Casa Olivia Rose with private pool in secluded gardens close to beach and marina

An ideal villa to enjoy the family en bloc wth everything going to plan. Remarkable!

Property was great , just as advertised. Highly recommended.

We had a great stay in this well equipped spacious property, there was 10 of us and it coped well with the volume. Nice quiet residential location. Not too far from beach or town, although we frequently chose to use the local Uber service, which we would highly recommend. Air conditioning is only provided in the 3 first floor bedrooms. The bedroom on the ground floor and in the basement were rather hot at night (but it was August). Pool is small but adequate. Beautifully kept garden. Needs more shade, 1x large umbrella shade was not enough for us all, when the garden is lucky enough to benefit from sun all day and we kept to the rule of no sun loungers on the grass. Grateful for the pre arrival shop delivery and the transfer taxis. Loved Lagos town well worth a visit.

We had an excellent holiday at Casa Sarah, with 5 assorted teenagers. Chris was very helpful and responded promptly to enquiries. The house was an easy 40 minutes from Faro airport, though we should probably have used the satnav as I've forgotten how to follow written instructions. The house is in a quiet cul-de-sac of similar properties, mostly second homes. The house easily accommodated us all with enough space for us all to do our own thing. I often had to remind the boys to emerge from the fun packed games room for some fresh air when the sun was out They had great fun horsing around in the pool, and I was pleased we had asked for it to be heated, so they could still play in it in the evening and on rainy days. The beach is wide and lovely, very clean and almost empty though there are a couple of discreet bars tucked away. It is only a 10 minute walk along an unmade road through a beautiful pasture. Most days there were great breakers for splashing in, but on one of the mill pond days we saw a school of dolphins playing about 30m from where the kids were swimming! The back of the house opens onto a green open space with fantastic birdlife, and the houses on the other side feel quite distant, and are mostly screened with trees. Visiting Albufeira made us realise how lucky we were to stay in a peaceful area,but close to amenities, with low key Lagos itself within walking distance for the kids. The house is very clean and well equipped , with insect screens upstairs and shutters on all the windows.The sofas are comfy and the bedrooms and bathrooms goodsized, (but difficult to fit more than 8 round the dining table). The kitchen is well equipped with coffee maker, blender, microwave etc.There are dishwasher tabs to get you started. The TV and DVD worked fine (limited English satellite channels, and we couldn't find any local ones). Most of the activities locally weren't open during our stay, Aquapark opens in June and pedalos etc in May, but that did reduce costs! We were texted about the volcanic disruption by a friend the night before we were due to leave, and Chris was so helpful when I made contact. We were able to stay on as the house wasn't booked for the following week. In the end our return was delayed a whole week ,so I can attest to the washing machine working. Chris very kindly waived the rental fee for the second week, which is in great contrast to the horror stories we have heard. Unusually for us we are very likely to return