First of all if you have not visited Vale do lobo before be mindful that the whole Vale do lobo is classed as ‘Vale do lobo resort’ so your accommodation can be anywhere in the village. We stayed at 674C which was on the roundabout far away from the beach…. We had booked it via an internet booking site and had no idea of the property number until we got there. The property itself was worn out but could be nice with some maintenance and repairs. However, with the location it has it will never have a great view. The main thing that was disappointing and disgusting was the large amounts of bird poo in all the outside areas. It looked like the terrace and roof top had not been cleaned for weeks if not months! In addition to the roof top hot tub didn’t have any cover on it so with all that bird poo around it didn’t feel particularly hygienic. There was also issues inside the property that a review in Tripadvisor had highlighted years ago, but clearly no one has repaired them yet. (E.g. cracked bath panel) Also there was no maid service at all during our stay- no one even collected the rubbish!! And there were no recycling options either - a big minus in my book! Some of the plates in the kitchen were cracked so it really felt like the whole place could do some serious tlc. The kitchen didn’t have kitchen towels or oven mitts either so that was utterly annoying. If you’re thinking about staying in this property with small children, it’s worth of knowing that you can take the lift down from the property without the key - so small kids can get down very quickly. Obviously if you want to take the lift upstairs you need the key, so it did feel very safe and secure that way. Another disappointing point was that there was no heated pool available for the kids anywhere during the Easter holidays so we had to go to the cold outdoor pool near the beach. Good points were that the property was very quiet and spacious, and there was a nice welcome hamper. Architecturally the main bedroom was lovely with the high ceiling. I wish the property would be looked after better then it could be perfect for golf breaks with friends. For a romantic couple’s break I would not recommend it. It is very unlikely that we would ever return here again. We travel to Algarve fairly regularly and we know that we can find better customer service and better properties elsewhere.If you’re planning to stay here do your homework first, we didn’t and left feeling very disappointed.
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