Case de Tara is a spacious villa in large surrounding grounds.. beautiful clean pool.. maid service very diligent.. will definitely consider returning..

This was my 70th birthday with kids and grandkids. Kids ages 7-10-14-16. The pool was our main room! Kids swam before and after any other activities and it was all their favorite. Different beaches every day... Local restaurants all wonderful. Villa itself handled 9 people easily, cooking facilities excellent. And the views!!!!! This place is a jewel!

We had a brilliant stay in the first week of June. Family of 5, although the villa could have easily taken a much bigger group. We were attracted to the villa because of the location and heated pool, which was a big plus due to travelling with a two and five year old, neither of whom like to swim in cooler water. The pool is a very good size, well maintained, very clean and was lovely and warm (at a guess about 29/30oc). Both boys were happy to spend hours in there and had to be encouraged out. The villa was very clean. We found the villa to be spacious with well positioned seating areas to both sides outside. The villa is well located between both Centianes beach and Carvoeiro. We had a great boat trip from Centianes, the organisers were great with the kids and it kept them happily entertained for an hour exploring the sea caves. The nearby water park was also a hit. We loved the walk along Algar Seco. Boneca Bar and Mar d’Fora and the beach bar at Centianes we’re food hits and good for seafood lovers. Boneca Bar has a lovely cave tunnel by the sea, which the kids loved exploring with their torches. The supermarkets were a short drive away. We found the walk to Algar Seco area to be about 15 mins and then a bit further on to either beach, so for beach trips due to young children with us preferred to drive but parking was easy. The grounds around the villa and location made for a peaceful week and mean you don’t feel overlooked. Marie kindly arranged for buggies at the villa and this was a big help for tired little legs. The communication both before and during holiday has been faultless, which made the organisational side very easy. We would love to return one day. Thank you for a lovely stay!

We just came home from the most wonderful stay at Casa de Tara. We were a group of 4 couples, friends that have travelled together every 2 years, and we must say that this was our best trip. To start, Marie was an absolute pleasure to deal with. She responded quickly, offering information and sharing things to do in Carvoeiro. She is a great expert in knowing what is going on in her town, and it's always interesting to get recommendations from a local! The villa itself was beautiful. The pictures really don't do justice to how lovely and spacious it really is. And the views! Especially from the upstairs balcony. We spent several nights sipping port and watching the sunset. From that balcony you can see the town, the sea and the Monchique mountains. The bedrooms were great for a large group - 2 queen size ensuite rooms, 1 ensuite room with a double and a single, 1 queen size room with a bathroom right beside it, and then another room with 3 single beds. All were comfortable and gave each of us our privacy. The outside eating area was really convenient right off the kitchen, and we barbequed many nights. We had fantastic weather so were able to lounge around the pool and sunbathe every day. Also wonderful was having a frig and washroom out by the pool. We hardly ever wanted to leave. The town however is really lovely, and it's about a 10/20 minute walk depending on the route you take. One is a gentler slope but takes a little longer - the other is much steeper in areas but is quicker. There are several small supermarkets to pick up your daily supplies of water, beer, wine, veggies, snacks etc and a great butcher who was open every day until one, where we would go to buy our BBQ items. Also within easy walk were some fabulous restaurants for the few evenings that we went out. We found we didn't need a car at all and we were there for 10 days. All in all, this was a fabulous villa, location, town, trip - everything! We would all go back here is a second!

We were a party of 6 adults and two four year old girls, the villa just met all our needs perfectly. Nothing was to much trouble for the owner or the manager of the property who did everything he possibly could to assist us when i stupidly left behind a small hand bag, luckly my passport wasnt in it. We were visiting early april so paided the extra to have the pool heated, it was well worth it. None of us really wanted to drive so we used the local taxi company who had a 9 seater to get about. while we were staying a lovely new outdoor dinning table was delivered, and a corner sofa and table was placed on the covered veranda. We would certainly go back and stay here again, the relaxed family holiday has left us all with memories to cherish. One of the children in our group was disabled and one of the adults has heart failure and needed a lot of rest, the villa accomadated our needs perfectly and we had a wonderful time. We did a online shop before we went, and all our water and essentials were delivered to the villa within a hour of our arrival. Thank you for letting us enjoy your lovely villa