How Much Did Portugal Winter Cost Us - 2024
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- We show you each hotel we stayed at in The Algarve with a full breakdown of costs for accommodation, flight and transport. If you are thinking of a winter stay in the many beautiful towns of The Algarve Portugal.
Staying in Southern Portugal has a pleasant climate especially from the middle of January through to March.
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I just returned in March from a 3-month stay in Tavira (85 days, so I had a bit of a buffer on the 90 day rule). Because I rent directly from a property management firm, it is much cheaper than going through places like AirB&B, VRBO or an aparthotel. I had a lovely self-contained house all to myself within a 5 minute walk to the Roman Bridge (1 bedroom/1 bathroom, 2 outdoor patios, a fully equipped kitchen and sitting room) and it was just less than 3,000 euros for the entire time. I prefer that to a hotel environment, as there is more privacy and less hustle and bustle around me...but of course to each their own. I think it is worth finding a property management firm where you wish to go and contact them direct to get prices for your preferred dates. Happy travels, everyone...
Can you recommend the property management company to us if possible? Thanks
@@HeavenlyMe1111 Unfortunately CZcams does not allow me to mention the name here. But if you Google "property management tavira" you will see a good one from whom to rent a CASA. They provide good SERVICE. I've used them many times. Happy travels!
@@sharonvickers146 thank you, I found a good one that ends with serviço 👍🏻
@@HeavenlyMe1111 You got it...
There s one i used was " Casas e papeis" in Armacao-de-pera family run bussiness they were really good, 1 bedroom apartment was like 700€ with seaview. Was really nice town
I would totally upgraded my hotel and do other little luxuries instead of paying 5000 extra for 6.5 hours flight. With this extra you could stay in a luxury/ very decent hotels for 2 months. Totally not worth the splurge on the flight on the account of staying in "tired" hotel
I truly agree but I understand why Tina thought it would be a good idea. But for that much money they would have needed to feed us Oysters Rockefeller, Truffle Stew, Champagne and the whole nine yards. Oh well, that's just my two cents!
Club Class is nice... but the $5000. extra goes a long way for car rental, upgraded hotel, more dinners out ...all for a 6 1/2 hour flight. But hey if money is no problem...
Agreed. We will fly Business Class for the 12+ hour flights - there's an obvious improvement in the travel experience over those longer durations. But after doing many of those longer flights, a trans-Atlantic flight almost seems like a puddle jump and I wouldn't want to pay much extra for such a "short" run. I'd spend the money more as you suggest - at destination.
I say if you can afford it do it, like they say you can’t take it with you
Wow 5K! I used to pay 300 dollars for club class, not too many years ago either (4 hour flights)
When else do seniors spend their money? We deserve to splurge a little. You can’t take it with you. With the stock market the way it is, we have more money than 2-1/2 years ago when I retired. Go figure.🎉
@@85728itsmeeeYep. I remember also. Can’t believe how it has jumped up. Truly not worth it!
Love your videos, very helpful. I just priced a flight yesterday with Air Canada to Lisbon or Faro. Lie-flat seats $2400. Economy $550. But with my points: $131 for lie flat business class!
Good for you for splurging on the flight upgrades! I’m 6’5” so I struggle in economy class despite having to bear it throughout my career. Now I’m retired, I’m flying in comfort or not at all. Our first long term trip likely will be to the Algarve!
It is definitely worth the extra cost. I often sit with my 6'2 already with my knees against the front seat, which is tolerable on short flights but not on long flights. Booking an upgrade at the flight exit or comfort plus often gives you that extra bit of room for long flights. Certainly if you as tall as you are.
Got to love Giant Tiger!!
Mr. Photographer, please film hotels, views, inside and out! Love your verbal commentary, but we want to see what you saw!!
Thanks for the feedback
You saved your money, worked hard, good for you for splurging a little! Making great memories!
Love Tina's views. We scrimped and saved to retire and can now afford the "little luxury" of upgrades. Thats why our trip to Alaska in Aug is a " money isnt an issue" trip Spend it!! Enjoy it!!I bet she didnt have to twist your arm Norm ❤❤❤️
Great video, we watched it twice. We did a 3 week trip to Portugal in March. Nice one week hotel stays Lisbon, Portugal and the Algarve. It worked out to $180 CAD per day food included. We found that we could eat in non tourist restraunts + some groceries for less than the cost of groceries in Canada. The food in Portugal was actually much better. BUDGET TIP: always subtract the costs you would have had to pay back in Canada ( heat, groceries, entertainment, gas, etc ) from your actual trip costs. That shows you the real net cost of the trip and should you to justify more travel.
