Hotéis em Portimão

Prós: Location excellent, lovely room good beds. Friendly staff, excellent breakfast.

Contras: Shaded pool area very little sun . Had to ask for more soap for bathroom.

Prós: Selection of food at breakfast was fantastic. I liked the fresh eggs and the bacon was nice.

Prós: Location, comfort

Contras: Very enjoyable stay, large comfortable room. Great selection for breakfast and minutes from the beach

Prós: The location was excellent, close to the beach and a lovely walk to the marina. I also liked the swimming pool, which was a pleasure after a day walking around Portimao. The breakfast was excellent, offering a great choice of hot and cold food and the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful.

Contras: Unfortunately our fridge was not working, which I did not realise until our milk went sour. It would have also been nice of have a bar facility in the evening for a nightcap.

Prós: Excellent space in bedroom. Very good shower. Large beds, great (the best) location in Rocha . Very good buffet breakfast.

Contras: Pool gets no sunshine. Fan in bathroom not working . Staff are courtious but not friendly . Give you a key and you have to find your way after that. No service at breakfast but you must give your room number. It appears staff do as little as possible when they should be trying to ensure a connection with guests.

Prós: The bed was the most comfortable bed i had ever slept. Almost better than home. And waking up to the view of the ocean is real magic.

Contras: The breakfast was always too busy with too many people walking around and even though there were a lot of things still there were really no options for people with intolerances or special diets. The swimming pool is directly next to the breakfast tables on the back side of the hotel between tall buildings, not inviting at all but other people seemed to like it.

Prós: Fabulous breakfast. Excellent location. Very clean. Wonderful stay.

Prós: Excellent breakfast

Contras: Pool area

Prós: Nice breakfast with lots of variety. Rooms are spacious. Staff is very friendly, especially Pedro!

Contras: Nothing regarding the hotel itself, but Portimão is run down and dilapidated. This hotel is one of the best on the boardwalk.

Prós: Lots of choices for breakfast. Lots of restaurants in area. Close to beach!

Contras: Only complaint is- we had a sea view room, but there was a huge video screen right across the street that played 24/7. If you have a sea view room ask to be on a floor higher then 3!

Prós: Beautiful room Amazing friendly professional staff and a terrific service

Contras: The pool was very cold and could do with heating

Prós: I liked that it was lovely and new, it also had a lovely view from the terrace bar and pool.

Contras: I didn’t like the gravel that was all around the sun loungers. It was very annoying and got everywhere. I think another alternative would be better like astroturf.

Prós: Very nice hotel, good walking distances to lots of restaurants, quiet and relaxing

Prós: Amazing! The hotel was extremely relaxing with the luxuries of rooftop pool, gym and day spa. We also made use of the bicycles which we hired complimentary of the hotel which made getting to the beach and town centre easy and convenient. The breakfast was the best we had in 4 weeks, everything you could imagine was on offer.

Prós: Rooftop pool, restaurant, very comfortable bed

Contras: Some staff were very slow

Prós: No children

Contras: Stairs weren’t very accessible. Had to use lift every time. Small complaint I know

Prós: Lovely hotel, great location, lovely staff. Nice chilled out vibe

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The hotel is very clean and the staff is friendly. We asked for a room with a different bed and the staff tried their best to help us and changed the room. We also had the breakfast buffet which offered different fresh juices, eggs, pancakes, fruits, etc. It was very delicious. The location is a bit further from the beach, but the hotel offers a free shuttle service to Praia da Rocha during the daytime. In case we wanted, the hotel is also able to book activities.

Prós: Location is great, with good views and convienence of being between two towns within easy walking distance. Delux rooms offer best views.

Contras: Room cleaning was always very late in the day, which meant being disturbed by staff having retired to the room having been out all day. It is a very minor thing bit quite disruptive when trying to rest/relax.

Prós: Everything

Contras: Needs a clothes horse on balcony to hang wet towels etc.

Prós: The overall experience. The pool area is clean, nice private beach access. There are plenty of restaurants and bars nearby. Room was bright & clean. Breaskfeast is ok. You have plenty of choises. We were in Portugal, Algarve for 8 days. We booked 3 diffrent hotels, ranging from 3* to 5*. I must say, that Hotel Oriental gives indeed value for the mpney.

Contras: The room had bufet dinner included. Do not recomand the food. Really bad. Thy do not provide parking. So take this into consideration if you are driving a car. In regards to services, everyone was lovely, besides the staff that was serving the drinks for the pool. You have to wait sometimes up to 40 min for a drink, even of there is barely any other orders.

Prós: Great location, the building itself is very nice

Contras: Restaurant was not great, we only ate there once even though breakfast and dinner was included in our bill. Must have patience as staff is not very attentive

Prós: We arrived before our room was ready and were warmly welcomed by staff who helped us check in, found parking for our car, and gave us is all we needed to begin our stay; we were even upgraded at no extra charge.

Prós: The room was clean and spacious also had a beautiful view from the balcony.

Contras: Room service ended by 11pm, couldn’t even get water after that time... however on one night the kind man at the front desk gave me a bottle.

Prós: Breakfast was good and location was good staff were nice

Contras: Balcony's were tiny

Prós: The staff is very friendly, the location is great, the room size is nice

Prós: Lovely location next to glorious beach, very clean, great room service

Contras: Food was quite bland, no cream or custard available for any of the puddings No lounge to relax in and little evening entertainment Built up town area, mixture of souvenir shops and eating places, little dancing opportunities

Prós: The room was O.k. The bed is comfortable. The staff is very nice and very helpful.

