Casa da Aldeia by An Island Apart

Pros: House was big enough for our group of 4, there was everything we needed. The only thing we didn’t like was that it was quite cold inside (in March)

Cons: All the opinions about the way to this house are true, be careful when driving, it’s really narrow

Overall a great place to stay at with a group of friends or family

Pros: Great location surrounded by locals, not many tourists in the neighborhood. Big and comfortable beds and a great view of bananas plantations from the terrace. The house has everything you might need, fully equipped kitchen and also a working laundry machine downstairs with WiFi working with no problems whatsoever.

Cons: The driveway to the house can be a real challenge, very narrow and very steep. The first time can be scary, but everyday it becomes easier to drive there. The check-in was a bit chaotic, we were told it’s going to be a self check-in, but after a while of searching for a locker with the keys it turned out the owner of the house had to come down and give us the keys. He was really nice and helpful though :)

Pros: Beautiful view of banana plantations and the ocean. An original ride up the mountain.

Cons: no dishwasher. The kitchen is poorly equipped. Old renovation.

Pros: A casa é muito agradável, com bom espaço exterior e boas vistas. Estava bastante limpa e completamente equipada. O barbecue no exterior foi um plus para melhorar a experiência. Gostámos muito da casa.

Cons: Encontrar a casa e aceder à casa. O acesso é um caminho estreito e acidentado. Se o carro é grande (ou uma carrinha de 9 lugares no nosso caso), é preciso alguma perícia e calma para fazer a manobra de entrar e sair da propriedade. Atenção se chover que o caminho fica bastante escorregadio e mesmo travando, o carro pode resvalar. Com o tempo, uma pessoa habitua-se, mas é um desafio.

Es hat uns super gefallen und wir haben die Zeit sehr genossen.

Pros: Das Haus hatte viel Platz und es war sehr sauber. Die Terassen waren toll und der Blick aufs Meer traumhaft

Cons: Das Hsus war trotz Navi schlecht zu finden und die Dusche war zu kalt, es konnten nicht alle nacheinander duschen, sobald der erste fertig war, wurde das Wasser bucht mehr richtig warm, was mit Kindern leider nicht so toll ist.

Calm stay away from crowds

Pros: Nice terrace and outdoor areas, from which you can see banana plantations, ocean and mountains. The house is located in a remote area, away from city hustle, and you get your own “villa” feeling. We liked the cats that joined the breakfast outside. The house has everything needed to make breakfast/dinner, even found some toys for the baby. There is a big supermarket only in a 15-20 minutes walking distance (but steep streets), and the street near the coast is approx. in the same distance, and has lots of restaurants.

Cons: As everyone is mentioning - the street is very steep and narrow. For us it was fine but our parents drove as little as possible because of it. Also, google maps showed incorrect direction (sometimes) but it is one way street (goes downwards). Also the swingchair fell over once, so be extra careful using it. There was only one set of keys provided for us, which was a bit inconvient travelling with two families/cars. We did manage by leaving the keys in the lockbox on the street side.

Pros: Dom położony na zboczu wzgórza.Piękne widoki z okien. Wyjątkowy dojazd - nieco skomplikowany z uwagi na bardzo wąską stromą boczną ulicę, ale dla doświadczonych kierowców nie powinien stanowić problemu.Przestrzeń wokół domu wystarczająca. Zapewnione miejsce parkingowe na terenie posesji -brama na pilota.W okolicy plantacje bananów, codziennie nad ranem pianie koguta.

Cons: Dom oprócz sypialni nie ma pomieszczenia ,w którym można by było wspolnie spędzić czas w chociażby 4 osoby. Są jedynie dwa małe saloniki z dwuosobowymi sofami na różnych poziomach.W kuchni też mało miejsca . W 4 osoby był problem z szykowaniem posiłku. Do tego niestety bardzo śmierdzi kanalizacją . Lodówka i kabiny prysznicowe wymagają większej higieny.

Pros: Das Haus ist sehr schön, gross und ruhig gelegen, hat eine schöne Aussicht und tolle Terrassen, mit Liegestühlen. Die Zimmer. sind grosszügig und die Betten sind bequem. Alles war sehr sauber und gut ausgestattet. Man ist schnell im Ort Lobos am Hafen, wo es viele Restaurants gibt, ein Supermarkt ist auch in der Nähe. Man braucht aber für alles ein Auto.

Cons: Die Zufahrt ist sehr steil und eng, aber man gewöhnt sich daran und es ist gut machbar. Das Mietauto sollte möglichst nicht zu breit sein.

Pros: Ticho v okolí, ráno budí kohouti:-), v noci možno větrat, takže se skvěle vymění vzduch a dobře se spí. Příjezdová komunikace je místy skutečně výzva napoprvé. Případně pokud se s někým vyhýbáte, ale dá se to:-).

Cons: V jednom pokoji nesvítilo jedno světlo (ale tento pokoj jsme nevyužili)