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Luxury Family Villa with Private heated Pool, Tennis Court, Putting Green

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Pool
breakfast at the pool
back garden and pool area

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms5 bathroomsSleeps 10

Popular amenities

  • Private pool
  • Spa pool on site
  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Almancil, Faro District
  • Place, Comunidades Monument
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Karting Almancil
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Church of São Lourenço
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Futon

Bedroom 2

1 Double Futon and 1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Double Futon, 2 Single Beds and 1 Crib

Bedroom 4

1 Double Futon and 2 Single Beds

5 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet

Bathroom 4

Bathtub or shower · Bidet · Toilet

Bathroom 5

Bidet · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Luxury Family Villa with Private heated Pool, Tennis Court, Putting Green

The villa has a stone-paved roadway, a wooden burning stove and separate dining room. The lounge has a fire place, TV with satellite and various English channels, WIFI indoors and outdoors, a very pleasant garden offers a very comfortable relaxing area. Modern well equipped kitchen, dishwasher machine, microwave, and laundry with washing machine and dryer. This villa has 4 lovely bedrooms en suite and 1 service toilette. Doors lead from kitchen to large covered BBQ area , which is very private. It's a truly luxurious villa providing all of the comforts of home and is beautifully furnished throughout.

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About the area

Almancil

Located in Loulé, this villa is in the city centre and near the beach. Vilamoura Marina and Faro Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Quarteira Beach and Falesia Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Karting Almancil, or check out an event or a game at THE CAMPUS. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and ecotours nearby.
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Almancil, Faro District

What's nearby

  • Comunidades Monument - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Karting Almancil - 2 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Church of São Lourenço - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Falesia Beach - 15 min drive - 13.5 km
  • Albufeira Old Town Square - 29 min drive - 39.0 km

Getting around

  • Loule Station - 6 min drive
  • Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Barbacoa - Steak House - ‬20 min walk
  • ‪Gamboa - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Churrasqueira de Almancil - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Piri Piri - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cantinho Da Mariana - ‬11 min walk

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 31 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.0/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nick C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Five of us stayed in Villa Cardoso and were well looked after throughout.Communication before and during stay excellent. All facilities as stated in description and all worked well. Very comfortable villa with good kitchen, dining and relaxing lounge spaces. All bedrooms en-suite and spacious. Linen and towels all provided.Outside area meant we could enjoy time at the villa for longer with great heated pool and loungers, pool table and barbecue, golf and immaculate grounds.An excellent property and will be looking at another visit
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 11 May 2026
Thank you very much Nick and family for your kind words, we also loved having you as customers, you were always very friendly and took great care of the house, it will be a great pleasure to have you back. Always at your service, Helena
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Second time at this excellent villa Caters for all age groups although the children spent most of the time in the pool ! Well kept garden Great communication with the owner if any problems Would definitely recommend this villa
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a fantastic time at this villa. We could not fault anything. We loved every minute. Helena and the team looked after us brilliantly. Thank you!
Stayed 28 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Sept 2025
Thank you very much for you stay and for your kind words! You all are very nice people and took care very well of the villa as if's yours. Happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay and you want to come back. Wish you all the best for you all and hope to see you soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a lovely week at the Villa. It is well equipped with everything you could need, close to supermarkets and restaurants, yet in a peaceful location. The pool was amazing - a great size. Pool table was fun and we used it pretty much daily, The villa was clean, gardens immaculate and the host communication was good. Check in and out was easy, a great experience and holiday all round. We would recommend a stay at the villa and would return, if we came back to that area of Portugal.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Sept 2025
Thank you very much for you stay and for your kind words! You all are very nice people and took care very well of the villa as if's yours. Happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay and you want to come back. Wish you all the best for you all and hope to see you soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Christine B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Gorgeous villa and gardens. We've rebooked !!
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michelle E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great to be back

