The apartment is located close to the beach and many restaurants and shops making it very convenient to get around on foot. We are two middle aged couples and we found the apartment to be clean, comfortable and well equipped for our stay. The only drawback was the problem that we all had with the hot water system. The water was impossible to adjust to a comfortable temperature. It would get scalding hot and when you tried to set it cooler it would turn cold. After contacting the apartment managers and having repairman out a couple of times it was still the same. The manager seemed to be done with us and after snubbing us on a visit to the office did not even call us back as we requested. The situation remained the same so showering was very uncomfortable.

We have been in contact with the owner of the apartment and while she appeared to be sympathetic she seemed to feel that we may not have understood how this water heating system works but will have it serviced. We have continued our travels in Europe and have used similar if not identical systems and have not had any issues.

On the whole Albufeira is a very nice destination to visit but the cold showers and cold shoulder put a damper on our visit.