We really enjoyed our stay. All of the amenities Ivan provided made it so nice and easy to get settled in. We would recommend this apt to everyone. Very cozy and wonderful location!

Great location for visiting the Old Town. The street noise late at night took a bit of getting used to.

The property was nice , as described.

Convenient location. However, the listing did not mention having to provide passport info prior to arrival in order to get check-in details. I was uncomfortable providing the info, and I was not even in physical possession of my passport at the time as I was picking it up in another city en route (this was a somewhat last minute trip--and I booked about a week and a half before I traveled). I told the owner I would provide the info upon arrival, had the friend who was joining me forward their info, but this was still not enough. I was told it would be 25 euro for an assistant to collect that passport info on behalf of the owner, then the owner posted an additional fee of 30 euro to the booking. I had my office fax a copy of my passport and sent that to the owner a couple days before my arrival--which he confirmed receiving and finally provided the check-in info. Nearly a month after the trip and I am still being asked to pay the owner 30 euro...for a service that was not provided...for a requirement that was not included in the listing. I have reported it to VRBO, but they have been of little assistance. I found no magic here--just unexpected pre- (and now post)-trip stress at a time that was very busy for me.

Beautiful property in a very central location. We were able to cook in using the good assortment of dishes/ cooking utensils or be seated at an excellent restaurant in a few minutes. We saw a lot of the gorgeous city, beach and sanctuary as well as visiting local cork factory. The only drawback was that it was on the 3rd floor so the stairs was sometimes a challenge at the end of a long day. But the view! Worth it.

The apartment was clean, the beds were comfortable, there was a nice small terrace and it was in a good location for downtown Faro. The tricky part was the parking. It’s on-street and metered but the meter’s don’t take credit cards or paper euros, only coins. Or you can use an app but you have to have a bank account at a specific bank which we did not have. There is a free, large municipal parking lot by the Castelo which is about a 8-10 minute walk away so we ended up parking there.

The apartment was perfect for our visit to The Algarve. It was close to the old town and the waterfront.The checkin was easy.We would definitely visit again.

The location is perfect! Its close to restaurants, necessities, etc. Ivan is an extremely gracious and responsive host. Our stay was perfect. We’d recommend this place if you’re visiting Faro.