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If you want clean and well-maintained, then this is the place you want to stay. It was cleaned several times a week and included towel changes. We are picky when it comes to cleanliness and were most impressed with the upkeep of this villa and its units. It is a bit out of the way but we came to appreciate that in a hurry. From the hustle and bustle of both "old town" and "new town" Albufeira, it was nice to come "home" to this villa; believe me, it felt like home. A car was necessary but even though that added to the cost, it enabled us to venture out on our own on a daily basis. Our host arranged the car for us and it was both delivered and picked up right at the villa, one certainly can't ask for more than that.
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<br/>We were met at the gate upon our arrival by our smiling host and from that moment, he assisted us whenever we had the need. regardless of what our needs/questions were. Believe me, we had many questions and one or the other answered or found us an answer within a day. Andrew was superb at drawing us maps, better than the ones we found in the store! Under his guidance, I daresay we never got lost!
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<br/>The villa was out of the way enough that we could enjoy a good walk daily without inhaling fumes all the way. We walked down country lanes all the while enjoying the scenery and the serenity that these lanes offered.
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<br/>We preferred "old town" to "new", more character and both were about the same distance from the villa. Our favorite restaurant was in old town, "TASCA" and it was atop a buildng and overlooked the ocean, beautiful! Taxi's were cheap (4 Euro each way) to town so if you only wanted to go to and from town and didn't want to rent a car, you didn't really have to.
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<br/>We drove up the mountain to Monchique which gave us a totally different view of the Algarve then down to what the locals call the "end of the world", where land meets the vast Atlantic Ocean in a lovely place called Sagres. On another outing we visited the most beautiful beach we have seen in our lives, Falaesia. This alone made our trip worthwhile and nowhere did I read that this beach was so awesome, it came from Andrew and we are still so grateful that he shared that with us, a truly memorable day.
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<br/>We stayed for two weeks and fervently wish we had stayed for 4. There is much to see and do and our hosts & this villa will be forever held dearly in our memories. If you are going to visit the Algarve, this is the place to stay!
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