Thanks for the update!
Thanks for sharing.
Love this video!!!
Awesome memories 😍😍 thank you for sharing this with us!
Great video guys!!Welcome home
Thanks for sharing. Gives us all things to help us.
Thank you for sharing. Love hearing about your travel and costs. It's very helpful.
Wonderful video! So glad you had a nice Winter trip to Portugal! Very helpful video!
Beautiful day!
What an enjoyable and informative video. Thanks.
Hello Tina and Norm, thank you for sharing good information about your winter trip! Have a good weekend!
Thanks for sharing the numbers. Helps us with budgeting
Good morning folks. Always good to be home. Thanks. Stay safe.
Thank you! 😎
You're welcome!
Thanks for sharing. Watched to the very end.
Thanks for all the great infomation. Very generous of you to share all the costs. Tina - love the necklace. Jo
Glad to see you back, really enjoyed your review and the pricing out of your trip to Portugal, very helpful.
Norm digging the facial hair makes you look like you are in your early 50s. Somehow Tina looks younger too. Glad you had a great time did you both well.
Hi Norm and Tina - I have a big mug of coffee and I’m gonna watch your video now!! Great way to spend some time on a Saturday morning:). Have a fun weekend everyone!
Hi Tina and Norm🤗 Thank you so much for this video 🥰 I really appreciate the breakdown of all the costs. Sounds like a wonderful way to escape the worst of the Canadian Winter!
Such a joy, these 2
Welcome back! Portugal sounds wonderful. -Mike from Ottawa🍻🥂🇨🇦
I am so glad you had an opportunity to meet your viewers! Nice to know the type of people you attrack are kind and want to buy a thank you drink......lovely!
Welcome home. You look so rested and relaxed.
Glad you're home safe. Thanks for sharing all your adventures and tips. Love your channel
Glad you guys had a great time. You deserve it.
I really appreciate all ur tips from the Lovable place in Portugal 🇵🇹 the Algarve 😍
Hi Tina and Norm, great video..thank you for breaking down the trip prices. Planning to get to Portugal in June. Stay well.
Hi Tina and Norm! Your fan Mary here from Toronto Ontario. I started watching your video but I wanted to say hello quickly as it's been a while since I have said hello. So far I am liking what I'm listening to... you guys deserve the best. SPLURGE!!!! Enjoy yourself... Portugal's on my bucket list!!!! I like listening to you guys break down all the costs. Okay I'm going to go back to your video. Have an awesome weekend Mary😊
Thanks for the video. We love you guys. It seems like you guys had a great time. Tin has an amazing tan and Norm looks 10 years younger with the beard. We appreciate your hard work in posting videos for us. Sending you love! K&R
Love the video.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video with all the great tips. So sorry the second hotel didn't work out. if we ever have then the good fortune to bump into you, we will happily buy you some drinks.
Thanks for sharing the info!! Awesome info! Love the colour of your shirt!
Thank you for breaking out the cost of your Portugal trip and sharing details with your viewers. It gives lots of insights to those seeking similar travel adventures, keep up the great work.
Hi Tina, please keep pushing Norm to travel “better” 😂as long as your cashflow allows, life is short. Anyhow, keep traveling and enjoy Florida❤.
Welcome home Tina and Norm. We went to the Algarve over Christmas because of your recommendation. It will our winter away destination for sure.
Its always interesting to learn the cost. Good informative video, thanks for sharing. Glad you had a nice time.
Welcome back. You look happy, relaxed, and refreshed. 😎
I think they are a bit tipsy 😅
Glad you enjoyed your big holiday in Portugal! Thanks for sharing the costs of your trip. All your videos in the Algarve were fun to watch and informative. My Irish friends are currently staying in Malaga, Spain. From your videos and their postings, I think Portugal and Spain is too dry a climate for me, as I'm from the East coast of USA. Plan to visit Portugal; thinking of retiring to the Dordogne in France.
Looking forward to your videos of your next trip this month. Trust you're keeping well. Carry On!
Excellent review and appreciate the honesty about pricing and transportation. Great seeing you two.
Hi Tina & Norm pleased you had a wonderful time in Portugal thanks for all the tips keep the good work up .
Regards Christopher Barker
I haven't seen you videos in a while. Enjoyed learning from you in this video and I love Norm's goatee - really suits him.
Sounds like an amazing winter stay. Really not as expensive as we thought it might be. Bet you’re glad to be back home!
Good for you BOTH. Well deserved. 👍
Missed you last week. Lunch wit!h Norma and Tina returns!
