Penthouse Cabanas Sun - Algarve

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Location. Cleanliness. Quiet. Decks.

Sufficient towels but need to be replaced.

4 great terraces giving all day sunshine. Very well equipped kitchen. Handsoap & shower gel provided. New kitchen cloths & a couple of dishwasher tabs to start you off. Very clean. We only used 1 bedroom & bed was very comfortable. Large comfortable apartment with bars, cafes, restaurants & shops walking distance. Good garage space a plus although parking in the street always available.

Nothing. We were a couple but could be challenging if more people as there is only 1 bathroom/shower.

Everything eventually went according to plan. The apartment is very spacious and has pretty much everything you'd need and the pool was almost always empty which was great, as it felt like it was our very own pool. The outdoor options in the apartment were very generous, with 4 different rooftop options and also a little balcony. It was amazing watching the flamingos flying in the evening, from the rooftop with a glass of wine, and all the Sand Martins flying around. We were a short walk away from the Spar, which had everything you need. Plus so close to the boardwalk, cafes and bars. Cabanas de Tavira is a lovely place. Mostly peaceful apart from the occasional motorbike group and celebratory fireworks (for football). If into water sports I really recommend Eolis. The beach is really fabulous too.

The owner said all the info we would need would be provided nearer the time of check-in from a management company Ana Cabrita. But despite calling, we had no contact from the management company, which made us very anxious. We didn't have the front door code, nor the key safe code until we were about to get on the plane to Faro. And this information came from the owner via Booking.com after we sent an urgent message. For a while I felt like we had been scammed and the fear was that we would turn up to find that the codes might not work (our arrival time was after 9pm at night so there was no one able to welcome us apparently). The apartment block is noisy, due to the hard floors, and one of the neighbours practiced drumming every day. We tried to be respectful of the other tenants by not talking loudly and limiting our own noise. We brought our own French press as there's just a Nespresso machine.