Perfect in every way.
Review Submitted: October 14, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
Martin & Anne Sep 2009
We found ourselves in this wonderful holiday home by chance, our first choice turned out to be double booked so with flights already booked I came across this gem. It didn't disappoint our first visit to Portugal could not have been more perfect.
The owners were extremely helpful in accommodating our dates, even though they overlapped one of their busiest weekends. Mark was extremely quick in responding to any questions we had and we cannot thank him enough for helping us out.
The house is quite beautiful, one of the best we have stayed in, certainly a few more comforts that we have at home and I can honestly say it is the first time we have been on holiday and didn't feel like coming home at the end of two weeks. The property is very bright, clean and very well maintained, not surprising considering the excellent maid service, the views from the roof terrace were absolutely stunning. There is everything you could need and more in this property. The pool was lovely and never busy, I was very impressed to see disabled changing facilities in the pool house.
The house is just far enough away from the village to be able to enjoy the peace and quiet but close enough for a gentle walk down for those all important evening meals and drinks, bit more energy needed on the walk back but with the size of meals served we certainly had the energy. The resort was just our type of place, nothing 'in your face' but enough bars and restaurants to be able to choose a different one every night. We found the Black Stove bar extremely friendly. We enjoyed so many of the restaurants it would be unfair to pick a couple out for this review, on the whole helpings were huge and service warm and friendly. Street entertainment was a real bonus, fire eaters, solo artists, local groups something for everyone.
We hired a car as we like to explore and the area certainly didn't disappoint, Carvoeiro is perfectly situated as a base to discover more about this part of the Algarve. We enjoyed wandering around Lagos and driving up into the mountains, no matter where we went the local people were very friendly and helpful.
This is a perfect holiday home and although we don't usually holiday in the same place twice I feel that if anywhere would tempt us back it would certainly be this gem. I would certainly have no hesitation in recommending this to family or friends.
A first class holiday.
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