Bravo to you Tina! It’s nice that you spearheaded the splurge for your trip! You both have worked hard and deserve it! You’ve inspired us to consider Business Class seats when we’re planning our snowbird trips!
Well that was a great bunch of stories. Fun. Great.
Norm and Tina thanks for all the info
Hi Tina and Norm, glad you had a good winter. Very informative video. My husband and I are planning to go to Portugal (Algarve) for a a month or so in the winter when I retire - couple more years. So thanks for all the info. My husband is an F1 fan too. It's on here most weekends lol. We just got back from Panama from a week's vacation. We loved it there too. Have a good week. Looking forward to your next video. Take care. Happy Solar Eclipse day tomorrow. 🌞💕
Wow. I had no idea a flight would cost so much! Good for you that you could have an enjoyable seating arrangement this time!
Thank you for making this video. It's so refreshing to hear real numbers for the cost of your trip. It was the most beneficial video I've seen so far.
Well hey there. Enjoyed your video on Portugal. Gave us comparisons on price.
Fort Lauderdale eh? Yes must be on upcoming cruise. We have booked here in Tavares for next year. Being a cottage, we do not have hotel ammenities such as house cleaning done for us but we love it and would compare to your summers at the trailer so I can understand why you would go for aparthotels makes sense to me. We do not have as high as temp in central Tavares as you have in Ft Lauderdale but that's good with me. We plan to take a last min cruise when here next year for 3 months. Enjoy the rest of your winter holiday xx
Wow it sounds like you totally enjoyed your trip and that is wonderful to hear! Thanks for sharing all the costs with us and other details as that is very helpful! I love hearing people get excited about their travels. Take Care. I would like to know about what luggage worked for you and day trip packs etc. Did you buy anything there or need to buy anything. It would S the packing for long trips that I find very difficult
In Arizona toda,had to use the VPN to send you some loonies. Welcome home guys, even although it's just to do laundry. Such an informative video. Agreed ,Business class is the only way to go . I actually had a friend last February who developed a leg thrombosis on a flight from Gatwick to Toronto and unfortunately passed away . Doing Air Transat Club Class to Gatwick the beginning of September. Have a great new adventure guys !!!
Can't wait to meet you guys and take a selfie one day : )
We appreciate all your videos and enjoyed the cost breakdown in this one. I can't believe we have been subscribed since 2019 back when we were in the US and considering the move to Portugal. We are always interested when you post from Portugal to see if we will run into you both. We were down in Vila Real de Santo António in March and spent Saint Patrick's Day in Tavira. We will move from Lisbon after nearly three years here to Vila Real de Santo António later this year so if we run into you next winter lunch is on us.
I really like this relaxed and chatty style of video...also appreciate the photos and captions for the names of the hotels. Thank you for sharing ⭐
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers 🍷🙂
Glad you had a great time. Very interesting and informative vlog. Well done for treating yourselves to Club class 👏. I've yet to experience that. Sometimes you have to say 'sod it' and spend the money 😅
Great video and thank you so much for the excellent information. The information you provided is what everyone has been waiting for you to reveal for two years (😁). A few months ago, we flew to Barcelona in economy and it was absolutely awful, especially after flying across the US. I'm with Tina - you worked for your money, enjoy it.
Thank you! You can't put a value on experiences! 🎉
Thank you for this very insightful video! We have just booked for 5 weeks Feb/March 2025 doing half in each of the towns and accommodations you've recommended. Not as warm as Florida, but happy to try someplace different to get a bit of a break from our Canadian winter. Keep up the great videos, we 💌 them!!
Sounds like you had a wonderful time.
You two are a beautiful couple. Thanks for sharing your life with us.....
Thank you so much 🤗
We are sorry we did not run into you there. Thanks for introducing us to the Algarve. We did a splurge and rented a house, but we did fly economy. Yes, you can’t take it wil you. Cheers
Giant Tiger. whoo hoo! 👍 welcome back home to Canada. Hope you both enjoyed your trip! Now it's back to family and your mobile home park which I
know you will enjoy! Take Care, Sandra 💙💫💙
Thank you for the breakdown in costs. I personally think its nice you splurged on the flight. Its nice to be comfortable for the flight. Cheers to you both!
Welcome home, always nice to be home
Love watching you two. Thank you for the information. You are both adorable.
It was brilliant bumping into you both in Albufeira. You made my husbands holiday 😂 I have never seen him so excited and smiling like that!! (The Scottish couple)
I love that you treated yourself to the great flight! When I fly RT from the east coast of the U.S. to Europe, I purchase economy and then use both my American Airlines points and about $700 to upgrade to biz class. Else I fly Saga Class on Iceland Air. Yes, it’s just 7-8 hrs depending on my destination, but it really sets the tone for the trip and it’s so nice.
