
CASA REDONDA, QUINTA DA SAUDADE
Casa Redonda (The Round House) is our holiday home situated on the magical Quinta da Saudade where I spent my childhood and continue to visit. The villa is very spacious and situated slightly away from the main group of villas so offers our guests complete privacy.
It has wireless internet and air-conditioning throughout
It has an entrance hall/dining-room, a good-size sitting room, a twin bedroom and a newly renovated en-suite bathroom with walk in shower, WC, sink with storage, electric towel rail and wall heater. The bathroom looks out onto the newly planted olive trees.
The kitchen has a washing machine, dishwasher, fridge/freezer, double sink, microwave oven, electric oven with eye level grill, and an electric hob. It is very well equipped.
The large and circular sitting-room has a television receiving English, Portuguese and other satellite channels, a DVD player and a digital radio. For Winter occupation, there is a good stove/open fire. There is a large comfortable sofa and chairs and a table for dinner which is perfect for having cosy dinners in front of the during the winter evenings. There is a library with books to suit all tastes and a good selection of board games and music DVDs.
The sitting room has French doors leading out to the fifty metre long garden. There is a large circular tiled table with built-in seating and a good sized built-in barbecue. There are various tables and chairs situated throughout the garden as well as sun loungers and umbrellas. There is a beautiful orchard at the end of the garden full of orange and lemon trees with a hammock under the huge palm tree for relaxing with a cup of coffee or evening cocktail. Also on the top level of the garden are some delicious fig trees. Please help yourselves to the fruit when it is in season.
There is a laundry house at the end of the garden with a washing machine and ironing board.
The Quinta nestles in the peaceful country setting of an old hillside farm estate. It is surrounded by orange, almond and olive trees and is about forty-five minutes drive from the Airport at Faro.
The nearest beach is less than two miles away. It is a magnificent long stretch of sand, bounded by dunes, where you can escape the crowds, even in August. We are also a mile from Gale and Salgados beaches
There are two swimming pools, a children’s play area and shallow pool. The Quinta also has a tennis court, table tennis, petanque and crazy golf in the orchard. On site is a restaurant and bar in the old farmhouse which is the number one place to eat on Trip Advisor. There is a small bar opening throughout the day during high season offering snacks, ice creams and drinks.
The Riding Stables at the Quinta da Saudade have some fabulous horses that are available for gallops across the dunes or slow hacks through the countryside.
There are attractive country walks in the vicinity and there is a wetlands nature reserve nearby with a wealth of bird and plant life not commonly found in the UK. Purple Heron, Little Bittern, Alpine Swift, Bee Eater, Red Necked Night Jar, Azure Winged Magpie and more.
Bedding and towels are provided but not towels for the beach or pools.
The villa is for two people. An extra bed or cot can be put in for a child or baby at an extra cost.
The villa rental is inclusive of maid service and utilities. If you are staying in the villa between November and mid-April, you will be charged for electricity and logs. This is when we charge a basic rent for the villa.
We look forward to welcoming you to Casa Redonda
The rent also includes the use of all the amenities at the Quinta da Saudade. There is a small charge for the tennis court.
Bookings are on a weekly basis from Thursday to Thursday, but if your holiday has to start on specific days, please let me know – we can be flexible.
Winter bookings: We accept bookings throughout the year. The villa has all sorts of methods of making it cosy and warm. There is a log fire in the sitting room together with an air-conditioning unit that pumps out hot air. There is a radiator in the dining room. There is another air-conditioning unit in the bedroom and the beds have electric blankets. The bathroom has a heated towel rail and a wall heater. There are also portable heaters. The villa is fully double-glazed.
This villa does not allow smoking
The Quinta da Saudade…..“a beautiful place to stay”
– Nick Knowles, BBC Holiday Hit Squad
January 1 to February 26 |
February 27 to March 26 |
March 27 to April 23 |
April 24 to May 28 |
May 29 to July 2 |
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£300 | £490 | £520 | £640 | £680 |
July 3 to July 23 |
July 24 to August 27 |
August 8 to October 1 |
October 2 to October 29 |
October 30 to December 31 |
£750 | £810 | £780 | £590 | £280 |

VILLA 5A, QUINTA DA SAUDADE
The Quinta da Saudade…..“a beautiful place to stay”
– Nick Knowles, BBC Holiday Hit Squad
The Quinta da Saudade is a small privately owned estate, nestling into the side of a valley with orange, almond and lemon trees. There are two pools, a children’s play area, a tennis court and a restaurant/bar that has been converted from the original farmhouse building.
