Nice roomy and pretty house, beautiful grounds. Great vistas and volleyball court. Grocery store within walking distance, however very dangerous streets to walk on as there are almost no sidewalks and the cars go really fast. Lots of light through floor to ceiling windows, however no decals on windows so the birds are constantly flying into them and getting injured, one died and we buried it. Lots of fruit trees and fruit in the extensive garden. There were lemon and lime trees, squash, watermelon, oranges, etc. So many lemons that many were rotting on the ground. She complained that we "harvested" and cut some fruit and vegetables. I was never told that these were off limits. She should state that in her description or rope off the garden which is half of the yard.

Even though the house is really nice, we had some issues. We had hundreds of flying ants in the master bedroom and on the bed. So we had to leave the window closed at night and tried to turn on the A/C unit for ventilation. The A/C units leaked, and in one room it was almost a bucket full of water we had to mop up. The owner said that bugs are common even in the best hotels but we had more than just a few, there was an infestation. The cabinets and drawers in the kitchen had crumbs and debris in them, leftover stale food and dirty jars, plates were found in the cabinets that had not been cleaned and there were no cleaning supplies or paper towels and only one dishrag. I bought and left paper towels, surface spray cleaner, washer detergent, plastic bags, sponges, Kleenex, and bug spray. The kitchen had stock pots but only one old pan and no spatula so we cooked with wooden spoons. The hot water ran out by the second to last day and the owner blamed us for using it all. We had 6 people and took each a shower a day, ran the dishwasher twice and the washer maybe 4 times. So apparently, they have a limit on how much their guests can use. My 14 yr old son put up a blanket as a curtain in one of the rooms and used a lighter to burn off the stray strings. Something that he should not have done as he singed the door frame but as you know lighter soot is easily wiped off. I did apologize to her for this but it was used as a counter to our issues we brought up with her. The owners also entered the house without notice twice, once while we had a sick guest that had stayed home that day. We did tell her about the problems but she never told us she was coming over the first time and the second time came by before I could respond with an agreed upon time. If you will look at the comments, this is a common occurrence of the owners just "popping" by whether guests are home or not and using the pretense of bringing food to enter the house.

My family and I loved the house. It was very spacious, cozy, and uniquely designed. We felt truly lucky to be at this house. The number of gardens was truly shocking, the moment you think there simply cannot be anymore, there just is more. There was a huge variety in the flora of the gardens, all the plants looked so beautiful and mythical. Another very impressive feature was the tidiness of these gardens; you can truly see the devotion and care that went into creating these gardens and their upkeep by the owners. This was just a little taste about what this house has to offer, so if you want to see the rest, you should come and experience the rest for yourself.

pictures don't do this property justice... it is a lot better!

We had a wonderfull stay at Quinta da Tilia. Maria and Joao invented the word ‘hospitality’. When we arived they served an high tea with homemade jams and fresh cheeses from the island and Maria Made a delicious dessert on our last day. Beautiful house with oceanview and fantastisch garden. Perfect spot for explaining the island. We realy felt at home!