We had a lovely stay at Maria's place in Albufeira. The apartment is quite large for a one bedroom. The bathroom is also very big. The condo had all the kitchen essentials we needed.The views are pretty incredible from the patio. The condo is definitely one of the quietest in the Albufeira area, which we were very grateful for. It has great proximity to several restaurants. Maria was an excellent host. She picked us up from the bus stop as it wasn't far from her home. She was very hospitable and dedicated to making our stay as pleasant as possible. We loved how close we were to the beach! It was a mere 2-3 minute walk down the hill to a quiet beach nestled between two busier beaches.

The only downside to Maria's place was that there was no Wifi. At first, we weren't too concerned about it and thought it would be a good opportunity to disconnect for a few days. But after a day or so, we realized that it was pretty inconvenient for us since we needed Wifi to book restaurant reservations, activities, cabs, Ubers, etc. Although there is Wifi at the beach bar/cafe, it was inconvenient to have to go down there whenever we needed a Wifi connection. For some European tourists with Euro-plans, this may not be problematic, but as Canadians, we had no access to the internet without Wifi. Another downfall was that the area has a number of seagulls (which I think is inevitable for any condo near a beach). The seagulls were very loud, so we had to sleep with the windows closed because they would start squawking very early in the morning. We would also recommend that the patio furniture be switched to bar-height so that you can see the ocean when you're sitting on the chairs outside.

Overall, it was a great stay and we would recommend Maria's place to our friends and family!