We use to visit the villa a number of years ago and whilst we have regularly returned to the area we have used a number of different properties.And it was better than we remember - although we did miss the beer kegCouple of minor issues but the Cardosa team were very, very quick to respond.Great location - close to various restaurants; shops etc and only a short taxi,car journey to the beach; golf; tennis etc
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nadeem M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Second time staying at this villa. A couple of issues but all dealt with swiftly by Lucia and the team.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Aug 2023
Dear Nadeem once again thank you very much for choose villa cardoso to spend your holidays! Happy to know you have enjoyed your stay despite those issues that we have managed to fix. We appreciate all the coments about the villas so we can improve them and give a better stay to all our guests. Hope to see you again soon! wish you all the best! Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sam O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Villa

This is one of the best holiday rentals we have stayed in for many years, The pictures do not do it justice its is an absolutely stunning villa. the gardens are immaculate, the pool & outside facilities were brilliant & kept us all entertained.Helena & her team were wonderful host, cleaning & fresh towels through out our 2 weeks was so nice. This Villa has everything you need for relaxing & near to great golf courses. We will be coming back.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept 2024
Thank you very much for you stay and for your kind words! You all are very nice people and took care very well of the villa as if's yours. Happy to know that you have enjoyed your stay and you want to come back. Wish you all the best for you all and hope to see you soon!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wouter D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house!

We had a really nice stay at the villa. The house is very well equipped and has everything you need. A big plus are the big bedrooms, all with ensuite bathrooms. Furthermore, the garden is amazing. We and the kids have enjoyed the nicely heated pool a lot. As Thanks for the nice stay we had here.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Nov 2022
Dear Wouter thank you very much for your preference and thank you for your kind words! We did appreciate your your stay at villa Cardoso and hope to see again. Wish you all the best for you all. Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Villa with lovely gardens

Second visit to Cardoso. Peaceful, child friendly, lots of space for children to run around safely. Hosts very quick to respond to any issues.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Sept 2023
Dear David thank you so much for once again choose villa cardoso to spend your family holidays! you all are very kind to everyone, take care very well of our villa, very clean and responsable people! hope to see you again next season! wish you all the best. Kind regards, Lucia
Verified

8/10 Good

T.A.M. P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Marvelous

Plenty of space. Plenty of sunshine. Plenty of things to do, swimming, playing tennis, golf snooker etc.
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 May 2024
Thank you very much for your stay at Villa Cardoso. We did appreciate very much your stay, very carefull with all the facilities of the house, very clean, very kind people. Wish you can come back again soon! Take care and wish you all the best! Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nadeem M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely spot

We had a lovely 2 weeks at the villa. The pool was a lovely temperature, the tennis court was great and the chipping/putting area kept a couple of us entertained! It’s a short walk to restaurants and the Peri Peri place (2 min walk) was brilliant. It’s by a train track but the trains are relatively infrequent and didn’t disturb us too much. Would definitely go again.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 July 2022
Dear Nadeem, Thank you so much for beeing here at Villa Cardoso. You are very nice people and have take care very well of the villa. You are the kind of guests that every owner would like to have. Thank so much and wish you all the best. Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carrie L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great villa

This is a great villa with an amazing garden, pool and huge outdoor space. We had a great time and really enjoyed our stay. We used all the facilities daily and especially enjoyed the heated pool. Communication with the manager was good she was always quick to respond. Check in process was very easy. The villa is at a very convenient location, with plenty of shops, cafés and restaurants within walking distance or few minutes drive.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Nov 2023
Dear Carrie, thank you so much for your kind words. we did apreciated very much your stay! you all took care of villa cardoso. Everything was left clean and with no damages. Very kind people, good communication and lots of simpathy. I woul be very happy to see you again soon! wish you all the best for you all! Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carol H.

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Fantastic! Definitely recommend

Can’t say anything bad about this property we had a fabulous holiday here. Accommodation excellent plenty of room all en suite. The pool and grounds were amazing. Table tennis pool table , putting green and use of tennis court .Plenty of crockery pans etc. Would have booked for 2025 but unfortunately it was booked when we wanted to go .Would definitely go again . Age range from 3 yrs to 73 yrs
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Sept 2024
Dear Carol thank you very much for your kind words and for staying in villa cardoso. We definitely reccomend you as a guest ! Took care very well of the house as if it's yours! All very clean and kept as it was when you arrived. No words can express our gratitude. Really hope you can come back soon. Wish you all the best and take care. with all affection, Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Judith W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing villa

