Casa Barlavento
alvor, algarve, portgual
Sleeps 6 to 7 in 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
Private garden, outdoor pool and parking
CASA BARLAVENTO
The house has a ground floor twin room with double doors to the South facing garden, with two brand new awnings so lots of shade if needed plus a downstairs shower room, kitchen , and open plan sitting dining room with 3 sets of double doors to the Garden.
Upstairs are a twin room and a king with doors opening onto the large sun terrace with views through the trees to the sea. The sun terrace has ample room for loungers, dining table and sofas. There is also a bathroom with twin sinks and a shower over to this floor, plus a sliding door at the top of the stairs to keep the children safe.
The house has the benefit of fantastic air con to all 3 bed rooms plus the sitting room which also acts as heating in the winter (not many houses in Prainha have this).
PRAINHA
Casa Barlavento is ideally placed, Prainha Village (as opposed to Prainha Clube which is the hotel) is a mix of old and new houses, (ours is a 2008 house so very modern), owned mainly by wealthy Portuguese people from Lisbon , but also has a lot of Irish owners. It is truly a mix of nationalities who visit which only make the whole place more enjoyable . Casa Barlavento is in a very quiet part of the Prainha Complex , next to the Pestana Praia Alvor hotel tennis courts, and 10 minute drive from three different golf courses including the Famous Henry Cotton course at Penina. The villa a very private garden surrounded by trees with views to the sea. The garden with its own pool is kitted out with loungers and furniture for relaxing with a lawned area for kids to play plus an upstairs sun terrace with additional furniture and awning with fabulous sea views. Parking is available outside the house which is accessed via a security gate.
FURTHER AFIELD
If you venture further afield, Alvor can be reached by a 30 minute walk along the beach or 5 minute taxi. This is a lovely fishing village on the Avor estuary which offers everything you need such as banks, restaurants, chemists shops etc and where trips and kite surfing and other excursions can be booked.
10 minutes East takes you to Praia de Rocha and Portimao with its big shopping centres and Marinas , and 15 minutes drive West takes you to the fabulous town of Lagos with watermarks such as Slide and Splash and the beautiful town itself.
ACCESSIBILITY
Guests will be met by our housekeeper if they arrive in normal hours shown around the house, given beach towels and shown how to use the wifi, espresso machine, gas barbecue. Our housekeeper is also happy to do a mid holiday clean and change beds if required, and this can be organised directly with her on arrival.
Finally we can recommend A22 who do airport transfers, and also Uber in and around Alvor.
WHAT TO DO
Restaurants - Atlantida, O Luis, Sol and Sombre all fantastic and from 5 -10 mins walk away or in alvor itself. The Green door and Arco de Velha amongst others which you can uber or go via the board walk ( 25min lovely walk!). Snacks at Caniço bar and Atlantic pool great for the hotel facilities are only available in season (April to October)
More active will enjoy cycling, golf, walking, boat trips, waterparks, and jet skis and paddle board hire on the beach plus kite surfing!