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Apartment |2 bedrooms |Sleeps 4

Antonio Souza Beach in Santa Maria, Sal Island

from £28 / night

£190–£280 / week

Short stays welcome

Changeover flexible

4 out of 5

4 reviews | Write a review

Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, air conditioning, balcony/terrace, car not necessary, no pets allowed

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About the home

FRONT LINE Santa Maria Residence is a lovely private building of 7 high class 2 bedroom apartments on the beach. It is located towards the quieter eastern side of Santa Maria town. The ground floor apartment looks out over Santa Maria beach. The apartment has a large courtyard/patio outside for sun bathing, eating, relaxing and enjoying the view on the sun loungers and patio table and chairs.

Internally the flat is significantly larger than a lot of others. There are 2 rooms of good size, one with a large double room with en suite, and a good size room with 2 single beds and fitted wardrobes. There is a generous kitchen area and open plan lounge area which leads out onto the courtyard/patio. The flat is fully air conditioned with top quality inverter A/C units. Furnished and has a well equipped kitchen. Please note that there is no washing machine.

If further information is required we do have short video clips of the area and the flat.

A short walk across the beach to the beautiful sea & surf for a swim or snorkel or to sit & watch the sun go down with a glass of wine . It is a truly idilic location.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
This apartment resides inside a tastefully gated beach front block.

The apartment is tiled throughout and furnished to a high standard with high quality wooden furniture.
The fitted kitchen has a built in full height fridge freezer, gas hob, microwave, toaster and kettle. The dining area is next to the kitchen area which leads onto the open plan lounge. It also leads to the bathroom and both bedrooms.

The lounge area has a sofas from which you can look straight out over the beach and sea through the large double patio doors.

The main master bedroom has a double bed fitted wardrobe, bedside tables and a large set of drawers. A separate en suite toilet/ shower room is attached to this room.

The second bedroom, with sea views has twin single beds, fitted wardrobe, bedside tables, and chest of drewers.

The master bedroom and the lounge area have high quality air conditioning units fitted.

Further details outdoors:
This flat is truly front line and on the beach, with sea views. The sea is about 1 minute walk across the beach/ tundra from the gates. The World Windsurf Champion Josh Angual Windsurf Centre is approx 300m along the beach from the flat, making it an ideal location for all water sports enthusiasts.

Conditions

Smokers are very welcome, but please could you only smoke outside in the garden.

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Crystal Clear Water and Beautiful Beaches

 

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Large Patio Area for Dining Outside

 

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Lounge Area onto Patio Area All Over Looking the Beach and Sea

 

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From Apartment across the Beach to the Sea

The Barlavento Islands / Sal Island region

Year round sunshine in the Cape Verde Islands. Less than 6 hours direct flight from the UK. Ex Portuguese colony, now independent and dependent on tourism. The reason Sal has grown as a tourist destination over the years is its wonderful sandy beaches, dry climate, warm temperatures, and friendly people. For a laid-back holiday, where you can relax, this is the place. Only 10 minutes transfer time from airport to the villa.

For weather information current and historic please visit this web site.
http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/08594.html

Floating off the west coast of Africa, ten barefoot and very different island paradises wait to whip your breath away. Each one is dramatically different, from bounty-like blonde sands backed by jungle-like scenery to volcanic monochrome landscapes peppered with pastel-painted towns. Yes, the beaches are mind-bogglingly gorgeous. And the colourful blend of cultures from Africa, Portugal and Brazil will have you charmed from the moment you arrive.

Cape Verde’s bounty-like beaches instantly grab your attention. Miles of utterly breathtaking porcelain-white sands stretch as far as the eye can see, seductively sliding into glass-like seas. Santa Maria’s unspoilt seashore curves around the coastline for over 7km, so whether you want to stay close to the action near the water sports centres and beach bars or crave the solitude of the sand dunes, you can always find your own piece of paradise. Stroll along the sands and spot the island of Boavista on the horizon. Reel in a Blue Marlin or Yellowfin Tuna. Learn to windsurf across the waves. Or simply sit under the shade of a raffia-style parasol and watch an energetic game of volleyball. However you choose to unwind here - it's most definitely a desert island dream.

