Our apartment - number 469 is a ground floor fully air conditioned 2 bed, 2 bath apartment with free WiFi in Balaia Golf Village. 10 minute walk to beach. Comfortable lounge with 2 sofas, one of which is a double sofa bed.
The gardens of the village are beautifully landscaped with mature pine and cork oak trees.
There are 6 swimming pools to choose from. 4 tennis courts, croquet, table tennis and bowling green. A Health Club with indoor pool, gym etc (extra payable) and Restaurant with bar are all close to the apartment, as is the Reception. Balaia's own 9 hole par 3 golf course is ideal for practising your short game and has a lovely clubhouse with bar and restaurant.
In the summer there is a Kid's Club - bookable and payable at Reception.
A small supermarket is just around the corner and several local restaurants are within walking distance.
Championship golf courses all along the Algarve are easily reached by car.
The Apartment -
There is a large lounge/dining room with satellite television and a dvd player and patio doors to the terrace which overlooks a grassy area. 2 sofas, one of which is a double sofa bed. Fully equipped kitchen with electric cooker, dishwasher, fridge, freezer, microwave, toaster, juicer and coffee maker. 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms (1 en-suite). Utility area with washing machine and tumble drier. Iron and ironing board provided. Also many books, dvds and beach toys available. 2 sun loungers with cushions and a table umbrella provided. The nearest swimming pool is approx 50m away.
There is a Health Club with indoor pool and gym although there is an extra charge to use this.
The apartment is Non-smoking although you can smoke outside on the terrace.
A car is useful to make the most of the Algarve but is not essential. There is a small supermarket just around the corner - 1 minute walk! The beach is within walking distance - approx 10 minute walk and there are a number of Portuguese restaurants within walking distance as well - again about 10 minutes away. Parking is available outside the apartment. Taxis can be booked through Balaia Reception or Uber and Bolt taxis are available as well. There is a bus route along the road outside Balaia Golf Village.
Other things to note
Check in is at Balaia Reception which is open 8am - midnight. It has previously been open 24 hours a day and it may revert to this in the future.
Check out cleaning is included. Also for stays of 2 weeks or more there will be mid-stay cleaning and change of linen.
Balaia Golf Village operates the Portuguese 'Clean and Safe' policy.
Fully licenced holiday apartment with Portuguese authorities - Licence number 12003/AL.