Apart from a serious concern that I’ll address below, we enjoyed our stay at Paul’s villa overall. It was a relaxing break in the middle of our vacation and a welcome change from the bigger cities we had been visiting. The villa is beautiful inside and out, with lovely rooms, outdoor space, and a peaceful setting. We really enjoyed spending time with the kittens!Paul was helpful during our stay. He kindly offered to make dinner reservations for us while we were driving in, which was much appreciated after a long travel day. We also appreciated his recommendations for nearby towns and places to visit.Our main concern, however, is something we think future renters should be aware of. After we provided our passport information for Portugal’s mandatory guest registration system, Paul used our information to look us up personally online. We found this invasive, as those details were provided for legal check-in requirements, not personal research.On the second day of our stay, Paul mentioned that he knew personal info about us, specifically that my girlfriend was into yoga. When asked how he knew, he said he had found it “online.” This would have taken serious digging to find, and a level of personal research we consider inappropriate. Rather than learning this through genuine conversation or interest in us as guests, he researched us online using information we were required to provide. Overall, the property is beautiful but this experience made us uncomfortable.

Our accommodations were wonderful! The kitchen had everything we needed to cook a few meals in, our beds were comfortable, the view from the patio and pool deck were amazing, and our host was kind, helpful with knowledge of the area, and more than accommodating to our needs. We loved our stay and would stay again!

This was a beautiful, peaceful and relaxing location in the Portuguese countryside. There was room enough for two couples to enjoy a relaxing vacation. Paul was a very helpful and accommodating host.

This is a comfortable, old fashioned farmhouse on a farm which grows grapes for wine and trees for cork. Wonderfully sunny area in front of the house to barbecue and eat dinner, a great collection of books to read and good air-conditioning for when it gets hot in the afternoon. My daughter loved the swimming pool and the dogs.