Pateo Village

Everywhere on the complex was spotless. Pools were very clean and well maintained. Indoor pool is heated and comfortable temperature. Room cleaned and towels replaced regularly. Lots of hot water. We were given a one bedroom apartment and it's very big. We went in December so the heater was appreciated on the cooler mornings and evenings. This time of year is good value but obviously the weather not guaranteed, although it was great while we were there. Handy shop at the end of the road. Tennis/sports court on the complex.

Spacious apartments and spotlessly clean. Grounds and pool extremely well maintained. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Guy at reception wanted to open supermarket for us in the early hours of the morning after arriving after a long flight delay. Great to have an iron and hairdryer provided.

We stayed in room 101 which was close to reception. There is a big outdoor pool. Pool is 1.4 m at deep end so we were never out of our depth. There is a heated indoor pool 1.2m deep. This was perfect for later on in the day. There is also a jaccusi which runs at 15 min intervals. Pool bar had good snack menu and Sagres beer. We could bring our own beer to the sun loungers beside the pool if we wanted. We were on ground floor and could walk from the balcony to the pool. Bed was comfortable. There was also a front mini balcony where we could sit in the sunshine in the afternoon. TV had plenty of stations, some of them in english. AXN showed english speaking films (portugeuse subtitles). Cleaners were in most days. There is a tennis court with basketball and soccer nets. Bats and balls in reception. Also table tennis table and pool table which we didn't use. There is a small shop with few basic supplies. 100m down the hill is a medium sized supermarket. We went to centre of the Old Town most nights. Plenty of people in the pubs and we listened to a few live bands.

This was perfect for what we needed. We thought it was going to be a “cheap stay over” before we move over to our villa. But by the end of our stay we all said we would happily stay for longer. It was a lovely place, great pool. Food and rooms where plenty nice enough

The location was close to old town and other locations. I did have a car so to move around was easy.