beautiful place, very kind owners

A real paradise with an incredible view and garden. Great for unwinding and also rather private feel. It is a rather quiet area, but some bars and a supermarket not too far away, which I really loved :) Tip: Park on the lower street if you are not a very skilled car driver😅

I loved it all and I this is probably one of the coziest and most scenic places I have ever stayed at! If I think how this could have been even better - as a solo short time traveller some pepper, salt, sugar in the kitchen would have been helpful. But that is more of a personal preference :)

The guesthouse is located in a quiet small part of Arco de Calheta. The view from the terrace of our cottage was very pleasing. The immediate neighbors who owned the house below were very friendly.

This guest house has two cottages that are basically inaccessible for people with even minor handicaps. While it is correct that from the parking lot (which during our stay was full half of the time) it is only about 50 m to the main entrance, although a quite steep walk, the owners do not disclose that the two upper cottages (we stayed at the uppermost) can be reached only over a near vertical ascent of another 100+ m. The slope is around 70 %. This cannot be negotiated by people with handicaps. During the night prior to our departure there was torrential rain for many hours. It stopped just prior to our leaving the cottage. We had to climb down this path, extremely slippery from the rain, with our luggage and we had no help. At 6 in the morning we called the host to request some assistance, but nobody answered, and nobody ever called us back. That is, when we really needed help, there was nobody. Imagine what it means to walk to your car in torrential rain with luggage. By the time you have everything stowed you are drenched. Then you have 12 hours or more of travel in the winter time ahead of you. This could result in a situation quite dangerous to your health. We were extremely lucky that the rain stopped literally minutes before we had to leave. We are sure there are guests who do not mind. We do, and we suggest it would be honest to fully disclose the potential hazards of this location. Minor problems included frequent odor coming from the shower drain (clearly a construction problem - note that the shower/bathroom was separated only by a curtain) and a change of towels with a smell, which seemed to not have been washed hot enough.

This place is just perfect. Fantastic hosts, cozy cottage with great panorama, beautiful garden and superb pool. Really worth the price, loved every moment of it!

Everything !

The weather (unlucky)

The location is exceptional. Cottages are so nice and Sofia,the host was amazing.

Everything was great

Everything. The wonderful gardens, patios, views. The fantastic renovation of the buildings in traditionele style. The warm hostess, Sofia and her family. A quite Paradise on earth. The kitchen (basic but fine!). We recommend Calhau Grande to everyone. We will be back for the 3rd time!

Matresses are a bit too hard for us. But that is really the only thing that we van imagine to change.