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Prices

Basic accommodation (1 to 4 guests)

Basic price/cottage/night

100 € (low season)

105 € (medium season)

115 € (high season)

Basic price/cottage/7 nights

664 € (low season)

699 € (medium-season)

769 € (high season)

We suggest that you go to Book your cottage for the actual prices, depending on the season, specific dates and number of days.

Extra accommodation

Extra sofa-bed

(double bed, for 5th or 6th guests, over 3 years-old)

20 €/extra guest/night

 

Extra child bed/cot

10 €/cottage/night

 

Pet extra fee (includes dog-shelter for dogs)

20 €/pet/booking

Extra services

Bike rental

(inc. helmets, chain, lock and basic tools)

10 €/bike/day

30 €/bike/4 days

 

Use of meeting room

(ideal for group activities, work-meetings, workshops; warm in the Winter, with wood burner, cool in the Summer, with low-power ceiling fans)

50 €/day

 

Use of washing machine

(includes washing powder and decalcifying agent)

3 €/wash

 

All prices include VAT

Pets

– dogs and cats are specially appreciated, and usually they love staying with us

– their owners must accompany them, sociably and with all safety

– dogs must be kept on a leash, in the farm

– booking of dog shelter is included for dogs, on a first-come, first-served basis

– we accept a maximum of 2 pets, charged/pet/stay

– dogs have a very good dedicated shelter, with a good reserved 16m2 area, outside but very close to the Cottages, with water and shade

– pets are allowed inside the Cottages, preferably more in their the entrance rooms (large kitchens and living-rooms), including for overnight sleeping, if agreed with us

– pet owners are totally responsible for their pets’ or other people’s safety, and any related damage or loss.

Included amenities and services

– bed linen and towels, along with extra blankets and pillows

– breakfast, with coffee, tea, local bread, jams and cheese, juice and milk, on the day of arrival (for the remaining days, breakfast and meals are autonomously managed by the guests)

– soap, shampoo and shower gel

– fully equipped kitchens with gas cooker and oven, microwave, fridge, crockery and cutlery, for fully independent use

– furniture and equipment, for your comfort indoors and outdoors

– all rooms, kitchen and bathrooms have modern low-consumption electrical heating, and the living rooms have safe and efficient wood burners

– wood is provided and included in the rental, as well as electricity, gas and tap water

– all tap water is potable, provided by the Town Council

– both cottages have independent phones, providing free access to local phone numbers

– free access to the Horta Vermelha’s WIFI Internet network.

Smoking Policy

– smoking is not permitted inside any of the Cottages or Reception/Meeting Room, or in any area in the property grounds, except on the front porch

– guests must use the designated smoking sand-pots. They must not put out cigarettes on any other surface, or ground, or leave any unattended

– your careless attention may inadvertently cause a fire.

Useful Notices

We have a no-TV or no-DVD policy. Guests may bring their own if they wish, including their own portable antenna. Guests can always access their TV channels via the WIFI.

 

Depending on the season and availability, guests may request the delivery of a box of fresh locally produced vegetables (for an agreed extra fee).

 

Guests have access to the property grounds, are allowed to pick herbs, fruit and berries, at their exclusive responsibility and on a fair basis. They should follow the provided map and be aware that walking in the fields requires appropriate clothing and footwear.

 

Guests have preference in the participation in possible extra activities (e.g., bird-watching, photography workshops, walking tours).

Years go past and we are truly thankful towards all the guests that have been with us, from all over the world. We take great joy in seeing their happiness and recognition in our simplicity, authenticity and down-to-earth ways. It all helps us grow, along with everything in Horta Vermelha.

Please be aware that we may change prices without prior notice.

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Terms & conditions

General Rules, terms & conditions for bookings
(detailed below)

We prefer that bookings cover at least a week, 7 nights or more. We only accept stays for 2 nights in low season, sorry.

 

Bookings

Any pending booking is only effective after payment of minimum 50% of the rental amount. Please be advised that until having proof of such payment, any other effective booking in one or more coincident days will have priority.

The remaining 50% rental amount must be paid until 30 days before the rental check-in date. Non-payment is considered as a cancellation.

