We loved our stay. There was only one problem. Our coffee filter jug had a broken handle so pouring the first morning we had boiling coffee everywhere.. I rang and asked for a new jug but did not receive one . We had no way of making coffee safely for our 10 day stay.

This ended up being the perfect location for us. We are a couple who wanted easy access to reach the numerous trails and walk to old down town Lagos. The apartment was very comfortable and quiet and had all the amenities we required. We were there for a month and were quite surprised to find they delivered extra towels and bedding shortly after we arrived....a bonus. The unit had a western exposure with access to the balconies from every room. We lost our hot water once during the month but this was resolved almost immediately. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope to return again.

The apartment was lovely. It was clean and in good shape overall. The neighborhood was also nice - we were able to walk to the beaches nearby. The downside was the apartment amenities. Each bathroom had 1 roll of toilet paper and 1 little bar of soap, so be prepared to buy all of the basics (sponge, dish soap, hand soap, toilet paper, tissues or paper towels, etc.). I’ve never been in a rental without those household basics, so that was a little disappointing.

The check in process was difficult for traveler's without phone access. We bought a European sim card for our phones but it did not work in Portugal. We had to borrow a phone to call in for the code to enter the condo. Joas did not give us the additional code to enter the building. So we had to drive to a restaurant and borrow another phone to call back for the code for the building. Also the complex was not well lit so we had trouble finding the actual building in the dark. All these steps added at least an hour at the end of a long travel day! Please provide access info by e-mail well in advance for traveler's without phone and limited e-mail access. The condo was well equipped with dishes etc but it would have been helpful to have a small amount of dish soap, a dish cloth and more than one dishwasher puck for a 5 day stay. We had to buy a large container of dish soap and left it behind. It is annoying when you charge the credit card for the damage deposit rather than just putting a credit card hold for the amount. We were out 10 euro when the credit card refunded the damage deposit. For these reasons we can only give a 3 star rating.