Old Village & Prestige

Just back after a week in the OLD VILLAGE PRESTIGE. When we booked this, we did not know alot about it so just booked it. The old village looks really quaint with all houses and apartments with rooftop sunbathing areas. We did not get to see any of these apartments as we were in OLD VILLAGE PRESTIGE. We were in apartment 312 which was like private apartments as there was a locked gate into these. The apartment was very spacious. I suppose nothing very modern. Definately a bit dated. These apartments are not cleaned while you are there and towels are only changed once in the week. I suppose that was ok as there was only 2 of us and we kept it clean and tidy ourselves. There is a pool but no sun loungers around it , which we found kind of strange. We used our rooftop balcony most of the time. There are other pools around the village but we were not allowed into them and they did have loungers. I thought maybe, when it's off season, we should have been allowed use any of the pools. After settling in, we enjoyed our stay. We had drink in JAKKs bar most nights and we eat in 2 of the restaurants there and all was very good. It is a lovey complex. We went into Villamoura alot as we take no notice of walking. It is only about 10 mins. We will certainly return to Villamoura. Will we stay in The Old Village ?? We still undecided.

Just got back from a two week vacation in Old Village Prestige, felt let down by the amount of guests who were not staying on Prestige using the pool Garden’s kept nice apart from the odd dog mess which is strange because dogs are not allowed on this complex

I have stayed at the old village previously and had a lovely experience however this time I had the misfortune to rent an apartment through Live in Holidays, as the apartment was rented through booking we did not know who we’d be dealing with! They were awful just awful I cannot even put into word how terrible the experience was with them. We were left waiting 2 and a half hours for our apartment with not so much as sorry! When we eventually got there it was grubby, shabby and not particularly clean. The stairs were also a death trap with small children. My daughter also found open tablets under her bed (which had obviously not been cleaned) and luckily she brought them straight to me. I complained and got nothing only excuses! They do not care about there customers and we’re just awful to deal with. Please please do yourself a favor and avoid if you can we were so disappointed.

A bit of a trek to the beach and marina, 30-40 minute walk but there is a little train bus daily excluding Sundays from The Old Village. I do really like the layout of this village, everything is on hand eg supermarket, 3 bars and restaurants, bakery . Some of the rooms are a bit dated but others aren’t but they are all clean and have everything required. Great pools, 3 pools, 2 with bar and snack service, unsure why they charge for sun beds but hey ho, €2 half a day and €4 for a full day. Also no maid service; they are fully contained self catering units including washing machines so I guess you have to wash your own towels! Restaurants on site are nice and average priced. Also, Ubers are a great way to get about if you don’t like walking or have teenagers that don’t! I would definitely return to the Old Village. The agents at Live4Holidays are really nice too especially Sandra who was patient with me speaking in Portuguese as I am learning the language.

Here just now and weather is lovely. Complex is nice. We booked through *********** which partners with villas 4 u and you get allocated apartments. We unfortunately are above a pub, opposite another and the supermarket at the side of us . 4c church square which if you don’t mind being woke up early and have 2 different types of music playing from 10am - 1am then it’s perfect but if not is avoid. We are only here for 5 days and checked in in a Sunday and the letting agent didn’t work that day so we had no choice but to stay that night and unpacked and only here for a few days otherwise would ask to be moved.

I recently visited here on a summer holiday. The complex is lovely and clean and keep in great condition. The bars and pool area are well run and the staf are very friendly. There is a small playground for small kids if you have them but it’s not in the shade so get hot in the middle of the day. The only issue I have is the sun beds by the pool. We had to queue in the morning at 9 for the pool to open and if you weren’t there you won’t get s bed. You also have to pay for the which considering it not that cheap to stay here I thought was a bit much. If there is a few members in the family it can add up over the length of the holiday.