The people are a mixture of African and European with approximately 70% of the population being of mixed race. The official language of the islands is Portuguese, which widely spoken and used in newspapers and anything that is written. Instead they use Creole, their national language, based on African languages but with additions from several European languages. Even this can differ from island to island. More recently English has been taught as a foreign language in schools. The religion of the islands is largely Christian, with most people being Catholic.

Idyllic year round temperatures in the high twenties and virtually no rain makes the Islands the ideal getaway whatever the time of year. Their privileged position in the Atlantic means they enjoy fairly constant cooling breezes which keep the atmosphere almost free from humidity. Rainfall is minimal throughout the year and is most likely to occur during the months of July and October.

The Santa Maria, Sal Island / Antonio Souza Beach area

Lie on the beach all day and relax. The flat is on this beach about 500m away.
http://www.caboverde24.com/surfwebcam/

Visit the turtle nests/ beaches and special nursery (June-Nov)
http://www.turtlesos.org/

Go fishing from the shore, or by boat.
Go diving from many dive schools, the best i have found is this one.. they are all great, safe and with good equipment, They taught both my young daughters to dive.
http://www.mantadivingcentre.cv/en/homepage.htm

Take a day out in a sailing boat
Go quad biking or explore the island in dune bugies, a lot of fun!
Visit other islands on day trips in a light plane
Walk along the coast
Snorkel from little coves
Go surfing, kite surfing or wind surfing
Dine at the water's edge in local restaurants
Enjoy fresh fish and seafood
Have a great evening with the very friendly ex-pats in Tam Tam Bar.
Sit outside at night and watch the amazing stars
Visit Santa Maria, Espargos, Burracona, Pedra de Lume volcanic crater, the port of Palmeira.

Sal really appeals to ocean lovers who enjoy the simple things in life. Some things are very European and similar to the Cannary Islands, other areas are significantly more basic, very unspoilt and beautiful.

How to get there

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Travel from Gatwick, Manchester or Birmingham with Thomsonfly.

or TAP from Heathrow or Gatwick

Transport from the airport to Apartment by Taxi, normally €10-12.

Car hire not essential but can be useful if you wish to explore the island.

Activities near Santa Maria, Sal Island

Reviews

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12 Mar 2013

“relaxed, no stress, sun & surf, apartment was perfect for us” We were looking for a nice spacious apartment near the ocean, suitable for stay with 7 month old baby. Was perfect for our needs. separate bedroom for the kid, nice basic apartment, great patio with seaview and great location: near to the Angulo surfstation (good beach/bar/restaurant with laidback people). apartment felt like home for 2 weeks. It's basic, but has all the comforts we needed. the owner, David, is friendly and helpfull. thanks for good holiday!

02 Jan 2013

“Sun, wonderful beach and warm sea - best way to escape winter in europe” wonderful condominium, with beautiful garden and flowers, nice pool+ pool area, perfect location - directly on beach but also in town and good shopping facilities property nice furnished with two terraces, one of them with beautiful sea view

03 Dec 2012

“Silence, only a few minutes walk from Santa Maria.” Nice appartment, ground floor, view the ocean and listen to the sound of the waves. Very good contact with The owner, he gave us a lot of helpfull information about the island and what to do, where to eat. Stayed a week here with my father, nice to have a bedroom and bathroom each. Everything you need is there, don't expect Hilton, this is: Good value for money!

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27 Mar 2012

“Great appartment just like at home.” The booking of this appartment went verry friendly. First by email and adventually by skype. The owner of this appartment really does all the things in his power to give you a enjoyable holliday. Even when something unexpected came up we where able to contact for a new date after all the arrangements where allready made. So a year later then planned we contacted and had the same treatment as before. He mailed us a lot of tips on what the abbillities and expectations for the island should be. Also he included places to visit and where to eat i would recommend that you atleast try out a few because we where amazed. There are kite and surf school's right on the beach near the appartment for those who want to learn. For those that allready know what they are doing you are able to go straight in to the water 150m to the left of the appartment at the beach. For kite surfers i would advice shark beach though. Because the wind is mostly offshore. Experienced kiters shouldnt have any problems. The mainland is kind of dry and they are building a lot of new hotels and locations. The center part of Sal is getting close to finished but once you have visitted the islands you will understand it might take a few more years to get completed. The local people all are friendly and after a few walks around town you might get to like some of the shop owners who will try to lure you into there shops. We had a lot of fun atleast with that. The appartments location is verry nice since there are no buildings in front of it, you have a free view to the ocean and all of its surfing fishing etc thats going on. Take binoculars with you if you have them. We regretted that we did not bring any. You will spend most of the time outside on the porch when you are at the appartment. Although the living room has a comfortable bench. The kitchen has everything in it wich you will need to prepare a home cooked dinner. The bedrooms are clean and both have there own shower and toilet. If you want to ask any questions then the owner is available by either email phone or skype during day and evening times from uk location. We contacted him a few times and had replys within the day itself. He took good care of our stay and even made sure a taxicab was waiting on the airport on arrival to make sure you arrived at the right property at once. After a week of renting ill rate this appartment 8,5 out of 10. Regards, Bram Trompetter

