Ti Marquitas

Funcionários sempre muito simpáticos. A casa estava limpa e tem uma vista fantástica.

As cortinas nas janelas que nós fazem acordar mal o sol nasce :)

Location was great, right in the middle of town. The accommodation was spacious and all amenities were available. It was a handy little place and is an ideal apartment.

The bed was too hard.

Although we arrived a late, we could arrange easily the checkin. The overall cleanness was good, but there was a very bad smell of mold in some places. The bed (at least our one) was very comfy (exactly as we like it, with quite a firm mattress). The rooms a very large. The restaurant just beneath, serves excellent local food.

The loud noise of the extractor fan and the voices from the staff of the restaurant just beneath the flat. Luckily, both stopped around 1AM, but until that time it was quite disruptive. The very strong smell of mold in the lounge.

Fantastic vilage, I loved it. Good places to go around the vilage, very relaxing evenings, nice local shops and cafes, good places to eat.

No air conditioning and the place was boiling, I couldn't sleep properly but apart from that was great.

I suspect the owners of this apartment have inherited lots of furniture from relatives, which they can't bear the thought of parting with, as the apartment is stuffed with old heavy dark wood furniture. What's nice about it that in each of the bedrooms the suites are different and they were obviously quality items in their time - solid wood with nice finishing touches to the bed-heads and wardrobes. I loved it, taking me back to my childhood, and am pleased that rather than being thrown on the rubbish dump, they have been given a new lease of life as well as giving the younger generation a feel of what it was like living in their grandparents' time! The apartment is very spacious with a large sitting area and a decent sized kitchen area which had most things one needs for a short stay. One thing I found odd (and not only here but many places in Portugal) was that a coffee machine was provided (but you have to have the right capsules to use it) but no kettle! The bed was fine and the linen acceptable (and fine given the price) and the water was piping hot. Internet was a bit of a problem. In the living area I could only get an unsecured line which was very slow - the recommended wifi wouldn't connect. I discovered eventually that at the end of the second bedroom (above the cafe) the secured connection worked fine. There is a large roof terrace with a couple of tables and chairs and this is great as it manages to get the sun from the morning through till sunset. So if you are an outdoors person, like me, then you are in seventh heaven with sunshine for both breakfast and drinks in the evening. The position of the apartment is great. The cafe/restaurant downstairs has odd hours - it only opens at 11am and closes at 2am, which seems very peculiar for such a small place. The food is good and inexpensive. For those rising earlier there is an excellent bar/cafe a stroll down the hill with a very well stocked small supermarket opposite.

There's an old fridge, or something like it, covered with an oilskin as you pass the dining room table. The oilskin sticks out and hinders you as you walk past, and you can't tuck it under the thing as one of it's legs doesn't touch the floor. The owners should take a breath and dump the thing, or if they can't do that then find a garage or garden shed to store it in! It spoils the whole kitchen/dining area.