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Straight from the Heart - Downtown

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A two-story building with a tiled roof, a white door, and two windows.
A hotel room with a large bed, an air conditioning unit, a bedside lamp, and a window with a view.
A modern living room with a flat-screen TV, a sofa, a lamp, and a small table with decorative items.
A white outdoor seating area with a bench and a potted plant, adjacent to a white wall with a small window and a sign.
A room with two wicker chairs, a floor lamp, a small table with a plant, and a sliding glass door leading to an outdoor area.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 2

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Kitchenette
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Washing machine
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Faro, Faro
  • Place, Faro Marina
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Old Town Square
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Faro Cathedral
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.)
    ‪9 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 2)

Bedroom 1

1 Double Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Straight from the Heart - Downtown

We had a dream of restoring the house in Faro's old town and be able to share this space with you.
Situated in the heart of Faro, this small house with two floors and small rooms it's Especially cozy and ideal for a city break.
On the ground floor you can find a beautiful and welcoming Kitchenette. Upstairs two small bedrooms, a sitting area, a bathroom with shower and a balcony.
It's ideal for 2 persons, but acommodates up to 4 comfortably.
It offers Internet, TV LED and music system with radio, CD and USB.
For your convenience we also offer bedding, bath towels, beach towels, umbrella, sun hat, hairdryer, air conditioning and free toiletries.
The kitchen includes fridge, hob, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, coffee maker and kettle.

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Check out before 12:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Tem escadas grandes. big stairs.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property Registration Number 20113/AL
Property # 1789050
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Faro

Located in Faro, this holiday home is in the city centre. Faro Marina and Olhao Harbour are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Faro Island Beach and Falesia Beach. Algarve Living Science Center and Centro Cultural e de Inovação de Bordeira are also worth visiting.
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Map
Faro, Faro

What's nearby

  • Algarve Regional Museum - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Faro Marina - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Old Town Square - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Faro Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • A Companhia de Teatro do Algarve - 7 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Faro Station - 13 min walk
  • Faro (FAO-Faro Intl.) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cantinho - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪O Coreto - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Faaron Steak House - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Melbourne Lane Café - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Baixa Caffé - ‬4 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Straight from the Heart - Downtown pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Straight from the Heart - Downtown?

As of 9 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Straight from the Heart - Downtown on 4 Nov 2026 start from AU$548, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Straight from the Heart - Downtown?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Straight from the Heart - Downtown?

Checkout is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Straight from the Heart - Downtown located?

Located in Faro City Centre, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Repouso Arch and Faro Marina. Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Guia and Arch to the Old Town district of Faro are just steps away. Faro Station is 13 minutes by foot.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 15 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 15 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 15 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 15 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely convenient location

Great location steps away from everything you want to walk and see in Faro. Two stories with kitchen/sitting are on the ground floor, washroom 2 bedrooms, sitting area and a small outside balcony made this a very nice place to stay. Very friendly host.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Communicative and welcoming hosts - lovely people - Bruno and Véronica ate a young professionalV

Excellent on all counts. Prompt relies to questions. Despite a map emailed me, I got lost a street away,
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great in Faro

Veronica was fantastic to deal with, right from the start, she took good care of us and had many suggestions on great places to see in the Algarve. The location of the apartment could not have been much .. close to the action, but not so close that 8t kept you awake. Thanks Veronica !!
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Très agréable séjour !

Excellent accueil de la propriétaire Veronica de contact facile , très attentive à nous fournir toutes les infos pour notre séjour ! Le logement est agréable, bien équipé et très bien situé, vraiment une bonne adresse !!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wohnen wie Einheimische

In dem zweigeschossigen Häuschen haben wir uns sofort wohl gefühlt. Alle Unternehmungen konnten wir mit nur kurzen Wegen durchführen (Schiffsausflüge, Zug- und Busreisen, Altstadtbesuche).
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Very nice typical house in perfect location

We had a wonderful time in this house, Veronica's welcome and kindness was perfect with a lot of useful infos and nice welcoming pastels de nata as gifts! The house itself is excellent, rooms are nice and living room and kitchen well equiped. The small terrasse is a plus! The location is perfect very close to the old city and everything nearby. The streets around are also very quiet. There is also a parking spot in front of the house dedicated for the house, even though one tourist took it at the end of the stay but plenty of places were available nearby. We recommend highly this house for both the quality of the service and the welcome and kindess of the owners! Lise, Elias and Ali
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Juste ce qu'il nous fallait !!

Séjour de 6 jours à FARO au mois d'aout. Maison idéalement située pour apprécier et profiter des animations de la vieille ville. Quartier calme. Maison bien entretenue et propre, parfaitement équipée, climatisée. Que demander de plus!!!. Super accueil et disponibilité si besoin des propriétaires, qui sauront également vous conseiller pour les restaurants et vos escapades touristiques. Grand merci à eux. Je conseille !!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Uitstekend

Alles was tot in de puntjes verzorgd
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Straight from the Heart, indeed!

