Helen
It's really hard to star this place fairly ,
It's definitely more than its rated 2 star .
The staff are so friendly and helpful you can't give less than 5 star for them .
The rooms are bordering 4 , say 3.5 , at first glance it's ooh this is nice .
But little things like only one plug socket in the kitchen. And having to lift the microwave out of the bottom cupboard to use it . No sockets near the bed side tables. Only 1 bedside lamp has a switch .
Covers missing from one of the sockets in the bedroom.
Only the front room has aircon .
The bathroom windows look like they've never been cleaned in months .
But the front room has 2 very large couches that would be fine to sleep on if you needed the aircon.
Kitchen is small but fairly well appointed.
Microwave, kettle ,toaster, bottle opener. Bring a pan scrubber.
The apartment is more than sufficient for 2 people .
They have a mini bus that goes to the 2 more popular areas , twice a day 3 times would be better ,trying to kill 4hrs in one place a bit much. Maybe that's just me . I am greatly appreciative of the bus , the driver as with ask the other staff is lovely.
This is a quiet hotel and atm and I don't know if they do ,there is no entertainment. The hotel is out of the way of the main strip so if like me you enjoy a bit of evening entertainment you'll have to go looking .
The bar prices are pricey compared to out of the hotel slightly cheaper than back in UK. But out and about €2.20 for a decent glass of wine compared to€8 for a poor glass out of a box .
Local beer is perfectly drinkable and cheap .
I do like this hotel as they say its got good bones and a little few tweaks here and there it would be a great hotel .
zara
i stayed here last year and genuinely liked the hotel. the staff were very nice, the rooms were spacious and had 2 good sized balconies. one one room had a double bed and the other had an open plan room of 2 sofa beds w aircon and a decent sized kitchen. ngl it exceeded my expectations for the price we paid as i did not rlly have high expectations at first. they also have a small cute little book place near the reception which i thought was very cute. the elevator only allowed 2 ppl at a time but i wouldn’t necessarily say that impacted me a lot. a few things here and there but overall very good stay. we used bolt to get around in the local area, the beach close about 3-4 mins in a car. not much of a walk which was good. the hotel did offer a free shuttle bus to the beach at certain times of the day the driver was very nice.
Alan Brown
Clean tidy rooms with small kitchenette enough for most people I'm sure. Beds are okay and the location is only a 15 minute walk from Praia de rocha beach considering the price good location. There's a full bar area that serves food (drinks and food not included) fast free WiFi, a pool and hot tub and a free transfer service to the beach and town of portimao. Plus there's a 24hr reception with friendly helpful staff
brian boardman
For a 2* was great .. downstairs Decent short/med menu and Bock at €2.6 / pint poss 9am to 1am most nights .. 2 outbound and return Courtesy Coach times to both P/D Rocha and Portimao .. so easy get about .. use Bolt for later home times ... Great Apts v clean with balconies ..highly recommend ..
Gill Patterson
Lovely friendly, helpful staff, everywhere beautifully clean. Comfortable bed, kettle, toaster etc, good shower and bath. Some of the furniture and decor a little tired and some construction opposite our room during the week. Easy 10-15 minute walk to coast, cheap taxis home. Would definitely visit again.