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Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Terrace

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 8260.0 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Washer
    Washer
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Estômbar, Faro
  • Carvoeiro Tennis Club
    17 min walk
  • Gramacho Pestana Golf
    4 min drive
  • Paraiso Beach
    9 min drive
  • Portimao (PRM)
    20 min drive

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Office
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining Area

About this property

Casa Branca - family holiday villa with heatable pool


Casa Branca is a wonderful family holiday villa with stunning countryside views, on a calm development with several restaurants and a mini market, located between Carvoeiro and Ferragudo, near the Vale de Pinta and Gramacho golf resorts.

The villa comprises a comfortable sitting room fitted with electric shutters, air conditioning and a wood burning stove for the cooler months, a dining room and fully equipped open plan kitchen. From the kitchen out, steps lead down to the side terrace with several seating options and a barbecue, as well as the garden and gated pool area.

There are 4 bedrooms (2 doubles and 2 twins), all with built-in wardrobes, and 3 shower rooms.

In the basement you will find a wonderful games room/library, to enjoy fun times or just have a relaxing moment to yourself.

Due to the villa’s spacious plan, it is also great for two small families to enjoy a holiday together.

The pool (heatable at extra charge) is equipped with a shower and sun loungers.

During the winter season (November till March), the energy costs will be charged in resort according to consumption.

Villa Management: Rene Kalkbrenner Lda

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Property manager

René Kalkbrenner Lda
Premier Host

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German, Portuguese

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Amenities

Pool
Kitchen
Washer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Parking available

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Checkin 16:00-00:00

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Property Registration Number 17561/AL

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Lagoa

Sesmarias, a neighbourhood in Lagoa, is home to this villa. Lagos Marina and Albufeira Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Carvoeiro Beach and Benagil Beach. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Algarve International Autodrome Raceway or Algarve Racing. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Map
Estômbar, Faro

What's nearby

  • Gramacho Pestana Golf - 4 min drive
  • Carvoeiro Beach - 6 min drive
  • Portimão Marina - 13 min drive
  • Benagil Beach - 13 min drive
  • Rocha Beach - 23 min drive

Getting around

  • Lagoa Ferragudo Station - 10 min drive
  • Portimao (PRM) - 20 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Le Paradis - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Jomar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Organic - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Döner Kebab Restaurante Gordo Comilão - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Dos Santos Craft Beer - ‬15 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Casa Branca - family holiday villa with heatable pool pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Casa Branca - family holiday villa with heatable pool?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Casa Branca - family holiday villa with heatable pool?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Casa Branca - family holiday villa with heatable pool located?

Located in Sesmarias, this villa is within 1 mile (2 km) of Carvoeiro Tennis Club and Gramacho Pestana Golf. Paraiso Beach and Carvoeiro Beach are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Alison W., Bristol UK

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Inaccurate description
Advertised as having a woodburner for the cooler months. Having some form of background heating was one of my booking criteria for a January holiday. The woodburner was out of action with no prospect of repair. This was not communicated to me either at booking or prior to arrival.There was inadequate heating in the form of aircon which was absent in large kitchen/ dining area. The local agent brought us some small heaters on request to assist but overall a cold experience. Also failure to inform me of burglar alarm and we set off alarm on arrival.The villa is not suitable for a winter let in its current condition. It has a lovely pool which is heatable.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daniel P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful villa, lovely pool, walkable to nearby restaurants
Gorgeous villa with stunning views. Really clean and very spacious with all the facilities you could hope for. Kids spent most of the week in the pool, or indeed playing pool on the pool table downstairs. We were able to walk to nearby restaurants in the evenings. Would recommend Trattoria Oliveira, Oregano and Vila Nova. Carvoeiro is also walkable in about 45 mins (or it's only a few euro in a taxi). Some lovely beaches within a 5-10 min drive.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen C.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great week away
Lovely villa - lovely pool - worth paying for the pool heating - supermarket mins away and lovely food. Would have appreciated more shade on the pool but we lined up all the parasols and this worked in one corner of the pool. Nice spilt levels for the bedrooms
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Fantastic
Beautiful villa and equipped with everything you could need. Spacious and spotless. All rooms with a/c. The pool was fabulous. Pool guys and gardener came during our stay and we’re extremely pleasant and respectful. I cannot praise this villa highly enough. Also a huge thank you to Fabio who arranged a doctors appointment for our daughter and checked up on her the next day. Highly recommend this villa and the letting company. Thank you for a wonderful stay
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jonathan C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Summer 2022
Lovely spacious villa with a large pool. Approximately 30 minute walk into Carveoiro.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stephen F., Heswall, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely villa Sesmarias
Just returned from a lovely holiday at this amazing villa. Great pool area equipped with everything you could need. Very well located close to some nice towns and great beaches.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Dawn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Really lovely villa and holiday
Excellent communication and villa is lovely. The swimming pool is huge and amazing
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Fernando S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Excelente
Casa muito bem equipada e uma excelente piscina
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Finn L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
10/10
This villa was great for our 10 day vacation as a group of 6. It is spacious, has a great pool and many large balconies. Carvoeiro (5 min car ride) and Ferragudo (5 min car ride) are, in my opinion, the most beautiful towns in the Algarve, and both are right out around the corner of this accommodation. All around great experience, would definitely come back!
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gavin M., Herts

