Vila Flor - Vilamoura

The house was great, well located and with a nice pool.

Could be cleaner and better decorated.

Rent, modernt och bra AC

Good location,great breakfast

More comfortable beds and pillows

Vila Flor wasn’t available so moved to Vila Santo Antonio. Property was very good with own private pool.

Bit dated decor

It was clean and tidy .

Lack of towels so few small towels for a family did wash them but couldn’t get them dry as the weather wasn’t great one airer was broken so I had to try and fix myself . When I got there nothing seemed to work had to make numerous phone calls about WiFi and codes . Confusion about pools because the one seemed very dirty . It’s a nice enough place but the location wasn’t ideal . Although the staff in the breakfast bar were lovely , kind and helpful the nicest thing about the place . Also when using the pool in the day didn’t expect to sit there listening to dogs constantly barking and there is only two sun beds . Pictures make the place look so much better than it actually is .

Very clean and modern. Good size

It would have been nice to have an external dining area with some sort of view

The location for us was perfect. The apartment was modern and airy with two shower-room/WCs, which was so practical for our 5-person group. I don't remember seeing washing machine, ironing board and bbq equipment mentioned on the available facilities but they are there! (Coffee machine when we went was Dolce Vita compatible). The closest bar/restaurants and supermarket were only a 10-15 minute walk and you could walk to the Vilamoura Marina in 25-30 mins. There was a very handy Snack Bar on the Vila complex, which served delicious breakfasts until 3pm as well as snacks and meals at other times. The swimming pool on the complex was clean and well-maintained. The road-train buses stopped at the bus stop adjacent to the Vila Flor complex. When we needed a taxi from Vila Flor to Vilamoura Marina, we used the Uber app (not much Bolt coverage). Depending on the size of the car, the 2024 price was €5-7. Praia de Sao Rafael is a beach 35min drive away, beyond Albufeira, but well worth a visit and we were able to park close by. The beach restaurant there was superb.

Unfortunately the air conditioning was only working in 2 of the 3 bedrooms when we arrived. However we reported this to HD Properties via Booking.com and an HD Properties maintenance engineer came and fixed it the following day. It would have been nice to have had air-conditioning in the main living area, especially if this were to be used as an additional bedroom (7-8 guests?). The WiFi and Swimming Pool access codes weren't as described in the Check-In information but it was very easy to resolve both issues with a bit of common sense!

Good location, cafe just a walk away, supermarkets under 10 minutes walk. 20 min walk to the Marina. Restaurant and bar also under 10 min walk. 2 Pools on site.

The property has air con in all 3 bedrooms which is so appreciated, but has no air conditioning downstairs at all, so it gets very warm. I can imagine it would be extremely hot in the summer months downstairs. To get some air running through and cool it down you have to open the front door and the back door.

The table in the outside area was broken and the lamps down stairs were either missing bulbs or had dead bulbs. I asked for this to be fixed, and was told it would be, but no one came.