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Apartamentos Turisticos Jose de Sousa

★★★★★5.0 out of 5 · 1 reviews

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Apartamentos Turisticos Jose de Sousa is a 5-star hotel in Vilamoura with 100 rooms rated 5.0/5 by 1 TripAdvisor reviewers; typical rates from about $105 a night.

About

Apartamentos Turisticos Jose de Sousa is a small place near Vale do Lobo in the Algarve, and the single review on record gave it a perfect score—mostly for value and cleanliness, which both hit 5.0. The rooms and service sit at 4.0, so this isn't luxury, but it's spotless and apparently priced right for what you get. Vale do Lobo is golf territory, closer to Quinta do Lago than the budget strips farther west, so finding something this affordable in the area is unusual. The lack of reviews means you're rolling the dice a bit, but the subratings suggest competent basics: clean linens, functional room, decent location for beach or course access. If you're looking for full resort amenities or English-speaking concierge service, this probably isn't it. If you want a clean base near the beach without paying resort rates, the numbers say it works.

At a glance

Area: Vilamoura
Star rating: ★★★★★
Typical nightly: $105
Beach access: shuttle
Kid-friendly: ●●●○○
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Walkability: ●●●○○
Rooms: 100
Casino: –
Swim-up: –
Kids' club: –
All inclusive: –
Vibe: budget
quiet
golf

Sargassum: not a factor

Not a sargassum coast.

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