There are riding stables at the Quinta with fabulous horses that can be taken out for gallops across the dunes or slow hacks through the countryside.
VILLA 5A QUINTA DA SAUDADE is air-conditioned and overlooks the upper pool with views towards the sea. This villa has internet access.
The main bedroom has beds with zip and link mattresses which give you the choice of a superking double or two singles. The second bedroom has two single beds. There is a choice of both summer and winter duvets and electric blankets for winter use.
The sitting room/dining room has a wood-burning stove for winter months, satellite television and a video recorder.
The bathroom is tiled throughout with a bath, shower and WC.
The villa has a beautiful fully equipped kitchen with marble work surfaces has recently been installed. It has a fridge freezer, electric oven, gas hob, dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and electric kettle amongst its equipment.
Leading from the sitting room is a small terrace overlooking the Quinta’s top pool and to the side is a sheltered terrace. The roof is extremely spacious and can be used for sunbathing.
The Quinta is within each reach of wonderful un-crowded beaches and restaurants. You can enjoy long walks, bird watching or a round of golf at the nearby Salgados Golf Course.
There are no steps to negotiate at Villa 5a Quinta DA Saudade!
The villa also has a wall safe to protect your valuables. There is a linen change at the end of the week as well as all linens and towels. Clients are asked to provide their own beach towels.
The rent also includes the use of all the amenities at the Quinta, except for a charge for the tennis court. Clients will be charged for logs and electricity during the Winter months only.
Bookings are on a weekly basis from Saturday to Saturday, but if your holiday has to start on specific days, please let me know
January 1 to February 23 |
February 24 to April 5 |
April 6 to April 26 |
April 27 to May 24 |
May 25 to June 14 |
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£240 | £250 | £575 | £715 | £850 |
June 15 to July 19 |
July 20 to August 30 |
August 31 to September 27 |
September 28 to October 25 |
October 26 to December 31 |
£935 | £1,165 | £935 | £715 | £605 |

VILLA MALINDI
Villa Malindi is a six bedroom villa with its own heated pool just a short fifteen-minute walk to the beach. Set in a quiet residential area, it is in a central position for the restaurants, bars and shops of Praia da Oura
The villa has recently been refurbished and modernized throughout. Accommodation consists of two double bedrooms and four twin bedrooms, one having an en-suite bathroom. There two shower rooms and a further full bathroom.
There is air-conditioning in the house
The villa has two sitting/dining rooms. The main sitting room has satellite television, DVD player and CD player. There is internet in the villa.
The kitchen is well-equipped and has a microwave and dishwasher amongst its appliances. The villa has the added benefit of an additional kitchenette. There is a laundry room with a washing machine and dryer.
The villa has a beautiful pool and there is an outside shower and WC. There is off-street parking as well. Villa Malindi has maid service five days a week and with all linens provided. There is a safe and telephone.
Praia Da Oura is famous for the “Strip”, a long avenue with a wide selection of restaurants, bars and nightclubs. This makes Praia Da Oura suitable for all types of holidays, whether you are looking for a peaceful break on a golden beach or nightclubs till dawn!
There is a good selection of golf courses within a short drive and water slide parks and a zoo marine for the children.
January 1 to February 28 |
February 29 to March 31 |
April 1 to April 30 |
May 1 to May 31 |
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2100 euros | 4300 euros | 2750 euros | 3100 euros |
June 1 to July 13 |
July 14 to September 6 |
September 7 to December 31 |
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3395 euros | 4010 euros | 3100 euros |

CASA DE VILAMOURA
Casa de Vilamoura is located in a quiet and central location in Vilamoura close to Pinhal golf course with super wireless internet
The villa has one king-size bedroom, one queen bedroom and a twin bedroom. They all have smart televisions. There are two bathrooms.
