My husband & I have just returned home from a week at Vale DeCarros with our 2 year old daughter. The appartment ended up ok. After our 2.5 hour wait we were finally shown to our studio. We hauled out suitcase, buggie & 2 yr old up a spiring staircase in the mid day heat to find the boiling box... More

just back from a week at vale de carros, the studios are basic but clean only 2 ring hot plate if you want to cook we managed to cook what we wanted on them you can hire toasters etc but you can buy toast butter and jam from the bar or any bar for about 1 euro. supermarket very near... More

Stayed here for 4 days and ended up loving it. We were disappointed on arrival though as I had e-mailed beforehand to ask for a studio round the quiet pool and ended up next to reception but got used to it and watched the comings and goings from our balcony. Had a problem with the hot plate in that it... More

Lovely resort and staff, just a shame it is so far out. Would go back if I had a car. The Algarve is a let down though unless you want to watch football, get offered illigal drugs and drink beer all day! More

Have just returned from a lovely week here. I hadn't expected much paying just £400 for the two us for flights, transfers and accommodation but what an unexpected delight this place turned out to be. We stayed in a 1 bedroomed apartment and yes it was a bit dated but as we hadn't come to spend our week in the... More

We have just returned from a two week stay - the holiday didn’t get off to a very good start – we arrived around 8pm and got some basic foodstuff from reception because the local supermarket would have been closed and then went out for a meal. Returning to the apartment we discovered a horrible smell but couldn’t do anything... More

Just spent a week here and it was a really nice little place.Rooms were a bit dated but clean and spacious,we had a ground floor apartment.Pool area clean but sunbeds fixed in place,Bar area good with a good snack menu,friendly staff and not expensive,2 euro a pint of beer,2 euro for wine.Surrounding area really nice with good selection of dining... More

Stayed here in May 2011. We got a really cheap deal but found the accommodation although basic - very clean and in a quiet area but walking distance to bars and restaurants. We had a lovely large balcony that overlooked the swimming pool. The pool area was good - we always managed to get a sun lounger. We did find... More

We stayed here for 10 days end aug begin sept had a great time. Me, hubby and little lad 6 he loved it. Staff really friendly and helpful if any problem in apartment go to reception they sort it out straight away. It is a quiet location brilliant for families. People we met were so nice totally made it for... More