Olival House♡

What a great place to start the trip in Portugal.

9.0

Almost everything. It's specious house full of charm. Clean, fantastic for families or group of friends. We enjoyed having our breakfast in the garden under the April sun, and bbq'ing our dinners. The bottle of Port waiting for us is a nice touch. The house is arranged in a practical way where most of the bedroom are on a different floor than kitchen and common area, so the kids were sleep upstairs, and we could all just have late dinner and loud conversations downstairs with no issues. We all (5 adults + 2 kids) had a great time there and thought it was fantastic, beautiful place, in a quiet location. It was my first time in Portugal, and it was a great start. we were sorry to leave, and could have easily stayed the entire week just there. A good word about the owner Pedro: some reviews mentions the deposit that gets back to your bank account later negatively. But we had a positive experience, and to be fair - if it was your own house and you rented it out, wouldn't you do the same? interaction with the owner was easy via whatsapp. very friendly and willing to help.

− Our bed wasn't the greatest, but other beds were quite good. In the grass there is some sharper weed, so walking barefoot is sometimes unpleasant, but solvable with slippers. I think it's a relatively small effort to offer a full fridge upon arrival, and that can save some inconvenience, but supermarket isn't too far way, so we didn't mind.

Guest review

9.0

La casa es amplia con 3 habitaciones con camas de matrimonio y otra habitación con dos camas individuales y con todo el menaje que tiene que tener una casa para que sea comoda

Guest review

8.0

Sauberkeit, schöner Garten ,Eigentümer freundlich und hilfsbereit

− Es gab Schwierigkeiten mit der Sauberkeit des pools in den ersten drei Tagen, die leider auch die heißesten waren . Aus unserer Sicht wurde zu spät mit den Reinigung des pools begonnen, das hätte zu Beginn unserer Ankunft erledigt sein können und müssen. Schließlich mussten wir auch für die Tage, in denen wir zeitweise nicht in den Pool konnten und in denen wir unsere Benutzungszeiten mit dem Eigentümer abstimmen mussten, den vollen Preis zahlen. Der Eigentümer hat sich sehr gekümmert und sich mehrfach entschuldigt - aber zahlen mussten wir trotzdem. In den ersten Tagen war es sehr warm im Haus, trotz aller Vorsichtsmaßnahmen (Fenster und Fensterläden tagsüber schließen und nachts lüften). Wir wussten dass keine Klimaanlage vorhanden war, wir haben aber auch keinen Ventilator gefunden , obwohl einer hätte da sein sollen.

I would recommend Olival House as a base if you are looking to explore Porto and the surrounding areas.

10.0

Excellent host. Well located. We really enjoyed our stay.