We absolutely loved our stay here - it's a great villa in a fantastic location! The pool is amazing and the villa has everything you need for a family holiday.
We really enjoyed our stay in this villa. Itâs very well located for a walk into Tavira or for driving around the area or even in to Sevilla which is well worth a visit
Fantastic pool area. The lack of aircon downstairs and some very tired beds are all that prevented 5 stars overall. We had a lovely stay in a well appointed property. Tavira itself is a beautiful town.
Thoroughly recommended, even better than it looks in the photos. Large, well equipped and clean villa with good sized pool and plenty of outside space. Fantastic location as 5 min drive into Tavira and walkable (20 min, we did it 4 times in week we stayed) into town centre for great selection of portuguese restaurants, market and ferry to beach
We enjoyed the spacious garden/pool area and quiet neighbourhood and would return. The furnishings were basic but adequate and property management quick to respond to a few minor issues.
The house is conveniently located close to Tavira town, supermarkets and local beaches. The villa is in a quiet neighbourhood, very spacious and easily accommodates six adults. The property management company was very responsive to the few issues we raised. The house is generally well equipped but in need of upgrading including the beds, the sun loungers and the WIFI. We enjoyed our stay very much and would come back in the future if some of the furnishings were renewed.
Well organised travel and key pick up to the villa. We really enjoyed our stay here as it's a lovely property but to get full marks the mattresses need replacing. They are very hard. We had a great holiday though.
Gardens are lovely. House is very comfortable. Everything first rate. The only problem is that now that we're home our landscaping/Gardening needs to be brought up to snuff.
We had 3 weeks in the superb Casa Vanda and couldn't find anything to complain about. The villa is in a perfect location for visiting Tavira and the surrounding areas and is very spacious, both inside and outside areas (the online pics do not do it justice). The pool area especially was much bigger than we expected and we spent many long happy hours in and around the pool with the children. The owners and property managers were very attentive and we were very well looked after. Also surprised just how quiet the villa was considering how close it is to other properties. We were not disturbed by others at all during our stay. Finally, we were able to see quite a lot of local wildlife in and above the extensive gardens. All in all a perfect 3 weeks in the Algarve!
Overall this a lovely property in a well maintained garden.
The pictures on vrbo do not do it justice. They do not show that the pool and pool area has been redone to a very high standard, for example. The interior is large and very comfortable.
The location of the property is on a very nice estate on the edge of Tavira. Supermarkets are within easy reach.
We found it easier to get a taxi into the centre of Tavira in the evening.
We really liked this property and would love to return. The only point we need to consider is that the beds are very hard and I found them uncomfortable. I could not use the double bed and had to use one of the single beds instead.
This was our second visit to Casa Vanda. We hoped things might have been done to improve the interior of the villa over the last 12 months. While a small amount of money had obviously been spent, the property was still crying out for more t l c. The same tired loungers were round the pool; the same sun-damaged plastic table and chairs were on the patio; still no seating on master bedroom balcony; three-legged unusable easy chair in the lounge. We had another lovely holiday in Tavira - minimal expenditure on the villa's facilities would have made it a fabulous holiday.
As a group of 5 people this villa had more than enough room for us all. The interior was comfortable and all the rooms a good size, the air con in bedrooms was a welcome relief to the heat. All the amenities in the villa were good, used the BBQ and ovens a couple of times and the fridge was big enough to stock lots of drinks.
The exterior of the villa was beautiful, lots large paving area around the pool, well managed gardens, nice trees to get some shade and of course the large swimming pool. The main negative of the stay was the seating, mostly lack of seating and the quality of what was provided. With such lovely areas to sit outside the villa it was a shame that those areas didnât have any seating, the bedroom balcony, a great please to sit and have a morning coffee had one sun bed, but no seats, which was a shame and other than carrying seats up the stairs couldnât really be used. Outside around the pool and BBQ areas theee was one set of table and chairs, many of which had faults, not a big deal to us, we just mixed and matched the seats that could be used, yes we could have raised with the manager, but donât want to spend our holiday complaining, a simple check before we arrived would have spotted the broken chairs, I suggest a review of all the seating is made by the villa management. We had a really, really good time at the villa, some small investment in seating would have made it perfect. The location to town is easily reached in 20 mins walk and the walk back is mainly uphill and could be a struggle for some, but was no problem for our family.
This villa had everything we wanted and we are so pleased we booked!!
Casa Vanda is a fabulous villa set in lovely grounds with a superb pool and perfectly located for walking into Tavira town (and taking a taxi back). Accommodation more than adequate for two couples as we were, although three couples resulting in four people sharing bathroom facilities may cause a bit of a problem.