Contras: The food is absolutely tasteless. You can have complementary two bottles of water in the room at check in, drink as much as you want to, whatever you wanted (even champagne) at the breakfast, but at the dinner all drinks, even water, needs to be paid. At the HOTEL'S PRIVAT beach you have to pay for sunbeds everyday! I didn't understand first and asked " we are guests here, isn't it hotel's private beach?" " Yes, mam, but you still need to pay". The hotel is not the cheap one. This things needs to be included in the price. As long as free water in the room everyday.

Prós: Beautiful hotel, great location

Contras: That I couldn't stay longer

Prós: Staff

Contras: Nothing

Prós: Everything. Fantastic breakfast area overlooking the estuary . Great food choices for breakfast and dinner. Lovely spacious clean room with lovely bed. So pleased we booked for two nights. Nice relaxing pool area. Request for ground floor room was met and although it was a long way for me to reach the restaurant, after the first morning we found they had a wheel chair which made life easier. Hotel kindly surprised my husband with cake and bubbles for his birthday! Lovely smart smiling staff including dining room where we were also treated kindly.

Contras: Apart from the distance to the restaurant and the very cool water in the pool there was nothing to fault

Prós: The area and the position of the hotel were great

Contras: Unfortunately, we had no sun on our balcony, either in the morning of evening.

Prós: Excellent location overlooking the marina Fab breakfast and lovely bar in an evening Lovely pool with lots of sun beds with pool towels 10 min walk to beach and a lovely water taxi taking you to a quaint but buzzing fishing village

Contras: Bar a little pricey and 10 min walk to other bar and restaurants

Prós: -Breakfast was excellent, stunning view -Studio very spacious and clean -Great pool and outside facilities -Delicious dinner buffet, lot of options -Everything in general

Prós: Loved the location. Though a lot of steps to climb to town.

Contras: A lot of steps to climb to town.

Prós: - The best thing about the hotel is it's location, right in the middle of the Portimão Marina, very close to the beach. - There's a free, large underground parking. - There's a nice big swimming pool. - I received a birthday gift in the room, which was a nice surprise.

Contras: - The quality of the food was simply not good. The breakfast and diner buffets have very few variation (that's not so bad) but we regularly experienced simply bad food and this was not acceptable for me (rotten fruit, cheese slices with hairy mould on it, uncooked pasta, warm food that's not being kept warm correctly, very greasy sunny-side up eggs and french fries and so on). My partner was sick from the food one evening, after eating unfresh salad. - The rooms are a bit outdated, and not always cleaned correctly (our bathroom had dirty footsteps in it after cleaning?)

Prós: Great location. Great breakfast. Clean spacious room. Comfortable bed. Friendly staff

Contras: Charging for coffee in room

Prós: We most appreciated the expertise of Joanna at the front desk. She provided expert help in regard to restaurants and activities. She represents your organization in a most positive fashion.

Contras: All was excellent

Prós: What an amazing hotel. The hotel itself is awesome with beautiful views of the marina and it is in a great location for the beach and town. The staff were absolutely amazing.

Contras: Nothing, was perfect.

Prós: Close to the beach.Friendly staff.

Contras: Friendly staff.Good breakfast collection. Should tell about private pickup from Faro for guests when booking is made. Breakfast should start at 7 AM.

Prós: The hotel was amazing. Brilliant pool with lots of beds. Great location to get everywhere and beautiful views of the marina. Breakfast was really good with lots of choice. Overall a wonderful stay.

Contras: There was a big dance music festival which started at 2pm and finished at 6am for 3 days. It didn't affect us too much as our room was the furthest away and we went on trips for those days but it's worth checking if anything is going on when you book to stay.

Prós: The view from our balcony was great, the size of the room exceeded our expectations, the facilities were very modern, the bed was very comfortable. The breakfast was very complete and varied (our favourite things were the omelette station and the nespresso machine!). We were on our honeymoon and the hotel surprised us with a bottle of sparkling wine and some strawberries with chocolate, which was a lovely gesture.

Contras: Even though the hotel was quiet in general, we could hear the people in the room next to us. This hotel would be absolutely perfect if it wasn't for this

Prós: Had a short stay it was nice easy to access.

Contras: Nothing, didn’t stay long enough to fault it if there was any.

Prós: Breakfast is excellent. Location very peaceful and great view of the golf course.

Prós: Very good, friendly and helpful staff

Contras: Nothing, except I should have brought me golf clubs

Prós: Breakfast was excellent

Contras: If you golf expect a 5 hr game.

Prós: Nice location , beautiful golf resort , nice staff, comfortable rooms and beds

Prós: Very large and spacious rooms, breakfast was very good and varied. Even though its a little bit remote its definitely worth the drive because its very relaxing, we had a nice stay.

Prós: It is located in the middle of nowhere, so it is very quite which we liked! Food was great (we had breakfast and dinner there every day), spacious room with the view over one of the golf courses. Good pool.

Prós: The amazing landscape around and the peace you get with it.

Contras: Breakfast could be more local oriented. English breakfast I would prefer to have in England ;) Not having a jogging route through the nice landscapes without conflicting with the Golf

Prós: Nice relaxing hotels and golf courses but nothing else on offer

Contras: Lacking amenities,place was full but no entertainment,refreshments were very expensive...golf reception were not very helpful.only one bar open at a time and very busy . Golf good but organisation poor ,ladies dont dring heels due to uneven paths and cobbles.

