Marina de Albufeira Villa 8

The location was great, was lovely place to stay.

We did arrive and there was 2 works in the villa, so we did have to leave our stuff and go back, but it wasn’t to much of an issue as we could still leave our luggage.

the size of the house and the pool

The location, the only way in an out was taxis.

Rooms were very good sizes and all had their own bathrooms. The villa was very spacious

The pool was not a very big pool, but was still fun to use

The location was excellent. The accommodation was spacious and clean, and most of the beds were comfortable - apart from the camp beds!

The villa needs updating and attention needs to be paid to the details. The kitchen was very poorly equipped with no instruction manual for the appliances - particularly the oven. There are gas levers by the oven which are required to power it but this isn't clear. We discovered after much stress that if the hob gas lever was turned on the oven would short and need to be reset at the fuse box. Similarly, the gas levers did something to the boiler which would constantly need to be reset - all very confusing and stressful, particularly on the first night cooking dinner. There was a distinct lack of cooking equipment and shelves in the oven,. we had to resort to cooking everything on the hob. And when showers went cold because of the boiler issues you'd have to figure out why! Similarly, the TV seemed to be very temperamental - working sometimes and others not switching on. There was obviously a system but with no explanation we couldn't figure it out. The lounge area was also not set up for 10 guest - you could fit 4 people on the sofa max! Finally, on our second to last day, the maintenance man came to clean the pool and tidy the garden. this involved petrol lawnmowers and leaf blowers - all extremely noisy and inconvenient to my elderly parents who liked to relax at the Villa during the day. As a courtesy I think these sort of tasks should be completed at handover - not when you have guests staying at the accommodation. The villa has so much potential to be wonderful but it is tired and lacking comforts that I would expect for the price paid.