We arived at the location just before midnight in our hire car and the night security man was expecting us. he gave us the keys to the apartment and directed us there. There was underground garage parking and lifts to all apartments. The apartment was lovely with 2 bedrooms and two bathrooms. There was a spacious lining/ dining room and a great kitchen with a washing machine and dishwasher. It had a large balcony and was faultless. There was a nice swimming pool with bar/ restaurant attached with very competative prices. The walk to the main town was pleasant but there was a steep hill on the way back. Hire a car and there is a free car park at the bottom of this hill. If you want to make the most of your stay and see the area a hire car is essential
I hired the car beforehand from HERTZ to pick it up from the airport and it was easy to find. Beware though. I'd ordered a small car ( corsa type) and the man at hertz reception did his utmost to persuade me to pay more to upgrade to a ford focus, even offering a discount for the upgrade. I stood my ground and he gave me the keys to a lovely focus ( the smallest car they had available) which we thoroughly enjoyed using.
The best sight was the Cabo se saa Vincente which is the most south westerly part of Europe. It must be viewed as the sun goes down. Unbelievable sight.

For the price paid for the accomodation it was unbelievably fantastic.

i have recently returned from a holiday at the marina park apartments where i spent 1 week with 7 other girls!!!!!! there was 8 of us in total and we had booked a 3 bedroom apartment - having gone here feeling really nervous we all had a FAB time!!!! all of us are 18 years old and were worried about the holiday in general.

so the apartment ...... 3 big bedrooms, 2 bathrooms (1 ensuite) and a huge living area. there's a sofa bed in the lounge which we all had a fight over because it was the comfiest bed ( the others were great too though) there was also a pull out single bed on wheels under the sofa bed - be careful slides very easily!!! the kitchen was great - very big - all you needed - cooker, fridge, ironing board, washing machine, dishwasher.... BUT.... no kettle boiling water in a pan is essential for the hang over cure coffee!!!!! the pool here is huge and there were plenty of sun beds available for no extra charge , however when leaving we found the pool to be getting busier!!!!! restaurant on site is great for snacks throughout the day!!! the mini market on site is handy but we found more expensive than other supermarkets!!! - here comes the catch the apartments are at the top of a fairly steep and when visiting 'Pingo' (the big supermarket) it can a task carrying things back up - especially water melons!!!! there was also a supermarket very close to the taxi rank in lagos itself - we tended to go here if we were in the town during the day and take the shopping home in a taxi!!!

TAXI's - taxi's from the main centre of lagos to the Marina Park Apts were generally no more than 4 euros - sooooo worth it means the climbing of the hill is unnecessary!!! we also got a taxi's to Prai De Luz for the day BEWARE the taxi there is fairly cheap (10 euros tops) but trying to find taxi when you want to come home is difficult if you need more than one taxi (we convinced the one taxi we found to ring another driver so we could get home) - taxi rank is in front of the huge yellow church in Prai De Luz. it was easy to get a taxi from the apartments as the reception will ring one for you by you simply asking they were extremely helpful throughout the holiday!!!!

Lagos - we found it was usually about 15 minute walk tops to get to the main town and this was 8 girls all gossiping on the way down!!!! food here we found is great - apart from Spagetti Bolognese - give it a miss in most places!!!!we found a little pizzeria opposite the green tiled building - usually a queue but worth it - great value for money and the pizza and pasta is the best!!!

Nightlife - not what you expect!!!! head up the cobbled streets and wait for people to give you flyers - this way they show you where the bars are - believe me its hard to find them at first!!!!! there are loads of little bars - i emphasise little they are small but crammed with people!!! there are usually deals on drinks in most!!!! we liked 'Red Eye' (an Aussi Bar), 'whytes' and we loved the Regae Bar ( right near Grand Cafe) the longer you spend in there the more you feel like family and the better deal you get on drinks!!!! was ok and you'll find the rest !!! as for dancing - not the best place for it but if you want to like we did - we always headed to 'Grand Cafe' - gets busy and good about 2am and there is usually decent music on here too!!!!!! another thing you'll notice is the huge amount of Australian people - actaully think there maybe more of them than there is portugese!!!! all travelling europe usually!!!

NOTE TO YOUNG GIRLS - just be careful in placeslike grand cafe - we found some guys to be lets say very forward - just make sure you give them a stern NO and they usually back away!!!!!

Have to say all in all we loved the holiday and are talking of maybe going back next year!!!!!!! the hill maybe little steep - but is fine for walking down and its cheap to get taxi's up it!!!!!!

Stayed at this newish, large complex for a family, two-week package in July 07. The complex is on the outskirts of Lagos which is a medium-sized Algarvian resort. It is a good 20-minute hilly, walk to the town or beach (it seems a lot longer in the heat). However taxis are cheap. The complex is a condo-style group of 3-storey buildings loosely arranged around its own road. There was only one pool area - one swimming pool and one for tiny tots and it could get crowded. There is also only one bar/cafe on site. There was a small supermarket too. However the apartments themselves are large and of good quality. For 5 people (2 adults, 3 kids) we had a two-bedroomed apartment which also had two bathrooms- one even had a bath! The lounge/dining area was very big as was the balcony. The kitchen was also a good size with granite worktops, and good appliances including a large fridge/freezer, a washing machine and even a dishwasher. The largeness of the apartment meant that even after two weeks we weren't getting that stir crazy feeling we often feel on holiday. Lagos is a good part of the Algarve to visit if you don't like the high-rise concrete jungle that seemed to predominate in other parts. It has a large Marina and attracts the moneyed set and althought the shops are generally the usual resort type, there were some good restautants - the one above the Fish Market was particularly good as was Linda's Beach Bar - a very Floridian experience. The beach was, of course fantastic but the water was freezing - few people actually swam! I would recommend Lagos and Marina Park for a better quality experience than much of the Algarve seemed to offer.

I was nervous booking an Easter break at the Marina Park because there were no reviews to be found anywhere on the internet. I did not have to worry. The reception staff were excellent and we we were soon walking into a large and spacious apartment in one of the many low rise blocks scattered around a hillside near the Marina at Lagos. The view looking over the river was pleasant without being stunning but we had a large balcony to sit and watch the sunsets from. Our two bedroom apartment was a good size and very well appointed with a full kitchen, two bathrooms and two large bedrooms. I would recommend the Marina Park for families or couples wanting some piece and quiet but you must have a car as it is situated just outside of Lagos and there is so much to see along the Algarve.