This is an apartment-style hotel in the middle of far-flung Sagres, on the very tip of southwestern Portugal. I stayed here with my two teen sons for five nights, so we got to see the good and the bad here. First, the good, and that starts with value. The prices are pretty unbeatable. Our spacious apartment with two TVs, a full kitchen, washer/dryer combo, and a cute little patio was pretty much the same price for five nights as our one night at a fancy, less impressive place in Lisbon. The front desk and housekeeping staff were nearly always eager to please and quick to address issues. The property is squeaky clean and very pretty. Now the bad, which quite honestly isn't all that bad. The main issue here is that the amenities are a little worse for wear. Over five days, both our wall-unit air conditioners and our washer/dryer combo broke in one form or another. The televisions were old and confusing to operate. The foldout couch and cot were thin and uncomfortable (my teens got their revenge for this later by claiming the fancy bed at the Lisbon hotel). Now, to the staff's credit, all three appliances were fixed swiftly and thoroughly while we were out during the day. (I got a little taste of the typically more laid-back Portuguese approach to problems when I informed the late-night desk agent about the broken washer and he said "That sucks, want a beer?") Finally, we should talk about location: if you're looking to spend some time traversing the whole Algarve, this is not the place to stay. It takes nearly two hours to get to Faro from here, and you're still only halfway across the region. But if you're looking for a relaxing place far from the madding crowd, only a stone's throw away from gorgeous cliffs and uncrowded beaches, you won't beat this spot. The front desk staff all speaks very good English; if you need to interact with the maintenance and housekeeping crew, it would help to know a few basic phrases in Portuguese.
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