We’re not harsh critics of places where we stay. But, in order to make 5 stars meaningful for the good places, we have to give lower scores to places that don’t come up to scratch.
The positives
- the location is excellent for Estoril, Cascais and the beaches
- the apartment is spacious
- the pool area is nice
- the local agent (5 stars) we’re responsive when we had an issue (the kettle tripped the electrics of the apartment).
However, the apartment is not equipped to a good quality. It could be so much better. There were a collection of things that made us give a low score including:-
- low quality equipment
- uncomfortable beds
- old towels
- shower didn’t drain properly
- some ants in the kitchen (not major but irritating)
- lounge table had a big hole in the base
- balcony only had 3 old and dirty chairs
- other balcony had no furniture at all
It needs some money spending on it and, if that happens, it could be fantastic.