David Lewis
May 2023. Very good value for money. We had the two bedroom, two bathroom apartment, overlooking the green area of the 5 star hotel. The room was on a self catering basis with a large supermarket only a five minute walk away. The beach, in a small pretty cove was only a twenty minute walk away. The apartment had good sized rooms with a large balcony and roof terrace. If you want a quieter, restful break with lots of walking routes around the coast , it is an ideal location. The pool areas have been recently renovated and the apartment recently refreshed. Ok, so there is a lot of brown flooring, tiles and woodwork, but this is Portugal. Out of season this is lovely place for a break and each apartment had a car parking space built into the design. There were eating places on the road with the supermarket and it was about a thirty five minute walk either way to a small town.
Julia Waddington
Don't go by the photos, the studio we were allocated was nothing like them. It was clean and housekeeping came from Monday to Friday but not at weekends. However there was no oven, so cooking was limited. The lack of plugs in the kitchen meant not more than 2 appliances could be used at the time. Utensils etc were of poor quality eg. blunt knives, no small spoons. The bathroom was clean but no grab bars by the over bath shower meant slipping was always a possibility. There was only one mirror in the whole place (over the bathroom sink) and that was cracked. No hairdryer which was surprising as most places provide one. The beds were rather lumpy.
The whole place looks tired and doesn't appear to have kept up with modernisation. Also be warned, the shop is closed and unless you are reasonably fit, the walk to either the beach ( average 5euro taxi) or the supermarket isn't doable for anyone with mobility problems.
Having said all that, the owner was very friendly and helpful. The food in the restaurant was very nice and reasonably priced. The view over the gardens (not part of the same complex ) from the balcony was very pleasant while eating breakfast.
All in an interesting place, but we won't be back.
Joris Piepers
Good value for money. In case you can ignore the dated furniture and hard beds you will get a nice place with very nice dinner options. We have been there twice and the hosts have never let us down. The place is clean, roomy, spacious, close to the ocean and there are renovated and chic studios apartments too (renovated bathroom etc. depending on where you are). The beds are a tad hard though, but this is as is in Portugal. Owner is very friendly and always very helpful in case you need day/ trip planning. They give good advice and they are really there to please you and make your stay as good as possible. Their restaurant is the best I have been in this area. We have eaten different dishes and the cook never let us down. It was all delicious! Because of their service I give this 5 stars.
tim muts
Not maintained, dirty, José is not friendly at all(unless you pay enough ofcourse), i've been living here over 20 years... No respect what so ever. We have been begging for our bills for a few months and we get the response that "he didn't make them yet" and now hé ask 400 euros for the use of the pool inside our condominium. Crazy...
The fact that you said all this Just now. Is insane
Jordy Cornelissens
Very unfriendly owner with a dirty pool and rooms. I don't recommend anybody to come here. In matter of fact I would suggest everybody to stay as far away as possible from this place. All the man really cares about are his own pockets that also must be the reason why he demanded money right there on the spot.
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