1. Expensive for what it is. We've had better Lagos apartments and villas at less cost per week.
2. Nice, large apartment. Plenty room. Good hot water supply. Living/dining room furniture quite comfortable. TV screen far too small for so large a room to the extent that on-screen type is illegible. Balcony furniture comfortable but old and rusty and needs renewal. Reasonable though restricted marina view. Laundry dryer on the balcony is a definite boon.
3. Kitchen appliances good but otherwise poorly equipped: nasty earthenware coffee mugs, other mugs badly chipped on rims, inadequate glassware and crockery - eg no teapot or teacups, shortage of storage boxes (we bought two ourselves), frying pans badly need renewal, no food tongs for cooking,
4. Bathrooms and bedrooms were fine but we'd suggest some new bed linen for the double room at least - a plastic-lined mattress cover was not appreciated nor was the ill-fitting, holed sheet. Those foam pillows are a false economy, as are the too-small pillow cases which make the pillows uncomfortably hard. Good hanging and drawer space in the bedrooms. We suggest you repair or renew the retaining catches so that the window shutters in the twin bedroom may be opened for light and air.
5. Julie, the property manager, is excellent. She is courteous, cheerful, and endlessly helpful. Her local knowledge and advice, especially on travel, dining out, entertainment and apartment systems and procedures are first rate. She is an excellent ambassador for the company and property.
6. We had no car this time but the basement garage is a winner, as is the short walking distance to marina amenities and the town centre. Proximity to the railway station, with its services to Faro and to Tunes, where mainline trains to Lisbon may be boarded, is very good.
7. Bedlinen and towels were changed at the end of week 1 but surfaces could have done with sweeping and dusting.
8. Excellent access to the large Pingo Doce supermarket where
inexpensive but perfectly acceptable glassware and crockery may be bought.
9. The welcoming gift of a bottle of Portuguese white wine was much enjoyed but a more practical step would be to ensure that each bathroom has a full roll of loo paper and a small bottle of body and hair wash to tide occupants over until they can get to the supermarket. It would be inexpensive but really good customer relations.
10. Would we return here? Yes, if these small issues are resolved.