Prós: Hotel Alcaide really made my stay enjoyable. Parking: When we arrived it was already midnight. The man at the reception was waiting for us. He showed us where we could park and even helped me to park lol with a big smile even there was plenty of space available on the road. Service: The staff was super welcoming and always with a smile. They helped my mum to prepare a birthday surprise for me, also suggested boat trip to the caves. The cleaning service is very good. The room was always spotless and always clean towels. Location: Super location! 3mins to the beach, shop and restaurants.

Contras: I liked everything, however breakfast were just ok...

Prós: Great breakfast. Lots of variety cereals, breads pastries fruit and hot dishes Spotlessly clean Lovely staff Enjoyed sitting at poolside.. no kids.. v peaceful Praia do Vau is a quiet resort with great beach and a few nice restaurants and bars.

Contras: In older part of accommodation, Only able to use 2 electric sockets and one of these had exposed wires hanging from wall. Shower in room 1 wasn't attached to wall. Lack of hangers. Quite a few broken sun loungers

Prós: We really liked our room which was lovely n the older area. It was spacious, super clean and in the traditional Portuguese style. The verandah downstairs was lovely to sit in morning or evening and it looked out into the garden. The pool was great, breakfast very good, staff super efficient and friendly. The hotel is in walking distance of lovely beaches.

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The newest rooms are very good value for money. The hotel is spotless and the staff are very attentive and understanding. Great breakfast and the air conditioning works well.

Contras: The rooms in the villa are very dated and the shower is not attached to the wall in the correct position therefore you have to hold it the whole time. It is definitely worth paying more to be in the main hotel and to have a modernised room!

Prós: Breakfast was wonderful!

Prós: Everything nice and clean, beds and towels changed everyday. Lovely staff at the hotel, super friendly and helpful, always smiling and they made us love hotel Alcaide. They helped us rent a car, arranged taxi from and to airport, etc. Breakfast tasty and various, plates were filled constantly if something was empty. Located very good. Close to Praia da Rocha (15-20min walk) Praia do Vau (5 min walk), perfect spot to start any trip to Alvor, Lagos, Silves, Albufeira and everywhere else:) Restaurants and supermarkets, bus stop nearby. Safe(paid), hairdryer and beach umbrellas available. Overall, we recommend this hotel as quiet, clean and perfect for stay for couples without children - we really did enjoy our stay.

Contras: Overall hotel is renovated, but furnitures in the room could be newer; not enough hangers in the closet nor shelfs, so we had to keep our clothes in the suitcase. Other thing what was bit annoying was noise which we could hear in our room from the hall and every evening loud entertainment from hotel nearby.

Prós: 5 minute walk to beac good pool and very accommodating staff It was a perfect spot for us to relax for a few days

Prós: The property is located 4min from the beach wish is amazing, "praia do vau" is a such a beautiful beach. Me and my friend we had a great time there. The staff was very helpfull and friendly. Help us a lot with information regarding transports, always ready to help.

Contras: We were not very happy with the room cleaning, I think is not necessary the cleaning lady come to our room jut to do our bed. I believe she could do a bit more or just not come.

Prós: The rooms were okay, not too small. Very nice shower. Balcony had enough space to sit outside together and play a little game. Air Conditioning worked well, especially when you closed the blinds. The pool has a good size and is located so you get a lot of sun during the day.

Contras: The beds are quite small. We're not the biggest persons and even we felt this was a bit too close together, especially in Portuguese weather. The bar is really boring so at night there's not a lot of places to go. I missed a table to sit at with my laptop, the chairs and tables were all low unfortunately.

Prós: The hotel was nice and quite and clean ,short distance to the beaches ,restaurants and shops.

Contras: Car park is small but that is no problem to park the car outside along the street.

Prós: Very well located, just in front of the beach; Perfect for some vacations with small children because beach and pool are perfect to entertain them. If this is not enough, there is also a small park for them to play;

Contras: Buildings are a bit old and an overall remake of the apartments would be advised; Even though cooking is possible, if you want to eat out, there are some restaurants nearby but a wider variety would require some sort of transportation;

Prós: I liked the location of the property. Beyond that there was little to like.

Contras: This aparthotel needs to have a major renovation. It’s at least 25 years overdue. The inside of the room was not only severely dated, it was dirty and uncomfortable. The master bed mattress was so thin and barren that I got poked with springs all night long. The pull out sofa bed with its 3 inch thick mattress my 5-year-old slept on was actually more comfortable. My kids feet were black if they didn’t wear their shoes in the room. There were black hairs behind the bathroom door (we are blondes and brunettes), a giant hairball in the kitchen. There were no toiletries, the washer/dryer barely worked (I had to hang every piece of laundry I washed), no detergent to wash any dishes we used. The walls of the room were paper thin and we could hear road noise and the 11 pm dumpster pick up like it was in the room with us. The WiFi signal was unreliable and weak. The main pool was frigid and the most shallow point as over 5ft deep. My kids are great swimmers, but the pool wasn’t enjoyable because they couldn’t touch anywhere and we were told no floats were allowed. They did have two kiddie pools but they were tiny and only 1.5 ft deep., which weren’t much fun for the 8 and 9 year olds. We had breakfast on site once, and that was enough. The food was not good. We also ate at the pool bar one afternoon. We sat down at 11:58 and the waiter promptly told us they didn’t serve lunch until 12. I said that is only two minutes away, so I think we can wait. Well, the food again wasn’t good and the whole process took 2 hours!! Ridiculous amount of time for chicken nuggets and burgers to be served and eaten. Overall the hotel was run down, uncomfortable and unfriendly. I would look elsewhere. Conversely we stayed at Martinhal Chiado aparthotel while in Lisbon and it was outstanding. Clean, awesome service, comfortable. Wish we would have chosen their Sagres location for the second half of our trip.

