6/10 Okay
Chris O.
10 Nov 2018
House nice but !
The house was nicely sited in Arco Da Calheta, above Calheta and its bay some three kilometres away, nicely tiled inside and out.
However, the sofas were very damaged we were told by the agent that a previous guests dog had done the damage, but the sofas should have been replaced.
Saucepans in the kitchen were of a thin cheap aluminium and quite unsuitable for any sort of cooking being all but one very large.
The washing machine in the utility room appeared to only work on one setting.
The mattress in the main bedroom appeared to be made of concrete and was very uncomfortable.
No wired internet but wi-fi through some small dongle that worked OK but had to be charged up and switched on and off when not in use, there was a router on the wall that was live but not connected to any service.
The sliding electric gate did not work but had to be opened by hand not really a problem, but this had no stop on it to prevent it exceeding the limit of travel when open, so one day it went too far and crashed off its track knocking a small piece out of the wall, however if somebody had been walking past at that time they could well have ended up in hospital with a broken bone, it was very heavy and took two men to replace it this happened the day after I reported it, I left it alone after that incident.
The stray dogs need to be culled has they bark / fight day and night, but that is for the local council and seems to be normal.
The hot water temperature seemed to be turned down as it never seemed to get that hot.
The lighting was very weak bare single bulbs, no shades made our eyes strain.
The supermarket in Calheta [Prago Duce] stays open till 11pm and carries most things friendly helpful staff.
I can recommend the restaurant 'New Era' on the Marina cheerful staff and good not expensive food, though it can get busy, so you may have to wait but a drink and comfortable seating make this pleasant
Chris O.
Stayed 21 nights in Oct 2018