Villa with Own Private Pool
Quiet, Large Garden, BBQ, Gazebo 10 Minutes Walk to Beach
Sleeps 6/8 (3 Bedrooms)
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20 miles inside Spain from Portugal.The villa has plenty of parking spaces directly outside & 1 secure space inside the property. Experience the real Spain, where the Spanish want to go on holiday. They keep the best spots a secret! Prices reflect local custom and is cheap even in this age of poor exchange rates. You will not pay inflated tourist prices (eg 1 glass of wine 1.20 euros). The area is famous for it abundance of sea food. There are a number of protected natural beauty spots including the El Portil Lagoon, which is only a short walk away. Enjoy a cold beer on the beach in a local Chiringuito (beach bar) with a plate of sardines cooked over a BBQ.The sea is just a 10 minute walk.
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| Rental Period | Per Night | Per Week | Per Month | Min. Stay (Nights) |
| 8 September 2011 - 29 September 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 24 September 2011 - 15 October 2011 | £600 | 3 | ||
| 15 October 2011 - 29 October 2011 | £550 | 3 | ||
| 29 October 2011 - 5 November 2011 | £500 | 3 | ||
| 5 November 2011 - 17 December 2011 | £400 | 3 | ||
| 17 December 2011 - 7 January 2012 | £700 | 7 | ||
| 7 January 2012 - 28 April 2012 | £400 | 7 | ||
| 28 April 2012 - 25 May 2012 | £500 | 7 | ||
| 26 May 2012 - 30 June 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 30 June 2012 - 1 September 2012 | £950 | 7 | ||
| 1 September 2012 - 6 October 2012 | £600 | 7 | ||
| 6 October 2012 - 13 October 2012 | £450 | 7 | ||
| 13 October 2012 - 22 December 2012 | £400 | 7 |
Changeover day
The changeover day is Saturday during July and August, however this can vary during off peak times, please enquire.
Accommodation
| Bedrooms: | Bedroom 1 with double bed with en-suite bathroom and balcony. Bedroom 2 with 2 x single beds view over gazebo. Bedroom 3 with 2 x single beds view over private pool. All bedrooms have air-conditioning, fan and blinds. |
| Bathrooms: | En-suite to bedroom 1 with bath/shower, WC, wash basin and bidet. Upstairs bathroom with bath/shower over, WC, bidet and wash basin. Downstairs shower, WC and wash basin. |
| Kitchen: | Fully equipped kitchen with electric oven, hob, microwave, fridge freezer, washing machine, toaster, coffee and orange juice maker. |
| Utility Room: | Iron, ironing board, clothes horse for drying clothes, outdoor clothes line. |
| Living Rooms: | Lounge / dining room (seats 8). Hifi, TV, books and games. |
| Cleaning/towels/ linen/maid service: |
Bedlinen charge of £10 per person per week. Choice of service for second week. Additional cleaning during the stay is available please enquire as to cost. |
| Amenities/Facilities: | hob/stove oven fridge/freezer microwave washing machine iron/ironing board tv central heating air conditioning room fans cot high chair barbecue private pool (for sole use of guests) |
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Notes on accommodation
The villa has air-conditioning units in the bedrooms and living area. The bedrooms also have ceiling fans. The villa is suitable for children, the pool is 1.5m deep maximum. Security: all windows downstairs have security bars and the windows have shutters. The windows upstairs have shutters and there are security bars on the windows onto the upstairs terrace.
Accessibility
The pool has wide steps at one end. A good place for children to sit and play or adults with mobility problems to access pool with ease. The pool does not have railings surrounding it. The pool has a graduated depth of 1 metre to 1.5 metres. It is 8 metres long and 4 metres wide. At the front of the house there are steps up to the front door. The living area is all on one floor. There are stairs with a rail to the bedrooms upstairs. All windows have shutters and the terrace has security bars.
Outside
Private pool 8x4m 1-1.5m deep, for sole use of renters.
There is a gazebo to sit under, either for shade during the day or during the evening to relax (there are lights in it). The BBQ where you can cook is situated by this. A popular place to relax in the evening. Sunbeds with cushions to relax around the pool. Tables and chairs.
Coast/Beach
A 10 minute walk to a the beach which is backed with sand dunes and pine trees.In the summer there are plenty of beach bars which served ice cold drinks and serve locally caught fish meals. Local shops, restaurants and tapas bars are only 5-10 min walk into the centre of the village.
