every review ever - thanks guys!

AirBNB September '23 review from Zoe "I stayed here with my family & 1 year old son and had a fantastic trip. The villa is in a lovely location, 5 minute walk to a gorgeous beach with nice restaurant and about a 20 minute walk into the old town which we did every night. The villa itself was great, exactly what you see in the pictures. Loads of space to hang out, and lovely pool area.
The company you deal with for check in etc is Destination Algarve, they were so nice & helpful. Couldn’t fault the place & would definitely stay again if back in Lagos!"

 AirBnB review from Miguel "Muy buena experiencia. Muy recomendable"

AirBnB review from Diego "Great location, great neighborhood, great house, couldn’t expect more"

VRBO review from Thomas "We loved our stay at Casa Hugo. From being greeted promptly by someone from Destination Algarve to evening drinks on the rooftop terrace. It was a perfect week away. The spacious villa was immaculate inside with room for us all. The heated pool was fantastic as was the brand new BBQ. The villa was very well equipped, both inside and outside. It was just a short walk to the beach where there were lovely restaurants and only a 25 minute walk to Lagos. We loved it here and would recommend it to anyone."

AirBnB review from Ella "Fantastic stay at the villa, would definitely recommend and already wanting to go back!"

 Booking.com rating of 10 from Alan (no comments left) 

 5 stars on AirBnB from John (no comments left)

VRBO review from Jamie "We originally booked this property in December 2019 for use in August 2020. Finally, after 2 years wait due to Covid, we arrived and we were not disappointed!! 

The property provides a vast amount of amenities that means there is something for everyone: 4 big bedrooms over two floors, spacious living room, kitchen with appliances, playroom, sun terrace with great views, pool, garden…

The location is also great, only a 10min walk from a fantastic beach which boasts two cafe/restaurants. Lagos centre is approx 30min walk, although a taxi via Uber was never an issue. Lagos itself offers a good range of restaurants and the marina is a great spot.

A special mention for the people at Destination Algarve who remained in regular contact with us over the last two years. They were also kind enough to put us in touch with a local charity who were able to provide my father with a mobility scooter at a reasonable price."

AirBnB review from Gunnar "A very chill and nice place to stay in Lagos. Big Villa with a great pool, BBQ, pool table, ping pong table and other great stuff. Very easy and nice communication, even a transport from the airport was arranged for us. Would definitely recommend this place. 10/10"

Google review from Rebecca "Beautifully presented and ideal for families. Lots of room and gorgeous view of the local beach - especially from the sun terrace on the roof. Heated outdoor pool with sun loungers in a beautiful garden and basement with pool and ping pong for the cloudy days. 5 minutes from the beach. Cannot wait to go back!"

AirBnB review from Jason "amazing villa in beautiful location booking check in and communication was easy with no hiccups, great support, would highly recommend"

 AirBnB review from Kamran “Really nice place felt right at home great for the kids to get up and jump straight in the pool! Also host was super responsive for everything! Would defo stay again"

AirBnB review from Jonas "We were a group of 7 friends spending a week over New Years at this house and we had an awesome time! The house was really great for hanging out by the pool area with lots of places to relax in the sun all day long. Cooking our own food in the house also worked really well for us. The location is great for walking and running around the stunning nature and not to far to walk into the city center. We really enjoyed our full week here. Thanks again!"

AirBnB review from Daniel “A great holiday villa. Great location by an amazing beach Praia de Mos and restaurant Campimar where the staff were brilliant and really made the holiday. Lovely pool and easy to get to all the beaches and town with a short walk or electric bikes from Hugo at Lagos Bike Tours.
Villa cleaned mid-week and easy transfers arranged from/to Faro airport.
Thoroughly recommended.”

AirBnB review from Mateo "Todo perfecto, excepto el wifi. Michas veces no andaba. El resto todo perfecto! Muy buena ubicación y casa!"

AirBnB review from Clare "We had a great time staying at this fantastic villa. The facilities were great - a nice pool and outdoor area with a  fantastic roof terrace (and sea view!) for watching the sunsets. The location was perfect - a 5 min walk from Porto de Mos beach and a 25 minute walk into the centre of Lagos (or 5 euro taxi). The kitchen was well equipped for cooking with a nice BBQ outdoors too. Sean and the team were great throughout our trip, going above and beyond to make sure we had a great holiday with lots of tips and advice on best places to go in the area. We would definitely recommend staying at this villa!"

AirBnB review from Stephanie "très belle villa, idéalement située, literie très confortable, villa très propre et hôte très  réactif. Juste un peu de passage de voiture coté piscine, mais nous reviendrons certainement malgré cela"

VRBO review from Eamonn " Lovely villa. Lovely garden and pool and great location. Lot of construction noise is the only thing letting it down which is not the owners fault but the noise was a bit of a problem. Can’t fault apart from that. Would stay again for sure"

Our first review from 2019 - 4/5 stars from Patrick (not a bad score considering the basement flooded!) "We were cheerfully welcomed by Destination Algarve and they give us good service during our stay. Allover we had a very nice stay and fully enjoyed the well equipped villa. The villa is also well located between the beach and the centre of Lagos. Unfortunately there were some problems with the sewer. Although Destination Algarve took action right away, the problem could not be solved during our stay. Also one of the roller shutters broke down, but they repaired it the next morning."

Everything was cleaned and the faulty sump pump replaced before our second group of guests arrived. With Destination Algarve on call problems are resolved quickly.

6/10 Okay - VRBO review from Michelle in Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy. 

Stayed here in July. Booking, check-in and info provided about property were all very good. Villa has good facilities and good location for beach - teenagers could come and go as they pleased. About 10 minute walk to beach - all downhill on way there - all uphill on way back but good to get the heart rate up! Villa was generally clean with decent sized pool. Decor is a bit dated but was ok. The less good things are there is road noise and there is a very pronounced damp/mildew smell from basement that does permeate somewhat though the ground floor. Kids wouldn't use downstairs bathroom because of it and it also put them off using the pool and table tennis and basement seating area which was a bit of a shame. Also recommend that if guests notice any marks on anything like towels, bedding etc take photos so you aren’t charged for damage you didn’t do when you leave! All in all pretty expensive and a bit disappointing compared to other similarly priced self catering accommodation in area.

Our response :  having spoken with our managers it appears the initial review left on VRBO was positive. However after sheets, duvet covers and towels were found to be stained with fake tan and replacement costs taken from the deposit the review was changed and downgraded. 

Many wouldn't re-publish this review but we have nothing to hide!

Yes the decor was a bit mid-2000's (as was shown incredibly clearly in all our photos) but major works have been done ready for 2024 - book now to see the new patios, floors, bathrooms and windows!