Vale de Parra Vacation Rental villa

This was our 5th visit to Casa Jonali and again we were not disappointed. As always the property was immaculately clean, thanks to the lovely Gina, and the new decor was fresh and tasteful. The owner was helpful, as always, and managed to arrange travel cots and high chairs for the children in our party. We're looking forward to planning our next visit already!

Our only disappointment with this excellent villa, was learning that it is already booked up for the period that we wanted for next year!

As with previous reviews, we would agree that the location is superb for a peaceful and relaxing holiday. Somehow the owners have managed to find an extremely secluded plot, but at the same time within very easy driving distance to all the major amenities, and several quality restaurants and beaches. They have even taken the trouble to provide a drawer full of tourist information and recommendations for restaurants from them and previous guests, all of which proved to be reliable and very useful. In addition, we also found the owners most helpful during the booking process, all adding to the stress free holiday.

The location of Vale de Parra is superb for touring the Algarve, being that it is almost exactly half way along the coast. Also the modern and large Algarve Shopping centre is within 10 minutes drive.

With regard to the comments about the maid Gina, she truly is lovely and keeps the place immaculate. We did not find her intrusive, but we did spend a lot of time touring around. The villa itself is spacious and the pictures do not do it justice. The pool has a shallow end, which we found useful for playing water volleyball with our 8 year old son.

This was our first visit to Portugal and we absolutely loved it. The locals are very friendly and fortunately speak very good English!

All in all, a perfect holiday and all that remains for us now is to find a slot in next years schedule for us to return!!

I could pretend that this villa was awful so it doesn't get booked up but in terms of quality accommodation it is the best villa we have ever stayed in. The only reason we are not rebooking for next year is because the idyllically quiet location doesn’t suit our teenagers who prefer bars etc. We will be back by ourselves in the future!

Please don’t be put off by the previous review. Gina (the maid) is fantastic. She keeps the villa immaculately and is really smiley and helpful, nothing is too much trouble for her and she is never intrusive. We really missed her at the weekends. You may want to bring her home with you! The agents and owner were also extremely helpful.

The area nearby is lovely with beautiful beaches and a wide choice of restaurants. We even got Cliff Richard to sign a bottle of his local wine for us! If you want a quiet holiday within easy reach of local attractions and beaches in a beautiful villa, then this is the property for you but please don’t book all at once, give us a chance!