Rafaiol's is on the right just before the road in to Rocha Brava. We thought the food was ok but preferred O Farol. Rafaiol's has a good atmosphere but the food can be hit and miss. Once, we had to send back the sautéed potatoes as they weren't quite cooked. Another occasion after eating their Catap...

Thanks all for the advice and comments. I've taken the wise option of booking with Algaredriver and am more than happy with the deal I've got. Roll on June, it can't come soon enough!

Just wondered if anyone has any experience of Gold Car at Faro airport? I've spent some time looking at car hire for June and decided upon Gold Car as being the most reasonable but then read terrible reviews for them on tripadvisor. Thanks for any information.

My husband used the gym at rocha brava when we were in cvo. 60 euros for 10 visits, air con, music and plenty of free weights.

There's a pool table at the bar area adjoining Rocha Mar restaurant.

Thanks for the replies, very helpful. We'll have a hire car but it's good to know that we can wander somewhere nearby.

We've booked to stay in a villa near the lighthouse at CVO next the month and would like some information about what decent restaurants and bars there are within walking distance please. It's our first visit to the area so any info would be great. Thanks