Wake to the Atlantic.Swim in the private pool.Switch off completely.
A 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom apartment sleeping 6, with a private heated pool and terrace, 500 m from Praia Grande in Porto Covo. The whole place to yourselves, let directly by the family who owns it.
Today on the coast
Best beach right now: Praia dos Pescadores · 4 min from the door
15 km/h from the NW wind · high water 17:21
A 3-bedroom Porto Covo apartment, sleeps 6
Three bedrooms with room for six: two doubles and a twin, white linens and quiet light. Everyone gets a real room, with space to spare for family and friends and no one on a sofa bed.
A luxury penthouse apartment in Porto Covo,sea view and its own private pool
Top floor, with nothing above you: the living space is all on one level and the whole roof is yours. A private heated pool, sun loungers, and a wide open view of the Atlantic. Porto Covo faces west, so the sun goes down over the water in front of you every evening. Not the shared complex pool. Nobody else's.
Self-catering in Porto Covo: all you need
Professionally decorated and furnished with premium pieces for your comfort.
- Wi-Fi
- Air Conditioning & Heating
- Private Heated Pool
- Sea View
- Fully Equipped Kitchen
- Washer & Dryer
- Smart TV
- Dedicated Workspace
- Private Terrace
- Sun Loungers
- Gym (in the complex)
- Parking
- EV Charging
- Coffee Machine
- Hair Dryer
- Iron & Board
- Secure Gated Community
- Reception Check-in
- Cleaning & Maintenance
Checked, not claimed
September and October are the warmest the sea gets here, warmer than July, on empty beaches.
Is the sea warm enough to swim in at Porto Covo?
No, not on the temperature. October averages 18.4 °C here, a shade above August and warmer than July.
Is the Alentejo coast too cold to swim in October?
The coast starts at the door
1h45 Lisbon · 1h30 Faro
A Porto Covo holiday rental, booked direct with Ivy
Blue Cove is owned by Ivy, who answers every message herself. Book direct and you deal with the owner, not a platform. Check-in is handled by the Pestana Porto Covo Village reception.
What we have learned here
Things worth passing on
Read them allWe live with this village for part of every year, and some of what that teaches you is not written down anywhere. This is the useful half.
Eating cheaply in Porto Covo
Two places, one number that matters, and a Sunday problem. What the price symbols on a listing site will not tell you.
The day to avoid eating out in Porto Covo
Five places shut on a Tuesday, including two of the best-known tables. Both of the cheap options shut on a Sunday. And for nine of them nobody publishes a closing day at all.
Why we built Blue Cove in Porto Covo
A Portuguese family, a long time away, and a village that keeps pulling us home. What we tried to fix, and the one thing we will not take credit for.
Asked before booking
No. It is an apartment on a terrace, so there is no charcoal grill and there will not be one. Guests who wanted to grill have used the oven grill instead, and Ivy will talk you through it. One put it best: the food was the same and nobody smelled of charcoal afterwards.
Yes. The third bedroom has a desk by the balcony door and there is wifi throughout. Two separate guests this summer used it for real work, one clearing email between beach days and one running meetings, and neither was asked about it.
Not to use the village. The beach, the square, the restaurants and the shops are all a walk from the door. You do need one, or something booked, for arriving with luggage and for the beaches further down the coast. There is a taxi rank in Porto Covo, on Rua do Norte by the Os Correios stationery shop, on 967 678 171. Uber and Bolt work here but the cars come out from Sines, so expect 17 to 30 minutes: one guest in August gave up waiting and wished he had booked ahead.
The glass is full height, so there is nothing to climb and nothing to see over, and the terrace door locks from the inside. Guests with toddlers have kept it locked when nobody was out there. The pool is on that terrace and has no fence and no lifeguard, so a small child at the pool needs an adult at the pool, the same as anywhere.
Blue Cove sleeps six across three bedrooms (two doubles and a twin) with three bathrooms. Everyone gets a real bedroom; nobody sleeps on a sofa bed.
Yes. Blue Cove has its own private heated pool and terrace with sun loungers, for the use of your party only. It is not a shared complex pool. Ask Ivy and she switches the heating on.
There is no fixed minimum. Send your dates and Ivy will tell you what is possible.
Check-in is from 16:00 and check-out is by 11:00. Check-in is handled by the Pestana Porto Covo Village reception, which is open 08:00 to 20:00 every day. If you expect to arrive after 20:00, tell Ivy in advance and she will arrange it.
Praia Grande, the main Blue Flag beach in Porto Covo, is about 500 metres away, roughly a five-minute walk from the door. Twelve more beaches lie within a short walk or drive.
Yes. Parking is inside the gated Pestana Porto Covo Village development, so there is no need to compete for village parking in July and August. EV charging is available on site.
Yes. Blue Cove is a privately owned apartment inside Pestana Porto Covo Village, which is a licensed tourist development rather than a standalone holiday let. That means a staffed reception open 08:00 to 20:00 every day, on-site maintenance and security, and gated grounds. Not a keybox on a garden wall. Ivy owns the apartment and answers every message herself.
Inside Pestana Porto Covo Village on Rua Maria Antónia, Porto Covo, on the Alentejo coast of Portugal. It is about 1h45 from Lisbon and 1h30 from Faro by car.
Send your dates through the site and Ivy, the owner, replies with availability and the full price, usually the same day. Booking direct is what secures this apartment: it is let only by its owner.
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Owned and let directly by Ivy. Send your dates and she replies with availability and the full price, usually the same day.