In the middle of flowery gardens and savannah like surroundings - yet close to the next beaches, sesimbra and lisbon. The Quinta itself is a real gem, Anne and Winfried have put a lot of efforts into
all the details.
Overall Quinta Arcadia was a wonderful experience - we will definitely try to come back:)
Thanks for wonderful 2 weeks
Wiebke, Fred and Alex
#3
Maarten Heemskerk (carolinemeijers@kpnplanet .nl)(Sonntag, 10 Juli 2016 14:37)
Holiday in Quinta Arcadia Mi 27 Mai 2015
We spent a wonderful week in the quinta, the house was comfortable, but the asset of the house is the garden, what an immense variety of flowers plants end scents, we were lucky to be all by
ourselves so we could fully explore the garden. What a treat it was!! The surroundings are very beautiful indeed en the beaches are top-class. We will definitely come here again.
Maarten Heemskerk
#2
JoG(Samstag, 09 Juli 2016 15:04)
We had a fantastic holiday staying at Quinta Arcadia. It was great for our young children (22 months and a 4 years old). They loved discovering the different parts of the beautiful gardens and
picking lemons. The playground and the swimming pool were very handy and we used them every day. The quinta itself is very well equipped and the outside eating area with the little swinging chair was
lovely. It is in a beautiful location, so peaceful and with wonderful views. It is in a good vicinity to shops, restaurants and beaches, as long as you don't mind using a car! We mainly went to more
child friendly beaches, our children had a lot of fun paddling in Lagoa de Albufeira, but they also enjoyed the waves at Sessimbra. We also found good value restaurants on the road to Lagoa de
Albufeira around Alfarim.
I would also like to thank Philippe again as he kindly waited to show us around the quinta despite our late arrival due to a long wait at the airport for baggage and hire car.
Our only suggestions for improvements would be a vacuum cleaner would have been useful and the kitchen tap was missing its spout.
Also, we did find the bathroom layout made it a little awkward to use, with the shower and sink being so close to the door. Although, I appreciate this is a bit harder to change!
I would happily recommend anyone to stay at the quinta!
#1
Juliet W. (JulietW@gmail.com)(Dienstag, 05 Juli 2016 10:25)
Juliet W. (JulietW@gmail.com)
Our Perfect Holiday in Portugal Sa 20 Jul 2013We stayed here for 2 weeks last year, there were four of us in the house, my husband, myself and my 2 adult children. Room for more! The house was very
clean and comfortable, the plumbing worked without fail throughout our entire stay and if there had been a problem the couple in charge of cleaning and the garden were very helpful and willing. I
especially liked the linen, sheets that were pristine and smelled of outdoor drying. The pool was crystalline and cold, perfect for cooling off - it gets very hot. We loved the gardens, lots of
private spots to sit and contemplate the view over the surrounding pine trees towards the glittering sea and Estoril in the distance across the water. The plum trees were in fruit and we enjoyed
snacking standing up and helping ourselves, at the owners' invitation. The situation was magical, the quiet a blessing - just birds and the countryside and always a view - at no point is the house
closed in. We could not see another house, the driveway before this one indicated a home but the trees screened it. However, if you wanted some town/village life it was not far away in Sesimbra where
there were plentiful cafes, restaurants and one or two nice shops. We bought very good fresh fish, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local market in the old part of the town. A well kept promenade
along the beach for strolling and a pedestrian walkway on top of the quay stretching out into the harbour, also good at sunset if you feel energetic and then you can reward yourself with a drink (or
three and dinner) in a cafe looking over the sea. A very good beach with room for everybody was nearby with an excellent restaurant on it, perfect for watching the sunset if you could be bothered to
leave the house where we could also see the sun go down. Lisbon is not far away but my son aged 28 and daughter 24 who are both party animals talked about going clubbing but never made the effort as
they were perfectly content just to chill out. We did one day in Lisbon to look at the sights and it was very worthwhile and interesting. The barbecue was great and we grilled a lot of fresh fish on
it with ease, it's in the right place protected from the wind and two steps from the living room doors. On our one grey day my daughter and I checked out a huge retail Outlet mall at about 45 minutes
driving distance and came away with some bargains. What more can I say, we plan to go back!
