Old Village

Beautiful and stunning grounds. We got really lucky and got an apartment overlooking the pool and had our own little garden area which made it really easy with our kids aged 15 and 13. We was able to chill in our garden area and see them by in the hanging out around the pool. It was really clean when we arrived and our garden area was raked everyday by the gardeners. It was lovely to have that area to have breakfast and lunch and not have to worry about it being busy as it’s not peak time for them. We was not charged to use sunbeds to think this may be when it’s busier and there’s more people that want to use them. It was our first holiday abroad with the kids and they didn’t want to leave. Double bed was abit hard but we still slept well. The kids twin beds were a lot more comfortable than ours. Food was ok when we did eat on site but we cooked most nights in the apartment. Apartment has everything we needed from the right amounts of pots and pans to glasses etc. A great ten days away!

Lovely picturesque place. Mix of private and rental apartments. We had a ground floor studio, twin beds, fully equipped kitchen including oven and washing machine. However no patio which we didn't expect. Other types had private patios with furniture and sunbeds. There are 4 pools, (2 with pool bars for snacks and drinks) 4 bars (2 serve food) and 2 restaurants. You have to pay €8 per person per day for sunbeds at the pools. This was an unexpected expense. But it was quiet and lots of availability.

A beautiful complex located approximately 35 mins drive from Faro airport. The apartment we rented was basic but set in beautiful and well maintained grounds with several pools available. There is an expensive local supermarket for the basics and Vila Moura marina is approx 25 mins walk away. There are several bars and a restaurant within the complex. The apartment we were in was basic. There was an adequate kitchen and lounge area and a nice small patio. Air con was only available in the main room not in bedrooms which made for some sleepless nights. The beds were adequate but the pillows small and uncomfortable. We travelled with a mobility impaired relative and my main complaint is that although all areas were accessible to those on wheelchairs or rollators, the entire complex is cobblelocked with large cobblestones which made it difficult for them. Given it’s a quiet older and family orientated place, I think this may have been an oversight. None the less, we enjoyed our stay and were happy with our choice. It was exactly as described.

this is a fantastic complex and totally better than expected. We had a beautiful 4 bed which felt like our own house all ensuites , kitchen ,living room terrace with sunbeds and roof terrace too. We were situated at one of the smaller pools which was perfect just outside our door with a fab restaurant beside us. Dotted around the village are great snack bars for lunch or evening dinner or takeaway if you dont want to leave your home from home. Satellite tv was also available if youre staying in. All in all great place to stay will definitely go back.

From start to finish, we loved this place. Christina in reception was wonderfully helpful before we arrived by email and then the checkin was smooth and easy, we arrived late and so was helped to our accommodation by security who were also lovely. We stayed in a 2 bed, 2 storey duplex with roof terrace and it was beautiful, aircon in the lounge and both bedrooms was lovely and worked very efficiently! Well equipt with everything you should need along with a dishwasher and washing machine. Towels were changed once in the week, no cleaning but I prefer to do it myself and have the privacy anyway. The whole complex we found was clean, beautifully looked after and so picturesque. It felt really safe and looked after. Bruno the cat was a highlight for my girls! The Pool areas were clean and well looked after, the normal frustration of towel leavers but not nearly as bad as I have seen before, we tended to go later in the afternoon anyway by which time others that had been there all day were leaving. You do have to pay €2 for a sunbed per half day but we knew this in advance so it didn’t bother us - we often arrived after 5pm anyway which was the cut off for paying for the sunbeds in any case! One slight pain was that the pool bars were cash only but again, once known it was easy to deal with. The restaurants on site were nice, we only had more snack bits or pizza as we went out most nights but we liked what we had. Bolt/ubers were really easy and incredibly cheap so we used those mainly to get around and be able to visit different areas also, we also ate out at the marina a few times never to be disappointed. This was my first time in Portugal but it won’t be my last, overall we were stunned by this place, loved every second and cannot wait to visit again.

We stayed here for 7 days in July 2024. The apartment had a double bedroom and a twin bedroom. There were accessible places to go through out the village such as shop, bakery (restaurants etc). There were 3 good pools - the dolphin pool was our favourite. My daughter practised her diving and I enjoyed the sunbeds. Be aware that the sun beds cost €2 each for a half day. Very enjoyable stay with lovely grounds. We hired a car from Faro airport - easy journey to Vilamoura and great for getting around eg gypsy market, harbour and beaches. This is our fourth visit to the Old Village - and won’t be our last!