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Communication with Anabela was excellent and very easy. The villa is clean and spacious throughout.
My teenage children enjoyed the large pool , the villa has everything you need including UK tv channels. The villa was clean an spacious with lovely views of the surrounding area.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Philipp H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Good for family & friends
Nice big villa with everything you need for a perfect holiday at Algarve!
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Luis M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Casa Branca
Local muito tranquilo. O acesso às praias deve ser realizado de carro ou outro meio de locomoção.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Maria da Graça M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Muito bom
Casa com excelentes condições,muito bem equipada ,ótima para proporcionar umas férias tranquilas .👍👍
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Madalena L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Très bien
Bon séjour, résidence spacieuse et piscine très agréable. Agents à l'écoute suite à une réclamation concernant des couchages. Très belle région.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

ANTONIO A., naintré

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
superbe villa
magnifique villa, très bien située, des prestations vraiment de qualité, ménage et entretien au top. Petits bémols, le manque de volets aux fenêtres des chambres du bas et les matelas de la chambre avec les 2 lits simples (en bas également) un peu inconfortable et une clé serait bien venue pour la salle de bain, la production d'eau chaude un peu insuffisante pour 7 personnes, mais se sont de petits bémols car tout est pensé pour passer de très très bonnes vacances, piscine sécurisé et très grande avec plusieurs niveaux, billard pour les grands, nous avons passé des vacances vraiment géniales, je recommande cette villa
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Paul G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Semarias 2019
Excellent - will def visit again :-)
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Trevor H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent
Clean, spacious, well equipped villa with a nice pool and secluded garden in a quiet residential neighbourhood. Four restaurants and a small supermarket within walking distance. About 5 minutes drive to nearest golf courses; about 15 minutes drive to nearest large supermarket and beaches.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Tatjana d.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Angenehmer Aufenthalt.
Super Betreuung durch die Agentur vor Ort und sehr nette Kommunikation.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
magnifique villa!!!
superbe propriété où tout est fait pour faciliter la vie des locataires. piscine extra, des prestations vraiment de qualité. le passage de carolina est très appréciable. tout petit bémol, le manque de volets aux fenêtres des chambres et la production d'eau chaude un peu insuffisante , le matin surtout, mais ce sont de tout petits bémols au regard de toutes les autres prestations toutes parfaites. une maison à recommander!!!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

eloise j., Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely but......
Property and location is very good. Comfortable and spacious with virtually everything you want in a property. The gripes are: Hot water is virtually non existent in kitchen unless tap is left running for 5/10 mins. and on commenting to the rep. was informed there is "no hot water supply in kitchen", blatantly wrong! You would think in an area that encourages you to save water this needs sorting. The hot water tank on the roof (solar) is not of sufficient size to feed a 3 shower property, hence the upstairs shower furthest from the tank takes an age to get hot water, and only after the immersion heater has been left on! The sun shades around the pool need looking at, as there are 2 bases that fit the shades (4 number) and other bases that are broken with different pole fixing for the shades provided. I could not get the tv with satellite working (!) but the "Virgin" online service has most programmes that are needed, and there are bags of dvd discs available, stored downstairs in the pool room. The screen door in the double room on the top floor is ineffectual as it doesn't fit and simply falls off when the glass door is opened. The sliding glass door has also got a problem with the lock, making it almost impossible to secure. Overall a very comfortable property with good fittings, just needs those gripes fixed.......... oh... and the heated pool is a godsend!!
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Bridget B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful Villa and relaxing holiday!
We are not long back from a 10 day holiday in this fabulous Villa. We were a family of 4 plus a family of two and the bedroom to bathroom ratio works perfectly with a double and twin room downstairs sharing a large double basin bathroom with shower and a double with en-suite and a twin with access to another large bathroom upstairs. The pool is such a great size and we got a great deal of use from it in the August heat. We didn't hire a car to get around and with a small supermarket and restaurants around the corner and easy ubers for getting into town or to the splash park and beaches etc this worked perfectly. The pool is cleaned regularly and the maid came 3 times. There are cooking utensils aplenty if you want to eat in and a lovely large bbq and seating area. The 15 yr old made most use of the pool table so we really think we managed to use the villa to its best. We all would happily go back.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

JESUS A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Estupenda casa vacacional
Ha sido un acierto elegir esta casa porque hemos estado en familia y todos hemos disfrutado de las instalaciones, tranquilidad de la zona y piscina. Tiene todo el equipamiento necesario para que no te lleves nada de casa, muchos pequeños detalles. Muy recomendable, volvería seguro.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Roger T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Villa Casa Branca 2019
This villa is outstanding and has everything to make the perfect holiday. It was so big that I am sure that we didn’t use half of the amenities. The Wifi was super fast and the TV had 99 English channels. This villa is close to a small supermarket and the cost of an Uber cab down to Caraveiro was about 5.50 Euros. The view from the rear of the villa is breath taking. The house maid cleans three times per week and the pool was lovely and warm and not over looked. This is a large property which is full of character and charm. We will hopefully book this villa again and I would score this villa as 10/10. This is the best villa my family have stayed in over the last 10 years. Also the management team are first class and just a quick phone call away if you need any assistance.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Jerôme F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Huge place, extremely clean
Great property with a massive heated pool, four large bedrooms and kitchen, about 30/40 minutes walk from the main beach and the restaurants (good pizzeria next door open at night). Amazing sun set. Barbecue. Well equipped throughout. Maybe too many stair cases when you come with younger kids. Maid was there 3 times a week which is definitely a plus when you go to the beach everyday. Good central location if you want to visit Algarve. The village itself is very pretty and great for kids.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joanne M.

Brilliant Holiday
Wow !!!! What a brilliant holiday we have had the villa was amazing , the pictures don’t do it justice, there was everything you needed to have a really comfortable stay. The pool was the best we’ve had and paying for the extra heating was worth every penny us the children and our friends who came to visit we’re never out of it. I really can’t recommend this villa enough and we will definitely want to stay again.Thankyou for a wonderful stay xx
Stayed 11 nights in Apr 2019

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