Wednesday, May 28, 2008

First Photos

The apartment has one bathroom containing a bathtub, toilet, bidet and sink.  Unfortunately or not the tiles have holes because the last owner removed all the shelves and towel racks etc…therefore we are planning to remove the bathtub and replace it with a shower, remove the rest and put new tiles and such besides a small linen closest to hold the towels, bed linen and necessities for comfort during our visits and of our visitors.

The kitchen is spacious; our plan is to remove the wall that separates it from the living room and the wonderful view.  We also will need to put in new cabinets and appliances such as washer machine, stove top, refrigerator/freezer and of course a table with chairs besides adding some comfort appliances such as coffee maker, toaster and micro-wave.

The living room has large glass sliding doors opening onto the balcony.  Offering not only tons of natural light but also a stunning view.  Even though a television will be in the apartment we are looking forward to dinners by candlelight on the balcony with some soft music, especially after a day full of sightseeing and sports oriented activities including the beach.  High quality furniture is a must!  Definitely a sofa bed for guests and a couple of comfortable chairs for relaxing while reading.

The one bedroom will have two twin beds or a full sized bed and an area to place our clothes during the visit.  What is fantastic is when I wake up it is not necessary for me to get out of bed to see the ocean!  Since this room also contains large glass sliding doors leading us on to the same balcony as the living room totaling no less than ten square meters.

The apartment is a T0 + 1 studio penthouse located on the tenth floor.  Thank goodness the building has two elevators available.  Outside there is an abundance of parking areas besides having a garage space for each apartment enabling us to maintain the car cool during the hot summer months and dry in the wet winter besides a bit of space for our two bicycles.
 

When we were choosing an apartment we had three musts on our list;

#1 Ocean view #2 Walking distance to the beach #3 Private parking.  We are pleased to say this apartment far surpasses our expectations and we can not wait to have an opportunity to enjoy holidays in this friendly and activity packed vacation paradise whether we choose to pass the days golfing on some of the worlds’ most famous golf courses, staying up all evening in one of the abundant nightclubs and restaurants, shopping or just relaxing on one of the top rated beaches in Europe. 
 

local golf course
Hopefully you will enjoy learning about this area of Portugal through my blog and photos.
Sea Breeze Studio Photos (Blogoll). 

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