool in the summer, within thick walls, wood and isolated ceilings. Kitchen has gas cooker, fully verified and certified. Full anti-fire safety, and CO-detector for rooms. Wireless wideband Internet access is included, with coverage in most of the farm corners and places. Guests should bring their own computer. Local calls are free-of-charge (on a fair basis). Pets are allowed, but not indoors. There is a very good shelter available (additional charge). A meeting room is also available, for workshops, meetings, parties (at additional charge). Please check our website, for map and full information on facilities.
Breakfast
- Included in Price
Policies
Cancellation Policy
- 100% refund if you cancel at least 60 days before check-in.
- 50% refund (minus the service fee) if you cancel at least 30 days before check-in.
- No refund if you cancel less than 30 days before check-in.
Damage and Incidentals
You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property that is caused by you or your party during your stay.
House Rules
Check in after 4:00 PM
Check out before 12:00 PM
Maximum overnight guests: 6Up to 6 travelers per cottage (extra cost above 4)
Minimum age to rent: 18
Children allowed: ages 0-17
Pets allowed: Up to 2 cats or dogs Welcome. Please check rules.
Events allowed: birthday parties, family gatheringsMaximum event attendees: 6
Smoking allowed: outsideNot permitted inside. Please check rules.
Cleaning practices
High-touch surfaces cleaned with disinfectant (e.g. countertops, light switches, handles and taps)
Property has guest safety measures
Minimum two-day vacancy between guests’ stays
Cleaned with disinfectant
Check in and check out with no person-to-person contact
All towels and bedding washed in hot water that’s at least 60ºC
Map
Hosted by Sónia Melo or João M. Gil
Ask a questionAbout Sónia Melo or João M. Gil
Sónia Melo: I am dedicated to providing guests and visitors at Horta Vermelha a holistic experience of the best and most fascinating features the Alentejo has to offer. My work and commitment to Horta Vermelha is paired with my activities in research and policy in international development. João M. Gil: In Horta Vermelha, I hope guests will link to the world, from local to global scale, from the roots in the soil to the world. I transversely apply these ideas in my work also as a Engineer and Photographer, as I do in my engagement with Horta Vermelha.
Why Sónia Melo or João M. Gil chose Borba
Horta Vermelha is fully Licensed and Registered as "Country Cottages/Rural Tourism" with no. 673 RNT, Portuguese Tourism Board.
What makes this Cottage unique
COVID-19: Following the local national recommendations (from DGS, in Portuguese), we have our Contingency Plan, all important frequent touch points are disinfected, as well as furniture, clothings, etc, in between different guests' stays. We use the recommended disinfectants. Hand-gel and masks are also provided for guests. All staff/personnel uses their equipment for the appropriate cleaning. The eco-pool is also disinfected between stays. Due to the pandemic, our decision has been to rent one house at a time, of the two cottages that we have. This means that guests do not share anything with others, and that there is alternate use of the cottages, in between stays.
- Languages:
- english, french, spanish, portuguese