HOTEL/VILLA TODDLER FRIENDLY IN PORTUGAL ??

[julesnyc]

Anyone been on hols to Portugal with toddler ?

Looking for advice on safe villas/hotels in Portugal with a toddler. Would like to travel in 2 weeks time ! Any info helpful.....

we stayed in the algave,in alberfuria,oops cant spell that.we stayed in the pria de oura,they have apartments,from ground level and upwards,we took a 4 and a 5 year old there on the 3rd floor,they have all flowers sort of built into the balcony so the children couldnt get near to it,and the pria da oura hotel,we took a 3 year old and were on the 2nd floor,again this balcony was too high for him to climb over and there were no foot holds for him to get up.But i did notice on the net the other month that there was building work going on in certain parts of the comples,so check out first,otherwise it is a beautiful place,great for children.

oops ment complex,im getting tired now!!

www.naturarte.pt
Nice, very very flexible and friendly, great with kids, speak english too. BUT not near algarve or lisbon, in the countryside by the sea between the two.

www.vilabicuda.pt
Fab, littlestar stayed and had a fab time, very child friendly, houses or small studios on a nice site with coffee shop, small supermarket, restaurant etc and a creche, two pools, 5 mins from beach, cute town nearby. 20 mins outside lisbon. they will provide stair gates, high chairs, babysitters etc.

i live here, and have been searching in vain for a child friendly villa to rent - its a nightmare, no one seems to have got into the child holiday market here yet.

never visited algarve with the kids, so cant help you on that bit, sorry

hth x

Thanks for your messages guys but unfortunatley my DS 19mths has another ear infection so we are now not going to fly off to the sun but remain here in sunny England ! Have to go somewhere drivable now and a lot closer to home. BOOO HOOO. Chocolatequeen - you luucky thing living out there...what took you out the Portugal ? how is the life there ? i have spent most of my life living and working abroad - oh those were the days!!!! never thought i would marry and Englishman and live back in good old Blighty

Chocolatequeen, try this site:
www.babygoes2.com/g_portugal.asp
Dawnx

Thanks, that looks great! Will add it to favourites for next year!

jules, dh is portuguese - we worked together in london, then he got a job here et voila! Having a great time, language a total shocker though..... do miss england though, although not too much!

hope you had a good time anyway, what did you do instead? maybe next year for portugal! Hope you lo is better.

x