The sitting room has air-conditioning and a fireplace for the cooler months.
The kitchen is well-equipped and has a dishwasher and washing machine amongst the usual appliances.
There is a private pool in the pretty garden with a barbecue and furniture for outside dining. There are views of the golf course.
There is free parking.
There is a lovely selection of restaurants, coffee shops and supermarkets within walking distance and the stunning Marina is a fifteen minute walk or five minutes by car.
May | June | July | August | September | October |
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2925 euros | 2925 euros | 3100 euros | 3100 euros | 3100 euros | 2925 euros |

VILLA 3B, QUINTA DA SAUDADE
The Quinta da Saudade…..“a beautiful place to stay”
– Nick Knowles, BBC Holiday Hit Squad
The Quinta da Saudade is a small British-run estate of privately-owned villas occupying approximately twenty-four acres about five miles west of Albufeira. Nestling in the peaceful country setting of an old hillside farm estate and set amid orange, almond and olive trees, the Quinta is about forty-five minutes drive from the Airport at Faro.
The nearest beach, less than two miles away, is a magnificent long stretch of sand, bounded by dunes, where it is always possible to escape the crowds, even in August.
There are two swimming pools, a children’s play area and pool, tennis court, restaurant and bar, mini-golf course, table tennis, and petanque.
There are Riding Stables at the Quinta with fabulous horses that can be taken out for gallops across the dunes or slow hacks through the countryside.
This particular villa 3B Quinta Da Saudade has air-conditioning.
Accommodation consists of one double bedroom with en-suite shower room and one twin bedroom with a further bathroom.
The kitchen is fully equipped and has a microwave, toaster, juicer, coffee maker, washing machine and a full range of saucepans, cutlery and crockery.
The sitting/dining room has satellite television and a stereo. For winter months, there is a wood-burning stove.
The villa 3B Quinta Da Saudade has a large roof terrace that has sun loungers, table and chairs. There is also a barbecue. There is a breakfast terrace built to the side of the villa.
The rent also includes the use of all the amenities at the Quinta, except for a charge for the tennis court. Logs and electricity are charged as extras during the Winter months only.
Bookings are on a weekly basis from Saturday to Saturday, but if your holiday has to start on specific days, please let me know – we can be flexible. We look after all the Quinta da Saudade villas. View more opportunities here
January 1 to January 3 |
January 4 to February 29 |
March 1 to March 28 |
March 29 to April 18 |
April 19 to April 25 |
April 26 to May 16 |
May 27 to June 13 |
June 14 to July 11 |
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£600 | £460 | £500 | £645 | £690 | £780 | £1,130 | £1,130 |
July 11 to July 18 |
July 19 to August 29 |
August 30 to September 26 |
September 27 to October 24 |
October 25 to November 28 |
November 29 to December 19 |
December 20 to December 31 |
December 20 to December 31 |
£1,230 | £1,290 | £1,290 | £980 | £720 | £615 | £540 | £615 |

VILLA MATCAR
Villa Matcar is a luxury four bedroom villa, sleeping a total of eleven, just three miles from Albufeira. The villa is surrounded by Sir Cliff Richard’s vineyards and open countryside with views to the sea and it is ideally situated for a peaceful holiday but is still within easy reach of beaches, entertainment and sport.
The Algarve Shopping Centre is approximately a quarter of a mile away. The center has a multi-screen cinema, thirty-two restaurants and bars and numerous shops.
Accommodation consists of two double bedrooms (one has a king size bed), one twin bedroom and one family bedroom. All the bedrooms have air-conditioning and heaters for the cooler winter months. There is one bathroom, two shower rooms and a separate cloakroom.
The sitting room is spacious and has a real fire, satellite television, video player, DVD player and CD player. There are plenty of board games and DVDs and in addition the villa has a table tennis table and full sized pool table.
The Villa Matcar has internet access.
The kitchen is well-equipped and has a washing machine, dishwasher and microwave amongst its appliances.