Golf
The villa is on Nuevo Portil Golf Course so just a few minutes drive to the entrance (a bit far to walk to clubhouse!) Variety of holes long par 5's, short par 3's some hitting towards the sea. A nice course to play if you want a 'quick 9 holes'. (25 euros after 2pm for 18 holes). 5 minute drive - El Rompido, has 2 courses: South and North with magnificent views over the Atlantic (It is the venue for the Mail on Sunday classic finals). 20 min drive - Bellavista GC, traditional members course built in 1916 one of the oldest golf courses in Spain. 35 min drive - Islantilla GC which is a well established course with an excellent reputation for its 27 hole course. Costa Esuri and Isla Canella. 60 min drive - Dunas de Donana which is located on the Atlantic Ocean, next to the famous nature reserve. You can buy a ticket to play the 8 courses for 240 euro at Nuevo Portil GC. In Portugal - Castro Marim GC a stunning course with great views just over the border.
Special interest holidays
There is an excellent language school in Ayamonte and Huelva called the Escuela Atenea who run language courses.
An excellent way to learn Spanish is traditional Spanish environment, while on holiday.
Travel
Faro airport (Portugal): 1 hour drive on an almost empty motorway. Faro is served by main airline carriers. A coach service has just started from Faro to El Portil. Taxi 100 euro. Seville airport: Just over 1 hour drive on a motorway, the road is busier,as driving around the city e.g. Iberia, Clickair, RyanAir. A train or bus runs from Seville to Huelva. Jerez airport: 1½ hour drive. An airport pick up from Seville or Faro would be about 120 Euros.Car hire is essential.
Distances
Walking distance: Stunning views along the beach where you can stop, have a drink and watch the sun go down, children play areas also; The El Portil Lagoon, a wildlife and nature reserve that has a walkway around it. 5 minute drive: El Rompido a pretty fishing village. Punta Umbria a lively town both have great fish restaurants. Portugal and the attractive border towns of Ayamonte and Villa Real 25 min. drive; Visit the monastery and museum at La Rabida where Christopher Columbus set sail.
Further details
The village has many bars/restaurants, where locals tend to eat and quite late also! There are many ATM's but no bank. Nearest bank is in Punta Umbia 10 min drive. There is a medium sized supermarket and many small shops selling local produce. For a large shop there is a supermarket towards Punta Umbria 5 min drive or 2 Carrefour hypermarkets 15 min drive which sell everything under one roof! There is an aqua park and go Karting nearby, horse riding, tennis basketball, netball (at local sports arena). Many people windsurf here.
Also in Huelva, there is a famous grave in the ‘cemeterio de la soledad, Huelva’ of a Major Martin William.
"The Man Who Never Was" is world war II film dramatizing actual events of ‘Operation mincemeat’ a British Intelligence plan to deceive the Axis powers into thinking Operation 'Husky', the Allied invasion of Sicily would take place elsewhere.
Booking notes
You will be asked to complete a 'Booking form' that explains: A 20% deposit is required to secure your booking and the balance paid 10 weeks before departure date. £100 refundable security deposit bond is required with final payment. This security deposit will be refunded to you when you return the keys.
Guest comments
Our fabulous holiday! Chilled out family Wiltshire UK Review Submitted: September 18, 2008 Date of Stay: August 2008
We had a great time at this comfortable villa in the thriving Spanish seaside resort. Spanish being the operative word, there a few non-Spanish tourists in the area and you need to operate on Spanish time! But the opportunities to relax and see a bit of the real Spain are immense. We chilled out by the pool on many days or popped down to one of the many local sandy beaches where the breeze makes the temperature very comfortable. Good waters ports available. Local restaurants served good Spanish food although you will often need your phrasebook to translate. The villa is very well appointed and the air conditioning helps you to sleep at night if you are not a hot weather lover. Small children would need to be watched as the pool is not enclosed but those families with older children will love the pool and garden (ours were 10 and 14). Seville is only an hour away.
Owner profile
About the owner
We both live and work in Southern England. We love to travel, but our villa in Spain now takes up most of our spare time. We have owned it for over 6 years. Have sweated and fretted over it, but have no regrets buying it. We have a lovely beach within 5 minutes walk, which we love to walk on during the warm winter days.
The village has it's own idiosyncrasies, has few English, but very friendly.
Year purchased: 2003
Why the owner chose a home in this location
We happened upon El Portil by chance, and thoughts of Marbella disappeared! We are surrounded by a huge forest, which have cycle paths & BBQ's within.
We love to walk along the empty beach during the warm winter days and play golf on the local course (Nuevo Portil).
We are on the Atlantic side of Spain so there are many wind assisted activities at the beach, where locals practise all day.
Unique benefits of the property
We are in the middle of Seville & Faro airport which are connected by a near empty motorway.
We have a lovely private swimming pool & well kept garden solely for the rental people, so once inside you can feel safe with your kids (or dad's) running around.
We have had built a wooden framed gazebo to eat your fresh meat & fish cooked on the purpose made BBQ, in the shade.
The local inhabitants' are mainly spanish who live in large detached villas or well kept bungalows with huge lemon trees (unlike our poor tree!).
For booking and further information
Property Ref S12197
Catherine and Steve Smith
Tel: (UK) + 44 1753 663 960
Mob: (UK) + 44 7940 598 035
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