One of our favorite things about traveling is the people we meet, and Veronica and Bruno are no exception. Veronica greeted us with a big smile and a warm welcome, and throughout our stay let us know that she was available to help with anything we needed. Bruno and Veronica have remodeled a 200-year old city house into a modern home away from home for travelers. The small house has 2 levels. The street level has a very well equipped kitchen with table and chairs, a small sitting area and a storage room. Up the original stone stairs are 2 bedrooms, 1 with a queen-size bed, the other with a single bed, a bathroom and a sitting area. Of special note is the larger-than-most shower compared to many in Europe! Both levels have air conditioning and windows that open. We were able to do some cooking and laundry, and used the beach umbrella, towels and tote for our trips to the islands. There is even a luggage scale for those who have packed lots of gift purchases in their luggage. The location is ideal; a couple of minutes from the Old City in one direction, and the wonderful pedestrian streets filled with shops and restaurants around the house. A short stroll through the Old City takes you to the waterfront of the Ria Formosa. The graciousness of our hosts went above and beyond expectations. We were a bit sad to say goodbye; however, Veronica said to call her if we needed any assistance while in Lisboa! Thank you, Veronica and Bruno, for an enjoyable stay in Faro. And we loved meeting your beautiful baby!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Paul and Sherry We always prepare our little house "Straight from the heart" to our guests, but there are some guests that touch our hearts and keep in our memories... you're one of them! Hope to see you again in the future :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liebevoll eingerichtetes, zentral gelegenes Häuschen

Das Haus liegt zentral, ist gut eingerichtet, sauber und gepflegt. Die Betten waren bequem. Besonders nett war es, die erste warme Frühlingssonne auf dem kleinen Balkon zu genießen. Von dort aus haben wir in Faro alles zu Fuß erkundet. Der Busbahnhof, von dem aus wir zu anderen Orten gefahren sind, ist in ca. 7 Min. erreichbar. Die Vermieter waren in der Kommunikation schnell und absolut zuverlässig. Wir kamen recht früh am Morgen an, konnten vorzeitig einchecken und wurden noch mit sehr leckerem Kuchen begrüßt. Bei der Schlüsselübergabe erhielten wir alle wichtigen Infos, im Haus gab es aber auch noch eine Mappe, in der alles überschaubar aufgeführt war. Nach der Rückkehr wurde die Kaution schnell zurücküberwiesen. Insgesamt ein sehr schöner Aufenthalt. Sollten wir noch einmal nach Faro kommen, würden wir sofort wieder dort buchen.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thank your for your kind words. It was also a pleasure to meet you both. All the best! Veronica and Bruno
Archival

10/10 Excellent

séjour parfait

pays et ville magnifiques le logement était parfait et nos hôtes ont été d'une gentillesse et d'une prévenance absolue que ce soit dans les échanges de mails ou lors de notre réception sur place Si vous allez à FARO n'hésitez pas une seconde à louer ce logement Vraiment un grand merci à Véronica et Bruno qui ont rendu ce séjour encore plus parfait
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017
Archival

10/10 Excellent

SUPER BIEN

Des hôtes vraiment conviviaux, aux petits soins pour nous, très disponibles répondant à toutes nos interrogations quelque soit le sujet. Le logement est fidèle aux photos, très propre et fonctionnel, très bien placé dans la ville, accès direct aux commerces, aux transport (bus, train , bateaux....)
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Merci :) It was also a pleasure to receive you in Faro!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful stay - again!

We stayed at Straight from the Heart last year and loved it so much we returned again this year. The house is lovely - very well-equipped, perfectly located near the marina, the old town and shops and restaurants and only a five minute walk from the bus station. Veronica and Bruno are very welcoming and cannot do enough for you. We highly recommend this property and are hoping to return again.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

excellente adresse à Faro

Arrivées avec presuqe 3 heune de train), Veronica et Bruno sont venus nous chercher à la gare et nous ont accueillies chaleureusement (merci pour le plateau de bienvenue avec l'essentiel pour le p'tit déj du lendemain). Très jolie maison, décorée avec beaucoup de goût, dans laquelle nous nous sommes senties comme chez nous. Elle est très bien placée (commerces, supermarchés, gares, ferry pour les îles, vieille ville...), tout peut se faire à pied. On sent que Veronica et Bruno ont plaisir à recevoir. Une adresse à garder ! merci pour tout ! obrigada !
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Merci France. It also a pleasure to receive you. You'll be more than welcome in the future!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful stay

We had a wonderful stay at Straight from the Heart. The house is immaculately presented and there is everything you need for a very comfortable stay. Veronica and Bruno were wonderful hosts and responded very quickly to requests. They even met us at the bus station and drove us to the house on the first day. We thought that the welcome tray was a lovely touch and indicative of their hospitality. The balcony is a great place to enjoy a glass of wine at any time of day! We loved the position of the house - it was so close to everything. A two minute walk brought us to the old town and the marina and we were able to walk to the bus station and the train station in about five. We enjoyed exploring Faro and the local area on foot and by bus and train. There is an excellent bus service from the airport which costs euro2.22 and it is also easy to reach places such as Vilamoura by bus. There are plenty of places to eat near the house and three supermarkets within easy walking distance. When we return to Faro we will stay here again and wouldn't even consider looking for anywhere else. We cannot recommend it highly enough. Thank you, Veronica and Bruno, for your hospitality and for providing us with so many lovely memories of our stay in Faro.
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Mar 2020
Thank you so much for your kind words Helen and Howard! It was also a pleasure to receive such a wonderful guest as you both. You'll be more than welcome if you visit Faro again in the future! See you soon. All the best for you!

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