Has anyone done this before and would be willing to share their thoughs or experiences please?
Thinking about booking one week in a busy complex like the Brisa Sol or Clube Praia de Oura but would love other recommendations. We need somewhere with lots going on and access to many restaurants and bars. We did day trip to Albuferia when in Lagos but I can't say it's a place I am familiar with.
We would like to follow this with a week in a decent private villa with a pool in the Western Algarve and would wish to be within about a five km radius of Lagos. Not bothered about the villa being near the beach, countryside location would be fine.
I am assuming my best bet will be to DIY this, as I am not sure if there are companys that could put it together for me unless anyone can recommed someone.
My current thinking is secure flights first, then book the villa, as I am assuming the good ones go quickly and perhaps leave the apartment till last ?
Wondering a bit about budget, am hoping that a 1 bed apartment will be somewhere between £600 and £800 for a week and a villa about £1000 to £1200 or are these figures totally unrealistic for the end of July ?
Doe
We booked the villa first through Individual Travellers, then the Residencial direct and lastly our flights. We booked our flights last because we waited for the release of Easyjet flights in the vain hope that we might bag a cheapie. This didn't turn out to be the case and so ended up booking with Thomas Cook (much better flight times and about the same price as Easyjet - they would have been £100 cheaper if booked at the time when I was reserving the accommodation).
Travel arrangements between the airport and resorts have been pre-arranged.
Cost wise I think you will be ok with the budget that you have in mind. We have paid £900 for our villa and are paying £600 for the Residencial, although apartments were available through private rental companies from around £350 per week.
This was all booked months ago, but now only 14 weeks to go. Can't wait.
Thanks for the reply. I was having a scout about today looking at James Villas for the week in the villa and Travel Republic for the week in an apartment complex I was pricing them on 2009 prices as of course 2010 aren't avaiable as yet.
I was also going to hang about for easyjet flights to be released, but sounds like that may not be the best idea.
I think I need to try other companys as James Villas and Travel Republic were bursting the budget I gave above.
I will have a look at Individual Travellers. Prices seem high for villas not sure if its because i want one with a pool or if they are all dear. I want to travel at a similar time as yourself but next year. We will just hire a car for the two weeks.
Your holiday sounds as though it is going to be fantastic no wonder you cant wait for it.
Doe
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