Family-friendly vacation rentals in Arco da Calheta

Stayed for 6 nights in April. The house, it's location and Seixal were all fantastic. The heated pool was a real luxury and brilliant to see it in included in the price.

Leonel and his wife have created a cluster of wonderful apartments born out of absolute passion and love for the region and his family’s heritage. My wife and I stayed in the 3-bedroom apartment with its own private roof terrace overlooking the outdoor pool. The accommodation is located amongst the towering lush green mountain scape. The kitchen is really well equipped with an oven, microwave, hobs and double sink. A stunning location & apartment. Beware that no paper products can be flushed down the toilet, so there’s a separate bin for this…

Three generations from Granny at 67 to 4 year old grandson had a wonderful stay in this lovely house. So spacious with smaller seating areas for a little quiet time, fantastic pool and views of the ocean and sunsets. Shady spots in the garden or full sunshine and beautiful outside dining area. The kitchen was big enough for us all and the open cooking fire a bonus to our barbeque fan. It was well equipped with plenty of cutlery, glasses, etc. Lovely welcome fruit bowl - the bananas were the best ever - milk, cake, wine, beer, teabags, condiments and dishwasher tablets all there ready for us. The back kitchen with washing machines and drier and a brilliant sink for scrubbing muddy shoes after one of our lavada walks. Perfect Granny and Grandad suite on ground floor with huge shower, multiple bathrooms on the other floors and Maria stayed to help us reconfigure the beds to fit our family groups. A car is essential to get the most out of this beautiful island. We loved it - thank you!

I think this is one of the best scenic app on the island. I have not seen such spectacular sunsets anywhere. The pool is perfect for swimming after tours. There is also a gym, overlooking the ocean that my husband used. The only thing to know is that it's a good idea to bring earplugs because a garbage truck arrives across from the bedroom quite early in the morning. But that shouldn't discourage you from booking. Graca is also a flexible host and allowed us to stay 4 hours longer because we had a late evening flight. Thank you!

Leonel is super friendly and helpful. The apartment is clean and in the quiet area. It was hard to leave, especially the SPA and swimming pool :( Big parking space, highly recommended!

We enjoyed the house very much, it has a perfect location, we would book it again anytime.

Our stay went wonderful! Extremely modern, spacious, well-equipped, and clean. We were very impressed with the level of preparation! Very good location. Close to main road, market, restaurant. Wonderful ocean view from the deck and bedroom windows. Thank you very much and we recommend!

This was our second stay in this apartment. We loved our first stay and that is why we came again.

We had a wonderful vacation at Casa da Janela! The house is beautiful, very cozy and perfect for family moments. It was impeccably clean, well-equipped and full of little details that made us feel truly at home. The landscape is simply relaxing — with stunning mountain and ocean views. The soft sound of the waves and the absolute calm were the perfect setting to recharge. The location is excellent: isolated enough to ensure total tranquility, but close to everything we needed. A big thank you to the hosts, who were always attentive and available.

Perfect location! Convenient and functional apartment

Lovely appartement! Well-equipped; things like blender and even hiking sticks etc were present. Rodrigo is a great host and helps when needed! Appartement is really private. So you are not disturbed by anyone (except the cute little cat). You need a car when staying here.

This house is the best air b n b we have ever stayed in, the attention to detail here is incredible, down to the stone cut soap holders, so much room, incredible location, you could not ask for more, this place will be in my memory forever… just do amazing, 5 stars simply is not enough

We had a great stay and the location is sensational. There was everything you needed and we were also set up the travel cot before arrival.

One of our best AirBnBs ever. Exactly as advertise, Sofia's place is large, comfortable and beautifully situated. Jardim do Mar is our favourite spot on our favorite island. Would return to Sofia's place again and again - unfortunately next year renovation is planned but the current house is wonderful. Sofia is extremely helpful and responsive - I don't remember ever waiting more than 15 mins for a response. Our 5 weeks stay flew by. Highest level of recommendation.

We stayed at this place for one week and had a wonderful time. The house is in the middle of a small banana plantation, and upon our arrival, we were greeted with a bunch of local bananas and a mango from Veronica. The beach is within walking distance. The road leading to the house is a quiet, private, local route that takes you through two tunnels and past some waterfalls, adding to the charm and excitement of the place. The house was well-equipped with everything we needed. Veronica is an amazing host—very responsive and always helpful. We definitely recommend this place for a stay!

Beautiful house! Amazing host, Paula makes sure everything is great. She even dropped by in the evening to bring new sheets when our baby threw up on our bed. Too sweet. Also the communication with her was the best ever. Big pool, great garden to have morning coffee in the sun, lovely village on walking distance. Good to know that the water pressure of the showers are a bit low, we were able to get a good shower anyway. Paula is super flexible, we were allowed to stay in the house until our flight left that day because there was not a guest coming that day or the next. All in all we would recommend Paula’s place 1000%.

This was an exceptional villa and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay there. The outside area is second to none with the most beautiful views. The sitting areas are varied and very comfortable indeed. We had a wonderful break there for three weeks. Filomena was extremely responsive and helpful in the run up to, as well as during our stay. The villa is ideally located with just one steep hill to climb and is a 10-15 minute walk from the old town. We would definitely consider rebooking this villa.

This is a fabulous home, in a great location. It was very spacious, both inside and out. The furnishings were lovely and it had everything you could hope for - the pool was great and the view stunning. Bruno and Carla were perfect hosts- very responsive - and we enjoyed meeting Bruno, who provided us with a great intro to the home and the area. Can’t wait to go back!

The house was super - very spacious and clean, beautiful views, and a well stocked kitchen. It is in a private and quiet area. The house keeper was very helpful in setting us up and responding to any questions we had. Highly recommended overall.

I was already very well advised by the two in advance regarding activities nearby as well as location and connection of the accommodation. We were able to check in early and on site we received a short briefing. The house looks like the photos. There is everything you need in the house. The location is very quiet with a great view. The house and beds were very clean. The hosts were super friendly and helpful. We would recommend the house;-)

This was a delightful place to stay. Very private and so many facilities for a small place. Beautiful views, swimming pool and honesty bar. A total hidden gem.

António was extremely helpful with a warm welcome and was very helpful with good information on the island and things to do. The villa was fantastic with many extra things provided for our comfort e.g toothpaste/wine/local fruit etc. The villa is about 20 minute walk down hill to the city which is very convenient but it’s a steep climb back up so we usually used Bolt/Uber which works really well for most of the island as the buses aren’t so good. I do recommend this villa as a great base with a warm welcome and warm swimming pool, thank you Antonio.

Really great house for 2 adults and a baby. Plenty of space, well equipped kitchen and all the baby stuff we needed (bath, high chair, cot etc). We got the pool heated which was nice for us in March when it was sunny. The terrace was also very nice with lovely views of the sea. It's on a steep hill so would recommend a car to get around (and to be a confident driver!)

Amazing view, great location, perfect instructions for checking in and out.