air con

dede · Post by **dede** » Fri May 20, 2005 10:36 pm

hi,
planning to rent apt for familiy of 4 for last 2 wks of June in Monte Dourado but most of the units dont have air con. I was wondering if that is critical item to have. Please recomend, shall i go ahead with the unit without aicon or keep on searching for a/c one?
thanx.

ted · Post by **ted** » Sat May 21, 2005 9:16 am

Have a look at this viewtopic.php?t=4886

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 21, 2005 10:16 am

i saw that post but there are two contradicting opinions. I was wondering for some other ppl to help us here. Also, the other post is abt August and we will be there last two wks of june. thanx

ted · Post by **ted** » Sat May 21, 2005 11:10 am

as one reply is from someone who has stayed there, and in august when it is likely to be hotter than june, I thought it was quite a relevant answer

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 21, 2005 11:15 am

i've lived here for many years and found that over the last few years June's a lot hotter than August. Maybe not hotter but a different type of heat, very heavy, soffocating, almost unbearable. A.C. will make your nights peaceful and cool, you'll be abnle to sleep right through and not wake up hot and sweaty, I think it's a must.

Homme Poco · Post by **Homme Poco** » Sat May 21, 2005 11:51 am

Go for aircon if you can,we´veused ours several times this month mostly late evening and night ,it will make your holiday much more enjoyable.
HP

digger · Post by **digger** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:10 pm

Personally, I don’t like a/c…… so I only use it when I have to, and would never sleep with it running! I don’t live in Algarve but further north, Lisbon and Cascais where the climate is slightly more extreme: colder in the winter / hotter in the summer. I have a/c in both my homes but never used it outside the month of August.

(Don’t think I could survive the Lisbon traffic jams without a/c in the car.)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:31 pm

We always stay at MD and were there in July last year-very hot weather

The apt. didn't have aircon. but we usually open windows front and back to get the breeze through and it was fine.

In our opinion these apts. are the best - very spacy, brand new kitchen fitted last time with dishwasher, washing machine - a must have if you've got messy kids

The only downside - swimming pools aren't heated and sea is usually warmer.

All depends what you want from yr. accommodation but the maids, reception staff are really helpful and friendly and we wouldnt stay anywhere else in Cvo.

Finally have never ever seen a mosquito in MD apts. and Ellie noticed this too. Often wonder what all the fuss is about from other forum members

Rampage · Post by **Rampage** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:11 am

Make sure your accommodation is supplied with pedestal fans in all the bedrooms. We find that in CVO during the early evening there is generally a cool breeze from the open windows (mozzie screens in place - I certainly get bit). However the breeze often falls during the night so just circulating air with the fans provides adequate cooling.