빌라스2고2 산타 마리아

Great spacious villa, with a lovely pool. Very quiet which was exactly what we were looking for. The only thing is the location - on their pinned map it says the villa is down in the old town of Albufeira but it’s actually 4km outside of it and a 40 minute walk on a dusty old road. We pretty much had to get tacos every time we left the villa which was €7 a journey - not an added expensive I was looking to have on my holiday.

The apartment is on a shared site; lots of identical ones around a communal pool. The apartment is two story, very modern, super clean, has good fixtures and fittings and well stocked with utensils etc. It's in a prime position overlooking the pool and with the sun right in front of you for most of the day. The blinds work very well. There's a private outside area too. The pool is safe for children with a shallow bit in the middle sloping down to deep ends either side. You can do a good swim. The water isn't heated as far as I could tell and it's a bit nippy. The villa includes an underground garage with 3 places for you (in case you bring a boat, we were told). There's a remote to work the garage and front car gate. All in all you can be very comfortable here. Our only real complaint is that their directions were poor (didn't provide the full address and it took a phone call between the taxi driver and the agent to take us to the villa). Also the general communications before we arrived were very off hand and unhelpful. Once we met the agent however we had her phone number. The complex is quite a way out of Albufeira, you'd need a car. Recommend, but make sure you button them down on the exact address and location before you set out.