Before I speak about the bad here are my pros:
- Excellent space. Largest amount of space of any place we booked on our 5 city tour of Portugal and Spain.
- Very quiet
- 2 min walk from the beach
- The pizza place at the bottom of the building is FANTASTIC. A must visit if you book. They serve great beers, pizza and this spicy olive oil that I wish I could’ve bottled and taken with me.
Okay now right off the back I want to say I have never had a worse customer service experience in my 8 years as a traveler.
Cons:
1) The location is far from bars and most top restaurants.
2) This is a family beach. Most people staying in the building are couples or families
3) Neighborhood shuts downs around 10pm
4) The staff act as if you’re bothering them with requests like getting a manual or information on the washer/dryer combo since it’s not typical in your home country (US). Oh and btw the drying doesn’t work so be prepared to air dry
5) Hot water is usually unavailable if you take late showers after 9pm. Plan accordingly.
6) Taxis are expensive to get to where the top bars and restaurants are. So try getting the Reby app and renting a scooter
7) The Airbnb management don’t like to work on weekends. They’re work M-F. So if something happens on the weekend it’s very hard to reach someone.
8) Not a great place for young people or those looking to go out every night. I’d book in a different neighborhood.
9) Taxis are hard to find and take to this area late at night. We mostly used Reby to get around.
10) Touch less staff who finish after 7pm is very frustrating to work with when you have late night issues. They want you to wait hours or until the next morning
Hope this honest review helps someone.