Accommodation - Casa Dolinda

The Yavanna property is made up of three granite houses, converted from 300 year old farm buildings. From these ruins a local architect, Matthew Salt (www.salt-arq.com), has created this delightful holiday retreat in a traditional Portuguese style, with modern comforts.

The Accommodation
Sleeping up to 11, there are 6 bedrooms split across two separate houses. Casa Dolinda sleeps up to 5 in 3 bedrooms (accessed by a spiral staircase). It has a bathroom, separate toilet and shower room, as well as its own kitchen, living room, sun terrace and garden. The house itself is about 180 square meters.

Booking Options

Most people rent Yavanna in its entirety. We are also happy to take bookings for just one of the two houses. Quite often, you will have the whole property to yourselves, and we can discuss guaranteeing this exclusivity if you wish.

We do everything we can to make your holiday very special. We are available for help and advice, but at the same time very sensitive to your need for privacy.

Towels and linen are provided, beds are changed weekly, and we take great pride in our standard of cleanliness, with a professional company cleaning weekly.

Garden
There is a peaceful garden with secret corners, an ancient working well and quiet areas. Grapevines, lemon, olive and orange trees provide the perfect shade on a hot day.  Yavanna overlooks rural farmland, small hamlets with the Minho hills in the background. The property covers about 6000 sq meters (1.5 acres) - see plan.

Smoking
We have a "no smoking" policy in all rooms throughout Yavanna.

Swimming Pool
There is a 12x6 metre (salt) pool available. There is a walkway to the pool past the studio from the guest house. Surrounding the pool is a shady pergola and shower, as well as a yoga and exercise area.

Facilities
Great care has been taking to ensure bedrooms and bathrooms are of a good quality, with comfortable mattresses, etc.  There is a fully equipped kitchen, separate laundry, comfortable living room with satellite channels, DVD and 32" flat screen TV. All rooms open to the outdoors.

Massages, mountain biking, waterskiing, horse riding, canoeing, cycling, etc. can all be arranged at extra cost.