Quinta Monte | Quinta do Lago | Portugal | Oliver's Travels

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Set in beautiful, landscaped grounds, Quinta Monte is one of the finest villas available for holiday rental in Quinta do Lago, the Algarve's premier resort.

Designed by one of Portugal's leading classical architects, it has a built area of 695 sq. mts, on three floors, which is considerably larger than average, on a site of 2000 sq mts. With electric entrance gates, full air-conditioning and a large, heated swimming pool, it is equipped and furnished to the highest standard.

This is a genuine five-star property, immaculately maintained and professionally managed, in one of Europe's very special destinations and it is rare for a property of this quality to be offered for rental.

The huge entrance hall with a two-storey high ceiling gives Quinta Monte that essential "wow" factor as soon as you open the door. The large, elegant, lounge has patio doors which lead out to the pool terrace. It is beautifully furnished with oak flooring, classical sofas and armchairs and a stone and marble fireplace.

The adjacent library also serves as a home cinema with a large HD TV, recorder, PS4 and DVD player plus 200 channel cable TV including all the main BBC, Sky, BT Sport and ITV channels. As well as a good selection of books and music CD’s, it has a large collection of the latest films on DVD.

The designer German made kitchen includes an island unit with wine rack and a breakfast area with a circular table seating 6. It is fully equipped with a larder fridge, dishwasher, butler sink, microwave, coffee filter and stainless-steel range cooker. There is a second American style fridge freezer off the kitchen and a third drinks fridge in the basement.. There is a fully fitted laundry room in the basement plus a table tennis table.

The villa has four bedrooms, all approximately the same size, one on the ground floor and three on the first floor each with double built in wardrobes and its own en-suite bathroom with bath and separate shower cubicle. Each bedroom, which is fully air-conditioned, has a dressing table and a flat screen TV and those on the first floor have access to their own balcony. All have twin beds, except the master bedroom which boasts a four-poster double bed. Hair dryers are provided in each bedroom.

Sunbathing and al fresco dining are essential elements of your Quinta Monte holiday. The pool (12 x 6 mts) in the beautifully landscaped garden is surrounded by a large, sunny terrace with 8 top quality wheeled rattan sun loungers, comfortable cushions and large sunshades.

The barbecue and the outside dining terrace, with a table for 8 beneath an electric shaded pergola, are both next to the pool. On a covered terrace outside the lounge, with an electric awning providing extra shade, are two sofas and two armchairs which seat 8.

On the large first floor terrace outside the master bedroom are 4 more cushioned metal sun loungers, a large sunshade and a bar.

There are two other tables and chairs on the first-floor terrace and in the lawned garden area.

A spiral staircase from the first-floor terrace leads to a roof terrace, which has 360-degree views of the sea and mountains.