Family holiday in August
Review Submitted: August 26, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Villa - Fantastic. Ample space for our party of 4 adults and 5 young children. Layout is excellent with good sized rooms and plenty of seating areas,sunbeds.
Communication with owner Karim & property manager Cedalia is fantastic.
Pool - Gorgeous. Just the right size, warms up quickly once you're in! Pool is cleaned/maintained daily.
Gardens - Lush & well kept, plenty of space.
Golf courses - Looked amazing but didn't use!
Arrival - We were met on arrival by property manager Cedalian who was very friendly and on call during our stay.
Cleaners - Came in daily, Towels and linen changed weekly (towels were not changed daily as advert states)
Beaches - Vale do Lobo has shops (pricey) & restaurants, beach is clean but beach is not flat, sea has great waves! Vale do Garrao beach was our favourite, water sports readily available with fantastic restaurants serving food with great atmosphere. Be warned although they are 'beach' restaurants - wooden shacks etc, some don't take cards, toilet roll in bins not down the loo and they are expensive but worth it!
To use this villa as a base for surrounding areas is great, a car is required (although we ended up cancelling our car hire as EuropCar had no childrens car seats to hire, they suggested we bought them from a supermarket!) so we used taxis which were fantastic and probably saved us a fortune compared to the cost of car hire. It is a 20min walk (no pavement) to Quinta do Lago shopping centre. Good food, chemist, shops, supermarket.
Another supermarket & medical centre in the other direction again a 20 min walk. I don't think it is possible to walk to a beach. Best supermarket is Apolonia in Amancil - look out for the wine tasting!
Only improvement would be a welcome pack on arrival with essentials such as a Pint of Milk & Tea or Coffee.
I would certainly recommend this villa, 5 Star accomodation
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
People with Disabilities
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