Bookings may be accepted until 8 days in advance, relative to check-in date.

Bookings in advance of less than 30 days before check-in date must be paid fully.

Cancellations

Any cancellation until 30 days before check-in date implies a cancellation cost of 50% of rental amount; after 30 days before check-in date, it implies a cancellation cost of 90% of rental amount; on the check-in date, it implies the cost of the full rental amount.

These cancellations are effective by written email, which sending date is considered as reference. Cancellation costs may be used in later bookings.

Refundable deposit

Upon arrival, guests must provide a refundable deposit (50€ for 2-3 nights, 100€ for more nights) for coverage of any possible damage to any item or part of item, unusual necessary cleaning or loss. The total or partial refund is issued at the end of the stay, directly or through Bank Transfer. The deposit is not a requirement for past guests that have shown appreciation for the Cottages.

Use and Protection of Personal Data

We keep our guests’ personal data in our internal database, upon our guests’ booking. We only use such guest data for managing their booking and to help planning their journey and stay.

After our guests leave, we only keep such guest data for managing our financial and for Portuguese Tourism board auditing. We only use basic cookies. We resort to simple web trackers, to follow website activity, following basic GDPR. We do not share any guest data with any third parties, except for Portuguese Law abiding obligations.

Safety and Regulation

All electrical appliances and installation are secure and follow safety standards.

Each Cottage has a fire extinguisher, a fire blanket, CO detector. and is linked through an alarm system, in case of fire emergency.

Both Cottages are fully compliant with the rules, strict control and licensing from the Portuguese Tourism Board, “Turismo de Espaço Rural – Casas de Campo”.

Acceptance of rules, terms and conditions

Prices management, accommodation, services, amenities and notices, as above, make part of our ‘Rules, Terms & Conditions’.
In booking and staying with us, the guests are informed of these and confirm their acceptance.

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Horta Vermelha Rental Contract
Rules, Terms and Conditions

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Guests’ reviews

All of these reviews and opinions are from our guests, sent to us by email or written by hand. All have been authorised by them for publication.
You will easily find many other guest reviews on the web.

  • We will surely recommend Horta Vermelha to others, and maybe even return some day! This will only be stopped by the fact that there are so many nice places to visit in the world, so chances that we return to the same place are limited, but your place is certainly very high on the "return-to" list. Thank you for a wonderful stay!

    A family from the Netherlands

  • Thank you for your attention and kindness throughout the process. In fact, we were all pleasantly surprised by the condition of the cottages, good taste and the shown friendliness. One realizes that your project was implemented with great passion and professionalism. Overall I would like to congratulate you and wish the best of success for the future. At this stage of hard times, examples like "Horta Vermelha" makes me more optimistic for the future. Regards, Zé Pedro, Carolina, Daniela and Vasco

    A Portuguese Family

  • We loved it! Your Horta Vermelha is in fact a wonderful place. We long for it, truly. We were very kindly felt welcomed by Cláudia, who is of a fantastically nice friend, and we loved everything, from the cottage to the farm, the quietness, your welcome basket. Everything, really. I'm sure that we will be back, this winter.

    A family from Braga, Portugal

  • We had a wonderful stay! Claudia had been very helpful and friendly! We loved the house, the garden and ecotank!

    A family of 4, from the Netherlands

  • When we arrived here, we thought we had reached heaven! This is a hidden treasure - very rare to find (especially when travelling and booking from overseas!). We have come here from Canada for our first visit to Portugal, and this will have some of our fondest memories, indeed! Peace and quiet, yet friendly and plenty to do and see in the surrounding towns and areas. Some things we have done while here to recommend are: watching the cows and sheep come down the hills with a glass of wine! (...)

    A Guest from Canada (in a DIY guest book left after his stay)

  • Bonjour. We enjoyed our stay in your house. Everything was fine! The flowers were in full bloom. The location is ideal to visit the villages around. I recommend it!

    Stéphanie and family

  • Dear Sonia and Joao, Just wanted to say we had a really very lovely stay at Horta Vermelha, it is a very special place and we really hope to return one day. Best wishes Elaine, Matthew, Agnes and Frida

    A family of 4, from the UK

  • It was a pleasure. I loved opening the closet in the morning and smell the lavender! I've adopted the system and now my closets have sachets with lavender to remind me of the holidays, all along the year 🙂 We really enjoyed being in Horta Vermelha and recommend it.

