Quinta De Abol De Baixo

Gostaríamos de agradecer a hospitalidade do sr. António. Um senhor muito simpático e acolhedor. A propriedade sossegada, ideal para uma dias de descanso.

Achamos só que para quem tem interesse em sair à noite para jantar há muito pouca luz pela propriedade. Não faz diferença para quem, como nós, cozinhou em casa e não teve necessidade de sair .

le lieu, la piscine et sa vue, le personnel, le petit déjeuner, tant sur l'abondance que sur la qualité des aliments, et les logements de la bâtisse principale.

La taille des lits et la qualité de la literie sur les logements adjacents n'étaient pas du tout au niveau. Ces logements complets sentaient un peu le renfermé et la chambre principale mise en avant sur le site était finalement réservée pour un membre de la famille des propriétaires.

Para além da fantástica localização e da beleza da quinta em si, o toque humano deste local é de salientar. O sr. António recebe os hóspedes da sua quinta como se de convidados em sua casa se tratassem. Dedica tempo e atenção a quem assim o desejar, e não poupa cuidados para que a experiência partilhada seja a melhor.

The farm itself is set within beautiful surroundings. The breakfast is lovely and everything is left for guests to use. The pool is great too. Nice & peaceful location and surroundings. The owner of the farm, Sr. António, is friendly and chats to guests thus adding personal touch. Also, the BBQ is available for guests to use which was an added bonus and made our stay more enjoyable.

Unfortunately, the house was not very clean & the freezer was full of ice, thus suggesting it hadn't been defrosted in a long time. For us this was an issue as we bought food for a week but there was hardly any available space in the freezer. The fridge temperature was also quite weak and even though it was on the maximum setting, the food items were not very cold. Given the very high temperatures of above 35 degrees this also posed as a problem. Also, although the information guest book available in the house stated that breakfast could be served in the room, this didn't seem to be an option and it was certainly not offered to us. Also there are different breakfast times stated in the guest information book, thus this should be revised & made clear to guests as we remained unclear throughout our stay. Oh and no air conditioning! We were provided with 2 fans, a small and a tall one but these were not ideal given the very high temperatures. We did mention these problems to 2 members of staff but our comments were not very well received and/or resolved within our stay there. The 2 ladies that served breakfast during the weekend were brilliant and provided table service at breakfast including serving coffee and cleaning the table once we finished. However, during the week we were told that there was no table service and we had to go to the kitchen to make our own coffees in the machine. Again not very clear or consistent service available to guests. The beds are also not double, but rather in-between double & single or a very small double. The house that we stayed in was quite dark with poor natural light & the artificial light was also quite weak and some of the bulbs were broken. This was a bit upsetting as we had specially requested a house with plenty of natural light. The kitchen curtains were dirty and not properly fitted with the bain hanging....