The apartment is indeed in a good location. The bus stop in front of the house gets busy during the weekend but generally it's a quiet neighborhood, you cannot really get any closer to the beach, unless you pop your tent there.
Check-in was smooth and followed covid safety measures. Before arrival, Catarina proactively communicated, also during my stay it was easy to reach her.
There were inconveniences that made me put the value for price rating off.
1. The apartment is very dark all day as it is on the first floor (so expect a slightly less impressive view from the balcony as in the pictures) but of course if you don't spend the day inside working for example, it probably doesn't matter to most guests.
2. It is advertised with a double bed but it's two single beds. I don't think the couch is suitable for sleeping. Good to note that the beds are placed next to the entrance.
3. The kitchen was not equipped with all listed items, kitchen utensils are old, broken, scratched, some of them were not even clean. If you're staying somewhat longer, like I did, just buy the stuff you need in Pingo Doce.
4. The wires are old as well. When doing laundry the switch was turned off every minute, whether I used a program on 30 or 60 degrees.
5. There is a bike available but not in a very good condition.
6. It would have been nice to have fly traps on the balcony. The "dedicated workspace" is actually in there, that's where you have some natural light but unfortunately it was not clean, and a lot of flies got in.
I'm staying in Portugal for a longer period, and I'm trying to spend at least 2-3 weeks in one place, so probably I have a different priority than someone who is just here for the beach for a couple of days.
This place could be a very good listing on AirBnB after some renovations and investment in general upgrade (especially for the kitchen, adding a kettle, maybe provide a hair dryer, a longer extension lead for the washing machine, better lights). I hope it will be considered in the near future because at this state I think 70-80 EUR per night is not a fair price.