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Is amarantevillas.com legit?

Mostly. HasTrust rates amarantevillas.com Mixed (60/100), checked 2026-10-12: The 9.2 customer satisfaction score is self-reported by the site; Cancellation and refund terms are not covered in the sources; Payment methods beyond bank transfer (IBAN shown) are unclear.

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60/ 100
Mixed🔗 https://amarantevillas.com
Unsure

Our own checks on amarantevillas.com found signals both for and against it. The domain was registered 16 years ago, and it has been on the public web since 2011. Its HTTPS certificate is valid. We rate it Mixed on what we measured ourselves; the score breakdown lists every signal. Reviews and claims from other sites are shown separately and do not count.

What we measured

  • ✓Domain registered 16+ years ago
  • ✓On the public web since 2011 (Internet Archive)
  • ✓Valid HTTPS encryption (certificate by Sectigo Limited)
Why this score?
Starting point (no evidence either way)50
Domain registered 10+ years ago+10
States a postal address+1
States a contact email+1
States a phone number+1
Valid EU VAT number in the site's own name (EU VIES register)+8
No independent sources — only the site's own pages−11
Trust score60
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✓ Pros

  • Names a legal entity (Amarante B.V.) with a Chamber of Commerce number, VAT number and IBAN
  • Says it is affiliated with the SGR foundation, which it presents as protecting paid travel money
  • Site available in English, Dutch, German and French; claims more than 15 years of activity and over 400 villas in Portugal

⚠ Cons

  • The 9.2 customer satisfaction score is self-reported by the site
  • Cancellation and refund terms are not covered in the sources
  • Payment methods beyond bank transfer (IBAN shown) are unclear
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What web sources say (not checked by us)

+Company registration details listed (KvK, VAT)
+Published terms and conditions
?Stated cancellation/refund policy
?Secure payment options
?Independent customer reviews
?Found on scam-report sites
?Travel-guarantee fund membership (SGR, self-claimed)

Facts

Domain registered 2010-06 · 16 years old
Connection Valid HTTPS certificate
Certificate valid until 2027-04-08 (178 days) · Sectigo Limited
From web sources
Legal entity: Amarante B.V.
Chamber of Commerce number: 94095914 (Middelburg)
VAT number: NL 8666.33.911.B.01
Registered office: Middelburgsestraat 66, 4461 EJ Goes, The Netherlands
Portugal office: Rua dos Pescadores 119, Loja C, 8400-505 Carvoeiro
Phone: +31 113 700 283 / +351 926 178 841
Business: Luxury villa rentals with private pools in Portugal (Algarve, Lisbon coast, North); also villa management and real estate
Claimed portfolio: Over 400 villas in Portugal
Complaint deadline: Contact Amarante within 48 hours if the on-site manager cannot resolve a complaint
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🛡️ Site safety check

✓Domain registered 16+ years ago
✓Valid HTTPS encryption (certificate by Sectigo Limited)
✓On the public web since 2011 (Internet Archive)
–Hosted by FUNDAMENTS-AS - Fundaments B.V., NL — servers registered in NL.
–Domain registered via Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu.
–DNS managed by sectigoweb.com.
✓The site states contact details: email, phone, address
–No returns page found on the pages we read
✓Offers buyer-protected payment: Credit card

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🔍 What we checked ourselves

Each row is a check HasTrust ran, and the day it ran.

CheckWhat we foundHowWhen
HTTPS certificateValid — Sectigo Limited, expires 2027-04-08TLS handshake from our servers
Domain registration2010-06 (16 years old)RDAP registry record
First seen on the web2011Internet Archive
HostingFUNDAMENTS-AS - Fundaments B.V., NLIP and AS lookup
RegistrarHosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.euRDAP registry record
DNSsectigoweb.comNameserver records
Contact & legal pagesemail, phone, addressRead from the site's own pages
BlocklistNot listedHasTrust blocklist
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Frequently asked

Is amarantevillas.com legit?⌄

Mixed. HasTrust trust score: 60/100. Our own checks on amarantevillas.com found signals both for and against it. The domain was registered 16 years ago, and it has been on the public web since 2011. Its HTTPS certificate is valid. We rate it Mixed on what we measured ourselves; the score breakdown lists every signal. Reviews and claims from other sites are shown separately and do not count.

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