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Rental prices

Prices for group size 4
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Early Autumn 2012	15 Sep 12	19 Oct 12	230£ 230	-	-	1 Week
Autumn Half term 12	19 Oct 12	12 Nov 12	250£ 250	-	-	1 Week
Early Winter 2012	12 Nov 12	20 Dec 12	230£ 230	-	-	1 Week
Christmas New Year 12	20 Dec 12	8 Jan 13	350£ 350	-	-	1 Week
Winter 13	8 Jan 13	9 Feb 13	270£ 270	-	-	1 Week
Winter Half Term 12	9 Feb 13	4 Mar 13	290£ 290	-	-	1 Week
Spring 13	4 Mar 13	6 Apr 13	260£ 260	-	-	1 Week
Easter 2013	6 Apr 13	29 Apr 13	280£ 280	-	-	1 Week
Late Spring 2013	29 Apr 13	27 May 13	240£ 240	-	-	1 Week
Whitsun 2013	27 May 13	10 Jun 13	280£ 280	-	-	1 Week
Early Summer 2013	10 Jun 13	20 Jul 13	250£ 250	-	-	1 Week
Summer 2013	20 Jul 13	24 Aug 13	260£ 260	-	-	1 Week
Late Summer 2013	24 Aug 13	15 Sep 13	190£ 190	-	-	1 Week
Early Autumn	15 Sep 13	19 Oct 13	230£ 230	-	-	1 Week
Autumn Half Term	19 Oct 13	9 Nov 13	250£ 250	-	-	1 Week

The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

Please contact me by e-mail or phone first to check your preferred week(s) are available. Your dates can be held for a week in our booking schedule. You can then book your flights, phone me again, complete a booking form and rental contract and send it to us with the initial payment of the bond and one–third of the total rental cost. The balance is payable 3 months before departure.

If your departure date is within 3 months of the date on which you are booking your holiday, we would request you remit the full amount. Please contact us about “late-booking” availability, and prices.

PLEASE NOTE ALL THESE PRICES ARE EXCLUSIVE OF ALL BILLS (WATER/ ELECTRICITY/GAS), CLEANING, LAUNDRY.

All the prices below are cost prices

Cleaning costs are £18 per visit,

Laundry is normally around £13 per person per week,

Water is charged at £12 per cubic meter, economic usage is about 1 cubic meter per person per week

Electricity is charged at 37p per unit. Economic usage is normally around 25 units per person per week

Gas is charged at a nominal £3 per week.

The flat will be cleaned prior to your arrival (additional £18) and should be left in the same condition on your departure.

We can organise a departure clean if you do not wish to undertake this.

Additional cleaning during your stay can be organised if requested/ required.

Laundry. Towels and linen changed on a weekly basis, unless requested otherwise.

Water, gas and electricity, all in addition to the basic cost.

A deposit/ bond will be required in order to confirm the booking in respect of breakages and excessive bills usge. It will be returned within two weeks of your return date.

1 Week £300, 2 Weeks £400, 3 Weeks or more £600.

Bills, cleaning and laundry costs are deducted from this deposit.

Once a booking has been made.

If cancelled before 90 days a 20% cancellation fee will be charged

60-90 Days 35% cancellation fee

30-60 day 60% cancellation fee

0-30 Sorry no refund.

Availability

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4 years listed You are contacting David Boulton Landline n/a Mobile 44 07831 401431 Languages spoken The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This apartment has received 4 reviews from previous guests.

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