We've stayed in many apartments in this gorgeous fishing village in the Algarve and this is without a doubt the best! Everything has been thought of and the attention to detail that Lisa has lovingly paid to this spotless property is remarkable. It's like staying in a family or friend's property with all the little useful extras, book collection, music and DVD's, and even emergency toiletries.
We arrived late on a Wednesday night and were met by the owner Lisa to be handed the keys and shown around our apartment. This is the first time I've ever stayed somewhere where the owner (who we've never met before btw!) has personally left a bottle of wine, water, milk, tea, coffee and local biscuits as a welcome.
Our 4yo slept like a log on the huge sofa bed - a real treat for her being in such a big bed to herself in the livingroom (all rooms have pull down blinds). She was beside herself in the morning when she discovered that the yard cupboard was an Aladdin's Cave of beach toys, water guns, body board, wind breakers, inflatable toys - you name it! We had a stupid amount of fun with the apartment's dinghy one day on Kabanos beach just around the corner too. It really helped make the holiday having everything on hand and being literally 2 minutes down some gorgeous little alley ways to the beautiful beach.
There's no doubt the next time we're back in Bergau this is where we'll stay. We didn't have a car as we know the area and had friends nearby, however there is ample parking nearby. The village is easy to get to by bus in anycase, and is a perfect holiday for couples of all ages, with or without children. It may be small but in one week, we never managed to tick off all the things we wanted to do on our list or cram in all of our favourite restaurants sadly!