Alma da Vida Ferragudo

so close in location to the town and beach! couldn’t be more central. the decor, cleanliness and size of room was fabulous!

when the shutters are open to let in the light they don’t offer much privacy - a very small comment, we loved our stay

Décor, location, the patio

there was no door on the shower and it got a little cold as it was rainy season. probably not an issue during the warm months

Easy to get to, just inside the old town, lots of cafes and markets nearby. Comfortable bed (2 twins pushed together, but comfortable mattresses and 2 comforters), fairly quiet, responsive host. Good water pressure in shower and good WiFi. Rooftop patio nice.

Really not well set up for food preparation. They were kind enough to buy an aluminum pot for us to heat milk in (when we realized there were Nespresso coffee pods and machine but the creamers were expired). There’s one burner and a pan with coat peeling off, but no spatula or utensils of any kind. Hot shower unreliable—sometimes great, most times lukewarm, once only cold water.

Beautifully decorated

The first room (red room) smelled musty, like mold. The largest issue was there were sheer, one layer curtains on glass French doors that led out to the courtyard. If the light was on in your room and another guest entered through the courtyard door, you could clearly see the path from the bathroom to the bed. In fact you could see a 1/4 of the bed doom the door. As I am a woman traveling by myself, this made me feel very uncomfortable. I contacted the owner and he acted as if I didn’t know what I was talking about. I offered to show him. His response was only hotel guests could get into the courtyard. Well I don’t want hotel guests looking at me either. I was very nice. I asked if I could have some paper and tape or some clothespins and some towels. I was told that I’d be charged for damaging the place. I asked if I could move to another room. He told me he’d charge me a cleaning fee. I told him that was unreasonable. I think feeling safe is the most basic need any owner should be obligated to provide. He ended up letting me change to the yellow room that overlooks the street. It was a beautifully decorated room. My only complaint that there are two French windows overlooking the street. The there are two very steep steps down leading to the windows with no railing at two different places in the room. There is only about a 1.25 M (4ft) clearance between the step and the bathroom. If you were to go from the bed to the bathroom in the middle of the night, it would be extremely easy to fall down the stairs. If you read the manual, there is a fee or ways to reprimand you for any possible situation. It should have been a very good sign on how you would be treated. I would not recommend staying at this place.

It’s very stylish and tastefully decorated. Bottle of wine and beer left for guests is a nice touch.

I went out of season. The bed in the Blue room I booked was really damp and the room felt unaired, as if it hadn’t been used for months so it was also quite dusty in places. When I contacted the owner in Holland she let me have another (better) room immediately, with apologies. BUT. The larger Red room smelled really bad all the time I was there. I soon realised it was the stinky inside drain leading from kitchen sink and shower room. I frequently poured dribbles of toilet cleaner down the plugholes just to try and mitigate the foul smell. I hope the owner sorts these issues out after reading this as care and maintenance of the place felt a bit neglected.

the proximity to everything in the village. The apartment was beautifully decorated and very comfortable.

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