I’m impressed that you used the bus system. That was one my goals on this visit but just didn’t get it together in the month we have been in Olhos da Agua.
You two are wonderful together I enjoy watching your show. Had me laughing when you said "she" wanted to splurge on the upgraded seats and she had this big smile on her face. Yes, that was very expensive splurge but it seems you did enjoy it, congrats! :o)
Was wonderful to meet you both ❤ Thank you for providing such great content 👏 💕
Was great meeting you both, happy sailing 😀😀
Thank you ❤️
Hi. Love the video and glad you had a good time. My wife suggested that you look for sponsors in the travel gear industry. It might help you out a lot.
The groups from Ottawa are through Travac Travel Agency. It's very popular here for people going to Portugal.
You both look great and so happy! Wonderful video, thank you from 🇺🇸
What a great trip. A time to remember. Both of you look rejuvenated.
Great episode guys! Love the breakdown of your expenses,and actually,all the episodes you shared while in Portugal. Top drawer! I kinda thought the airfare cost was not too bad. I flew around for decades (I’m 6’3) often getting my knees crushed by the passenger in front etc etc. now that I only fly a few times a year,it’s business class. We save money on other things throughout the year. Far as I’m concerned,the extra comfort on a longer flight is worth every penny. (Within reason)🤣😂
Sounds like you did enjoy yourself a lot even with the not so great hotel. The no lock thing would have made me very nervous. But you figured it out and that is what travel is all about.I am sure one day I am going to visit the Algarve just because you make it seem so easy!
You guys have definitely stepped up in spending. Glad you enjoyed winter. You had much better Bolt service. Half the time I could not get a ride within 15 minutes.
Really enjoy watching your videos. We just returned from 6 weeks in Albufeira where we stayed in an Airbnb…which we loved. We agree about the Paladim…we stayed there last year for the month of February. We found it really dated and the cleaning was non-existent. But the price was about half of what they’re charging this year. We liked the restaurant and bar downstairs…as well as the hair salon on the main floor. Natalina is a great stylist.
Missed you guys.
~ Ben Y, Vancouver ISLAND
Hi Norm and Tina! You guys look great!
We try to use Club Class or equivalent of other airlines for going south. Also sometimes the row of exit aisle seats that recline for our south trips. We also usually hire a car service for travel to YYZ. For Europe I would keep my money but do some type of upgrade. The prices are off the charts compared to a few years ago
We may use a company called Portugal Get Aways for our next escapade to Portugal. Glad you had a great time and living it up! For Those about to Rock We Salute You!
PS.Up $4500 in prizing in the last month. Cuba, Leafs private box with steak and drinks, Alanis Morissette musical. Cheers!
Tina, I was shocked you spent the extra money on the flight. $5000 for 16 hours in the air. Wow that pays for a lot of $30 breakfast ☺. Thank you for sharing. This information will help my wife and I budget for our trips.
Thanks for the info on Albufeira! We’ll be heading there next Spring. This will be our third trip to Portugal and we also fly from Toronto on Air Transat. We book the basic fare then add Option Plus for around $200 each. Includes priority check in, one bag , seat selection and a drink. There is a small number of seats in twos near the back and we always book them if available. Definitely not as good as club class but for the difference in fare, we feel it’s pretty close and a LOT cheaper.
Thanks Norm and Tina, for this very thorough review of costs of your 76 days in the Algarve.
You are welcome
Apparently, you can get a better deal for long term rentals if you talk to their booking department. We stopped at Luna Solagua, and they told us they don't do anything different from what you would find on their website. The other hotel we stopped by emailed us prices for one month and month and a half stays at their studio apartment and it was €750 and €1000 respectfully. Time to start planning the next winter escape!
Very good price for such a long getaway!
Good for you. We live in Las Vegas and spent 3 months in Europe, 2.5 months in Madiera, Portugal. It was fantastic! Traveling in retirement is the best! Can't wait to do it again! Welcome home!
Club class nice! Delta overseas 787 I think has sides 2 seats only in Econ - really nice
I think you guys have likely received more feedback than you wanted on your splurge! Lol. That said, I think it would be really interesting to have a follow-up video about it. Topic: In hindsight, would you still have chosen to use the $5,000 splurge on the first class flight (i.e. was it the right choice and would you do it again)? Or would you have chosen to use it to upgrade other parts of the trip (e.g. accommodations, meals out, etc.)? Or, would you have chosen to use it to pay for an additional trip somewhere? It would be interesting to know!