Canhas Residence I by Homie

Encontrar o alojamento não foi fácil. Com a morada que nos indicaram inserida no GPS fomos encaminhados para uma rua que desembocava num conjunto de estufas, não sendo visível a habitação. Tinha um cão pouco amistoso que nos cortou o caminho. Tivemos de contornar o "quarteirão" e ir a pé procurar a habitação, que ficava no seguimento do caminho onde se encontrava o cão, mas por onde não passaria o carro. Convém melhorar estas indicações.

Très belle maison, bien équipée. Le cadre est très jolie. L’équipe est très réactif et professionnel. Des petits cadeaux de bienvenue comme du savon et un fiole de vin sont très appréciable

La nuit l’environnement est assez bruyant avec les chiens du voisinages. Il peut faire assez chaud la nuit dans les chambres, il y a une Clim dans la pièce de vie mais dans les chambres un petite ventilateur pour les nuit chaude peut être appréciable.

La vue, le calme, la superficie, la terrasse.

Rideau occultant serait appréciable car une chambre sur trois est équipée.

The house was clean and had everything we needed. Lovely little garden with outdoor seating and beautiful sunset views. Previous reviewers had mentioned ants in the kitchen so we kept all the open food in the fridge or in resealable sandwich bags. We did see a few ants but they weren't a problem. Washing machine and dryer rack were provided and very useful.

You will need a car ideally as it is not located in a main tourist area.

A spacious house with plenty of room

I was quite disappointed with several issues in the property. First, the larger shower was clogged and wouldn’t drain properly. While showering, dirty water would just pool around my feet and toes, which was very unpleasant. Then, near the washing machine, there was so much mold that the entire wall appeared to be soaked. In addition, there were ants all over the place. In the kitchen, we found a large number of ants where the sugar had been placed. We had to move the sugar out onto the balcony on the first day, which finally helped get rid of the ants. All of these problems were reported on the very first day. We were promised that someone would come to fix them, but despite repeated assurances, nobody ever showed up. The excuse was always that they were too busy or had too many bookings. This lack of follow-through was frustrating and made the stay uncomfortable at times. Another issue: although there was a kettle provided, it had a UK-style plug that did not match the electrical outlets in the house. This made it impossible to use without an adapter, which wasn’t provided. Because of this, we had to boil water in a pot in order to prepare food.

Spacious rooms Equipped kitchen Bright apartment Quiet outside Parking

Closed air High humidity No heating system. We went in January and were cold, we were only provided with 1 small electric heater for the whole house. There is no air-con you can set on heat. We had to beg for a second heater and got it after a couple of days. It's not a comfortable stay for the winter months Mold in the bathrooms and in the bedroom. Unbearable smell in bedside tables and cupboards. Ants in the kitchen and in one of the bedrooms. Unwiped dust under the bed and on the bedside tables/tables. Dirty, stained curtains. Newly brought stained linen. Water flows under the shower cabin. Toilet paper only for 2 days, if you stay more nights, buy toilet paper. Maybe not an issue for others but it was for us - The boiler: 4 people couldn't each take a shower in the same evening, we had to schedule, otherwise one of us would shower with lukewarm water. Would choose a different stay in the future, when I'm on holiday I like to be carefree and not worry from the second day I get there about getting toilet paper, shower gel, soap, oil for cooking, sugar with no ants in it, garbage bags, paper towels. It feels everything you find there was left by previous guests. It was very impersonal and gave the feeling they didn't care about us.

Everything was absolutely perfect. The WhatsApp group of the property managers was very helpful on the first day - the house is a bit tricky to find and then the door also a bit tricky to find/open so they sent a lot of pictures and helped with the directions. The house itself looks luxurious, is spacious, quiet, really beautiful with stunning views. Balcony is impeccable with cute flowers, and the kitchen has everything you need. Staying here made our stay so much better and easier. 10/10

Literally nothing.