Alex (Dienstag, 12 Juli 2016 08:25)
In the middle of flowery gardens and savannah like surroundings - yet close to the next beaches, sesimbra and lisbon. The Quinta itself is a real gem, Anne and Winfried have put a lot of efforts into all the details.
Overall Quinta Arcadia was a wonderful experience - we will definitely try to come back:)
Thanks for wonderful 2 weeks
Wiebke, Fred and Alex
Maarten Heemskerk (carolinemeijers@kpnplanet .nl) (Sonntag, 10 Juli 2016 14:37)
Holiday in Quinta Arcadia Mi 27 Mai 2015
We spent a wonderful week in the quinta, the house was comfortable, but the asset of the house is the garden, what an immense variety of flowers plants end scents, we were lucky to be all by ourselves so we could fully explore the garden. What a treat it was!! The surroundings are very beautiful indeed en the beaches are top-class. We will definitely come here again.
Maarten Heemskerk
JoG (Samstag, 09 Juli 2016 15:04)
We had a fantastic holiday staying at Quinta Arcadia. It was great for our young children (22 months and a 4 years old). They loved discovering the different parts of the beautiful gardens and picking lemons. The playground and the swimming pool were very handy and we used them every day. The quinta itself is very well equipped and the outside eating area with the little swinging chair was lovely. It is in a beautiful location, so peaceful and with wonderful views. It is in a good vicinity to shops, restaurants and beaches, as long as you don't mind using a car! We mainly went to more child friendly beaches, our children had a lot of fun paddling in Lagoa de Albufeira, but they also enjoyed the waves at Sessimbra. We also found good value restaurants on the road to Lagoa de Albufeira around Alfarim.
I would also like to thank Philippe again as he kindly waited to show us around the quinta despite our late arrival due to a long wait at the airport for baggage and hire car.
Our only suggestions for improvements would be a vacuum cleaner would have been useful and the kitchen tap was missing its spout.
Also, we did find the bathroom layout made it a little awkward to use, with the shower and sink being so close to the door. Although, I appreciate this is a bit harder to change!
I would happily recommend anyone to stay at the quinta!
Juliet W. (JulietW@gmail.com) (Dienstag, 05 Juli 2016 10:25)
Juliet W. (JulietW@gmail.com)
Our Perfect Holiday in Portugal Sa 20 Jul 2013We stayed here for 2 weeks last year, there were four of us in the house, my husband, myself and my 2 adult children. Room for more! The house was very clean and comfortable, the plumbing worked without fail throughout our entire stay and if there had been a problem the couple in charge of cleaning and the garden were very helpful and willing. I especially liked the linen, sheets that were pristine and smelled of outdoor drying. The pool was crystalline and cold, perfect for cooling off - it gets very hot. We loved the gardens, lots of private spots to sit and contemplate the view over the surrounding pine trees towards the glittering sea and Estoril in the distance across the water. The plum trees were in fruit and we enjoyed snacking standing up and helping ourselves, at the owners' invitation. The situation was magical, the quiet a blessing - just birds and the countryside and always a view - at no point is the house closed in. We could not see another house, the driveway before this one indicated a home but the trees screened it. However, if you wanted some town/village life it was not far away in Sesimbra where there were plentiful cafes, restaurants and one or two nice shops. We bought very good fresh fish, cheese, vegetables and bread at the local market in the old part of the town. A well kept promenade along the beach for strolling and a pedestrian walkway on top of the quay stretching out into the harbour, also good at sunset if you feel energetic and then you can reward yourself with a drink (or three and dinner) in a cafe looking over the sea. A very good beach with room for everybody was nearby with an excellent restaurant on it, perfect for watching the sunset if you could be bothered to leave the house where we could also see the sun go down. Lisbon is not far away but my son aged 28 and daughter 24 who are both party animals talked about going clubbing but never made the effort as they were perfectly content just to chill out. We did one day in Lisbon to look at the sights and it was very worthwhile and interesting. The barbecue was great and we grilled a lot of fresh fish on it with ease, it's in the right place protected from the wind and two steps from the living room doors. On our one grey day my daughter and I checked out a huge retail Outlet mall at about 45 minutes driving distance and came away with some bargains. What more can I say, we plan to go back!