Vila Afonso

Teresa is a particularly nice host, she goes out of the way to please and is very nice to talk to and get information from. On two nights she rang a restaurant and booked a table for me, and all of the restaurants I dined at had a free pick up service - I recommend Vila do Peixe. The rooms are comfortable and clean, perhaps the TV is a bit old/small but it didn't bother me. There is a lovely garden to sit in, either just to relax, or to have breakfast in with a lovely coastal view below; there is a nice pool too. Breakfast itself was a bountiful continental spread, with a good selection of mostly homemade/fresh items, particularly a lovely fresh fruit salad but also lovely bread, rolls, and homemade jam; some people might wish to have muesli though, which is not available. The property is very central for exploring the island and doing walking activities, it is quite close to the main motorway that runs along the south of the island and there is also a good supermarket not far away. There are marvelous walks to be done from Boca da Corrida which is in the mountains above, reached by initially driving up the road that Vila Afonso is situated... though you will need SatNav to find the final viewpoint/walking start! A few little things I to mention... though I would DEFINITELY stay here again. For the first time it is not easy to find the property, I think it would be nice to mention in the details on the Booking.com page that one exits on Junction 5 from VR1. Parking is quite a challenge on-site, the driveway is very tight for parking cars and passing, and at the top the slopes for parking are very steep - I recommend either reversing into the drive or reversing out, as trying to turn around at the house is difficult. Finally, it would be nice to update the shower in the bathrooms so that one could adjust the height of the shower head.