We loved Casa Larkin, with its light airy spaces and beautiful gardens.
Three good-sized bedrooms and two very well fitted bathrooms, but the best space is the kitchen/living room and the balcony off this.
Portugal is having a cool summer, only 24-25c when we were here but it felt hotter. So much so that lunch on the balcony was often too hot - some shade needed perhaps? The other effect of the cool nights was that the pool was very refreshing!
We moved the outside dining table over to the bbq area for the week and the bbq itself became a nice fireplace to relax by for an hour or two.
The Villa comes with bikes, golf clubs and is very well stocked with what you need. Nice walks around the golf course, but a little frustrating that the villa is by an entrance gate to the estate that is permanently locked. So to get on on foot or bike means a long walk or ride uphill first and makes a walk to Ferragudo impossible. And it’s a long way back out of the estate.
Ferragudo itself is small and charming. The best rated restaurant, Fim do Mundo was fully booked a week ahead, so we missed out. Rei das Praias, overlooking a small beach nearby, was outstanding both in terms of food and service. Finally Sueste was popular but with surly/indifferent service so felt overpriced.
Will we return, yes probably, to go to Fim do Mundo and once we accept that you have to drive everywhere. There is nothing within walking distance.
A lovely week and set us up for a great Algarve holiday.