We were a group of 6 adults 2 children and a baby. This villa is spacious inside and out. The outdoor activities (pool table, pitch and putt, tennis and the heated pool) kept the whole family entertained. The gardens are immaculate. The location for us was ideal - close to the airport for our early morning flight home and not to far from the attractions of the Algarve. I won’t lie the train track is close to the house but I can honestly say we barely noticed it. Will definitely be staying here again
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 June 2024
Dear Judith, Thank you so much for your kind words. Also want to thank you for choose villa Cardoso to spend these days with your family here in our villa! Very kind and nice family, leave the house very clean and took care the villa very well.Once again many thanks and really hope to receive here again soon! Wish you all the best to all of you! Best regards, Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ruth M.

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Wonderful gardens, very spacious, good location

We stayed here for 2 weeks with two young children aged 4 and 1. We spent a lot of time in the villa using the pool and thoroughly enjoyed playing in the garden with the kids. Great location. Lots of supermarkets and restaurants a very short drive away. The new fat frog & Piri piri restaurants just a 2 minute walk. Wonderful having a cleaner twice a week including the pool and gardens were v neat and tidy. Would love to come and stay again. Thanks, Lucia was always helpful with any issues.
Stayed 14 nights in Apr 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 28 May 2022
Thank you very much for your kind words Ruth! You are very good people and I would love that all our guests are so kind and clean as you where! You have taked care of the house and everithing was very well cared. We would love to have you here again! Thank you so much and hope to see you soon! Take care and wish you all the best.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nigel G.

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Great villa and location for local attractions

We came to relax and play some golf. Knowing the area well, we knew the location woould be ideal which is proved to be - with a car of course. A bonus was the friendly restaurant at the end of the track and just a minutes walk away. The villa was beautiful especially the gardens. We loved the feature ceilings of the longe and dining room. I guess in time the bathrooms and kitchen will need some TLC but perfectly fine and serviceable. The beds have been previously reported as quite firm, but this did not affect my family at all. The addition of a pool table, tennis and table tennis meant we were always playing something! We'll definitely by recommending the property particularly to our golfing friends
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 July 2022
Dear Nigel thank you so much for your stay at villa Cardoso! we would like very much to have you here again! You are nice people, the house was kept very well, very cleaned during your stay. Wish you all the best for you all! Lucia
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Greet B.

The perfect Holiday

We do have a great time in Villa Cardoso.Everything was almost perfect.The poperty was very clean and was also well-maintened.(cleaning 2 times/week) (changing towels,linen 2times/week)There are also many facilities at the Villa. (tennis court,ping pong table, beautiful heated pool, billiard, WIFI)The garden is well maintened and the Villa is centrally located in the Algarve,perfect for exploring the region. I will recommend this property to anyone.The Villa is also located in a quiet area.The manager(Lucia) of the Villa provides a very good customer service.You can contact her with all your questions.I will say it in 2 words:Great Villa
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Mar 2020
dear friends, many many thanks for your kind words! we really apreciated your stay at villa Cardoso. we allways do our best to pleased our guests. hope to see you next year! all the best for all of you. lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence M.

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Fabulous Villa

Villa is absolutely fantastic, we had a lovely time. Made good use of table football, table tennis, golf, tennis court, pool table and most of all the pool, which was heated almost to bath temperature and was enjoyed by all. Rest of villa was perfectly adequate though beds were somewhat hard, softened by blankets which we used to our requirements. Villa is ideally located to many great places to eat out. Almancil is a little away from the main tourist locations, which we preferred, but close enough to visit them as we wished. Lucia was most welcoming. We had one issue which was resolved almost immediately and most efficiently. We would thoroughly recommend to others. We stayed for two weeks and the holiday has special memories for all of us.
Stayed 14 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie s.

