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Radar and pal lounging at the pool, 0800 in Monte Dourado 2009

We visited friends at Pestana this winter and stayed there for 2 months 4 years ago. Not much has changed -There is one large pool that was rebuilt this winter. -As mentioned the patios are grass, side by side with no separator so you are right beside your neighbour. Some have a bit of a terrace. -T...

Thanks for all the replies it seems that the speed we have is normal. Glad to hear that it works in Spain.

Matryx... I am at Monte Dourado and there is no wifi available from our location. The closest free wifi would be Cafe Fino.

I recently purchased a Vodafone pay as you go wireless internet USB card. This is the version that gives you 10 hours for 10 Euros with a published maximum speed of 1 mbps. The average maximum speed in Carvoeiro appears to be about 1/2 what they say and the system is running on Edge not 3G. Five min...

The locations of free public Algarvedigital WIFI: Lagoa: at the public sports centre next to the pool behind the bus station. The antenna is on the front left side of the building. There is a free WIFI sign on the walkway in front. N37 08.03 W008 27.34 Silves: In the square with the fountain below t...

Electric resistant heating is essentially all the same, 1000 watt-hours is the equivalent of 3412 Btu’s. Doesn't matter if it is oil filled, ceramic or fan you can only get 3412 Btu's of heat from a 1000 watts. Oil filled and ceramic give a more even heat but take longer initially to warm up and lon...

Thanks for the replies we have booked for 8 weeks

Looking for opinions on longterm stay at Pestana Palm Gardens- what is it like? Comparison to Rocha Brava re: location, conveniences, set up of units, help if problems occur within the unit, quality of the furniture