Our property was as advertised - no surprises here to be worried about at all! The building is right on the Sea Boulevard with a secure entry which we appreciated, and the apartment is on the back side of the first floor. There is no sea view, but the advertisement clearly points this out so we were not expecting one. Felipa was very quick to return messages, and was there to meet us at the front door when we arrived. With her advice we arrived by bus and it was a very manageable 6 minute walk to her apartment. There were two mini markets nearby with extremely reasonable prices on everything including groceries, toiletries, and booze, a Farmacia, souvenir shops, and tons of restaurants with great food. We really enjoyed being in this area of the town, versus the hotel area at the other end of the beach. Regardless of where you stay in Armação de Pera, everything is very close and easy to walk to!
I messaged her on the evening we arrived to ask about beach towels as I couldn’t find any, and by the morning she had some waiting for us outside the front door. We were very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed our stay!