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amazing

I don't even know were to start. me and my family stayed here for a week and wish we stayed longer. the photos don't do justice the villa is amazing... the garden is unreal and all of us was in the pool most of the days.. children were ages 8 13 15 and was something for all of them to table tennis pool parle football table and swimming beautiful peri peri restaurant at the top of the road and we ate at the fat frog also at the end of the road the fat frog were very welcoming and food was lovely defo recommend to go their and 1000% recommend this villa can't wait to book for our next year hoilday me and the family all agreed to.make this our yearly place to go for a while. thank you for making our hlilday everything and more...
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Apr 2023
Dear Katie, You are very kind! I just have to thank you for your stay and hope you really have enjoyed your stay at villa Cardoso the most! Hope to see again soon. Wish you all the best for you all. With my best wishes, Lúcia
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Family holiday

The property is set back in the outskirts of almancil. Dont get put off by the train line. The trains are electric and very few travel through. The house is a typical Portuguese home. There are plenty of things to do around the home like pitch and putt, table tennis poole and obviously the pool. The pond at the front is so tranquil and lovely to sit near and relax, reading a book or wayching the frogs jump! Some of the equipment needs attention (poole cues and table tenis bats need replacing along with a wobbly chair on the patio). The kitchen is well equipped with your essentials and the shops are not far away. Overall we had a fabulous holiday and would definitely return. Thank you Lucia for being a great house manager and looking after us.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 28 July 2023
Dear Adam and family I want to thank you for choosing this house to spend your holidays and I sincerely hope you enjoyed it! Thank you also for the recommendations you made regarding what needs to be improved because that is the only way we can always improve to provide an even better stay for our guests! I should inform you that we have repaired the things you speak of. I would love to have you here again as you are very nice people and have taken care of the house very well, which is hard to find today! I wish you all the best and hope to see you soon! All the best, Lúcia
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8/10 Good

David A.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stunning villa in beautiful gardens

Beautiful spacious villa in very quiet rural location. The villa is down a track and next to railway line. The trains did not bother us at all. It was ticky to find it in the dark as the GPS coordinates take you to a different location. The villa is very well equiped with plenty of activities for all ages. My only comment would be that there are no vanity mirrors or dressing tables for ladies to sit down and do their hair makeup etc. You have to stand over the sinks in the bathrooms. It would make such a difference. The rooms in the villa have plenty of room and the air con works well everywhere. The beds are very hard but that seems normal everywhere!! We could have done with more than 1 pillow per bed in the twin room. Pls remember that adults also use the twin rooms! Whilst there are large security gates/alarms to get into the villa there is a gate at the bottom of the garden which accesses the shared tennis courts. This is broken and not secure which means anyone could come into your villa from the other villa. Several times a stranger appeared in our garden 'to have a look'. This was a problem for us as we had young children with us. This gate is also used by cleaners, pool operatives and gardeners to move between the two villas and they leave it open all the time. A note of caution the above staff just turn up in your garden/villa unannounced. It would be better if they rang the bell on the gates before just appearing in the garden/house. The midweek clean was non existent - at no point during our 2 week stay were the bathroom taps sinks etc even wiped over. They changed the linens and took out the rubbish and gave a cursory wipe of the kitchen and front hall floors - nothing else. Having said that Lucia was easy to contact and thank you for the wine!. We would have no hesitation in coming back again to Villa Cardosa - it is a truly stunning villa with everything a family could need.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Oct 2022
Dear David, first of all I would like to thank you for your stay in villa cardoso. Thank you also for all the recomendations you have done because this way we can improve and give a better experience to our guests. About the mattresses we're going to buy others for next year as well to put new gates in both houses. Wish you all the best and hope to see you again ! Best wishes; Lucia
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very great villa with outstanding host Helena. There's nothing to complain!
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Apr 2026
Dear Michael B. I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for staying at our house. It was truly a pleasure to host you. You were wonderful guests — respectful, friendly, and easy to communicate with — and I would be delighted to welcome you back anytime in the future. I hope you had a great stay and that you left with lovely memories. You are always welcome! Warm regards, Helena
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10/10 Excellent

Britta C.

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Der Pool war super und wurde von Erwachsenen und Kindern ausgiebig genutzt. Die Zimmer waren groß, sauber und hatten alle ein eigenes Bad. Die Villa ist absolut familienfreundlich.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Pedro F.

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Excelente

Gostamos imenso das nossas férias nesta excelente villa privada. Contamos repetir no próximo ano!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
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