We travelled as a group of friends. There were 19 of us (14 adults and 5 children children aged between 10 months and 4 years). Villa is so spacious we never felt on top of each other. Some handy info for you: large supermarket for big shop, small taxi ride away if you don’t have car and Fabio left taxi contacts for us, Spar is a 5 min walk away, Vilamoura marina 20/30 min walk away, 2 huge fridge/freezers at Villa, irons & hair dryers at Villa, bathroom, pool/beach towels included, 2/3 bikes available to use, charcoal BBQ & gas hot plate at Villa, pool inflatables & some gym equipment ie weights, resistance bands & TRX ropes available to use, air con in all rooms, tennis rackets/balls to use on courts, basket ball for ring & clubs for putting green at Villa, kitchen very well equipped.
It’s definitely worth heating the pool especially if you have children. It’s excellent for children with 1/2 the pool being shallow with steps then leading to the deeper end.
Would recommend you take monitors if you have small children going to bed early as the rooms can feel far away from the main living area and garden depending on what room you are in but all feels very safe and secure and rooms have individual locks on them.
Finally the host Fabio was unbelievably helpful, booking our transfers, recommending caterers one night (they were excellent & good value), answering all my questions swiftly prior to arrival.