From the moment we submitted our request for this apartment, we were treated with great efficiency. Jorge, the owner, accepted our booking within a couple of hours, which was much quicker than some of the other apartment owners we contacted. He is very flexible with his cancellation policy also. Our flight from London Gatwick was delayed, but we got a text message from Antonio who is the apartment manager, asking for an update. When we arrived at Faro, I texted him again, and he said he would be at the apartment when we arrived, and he was. He showed us around the apartment and explained what the various keys were for. He also told us where the local bars and restaurants were located, which are very close, and gave us the phone number for a taxi service if we needed one. He made sure we had his phone number, so that if we had any problems with anything in the apartment we could call him.
The apartment and balconies were very clean, as were the beds, toilets and showers, and the air conditioning worked well. The kitchen has everything you would need, and the Wi Fi was reliable. The bedrooms have plenty of wardrobe and chest of drawer storage. There is a nice balcony facing out the front of the apartment, and a large one at the rear overlooking the pool area, which has a number of loungers and an umbrella The communal swimming pool was a delight and very clean, and was accessed by a locked gate, so only residents could used it. The only downside was that there were no umbrellas to shade you from the sun, and only two sun loungers that we could use, but you must bear in mind that all these apartment are privately owned, so its up to the owner to provide them. On the upside, we virtually had the pool to ourselves every day. That's all the good bits, so now for the slightly not so good!! The beach, which is lovely, is about a 20 minute walk, as is the Marina area, which has more bars and restaurants than you would ever need, but is well worth a visit. We had an en suite bathroom, but the hot shower had a habit of going cold, the bath itself was fine. The two other bedrooms which were shared between three females, had no mirrors which meant they had to take turns using the one in their shared bathroom. I found the bed mattress a little too soft.
Having said all that, would I go back to that apartment? YES.
All the 'bad' things I mentioned are easily put right, and overall it is a really nice peaceful apartment.
Dennis (Croydon)