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9.4

Exceptional

3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

Washer

Pool

Barbecue grill

Kitchen

Air conditioning

Fireplace

Check-in time

3:00 PM

Check-out time

10:00 AM

Explore the area

Tavira, Faro District

Tavira Castle18 min walk
Roman Bridge19 min walk
Old Town5 min drive
Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)32 min drive

Most relevant reviews

8/10 Good

A house with everything in a good area. Easy for living even in rainy weather. Pool in good condition.

Lars-Uno J.

Mar 31, 2024

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed and 1 Crib

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Toilet 1

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Balcony

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

Unique villa with large private pool, large garden with complete sea view

Spacious Villa with private pool and gardens with BBQ and parking. Has air conditioning/heating and Wi fi. Large roof terrace overlooking Tavira with sea views. Close proximity to several beautiful and the most prestigious Golf Courses on the Algarve. It has 3 large bedrooms, 1 with a large outdoor terrace overlooking pool and Tavira. (Sleeps 6). The town of Tavira is within walking distance and consists of a large selection of shops, restaurants, bars and cafés. Also only a short drive to a lovely shopping mall, with a large supermarket, lots of great shops and a food hall.

Property manager

Emily Pennington

Languages

Dutch, English, French, German

Amenities

Pool

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

Pool

Kitchen

Washer

Free WiFi

House Rules

Check in after 3:00 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

No smoking inside

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

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

About the area

Tavira

Located in Tavira, this villa is in the city centre and on the waterfront. Olhao Harbour and Benamor Golf are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Ria Formosa Natural Park and Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo Antonio Marsh Natural Reserve. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cave exploring nearby.

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Tavira, Faro District

What's nearby

Tavira Castle - 18 min walk
Praca da Republica - 19 min walk
Roman Bridge - 19 min walk
Tavira Gran Plaza Shopping Mall - 4 min drive
Old Town - 5 min drive

Getting around

Tavira Station - 3 min drive
Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.) - 32 min drive

Restaurants

‪Pastelaria e Padaria Venezuela - ‬4 min drive
‪Terraze - ‬17 min walk
‪The Black Anchor - ‬18 min walk
‪O Tempero Caseiro - ‬18 min walk
‪Restaurante Jorge e Lia - ‬17 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Unique villa with large private pool, large garden with complete sea view pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Unique villa with large private pool, large garden with complete sea view?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Unique villa with large private pool, large garden with complete sea view?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Unique villa with large private pool, large garden with complete sea view located?

This family-friendly Tavira villa is located on the waterfront, within 1 mi (2 km) of Camera Obscura, Tavira Living Science Center and Palacio da Galeria Museum. Casa das Portas and Mother Church of Santa Maria do Castelo are also within 1 mile (2 km). Tavira Station is 21 minutes by foot.

9.4

Exceptional

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9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Ian G.

19 June 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent spot for exploring the East Algarve

Great villa, plenty of room for 6 of us. Well equipped and within easy walking or taxi distance to the town and the ferry to the beach.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Lars-Uno J.

31 Mar 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Comfortable living

A house with everything in a good area. Easy for living even in rainy weather. Pool in good condition.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nigel Litherland

29 Nov 2023

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November 2023

Spacious villa beautiful immaculately maintained garden with large pool . Excellent location for visiting Tavira and area.

Stayed 21 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah B.

24 Oct 2023

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Great villa!

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.

Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Nicole S.

12 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

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.

Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dave N.

23 Sept 2023

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A wonderful spacious villa

We really enjoyed our stay in this villa. It’s 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

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Hans L., Adliswil, Schweiz

18 Sept 2023

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Sehr schöne Villa

Gut gelegen in ruhigem Quartier. Schöner Swimmingpool mit grossem Garten.

Stayed 21 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter Wright

21 Aug 2023

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Excellent Property and Location

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!

Stayed 21 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

BeckyandJohnG

17 July 2023

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Excellent Property

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.

Stayed 16 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael D.

3 June 2023

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time for t l c

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.

Stayed 14 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Arnold K.

24 May 2023

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Tolle Villa

Es war wirklich super, toller Ort. Einziger Wermutstropfen war etwas Baulärm vom Nachbarhaus. Bei anderen kleineren Problemchen hat die Agentur sofort für Abhilfe gesorgt. Es war ein wirklich sehr schöner Urlaub dort.

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Jason S., Upminster, UK

15 Aug 2022

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Lovely peaceful break

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.

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Steven K.

5 Aug 2022

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The K family July 2022

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.

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard L.

17 July 2022

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Great villa and location

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

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Robin S.

10 July 2022

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Lovely stay in Tavira

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 didn’t 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 couldn’t 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 don’t 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!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Alex E.

18 June 2022

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10 days in Tavira

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.

Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Michael D.

1 June 2022

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Super Vanda

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.

Stayed 14 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael B., London

30 Apr 2022

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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.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Peter d., Vlissingen

25 Apr 2022

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Heerlijk verblijf

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.

Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

7 Apr 2022

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schönes individuelles Ferienhaus

Es war alles prima, auch die Betreuung durch smartvillars war ausgezeichnet. Für das teilweise regnerische Wetter kann keiner was! Gerne wieder dort!!

Stayed 15 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul N.

3 Apr 2022

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A Beautiful Spot Above Tavira

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.

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

colette francoise c.

24 Dec 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

schöne Haus

Das Haus ist sehr schön und hat viel Platz. Für eine Familie perfekt.

Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

16 Oct 2021

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Great villa with lovely garden and pool.

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.

Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sue A.

25 Sept 2021

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Amazing, relaxing luxury

My husband and I were joined by a friend for 4 days. Wow! Weather was warm so the pool was a huge draw - morning, afternoon and evening! The house has 2 two twin bedrooms and one large suite. The beds are hard for our taste, but we used the duvets to add padding - just right! Large open kitchen/dining area but we mostly ate outside. Easy to find and drive to town, grocery store, etc. The management team were very responsive - the internet went down and they sent folks out to fix by morning. Very quiet neighborhood and lovely view over old Tavira town. Excellent base for exploring the Algarve. Highly recommend!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

arabella g.

16 Sept 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious and peaceful

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.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

About the host

Hosted by Emily Pennington

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.

Why they chose this property

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.

What makes this property unique

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