Prós: Clean, spacious appartment with everything you need. Close to beach, great views.

Contras: Appartment was out of power three times per day, had to plug the main switch over and over again (a bit of issue when dark). Mandatory swimming hat in pool, only finnish sauna working.

Prós: Location good. Beside the beach and pool a good size with no difficulty in getting sun loungers. Staff pleasant and sorted out any problems quickly. Great restaurants in Alvor.

Contras: Restrictions on apartments available to booking.com. They were beside a road. Would prefer to be nearer a town.

Prós: Great rooms and nice stuff.

Contras: nothing

Prós: The location to the beach and town was ideal

Contras: There was no evening sun to the apartment/veranda and the beds weren’t comfortable. The air con didn’t seem to cool the room and it was too noisy with guests/traffic to leave the window open... so I didn’t sleep all Week

Prós: friendliness, convenience, excellent portuguese food and good value, closeness of the beach and pool

Contras: thought there should have been more activity in bar dining area open more etc

Contras: No aircon. And no washing machine, on booking it said we should have...

Prós: It was clean and well laid out

Contras: The beds were a little uncomfortable

Prós: One of my best tour in europe , is Portimao. The 3 days stay at sao roque, was amazing . I would like to thank Isabella for her friendly behavior (who was in the front desk as well as handling all the situations). The staffs were very friendly and supportive and i came to know some of the best beaches of portimao from them. Benagil tour is also possible from portimao by boat. They welcomed us with a free drinks . The room has enough space and clean. breakfast was good. Definitely recommendable. Thanks Madhuparna & Goutam

Prós: hotel owners Isabel and antonio excellent lost my passport which they found would have spent the holiday replacing it, breakfast was continental all you could eat and drink, room compact but clean and tidy with maid service every day to make bed change towels. as the hotel is in a residential area could get noisy early evening but would quieten down later, short walk to pingo supermarket with harbour cafes and shops also bus info office very handy weather great

Prós: The friendliness of the management.

Prós: This hotel is owned by a family who also live in the hotel. They are always available to help and offer any services that they can. They first helped us find a place to eat when we arrived late. Then they borrowed us free beach towels ( and offered free umbrellas, chairs, and beach paddles), allowed us to use their printer, and were overall excellent hosts. Breakfast was nice bread, meat, and cheese and was very good (best free breakfast we have received while in Europe). The room was very clean and nice enough condition. I absolutely would stay again.

Prós: Very pleasant place to stay at. Staff is exceptionally kind and informative. We came after the midnight and we are offered with a welcome drink, which is a small but very effective gesture. Hotel is older, but very clean. They clean room and change towels every day. Wi-fi works well. Hotel is placed in the quiet neighborhood, on the walking distance from beach and city center. There is a supermarket near hotel too. If you have moderate expectations, this place will be great for you.

Prós: Staying at Sao Roque was great. The couple running Sao Roque thought about absolutely everything and treated us like queens, from offering us a welcome drink and letting us check in early to a huge, wonderful, personalised breakfast, tips for great places to see and eat and help with taxis and transport. A really wonderfully personable experience - would definitely stay here again.

Prós: The hosts are amazing and friendly if you ever need anything just ask and they are always willing to help out with airport transfers or irons. Just a ten minute walk from the beach in a beautiful residential area. Supermarkets and atm is close by and the orange juice at breakfast is incredible you will constantly want more. Each room has a balcony and its a comfortable place to stay with family, friends or partners. Would definitely stay here again as its amazing value for money. Thank you Sao Roque!

Prós: Everything was clean, the breakfest was delicious and all of the staff was very very very friendly! We felt welcomed since the minute we walked in! We will definitely be back!

Contras: Nothing !

Prós: The breakfast was continental with white buns, mini brioche, butter, jam, ham, cheese and different types of hot and cold beverages. The owners even offered us fresh sliced tomato with olive oil every morning and nutella for our son :) Overall, we received a LOT of food; as soon our plate was empty, they refilled the table immediately with new supplies. The hotel is situated in a great neighbourhood, you really live with locals here, away from the tourists. The owners are super friendly, they helped us with tips about attractions, restaurants and activities every day. Special thanks for the champagne for my husband's birthday, it was so unattended! The beach is about 10-15 min walk, the center 5 min, so everything is nearby. The free parking on the street was a big plus!

Contras: It would have been nice with a browner bread as alternative but as said before, we had a lot of food for breakfast, so we never left the table hungry.

Prós: very familiar, friendly, helpful

Prós: This was just a perfect place to start our holidays. The service was very good and warm. They booked a transfer for us from the airport to the hotel. The rooms were fine with everything you need. It was very nice to start every day with an extensive breakfast. The hotel was located in between the city center and the beach. We will remember this place as a very welcoming one and we will surely recommend. Thanks!

Prós: It was amazing to have airco, since it was very hot while we were there! Also the showers were clean (although they didn't seem to lock?), and our room was decent.

Contras: The people at reception could have been more friendly, nevertheless we liked our stay. Also it is a little far from Portimao beach, but we knew that.

Contras: Around 35 walking to the Beach and the zone of pubs. But afourtnatally that was not a problem for us. Uber (3-4€)

Prós: The interior

Prós: The staff The location (nice and quiet) The kitchen and communal areas The cleanliness

Contras: There was nothing to dislike!

Prós: The location is great, and the stuff is very kind.

Contras: A little bit unusual thing for me with, something like, common showers that do not have doors. Though, there is one private.

