This villa has an amazing location, just on the edge of the small village of praia dos moinhos, which I think is the nicest beach on the whole island. It hosts a really well run beach cafe with a wide range of food, open from 10am to 10pm.
The view from the villas balcony is stunning, right over the ocean and at night you can hear the sea
The villa itself is spacious, with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and the living space consists of a spacious lounge/dining room, kitchen and a large outside balcony.
Lluis, the owner, is very attentive and he gets 5 stars for all the communications with him. He is very caring and ensures that you have arrived safely, calling you on the house phone when you have arrived, and he provides a food parcel so you can have a cup of tea after your journey. Nothing is too much trouble for him and you can call or email him at any time.
The villa itself, gets 4 stars from me. It would have had 5 stars but a few little points that could be improved are :
The 3rd bedroom is in the attic and is accessed by a tiny spiral staircase which I just didnt feel safe on at all so I would be very hesitant to allow smaller children to use it.
The pillows are not great.Quite hard and not enough of them. Im a stickler for "hotel quality bedding" and improvements could be made by providing more pillows per room and softer ones
The villa overall was clean, but it could do with a "spring clean". SOme of the bedroom drawers had dead insects in them, the microwave had not been cleaned and was full of crumbs and the skirting boards could all do with a good scrub - but overall it was clean enough as a holiday villa. ALthough cool boxes and bags were provided in the kitchen, they were mouldy and the cool box was filthy - we just didnt bother using them as they were quite gross. They really need throwing away and replacing with new ones - or take your own. The BBQ was still full of old burnt wood and ash from a previous occupant.
It gets 4 stars for being extremely well equipped in the kitchen, with just about everything you need. Proper oven and grill and microwave. Washer and a tumble dryer proved very useful. A cosy lounge with lovely sofa, log fire, large dining table, TV and music systems. Two well equipped bathrooms which are spacious. Heating is provided for cooler evenings, although we didnt need it as it was warm in May. Overall its a lovely place and I would definitely go back.
The lovely beach is a ten minute walk.