The pool is surrounded by extensive sunny terraces and play areas. It has a fully walled and gated pool area with child proof locks. The pool has a solar cover keeping the pool at approximately 27-28 degrees.
There is a fresh water outside shower. There is a large covered barbecue area with outside fridge and furniture for al fresco dining. There is a large roof terrace which runs the length of the villa.
There is maid service throughout the week.
March 11 to April 28 |
April 29 to June 2 |
June 3 to June 23 |
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£1275 | £1400 | £1675 |
June 24 to September 1 |
September 2 to September 29 |
September 30 to November 4 |
£2400 | £1675 | £1400 |

CASA COLINA
Casa da Colina (The House on The Hill) is a three-bedroom air-conditioned villa on the magical Quinta da Saudade with its own heated pool. It is fifteen-minute drive from Albufeira. It is a traditional Algarve style house in a unique position with magical views overlooking Gale beach to the front, beautiful countryside to the right and the mountains of Monchique in the distance.
The accommodation consists of a beautiful sitting room having an unusual beamed ceiling and an Algarve style stone fireplace together with a wood-burning stove. The colourful soft furnishings reflect the courtyard garden outside. There is a small separate dining room comfortably seating six or eight people. The kitchen shows off the hand-painted Algarve tiles and consists of a large double gas cooker, microwave and large fridge. An outer kitchen houses a dishwasher, washing machine and a small fridge for cooling bottles.
The master bedroom, with its king-sized bed, enjoys spectacular views. It has its own dressing room and bathroom en suite. There are two further bedrooms downstairs. The pink bedroom has two twin beds with recently refurbished en suite bathroom . The blue bedroom is smaller and can have two small single beds for children or can be made up as a double bed as required – this room uses the third downstairs attractively tiled blue shower room. There is a further cloakroom. All bedrooms have the advantage of air conditioning.
Additionally, there is a fourth bedroom suite having its own staircase and let as an ‘extra’ making a four-bedroom house. This has its own bathroom, sitting room and small kitchenette – the views from the windows upstairs are stunning! There is an additional charge for the use of the upstairs.
The house overlooks the swimming pool, which can be heated in the cooler months, and the courtyard garden is a delight at all times of year especially in the Spring when the freesias abound. There is a built-in gas barbecue on the terrace. The house has great charm being built in a semi-bungalow style with a pantile roof. The house offers total privacy and sits on its own land amounting to in excess of an acre. In the garden grow olive, carob, almond, pomegranate, fig trees and many other exotic treats. The addition of a petanque pitch is fun. There is also a table tennis table.
There is now a safety swimming pool surround that can be erected on request – this is not in use under normal circumstances but of course is essential when young children are using the house.
The Villa Colina is situated six miles west of Albufeira close to the famous village of Guia where you may sample the delicious chicken piri-piri from one of its many typical Algarvean restaurants. The villa is approached through the ‘Pineapple Palm’ entrance leading to the well-known Quinta da Saudade estate. It must be pointed out that this is open to the public but persons using Casa da Colina are not eligible to use the communal swimming pools unless invited. On the other hand, the tennis court is available at any time. The Restaurant, open six days a week during the summer months and serves a good variety of food. Weekly barbecues are held on a Saturday night in the summer, which are great fun for the family – persons using Casa da Colina Villa will be most welcome but booking is essential.
Since 2004 the new Marina in Albufeira opened – although the colours of this new venture are not to everyone’s taste this must be an overall asset with the addition of many new restaurants and trips to the caves, boats to hire, etc.
Maria, the maid, works a 5-and-a-half-day week excluding Bank Holidays, making the beds, washing up and generally tidying up the villa. Her husband is the gardener who comes in twice a week.
On arrival at the house there will be a food parcel provided with enough food in the fridge for your first breakfast with wine and water also supplied.
Due to weight restrictions when flying Beach Towels are now provided.
The house is now fully equipped with WIFI/internet.
Although both the beach and the shops are a good walk away, a car is essential.
January 1 to February 28 |
March 1 to June 18 |
June 19 to August 27 |
August 28 to October 31 |
November 1 to December 31 |
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£2,490 | £3,190 | £2,490 |