    2 adults and 3 children from Lisbon

  • Now back to Lisbon , I make use of this message to firstly congratulate you for the excellent work you have carried out in Horta Vermelha, most notably in the delightful "Sobreira Cottage". Our stay gave us all (children and grandmother included) moments of great calm and of a rare treat. The only "but" is that it has been a for a few days. We were really enamoured with the special charm of "Sobreira Cottage". It incidentally seems to me, being a direct descendant of the Alto-Alentejo region, to have been renovated and prepared with great respect and great affection for the traditional architecture of our region. So we hope to return soon, preferably with friends, as soon as circumstances permit. Again our thanks for everything, also for the invaluable help provided by you for the preparation of our trip and stay.

    A family of Lisbon

  • We love the space (that's why we came back this year): the good taste of the interior design of the houses well in the rustic style of the typical Alentejo 'monte'; the fact that it's a small private and closed farm, but we don't see "the fences" and therefore also keep the illusion of the Alentejo horizon without limits; the fact that it has an orchard and a stream at the back, cooling the hot air; the fact of being received by very, very nice people (Cláudia is a sweetheart! Helpful and friendly, making herself present and absent in the appropriate measure); the reception with the jams and cakes from the region; the fact that there is no television and there is wi-fi :-)....We really enjoyed the evenings and the dinners at the small outside table (it was there that a gust of wind blew the towel over the anti-insect candle... 🙁 ), the sun and the moonlight next to the irrigation tank transformed into a small and refreshing swimming pool. When we think Alentejo, we think Horta Vermelha. Frankly good and certainly to be repeated!

    A Portuguese family from Porto, with children and a happy dog

  • We would gladly like to share our experience during our stay from June 10th till June 18th in Horta Vermelha. We enjoyed the sound of the sheep, the smell of the lavender and other herbs, birds singing and mostly the peace and quietness. We had a very warm welcome from Claudia, a very nice person. There was also a basket complete with goodies for breakfast, which we really did enjoy. There was hardly a need to do the cooking because the restaurants in Borba served good and tasty foods. Especially Vila Branca. Very kind and helpful personnel, something we experience with all Portuguese till now. We often visit Portugal because of the warm and lovely people and we discovered Borba as another place to be especially Horta Vermelha.

    A couple, from the Netherlands

  • Horta Vermelha is a corner of nature where you immediately feel your heart rate slowing down, to naturally adjust to the rhythms and sounds around: birds, cicadas, roosters, water, wind. It's the perfect place to breathe, (re)balance, rest, (re)think and live in a simpler and pure form. Our 15 months-old baby learned to like a "swimming-pool" in a simple tank, in the middle of the field, even with cold running water, no chlorine, no "blue" water and no more fun. She learned to like freshly picked blackberries on the edge of the brook. She learned to like figs in the shade of the fig tree. Our 13 years-old daughter never asked for television or internet. She read a book during that week, played cards, took too many baths and strolled her sister in the farm.We left the Horta to lunch in one of the surrounding towns or villages and do a new little sightseeing tour every day. But we spent most of the time at home to enjoy the peace and privacy that we had there. I would like to come back during another season, to be able to experience other tones, other flavours and other sounds! I enjoy the idea of ​​being able to be inside the cosy cottage, with a lit stove in the living room and the cold outside. Thank you for having this space available. See you soon!

    A family from Leiria, Portugal

  • Yes, our stay at Horta Vermelha was excellent. We loved the peaceful and graceful surroundings, and the people we met in Borba were very friendly and open. Unfortunately (or fortunately !), the weather was so hot, so walking was limited to a couple of hours in the cool of the early mornings. We did venture out on one of your walks, but had to turn back when the heat became too much. Oh well – just had to find a quiet bit of shade and curl up with a book! I would love to visit again in the cooler months, and by car, so that we could explore the area more fully. Maybe if we are able, we will try to come again in the springtime. Thanks very much for everything.

    J. van der Horst, a during an unusually hot October