Casa dos Vales - Luxury Villa

A very large and impressive villa, almost a chateau. Secluded but within a very short walk of a small supermarket, bakers, restaurants, bars and cafes. Quite a remote village, not many people spoke English but they were all very friendly. The house is in very good condition and is in a private enclosed plot with automatic gates.

The grounds outside of the property are a bit run down and overgrown in places. The swimming pool is large but, again, is a bit run down. We had our great grandson to stay for a few days, he is just 2, and I would suggest that this property is not suited to children of that age. The stairs are too steep and there are too many sharp edges for him.

Beautiful, spacious villa with a lovely pool and tennis court. Conveniently located near Penafiel which was perfect for attending a wedding in the vicinity. Lovely, very attentive staff who helped with the booking and additional questions when we arrived.

Tout! C’est vraiment parfait! Bien propre, bien spacieux! Le local parfait pour être tranquille. On n’a organisé la sortie de ma sœur pour son mariage, c’était simplement parfait! Il avait de l’espace pour accueillir les photographes, la famille, son grand cortège de demoiselles… Et après le mariage arriver dans une maison et profiter des grandes baignoires c’est le bonheur et état absolu!!! Merci beaucoup pour toute la coopération.

It was an exceptional building, a graceful place. A lot of space, we were a party of five and did not start to fill it. We liked that it offered many activities like a private tennis court, private pool and a table tennis table. The seating area around the pool was wonderful, shadowed, we loved the time spent there. It had a nicely furnished kitchen with all necessary devices like oven, stove, dish washer, and even a small coffee machine. All people responsible for the house were very nice and extremely polite and tried to help as much as possible and at any time when asked.

The house was very hot when we arrived, we had to air it for a couple of mornings to bear it. Most toilets smelled, only one hot tub had a bathtub plug. The whirl function also only worked with one. Some windows didn’t open, some doors didn’t close. There was no basic food additives like salt or sugar, not a single coffee capsule for the machine. We had to weed the tennis court to be able to play a match. The washing machine broke “just” before our stay. In the pool many tiles were missing, one of us received a cut at the foot at such a defect from bathing.