Fantastic location. Easy walk down/up and from Dona Ana beach (not good for pushchairs though). Great sea views from some rooms and the pool. Short walk to Lagos town centre (approx 5mins) either down main road or through back streets by firestation (nicer walk). Loads of places to eat in Lagos to suit any budget. About 20 mins walk from pont de piedade which is amazing and well worth the effort. Walk back along the cliffs once you've got your bearings from there.

Iberlagos was a lovely and perfect place to stay, it is not far from the old town only 5-10mins walk which is nice to build up an apitie for all the lovely food in the old town.

We booked the apartments privately through www.portugalapt.com which meant we had a perfect seaview and pool view. But be warned not all of the apartments on other website's have a sea view as they are in blocks so you could be facing another block.

I would advise anyone booking to check this first if that is the reason you would like to stay in Iberlagos. Our apartment had everything we needed basic but for all the time we were there. Iberlagos is also close to doing costal walks which are lovely. There is a few nice cheap local retaurants nearby one is called Trinade which was so cheap and nice we went back again. Turn left once you come out from the apts onto the main road and it is just beside the camp site. Steak, egg, chips and rice 4 euro 50 and fish, chips, salad & rice 4 euro 70, for nothing a large beer was 70c and a jug or wine 3 euro.

Lagos itself is such a nice town has everything there you need, nightlife, lovely retaurants with so much fresh seafood. I recommend doing the boat trip with the small boats only 10 euro each for 45mins around the grotos plus you get your own private small boat, cheaper compared to the bigger companys. There is also many other trips and the bus station is in the town so you can visit other nearby towns.

The apartments are slightly out of the old town but it's only a 10 minute walk and definitely worth it if you plan on going to the beach a lot. I can imagine it may be a bit hit and miss as to whether you get a good room or not; the place comprises a number of fairly unimaginative blocks and the back ones probably don't have much of a sea view. That said, we got one of the front ones with a large terrace overlooking the sea which was great. The apartment was spacious (got a 2 bed, only booked a studio) and clean with decent furnishing, the place was quiet and the pool was really nice (note that they charge for the sunbeds but there's plenty of grassy area). They were a bit stingy with toilet roll and apparently the Portuguese don't believe in soap but then again it is basically a self catering place and there's a Spar supermarket 5 mins walk away. The complex is directly above Praia Dona Ana which is a great beach. Can imagine it would be busy in peak season but September was fairly quiet. All in, if you can manage a bit of a stroll into town every night, I'd recommend Iberlagos.

The beach and pool area were great, but the apartment needs alot of maintenance.
The dining rooms chairs were broken, the beds so uncomfortable with pillows like bricks.
The overall look of the place is very tired, some apartments looked fantastic but these must be privately owned and lived in. Would not go back to these apartments.