What was great: The place is lovely with an amazing high up view of the city and beach with lots of windows and light. The furnishing are nicely done and the place is spacious. We were just above the Old Town of Lagos so it was easy to visit all the restaurants and stores and see the downtown historical locations and the promenade. The kitchen was large with pretty much everything you need for cooking, and we used the washing machine a couple times although the cycle was short (otherwise takes hours in Portugeses machines!!!) No dryer but we were able to hang out our clothes outside on sunny days.
Claire greeted us upon arrival, explained everything, and there is a great book where all your questions could be answered.
Halfway through the 3 weeks the linens and towels etc. were replace and the condo was cleaned. Lovely cleaning lady!
Lovely pool but too cold for our stay but would be great in the summer. Lots of hot water, but not drinkable. You need to use bottled water for drinking, tea and coffee. Pretty typical in Portugal.
A couple of issues however. We had chosen the place for the central heating as we knew Feb would be quite cool, and we were told not to use it when we arrived. There were two small space heaters in the two bedrooms, and a heat pump in the lounge but the bathrooms, kitchen and halls were very cold all the time, and even the bedrooms got quite cool despite the heaters. I know electricity and gas are very expensive this year in the EU so I understand the concerns about cost but it was disappointing. And we felt cold most of the time.
Some suggestions for improvement: the beds are HARD!! Like a board. We put blankets on top to soften them a bit but it was hard for sleeping. Easily solved with mattress toppers in foam or plush.
Also the large bathroom has a bath/shower combination with a deep tub and a glass separator near the faucet and it was too difficult to get into and out of as there was no railing along the wall to hold on to. Probably should be added as you don't want anyone slipping and falling in the tub/shower. As a result we only used the tiny shower in the smaller bedroom. And with all the walking up and down hills I missed having a nice hot bath.
Do note that it is a 15-20 minute walk to the beach down steepish hills through the Old town on cobblestones (so we drove several times and there is lots of parking).
This rental will be perfect in the summer!