From £490 per villa, per week.

The ‘Solar das Laranjeiras’ (Manor House of the Orange Orchard) is a luxury villa on a private gated plot not far from the Pine Cliffs area with all its facilities, bars and restaurants and the beaches of Barrancos and Falesia and only a few minutes by car to the attractions of Albufeira.

The layout and spaciousness of the house are really well designed for everyone to have enough privacy and to spend a pleasant holiday. Driving through the private entrance gates parking is easy in front of the main door.

When you open the front door you come in through a naturally lit hallway with a guest cloakroom and doors leading to the living room, kitchen, lounge and guest WC. You then walk into the spacious and bright lounge decorated in hues of orange and white with its modern furniture, built in wood burning stove, SAmsung flat screen Smart TV, with Internet and Skype plus a DVD player.

Off the lounge through a wide archway is the dining room in pale wood and beige with comfortable high backed chairs. French windows lead out to the front poolside terrace. Off the dining area is the very large kitchen complete with a good sized breakfast table, American style fridge with drinks dispenser and is well equipped with all usual mod cons and has a large window looking out to the barbecue area and lawn by the pool. Just off the kitchen is a separate laundry room and an extra store room which leads back to the front hallway, all well thought out for when you bring in the shopping.