5*
We had a fantastic stay at Casa do Mar, the pictures don’t do it justice, it’s even better and more spacious in reality! It was spotless when we were handed the keys and all the bedrooms and en-suites are a good size so there was no squabbling over rooms!
The villa is in a convenient location, a short walk to a large supermarket, shops and restaurants but away from the busy high-rise hotel areas so nice and quiet.
Also it is only about a 15 minute walk to the beautiful Praia da Falésia (translates as Cliff Beach).
The villa’s pool is a good size, we opted to pay extra to have it heated and even though the weather was great we were pleased with the decision, no squeals when jumping in! As we had a 20 month old child in our party we were glad to find it was a safe pool (gated).
There is plenty of outside space including shade for when the sun gets too much, the garden is lovely too and we used the bbq a few times during out stay. The little children’s table and chairs on patio was a nice surprise.
The pool table is a great addition for evening entertainment and there are also dominoes and a Bluetooth speaker which was handy.
There is plenty of crockery and cutlery so no need to run the dishwasher until full, we could have done with a few more mugs but other than that everything was very well catered for. There are also children’s cups, plates, cutlery and high chair. The fridge has filtered water and ice so that was a bonus in the hot weather.
Only a couple of issues, the travel cot could do with an upgrade, it was a bit broken. Also we couldn’t change the temperature of air con in the lounge or turn it off. Most of the group struggled to get the TVs in the bedrooms working but we were not indoors much so not much of an issue.
We really enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend it!