Welcome to the Casa Ouricodo Mar website - holiday accommodation for disabled people and their families.
We are also just a 20 minute drive from the local beaches and Faro airport.

General Description

We hope and believe Casa Ourico do Mar has been adapted to suit people of all disabilities and learning difficulties. It is situated 20 minutes from Faro airport and is just a 3 minute drive outside the market town of Loule Despite its proximity to Loule the villa is set in a very quiet countryside location. The property is built into the side of a very steep valley affording breathtakingly stunning views down and across a valley and out to the sea.

There is a local cafe and shop selling essentials within a short pushing distance of the villa as well as a restaurant a bit further down the road.

Loule offers many restaurants and cafes as well as plenty of shops including several supermarkets and the open air market which attracts visitors from afar every Saturday morning.

Main Accessible Bedroom
The main bedroom has twin beds at a height of 60cm with a wheel in wardrobe and en suite. The one bed has a Tempur memory foam mattress intended for use by the disabled guest to afford them some pressure relief at night. The bed height can be increased 8 cm or 15 cm with use of bed blocks (no charge).

En-suite
The shower room has a wheel in shower with grab rail. The water is supplied at about 4 to 5 bar of pressure, so no dribbling showers. The sink has no pedestal to allow a wheelchair user to get close. The toilet has a grab rail on both sides (one being retractable). All taps have lever handles for ease of use. There is a shaving point and adapter on the mirror

Smaller Accessible Bedroom

The smaller bedroom has twin beds at a height of 60cm with a wheel in wardrobe and en suite.

En-suite
The shower room has a wheel in shower and the water is supplied at about 4 to 5 bar of pressure, so no dribbling showers. The sink has no pedestal to allow a wheelchair user to get close. The toilet has a grab rail on both sides (one being retractable). All taps have lever handles for ease of use. There is a shaving point and adaptor on the mirror

Non Accessible Bedroom
The non accessible bedroom is up a few steps at the end of the hall. It has twin beds at a height of 60cm and en suite. There is room for a third bed to be added.

En-Suite

The bathroom has a bath with a wall mouinted shower over it. Again the water is supplied at about 4 to 5 bar of pressure, so no dribbling showers. All taps have lever handles for ease of use. There is a shaving point and adaptor on the mirror.

Lounge / Dining area
The lounge has two settees one of which is a bed settee. There is a 21 inch (52 cm) colour TV with Sky Digibox showing the Sky World Family Package including Sky Sports (not films). There is also a portable CD/Radio/Casstte player and some assorted games.

Kitchen
The kitchen has a door onto the terrace / outside eating area as well as into the lounge dining area. Equipment includes a fridge / freezer, washing machine, gas hob (all connections certified to meet Portuguese regulations), electric cooker, extractor fan, microwave, kettle, toaster, iron and iron board and coffee maker.

Lift
The Otis lift gives you access to the pool area and terrace from the accommodation level. Internally it measures 1.80 m x 1 m (enough to take a sun bed). The entry doors are 80 cm wide with infra-red safety curtains which greatly reduces the chance of doors closing on anyone. It is also a straight in-straight out lift, so no reversing or turning round in the lift from your level to the pool and visa-versa. There is an emergency call out system should the lift cease to function with people inside and an Otis engineer is here in 10 to 15 minutes.

Pool Area
The pool and surrounding terrace is situated at the back of the property affording stunning views. It is below the accommodation level and accessed by the lift or back up ramp.
The pool is salt water chlorinated measuring 10 x 4 m with built in steps in one corner at the shallow end. It is heated to 25?C from April to October inclusive in the price. You can also choose to heat it to 30 or 35?C for an extra charge. The Oxford Dipper pool hoist with a seat or sling options meets the needs of different levels and types of disability. See it in use here. There are six breathable fabric sun beds on small wheels for ease of manoeverability as well as 3 sun shading umberallas on wheeled stands.
The pool side room offers a cooler retreat from the sun and has a small fridge in which to store your refeshments. There are tables and chairs to use inside and out by the pool. As well as an extra sun bed which large wheels for ease of movement (even with someone on it) which has a thicker foam mattress on so a disaled person can sunbathe. Finally, you can have a massage by the pool on the couch in here too!
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Hoist
The opions on the hoist can be seen below. We have 2 different sling sizes Medium and Large. If you have a sling with loops on you can always bring your own.

Seat Option

The the seat option in use below have been kindly given to us by Ronnie and Peggy Young who stayed here recently and were a real pleasure to meet and have here.

Sling Option
This is me below using one of the three sling sizes available to get in the pool. You can also see it being used to get on a sunbed to dry off afterwards.