Prós: Location was pretty good, close to the bus station from where you can get a bus to the beaches from the south of Portimao. Train station even closer, which is good if you come by train. Place is clean and has 2 bathrooms, we had the 2 beds room with balcony. Kitchen available if you want to eat in, with all amenities included. A/c was good and we had two small lockers for our stuff. Was not crowded when we were there so we didn't feel that we were in a hostel. Around it there are lots of small shops for souvenirs/clothes/farmacy/groceries/minimarkets/restaurants and walking distance to the mall (about 10-15min).

Prós: I went there in low season and I was the only guest there. There was a lovely girl who was volunteering in the hostel and she made a big positive difference in my stay. She carried my bike up and down the stairs, took me to an amazing hidden beach and had long conversations over dinner with me.

Contras: Nothing to complain.

Prós: The area

Contras: The noise

Prós: nice kitchen

Contras: there's no laundry service

Prós: Great location. Staff very helpful. Nice and clean.

Prós: Very spacious Rooms Exceptionally clean and very relaxing pool area

Contras: Its a good 10 minute walk into village downhill. Which was fine for us as we like walking. But no good for travellers with problems getting about walking. Although taxi only €4 into village and €4 back up to hotel

Prós: The staff are very friendly and helpful. The hotel is very clean with everything you could need available, pool and deck area very nice. Restaurant puts out a great selection for breakfast in buffet style and is always topped up so if you are later down you dont miss out. Hotel is approx 15 min walk to town. Supermarket 5 min walk.

Prós: Nice appartement Parking free

Contras: Poor breakfast, always same things And not large choices for breakfast. Check out 11AM

Prós: Everything was very good

Contras: Nothing

Prós: Everything about this hotel is perfect. Super clean, stylish and comfortable. Great for families and solo travellers alike. Stay here in the Algarve.

Prós: The kids club and the pool, my eight year daughter had a great time at both. The staff were very pleasant. I would definitely stay here again.

Contras: The hot breakfast but liked the continental breakfast.

Prós: Apartment space

Contras: Staff a bit blunt, bath had mould, air conditioning broke

Prós: Vey friendly staff. Very clean and comfortable. Plenty of choice at breakfast

Contras: nothing

Prós: Fantastic property both inside and out. Lovely pool area, clean open rooms. I would highly recommend a “sea view” room. Free parking outside. A full supermarket about 5 mins walk away.

Contras: It was just a little bit a of a walk from the village of Alvor, about 10 minutes if you walk fast. We were a couple, I wouldn’t like to be a family without a car bringing all your bag and baggage (and kids) down to the beach. Also one thing which I thought was really annoying. I spent ages trying to turn on the oven in the room to no avail. I read the booklet back to front in the room and it just gave instructions for the hob (which didn’t work either). My last resort was to ring reception to which I got “Did you pay?” .... very confused I reply “Did I pay for what?” To which I got a snide reply of “You must pay 3euro per day to use the oven”. To be honest it’s not entirely the fact that you have to pay for the oven, (We are in another hotel now for the next part of our stay and the oven works for free!) it was more that no where in any of the literature does it say or was it mentioned at check in that you must pay for the oven. Such a silly thing to leave a bad taste in my mouth after our Lovely stay.

Prós: Location .

Prós: Cant get mutch closer to the beach. 4 great restaurants next to it. Spar shop and atm just across the streat. Good place to bring kids and as its at a oneway street trafic is moderate

Prós: lovely location, friendly/helpful staff, the apartment was very clean & comfortable. we would deffo stay here again!

Prós: Really can't beat the location. Everything you need is in walking distance including a small grocery store, cafes and restaurants. The main strip of Praia do Rocha is about a 10 - 15 minute walk away which contains countless restaurants, bars, gelatoria and clubs along with other amenities. Makes for a fun evening out. Besides the location, the pool is the highlight of the property.

Contras: We stayed here a few years ago and the level of cleanliness has deteriorated. Washrooms, kitchen, floor, bed linens and furniture such as the sofas could be cleaner. It seems not much maintenance has been done to the rooms since our last stay. Walls could use a cleaning or coat of paint. Some of the ceiling corners and curtain rods had layers of cobwebs. The furniture and kitchen are showing their age. Not horrible, but the rooms could use a good cleaning and a sprucing up.

Prós: Great Location

Contras: Lack of starter pack eg washing up liquid. Lack of any information in the apartment

Prós: Close to nice beach and restaurants

Prós: Location was great

Contras: The bathroom could be better. The rest was good.

Prós: Across from the beach with gorgeous cliff views. Balcony and restaurants down stairs. 20 min walk from Portimão and easy to reach via taxi

Contras: Decor in the apartment was a bit outdated. Was no soap for the laundry or dishes. You have to buy all of those yourself.

Prós: Everything. Location is just so good. Walking distance to everything. Huge apts. Facilities r just amazing. I highly reccommend it

Contras: Everything was perfect

Prós: Very close to the beach (just across the road). The renewed swimming pool and the internal car parking.

Prós: I totally recommend Aloha hostel!

Prós: Beautiful place, with a very nice personel.

Prós: Vasco the owner is a super adorable person. Thank you to him for his kindness and welcome. Hope to come back one day. I highly recommend this lovely place !

Prós: The owner is super nice and ready to help.

Prós: Host speaks English and is super nice! Very helpful and friendly. Hostel is cosy, cool designed, has everything you need. Placed in a center of Portimão (old town), 350 m away you can park your car for free. I recommend staying here!

Contras: The place, especially shower cabins and fridge, needs some fixing and plenty of cleaning!

Prós: Great place to stay! Very welcoming. I loved it! :)

Prós: Good location, all you can eat sushi place across the street, nice living room, staff were lovely and helpful, almost like a shared apartment more than a hostel.

