Late Romantic Getaway
Review Submitted: May 19, 2009
Date of Stay: May 2009
My girlfriend and I booked this apartment on the Thursday night prior to arriving in Lagos the following day. Rosaleen and her counterpart in Lagos, Marianne, were very friendly and accommodating at such short notice. We flew to Faro airport from East Midlands with Easyjet (journey time 2h 15mins at £166 each), took a short taxis journey (10 euros) to Faro train station and travelled down to Lagos (1h 45min at 6 euros each). The internet has details. The train journey is pleasant enough but very slow, stopping at every town along the Algarve. A taxi would have been approx. 80 euro's for a 45min trip. Marianne met us at the train station in Lagos and took us by car to the apartment. Having been to Lagos before the apartment was exactly where I wanted to stay. The apartment was great, clean, tidy, nice hot shower, sky news, eurosport, and some English movies. A two minute walk into the centre where there are numerous friendly bars and good quality restaurants. Internet cafe at the end of the road. It was about a 15/20 minute walk to the main Praia Maia beach; in peak season there is a small boat that takes you across the quay which cuts the journey down to 5/10 minutes. The beautiful beach on the town side of the quay was a 5/10 minute walk. A meal for two with drinks generally cost 40/60 euros, lager 2/3.5 euros, cocktails 6 euros. A night in Zanzibar is a must.
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