10/10 Excellent
Linda W.
13 Mar 2022
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Home from home …
The apartment is brilliantly located on the border of Quarteira and Vilamoura. Quarteira being less commercialised and with a lot more locals working and living there.
It is literally a 3 minute walk to a very good little supermarket with a great pastry/cafe frequented by locals next door. The best pot of tea (important to the English) and pastel de Nata in the area and I tried most!
It is just minutes to several beautiful sandy beaches and you can hear the ‘roar’ of the Atlantic from the apartment. The fish and fruit/veg markets are about a 10 minute walk with wonderfully fresh produce. It is only about a 10 - 15 minute walk to the bus terminal which is handy if you don’t hire a car.
The block is extremely well maintained with well kept gardens and lovely clean pools.
The apartment itself is on the second and top floor with a private roof terrace with almost 360 degree views. There are sun beds with cushions.
It was sparkling clean on my arrival with the towels and linen smelling lovely and fresh. In my opinion it is larger than the photos show. It has a good size balcony with a table easily seating 4.
To say it is well equipped is an understatement as there is everything needed for a comfortable stay. I cooked quite a bit while I was there and there was every utensil I needed. Good Wi-Fi but do ask for it.
I only used the bedroom (very comfortable bed) with en-suite bathroom but there is a separate shower room as well. Plenty of wardrobe space with ample hangers.
Varna, the host, couldn’t be nicer to deal with. Very responsive and helpful when I needed anything and the lady who greeted me, Manuela, was also very friendly and helpful. It was so nice to be met by someone in person rather than just given a key code!
One downside is there is building work going on which you can see from the apartment and at times was noisy as it’s in the groundworks stage (early March 2022) but if you plan to be out out and about quite a bit it shouldn’t be a problem.
Thank you Varna for being such a lovely host.
Linda W.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022