Contras: Rooms were super hot and the bunks and pillows were super uncomfortable. Bathrooms were dirty and smelled like urine most of the time.

Prós: Clean, modern and has a good amount of space

Contras: Staff are not there all the time so any questions you have to call

Prós: Vasco is the best!!!! He will help you with any problems

Prós: Vasco is very hospitable person. He is very nice and welcoming. Place is realy beautiful - the decor is well thought out. The location is great - old city. You can park your car for free near the stadium.

Contras: The bathroom and the kitchen was dirty almost all the time (we were there for 3 nights). I think this is because of persons who use it, not the owner... But this is a problem that needs to be solved.

Prós: Breakfast was reasonable but could be improved a little, rooms are clean and compfortable but feel like they need updating, hotel is very clean and a good loaction

Contras: would like a more modern, contempary finish to the bedrooms.

Prós: Location was perfect. Staff very helpful. Facilities excellent. Room comfortable, clean and spacious

Contras: Some guests reserving sun beds with towels, very annoying

Prós: The hotel and staff were very friendly. Rooms and corridors were always clean however I noticed the windows by the lifts (2nd floor) were extremely filthy so I felt this has let the hotel down.

Prós: Location

Contras: Rooms are in need of renovations! Charged for ice, use of lounger on beach

Prós: Staff

Contras: Drug in the area

Prós: Excellent location , view was amazing and the pool side was perfect . Not too busy and no towel hogging the sun loungers!!! Breakfast was a good selection and the balcony view in room was just perfect. Staff very friendly. Bar terrace was just a beautiful view. Booked here on 3 occasions and would definitely stay again.

Contras: Windows by the lift was very dirty ( floor 2) and the rooms wasn’t cleaned very well. No kettle in room so have to order room service 12€ for 2 coffees However I asked for a kettle and did get one the next day so that was an amazing result!

Prós: Excellent room, excellent service, excellent location

Contras: atmosphere in evening dinning room was a bit cold, and the A/c was too cold. Coffee could have been better

Contras: No tea or coffee making facilities in rooms and no ironing presser in the room

Prós: Food was good.

Contras: Reserved king bed but given 2 twins as they had no available king rooms despite our prepaid reservation. They really didn't care about it either.

Prós: Staff, they were very friendly mainly the receptionists

Prós: The pool, room, staff and location were fantastic and we will definitely be returning.

Contras: The steam room and jacuzzi were out of order when I visited the spa. It was also a shame that there was no complimentary coffee and tea or a kettle in the rooms. We took our baby and had to bring our own kettle to make formula which was quite inconvenient.

Prós: Great massages. Great pool. Tranquil and friendly. 4th time here- we love it!

Contras: Pool and pool bar shutting before sunset

Prós: They have amazing staff I had an issue wit the payment it was late after midnight. They told me to pay at a later stage

Contras: The rooms are old but still well maintained. Also it took them four days to release the security deposit which is too long for a traveler who travels from one country to another but overall the hotel is great and I will come back

Prós: Nice pool , lovely grounds , nice waiting staff in the dining room ., helpful room service , had to request for a kettle .

Contras: Staff could be abrupt and not very helpful on reception , didn’t really want to help so I didn’t feel that they treated myself and family with any enthusiasm and didn’t take any interest in our vacation .

Prós: It is a nice hotel with a little bit old facilities in a very nice surrounding. Staff is not very friendly and helpful. Our check-in experience at reception was not good with a very rude staff.

Prós: dinner at restaurant grill buffet and breakfast

Contras: swimming pool open hours are short food and breakfast and strictly hours lack of indoor swimming more organization and management of services: restaurantes, bars, cluns, housekeeping

Prós: Beautiful Hotel with a superb landscape. Excellent breakfast.

Contras: The bedroom had a terrible noise coming from a machine early in the morning.

Prós: Very good hotel but buffet was only open one evening when we went for a week so worked out expensive eating in the other restaurants.

Contras: Buffet closed

Prós: Breakfast - Great Staff - Fantastic

Contras: nothing

Prós: Whilst the property is an old traditional one, I take the point some people say about it not being 5 stars, the furnishing and furniture whilst old were comfortable and spotlessly clean. The bathroom was modern The staff are an asset to this property Everyone we came into contact with was positive, friendly and helpful

Contras: Nothing

Prós: We had liked everything! Starting from the kind staff, even if yong, the superior food quality and serving as it should be in a 5 star hotel, ending in the exterior areas extremely well care, and the comfort of the room. There couldn’t be more fantastic than it was. All the people help when necessary, assisted when attended. Weather was also perfect and help to create memorable moments but it wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t the good management and training to the yong staff. Thanks. Looking forward to return.

Contras: Some minor faults from yong staff, however we cannot judge the entire facility because of it.

Prós: Great setting; fantastic golf; hotel with a lot of charm and personality; casual but professional lunch at the Cotton Club and a marvellous wine tasting dinner at the Grill restaurant on Nov 12! A fantastic experience.

Contras: Need to rent a car if you want to escape

Prós: The beds were incredibly comfortable!

Contras: We had booked a wine/pairing dinner hence decided to stay overnight. It was a nice event but we were both ill that night and the next day. At first we thought we'd had too much wine (a few glasses but I don't think more than anyone else at dinner). We mentioned at checkout feeling a bit rough but we still had mild food poisoning type symptoms the rest of the day and realised it was in fact 'in the stomach' and not a hangover! It was difficult to know what to do but we thought the chef ought to know in case it was bad seafood ? so we reported it to the hotel front desk later on 13th but she wasn't very helpful. It's not a complaint as we didn't ask her to do anything only to tell the chef and to be aware others might report symptoms.

