Casa do Castelo

Quick facts

Large salt water pool 11m x 5m with many toddler toys, gentle to skin, fenced and gated next to apartment.

Lots of practical resources to help make holidays with small children easy, safe and entertaining.

The location, layout (on one floor) and having the owners on site, make a good holiday platform with the ability to tap local advice on what makes holidays work for young families.

4 fantastic blue flag beaches all within 15-30 mins

Foz do Arelho; Sao Martinho do Porto; Baleal; Nazare

What people say...

'Thank you very much for use of your home in July. We had a wonderful time and have left with fond memories. We found the whole process from booking all the way through to departure to be stress free and enjoyable. We are very grateful to both of you for the very natural, genuine welcome you gave us all. You were both extremely helpful and the hose was simply perfect – the ambient temperature, the decorations, layout, the safety of the garden and pool given we had young children some of whom James helped to teach how to swim (thank you for that!) and the amenities. It was evident that careful thought had gone into welcoming us. We truly had a relaxing holiday (I had just purchased a wrist device that monitors the quality of sleep and I therefore have proof of this) and the kids absolutely loved the pool, garden and the nearby beaches. Thank you again.' Abbi, Sandra and kids 2014

"This holiday home makes a fantastic base for exploring the beautiful Silver Coast."

"It has everything you need for a first holiday abroad with young children."

"We'll be recommending it to all our family and friends."

"Thank you again for a lovely holiday, we are all feeling very recharged!"

"Wonderful first holiday abroad with young children" 'We had a truely wonderful first holiday away with our young children, our son had such a great time he was very upset to leave. The pool is approx. 1.4m deep throughout so idea for children to play and learn to swim in and no nasty chlorine! The pool is nicely sheltered as well, so lovely to sit around. It is fenced with a lockable gate which was very important with our inquisitive 18 month toddler and the rest of the villa is also safe for young children. Plenty of toys etc for little ones. The villa was well equipped and well maintained. James and Alison the owners were very welcoming and helpful, plenty of tips about places to visit. Foz was a great beach to visit and eating out in this area of Portugal was very reasonable. In summary I'd have no reservations recommending the villa to friends, family or anyone else for that matter, hopefully we'll be able to go back again soon.' Cheffings family

'Thank you again for a wonderful 10 days.  The apartment perfectly suited our needs it was very secure and child friendly for our 2 and 5 year old.  The fence with lockable gate around the pool ensured that myself, my husband and the (health and safety obsessed) grandparents had peace of mind and also that the property itself was secure with no chance of escape for our very lively 2 year old!!  The pool was, for the children the holiday highlight and my 5 year old who was very nervous of the water was swimming lengths by the end of our time. The apartment is well equipped with everything a young family needs and is well laid out so even with 4 adults and 2children we didn't get on top of each other.  The toys, games, books, DVD's and toddler equipment was fantastic and we really only bought with us our clothes which is great considering the huge amount of stuff we usually travel with. The grandparents highly appreciated their bedroom and ensuite bathroom being near enough self contained. Coto itself is a lovely village with a couple of excellent child friendly restaurants and also a wonderful base to explore.  The info and help you guys offered prior to the holiday was invaluable particularly in relation to flights and car hire and also your local knowledge, maps and suggestions of places to visit. We also found being on the same time zone as the UK was another little thing that made life easier particularly with the little one. The only suggestion we have is to put a fly zapper in as they were a tad annoying. The holiday exceeded our expectations, was excellent value for money and we would certainly recommend the apartment.' Couch family (2014)