It's the perfect location, you can see the beach, check out the waves and are just one block back from Europe's top Marina with it's restaurants, shops and buzzing nightlife. You can also chill on 2 large sunny balconies, relax in peace. Sip champagne as the sun goes down and your only worry will be which restaurant to wander to that evening. Our favourite is O 'Retiro directly south of us on the beach or the yachties hang out at Aquavite on the Marina. The Thai Beach Bar on Falesia beach is great for gently dancing the night away, as is Puro Beach (Vilamoura) which is even closer. The beach directly south of the balcony has lifeguards, double beds for hire, palm tree sunshades with loungers, or you can just throw down a towel and take an umbrella, or go down to the house pool and have a refreshing bath. There is a convenient supermarket on the ground floor that does the basics, but a larger one, and the famous fish market of Quarteira, are a just short stroll east along the beach. Of course there is all the golf and sailing too. The wilder, endless dune backed beach of Falesia is to the west, for longer, less peopled walks. SeaStar apartment was re-designed and renovated in 2016, so everything is new, the beds are comfy and the linens are cotton. Great for 2 couples or a family with 3 kids.