We stayed at villa Benarda 18-25 march, although the weather was a bit of a hit and miss we had an excellent time at the villa. First of all the contact with Clara, the owner, preceding our stay was smooth and swift. She responded very quickly to all of our questions. We did receive GPS coordinates from Clara of the villa and used our GPS to travel to the villa (about 20 minutes easy ride from Faro airport). Carlos, the brother of the owner (lives about 5 minutes from the villa), met us at the villa and did explain everything about the house (including the safety system). Upon entering the villa we were surprised how large and roomy the property is. The owners and caretakers (Carlos and Dina) clearly put a lot of effort in maintaining and upgrading the property. A large lounge area (with muli channel tv), adjacent a large dining room with ample chairs and a large kithen with all the appliances you need. Seperately a room with washer and dryer is located on the groundfloor. One bedroom (en suite) is also on the groundfloor. Upstairs there are 3 more bedrooms, two bathrooms and ample closetspace. The outside area is even more beautiful, a large (brandnew looking) pool with both a covered lounge area as well as lots of space and recliners around the pool. An outside BBQ and diningtable/-chairs make dining al fresco possible (not during our week because of the weather . We did our shopping at Continente (about 5 minutes by car). Lunch and dinner we had at O Pescador (next to the markethall), O Lionel (chicken piri piri) and Apollo (nice and cheap Portugese dishes).

In the end we loved returning to the villa and had lots of fun relaxing (and sitting in the sun whenever the sun was shining). Highly recommended! It is now the nr 1 villa in the Algarve on ouw list!