Prós: I have been visiting Penina for over 30 years now - it is truly a special place. The setting is spectacular, with immaculate golf courses, and beautiful garden areas. Facilites are superb and the staff are charming. With fewer than 200 rooms, the hotel never feels crowded. Highly recommended.

Prós: Superb surrondings, very charming hotel with tasteful decoration. Huge swimming pool. Very efficient service. And a super plus, fresh toals and private chaise-longs on the nearst beach. We just loved our stay.

Contras: No free Wi-Fi; but that forced us to disconnect more :-)

Prós: The standard of housekeeping was very poor. Room not made up some days until late evening despite several calls to reception. Only on last day was this satisfactory.

Prós: Five star atmosphere, lovely food. Good shuttle bus to the beach

Contras:

Prós: The swimming pool area is great!

Contras: The staff at reception was not nice. And the rooms need to be renewed.

Prós:

Contras: Wen I arrive, the room that was reserved to me was very poor ( a two stars hotel dont have a room like that ). I made a complain and they change the room. But I think a 5 Stars Hotel can put a guess in a room like that, and if we go to a Hotel like this one, we never think that we must have to discuss the quality of a room

Prós: staff helpful and friendly / hotel grounds were superb /

Contras: drinks were extremely expensive

Prós: Swiming pool and garden.

Contras: If you are not a golf player, this is not a hotel to stay in. It is far from anywhere I.E. Alvor and Lagos. Rooms are average for 5 star hotels. No beach nearby. Their private beach is not good for swimming: too cold.

Prós: Stayed in room 101, excellent for a wheelchair user. Lovely little balcony with a view of the sea! Bathroom excellent with a good height sink and wet room type shower. Really pleased!

Contras: The wheelchair ramp into the hotel is a little steep, my husband couldn’t push up it unaided but would be ok for many people.

Prós: Staff especially reception and cleaning were very friendly and pleasant. Breakfast daily. Location was fab.- Close to beach , marina, good restaurants and nightlife. Excellent overall. Top marks.

Contras: Our only critique was that there was no english speaking entertainment channel or film channel on the t.v. which would have been nice for us in the evening.

Prós: We had a big room with ocean view. Room was really big, clean. Comfortable barhroom and polite staff. Breakfast was more than enough. They have good coffee.

Prós: Location excellent. Spotless clean. Good breakfast. Will stay again.

Contras: There was a music festival on when I was there music until 4 am but this was nothing to do with the hotel.

Prós: Clean and good location

Contras: Very basic

Prós: Effort has been made to improve the choice at breakfast. Whilst it is hard to cope for everyone's tastes I think most people would find something to meet their needs. The hotel itself is good value for money. The location is excellent. The rooms are spacious and are kept spotless by the house keeping staff. In fact I found all the staff from Adorable Dora on reception to the lady that cleaned my room friendly , helpful and efficient. This is my eighth visit to this hotel which in its self shows-the satisfaction I have with this establishment.

Contras: Having to leave after two weeks

Prós: Great location, big clean room and the bed was comfortable! We enjoyed our stay here and would highly recommend

Contras: The shower cubicle was far too small - couldn’t wash my hair without banging my elbows or accidentally turning the tap off whilst turning round

Prós: Cleanliness, Comfort, location, sea view

Contras: Zero

Prós: Great hotel and location, we had an early check out and the staff arranged a breakfast pack so we didn't miss out

Prós: Near resraurant,s And Beach

Contras: Very located Hotel

Prós: Friendly Staff,Location.

Prós: Amazing location. Great staff. Spacious rooms.

Contras: They should use the signs most hotels put on the door handle cause anytime the cleaning lady came she would have to knock or shout. Which would annoy anyone if they’re sleeping or just trying to relax.

Prós: Perfect location, very good breakfast included. Modern looks, very clean. Loved it!

Contras: Location in the heart of Portimao so parking is offsite and not included. Not a big deal for me it was easy to find a parking but it is good to know !

Prós: Location and breakfast included

Contras: Our room didn’t have aircon, not sure if this was the same for all rooms. No aircon in August was unbearable and really disrupted sleep, woke up feeling horrendous with the little sleep we managed to get.

Prós: Stayed before, budget yes but always good

Prós: Everything was great

Prós: There are staff cleaned the room. So, fresh towel and cleaned room. Good value of money if you do not mind abit of noise from others guests. 5 minutes walk to mini bus stop . 15 minutes to the praia rocha beach or 25 minutes to Alvor . Hotel right in the center (10 minutes to Portimao train station ). Oh, Public transport is not that often. (no train after 7pm from Faro airport! Taxi is very expensive if you are solo traverller). Happy travelling !!

Contras: Sounds proof is not great. I could hear other guests talking and footsteps etc..

Prós: The bed was comfortable

Contras: The breakfast wasn’t great, the staff weren’t accommodating and the location is kinda far.

Prós: Clean rooms, nice size, good air con, central, sell water and other refreshments in reception. Nice continental breakfast. Nice staff. Lovely roof terrace. Very central. On street parking (but only for 2 hours at a time from 8am to 10pm in summer, but multi-storey carpark 2 streets over for €12 for 24 hours). Only 40 minutes drive from Portimao race circuit

Contras: Automatic lights at night don’t give enough time to get to room door, but only a small dislike

Prós: The hotel is in a cute part of town. It’s about a 10 min walk from the marina but close to lots of cafes and shops. The rooms were very comfortable and the breakfast was great. The staff is super nice! The highlight for me was the deep soaking bathtub in the room!