Furnishings within the property were extremely comfortable, but externally the raised patio seating needs updating. Likewise the main patio white plastic table and chairs (only able to accommodate 4 people) had seen better days. In fact one of the chairs collapsed under one of our party (readily replaced by the management team but the broken item had not been removed by the time we left).
Not being dining-out people, we made extensive use of the lovely BBQ which was immaculate when we arrived. I did my best to ensure it was the same when we left, but due to the absence of any cleaning materials or equipment in the property I was unable to tackle the grease on the surrounding brickwork that inevitably comes with use of a BBQ. I was therefore only able to attend to the ashes and the actual grill rack for which a brush was provided.
Finally, I hope I don't come over as over critical, but I would suggest a review of the linen provided: lovely bed linen and indoor and pool towels but one of the bath mats left by the very efficient ladies who carried out the light clean half way through the holiday was in such an overworn condition it should have been thrown away some time ago.
I offer these observations as constructive thoughts from a group of 4 people who had a great holiday in a luxury villa and who fully intend to rebook in 2023.
Es war wirklich super, toller Ort. Einziger Wermutstropfen war etwas BaulĂ€rm vom Nachbarhaus. Bei anderen kleineren Problemchen hat die Agentur sofort fĂŒr Abhilfe gesorgt. Es war ein wirklich sehr schöner Urlaub dort.
Excellent location, fantastic views. Quiet and impressive area of Tavira. The pool and the area around it excellent. Could do with one more large outside umbrella. Would recommend the villa highly.
The area where the villa is, is nice and quiet quite resodential but majority are holiday lets. Its an affluent area. The villa is great. Its spacious with a good kitchen and a bbq outside. Bedrooms are a decent size and the master suite is spacious with a private balcony to get that all over tan on. Beds are firm and each bedroom has air con and fans. There is a roof terrace with great views over the town of tavira and the salt pans in the distance. Outside you will find 2 dining areas and a great sized pool to get that bit of exercise or just to cool off in. The pool is surrounded by loungers. It's a 20 minute walk to the centre of town. It's all down hill. If the heat or the walk gets to you there is a small cafe opposite the fire station to get refreshments. My 76 year old mother could walk it. Nothing bad to spoil your holiday with this rental. The management team were efficient and fast to react when the pool got a bit dirty.
Book this villa but don't tell everyone we want to come back.
Beautiful, well-maintained villa in a great location
This is a beautiful, well-maintained villa in a great location, with easy access to Tavira town and the coast. The only slight negative is that it doesn't have any heating on the ground floor, which means it can sometimes get chilly during the evening. A simple fan heater for occasional use would resolve this issue.
Prima huis, tuin en zwembad, prachtig uitzicht over tavira en de kust. Huis vereist op sommige punten wel wat vernieuwing zoals gordijnen, linnengoed, tuinset patio, huishoudelijke apparatuur.
Es war alles prima, auch die Betreuung durch smartvillars war ausgezeichnet.
FĂŒr das teilweise regnerische Wetter kann keiner was!
Gerne wieder dort!!
I was born and brought up in Honk Kong and lived in NZ, UK and now Belgium. Peter was born in Belgium and lived in Holland, UK now back in Belgium, however a lot of Peter's work is still based in London.
We met in England but we are now living in Belgium with a gorgeous 3 year old little girl, called Jasmien.
Myself and my partner Peter own this property and my parents previously owned it. They purchased the land before it was built when we were all living in Hong Kong as a family, so it has always been in the family from the very beginning. Therefore this villa is not just a holiday home for rental but our holiday home as well.
My parents originally purchased the villa when the plans had been approved and the villa was being marketed in Honk Kong. They decided without doubt to purchase the villa for its beautiful prime location in Tavira, it was an old fishing village but still maintains it's lovely artistic, peaceful and friendly characteristics.
Myself and Peter are well travelled as well having both lived abroad in several countries. We believe it is a perfect spot.
The Villa is spacious with its own pool and huge garden with BBQ. There are tennis courts yards away and 7 golf courses 5- 15 mins away! There are also several beautiful beaches minutes away.
From the roof there's a great view over Tavira and the sea. It is walking distance to town and very close to 2 different large beaches, with bars & restaurants.
There's a morning fresh fish, fruit and vegetable market 6 days a week.In town there are numerous restaurants and bars, with choices of extremely well priced local places or your classier venues.
Also available is a cinema in a shopping mall with a large supermarket, banks, restaurant's with an outside terrace and loads of great shops.
At your request we can recommend places to go and things to do. We are always willing to help make your holiday as special as possibl