Contras: Bed was rock hard. Shower head was in need of replacement / no water pressure in shower, was like being dribbled on rather than a shower!

Prós: The bed was comfortable

Contras: We saw a cockroach so that was very disheartening

Prós: Hotel is quite close to the nice beach, breakfast was good but there isn´t lot of space for all visitors - you have to wait for table. Staff is helpful.

Contras: long way to the centre, swimming pool and area around is small.

Contras: very thin doors, noise from the outside is recognisable.

Prós: The staff is very nice, the outdoor pool is nice as well

Contras: I’ve asked for an accessible room and was confirmed to receive that but actually the shower room and the toilet’s door was too narrow and instead of a shower there was only a tub...

Prós: We stayed for 1 night. The low price made it acceptable. The young man from Brazil at the reception made us feel welcome. Thank you

Prós: The cakes

Prós: Very nice staff. I had to book this hotel last minute and they even allowed me to check-in early.

Prós: Location was perfect for me, and the room was well equipped down to the smallest detail.

Contras: The only slight issue is that there was no iron in the room.

Prós: Cleanliness, location and the value for the money I have paid !

Contras: Hot water is running out to quick ! You need to wait for long time to get hot water again ! Needs improvement on this aspect !

Prós: We have stayed here many times. Great friendly service, English spoken, spacious apartment in good location at great price. Will be coming back.

Contras: Shower head was not easy to use.

Prós: Very clean and spacious Small and compact

Contras: A bit far from town centre

Prós: Gardens well tendered.

Contras: There for three nights - no sign of a chambermaid. No soap/shampoo etc provided. On site shop/bar rather limited.

Prós: Conveniently located near to the Skydive Algarve drop zone (i was on a skydive trip) and only a 3-5 minute drive into Alvor town centre makes this the perfect place for me to stay, Pool and bar on site.

Contras: The stay was out of season (Mid Feb 19) so the communal areas of the accommodation blocks looked a little tatty but ive stayed here before in the summer nad the place is in tip top condition.

Prós: Fabulous value for money and great facilities

Prós: Awesome location, room smelt of fags but never mind! Use these guys often for skydiving

Prós: I love everything

Prós: Apartment was more spacious than expected, very clean and the kitchen was well-equipped with a dishwasher, oven, microwave and hob. The beds looked brand new as did the sofa bed. However, overall it was slightly scruffy but really good value for money. There was space to exercise our dog at the back of the property. We would go back.

Contras: Curtains and bedding had seen better days.

Prós: I liked the location, walking distance to a nice beach and restaurants.

Contras: Limited hot water shower? The hot water was gone after my husband took a shower and later a found a note on the room asking to limit the length of the hot showers.

Prós: The location was good, close to the beach, shops and restaurants. Quiet place. It was the second stay here.

Contras: No place to dry clothes on the balcony, even with a large area for it. Some sockets were damaged and showing the electrical cables. The mattress were not so comfortable, after a few hours on bed we could feel some uncomfortable pain in the back.

Prós: Looked good in the pictures.

Contras: No wifi, sterile, sad...poorly decorated

Prós: The size of the apartment. The staff were friendly

Contras: Noise late at night by someone blasting music. Music very loud like a DJ coming from an apartment at 3pm. There is no place to eat or drink nearby. You definitely need a car or be prepared to call a taxi.

Prós: For that price you get an apartment with 2 rooms.

Contras: Very touristic area

Prós: Comfortable and well-equipped apartments. Very friendly staff. Secure underground parking at a reasonable cost. Close to the main beaches going by foot. Quiet and respectful neighbors/guests which is not always the case in Algarve during the high season.

Contras: Lack of free internet connection in the apartment. It's available in the lobby but having to come down from the 14th floor late at night to check the mail or program a route to some destination is always a nuisance. Lack of breakfast option for the price paid. I know it's the high season, but the price paid per night would be enough to get you a breakfast in a 4 start unit hotel.

Prós: Location was good and the size of the apartment!

Contras: You have to pay for WiFi 5€/day! This is a old building, you can tell by the smell and the interior from the furniture to floors.

Prós: The whole area is very attractive

Prós: Elevators were quick & accessible. Room had a nice view. The unit was roomy. Staff were super friendly & helpful. Location was a quick walk to the beach & boardwalk.

Contras: No wifi in the rooms & barely worked in the lobby. No dishwashing soap, had to go buy it & then left it there. Only two small packs of shampoo for three people.

Prós: Stayed here many times. There is no better value.

Contras: Sadly apartments are being sold so we may have stayed for the last time.

Prós: Great location. Free inside parking. Air conditioner.

Contras: Very old fashioned apartments. The staff is not very helpful.

Contras: The Shower was not good

Prós: Nice personnel. nice garage and location

Contras: The door of the bathroom wouldn't close..

Prós: Apartments excellent but a little dated. Cooker didn’t work. Fortunately we brought our own kettle otherwise we would have struggled.

Contras: Apartments a little dated

Prós: Big apartment with nice view to the sea. Very clean and very nice. Good location near the beach, restaurants and shops. Very quiet room. Very good performance for the price!

Contras: Swimming pool should be cleaned more often. It would look much better.

Prós: spacious and clean apartments. All staff very nice. Excellent location . Nice pool area

Prós: Good sea view. Convenient location.

Contras: Very basic with two narrow singe beds on opposite walls of the room.

Prós: After hours!

Contras: Nothing

Prós: The apartments are so big airy and spacious. Location is excellent. Very quiet at night no noise.

Contras: No snack or pool bar.

Prós: A fantastic room with a great view as asked for.

Contras: Pool a little small and not open till 10am.