princessza1000
I am staying in the the algarve on holiday and decided to treat myself at a five star hotel. I paid the 20 euro day pass fee and got a towel to use in gym and pool. I went to the bar at the swimming pool and ordered some food and a drink. I was so excited to eat at a five star hotel. I was shocked at the food that was presented to me. It was literally watery tomato sauce thrown on cheap spaghetti. It was awful. I was planning to order more food but I am glad I didn't order anything much more expensive because my heart sank while I was eating my cold watery pasta. They have lovely gardens and the pool is nice but the food left me disappointed.
Kinan Rostom
Vale d'Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa is an excellent choice for a relaxing family vacation. There’s plenty to do, and the indoor pool is a huge plus during the colder months. The apartments are spacious, well-equipped, and comfortable, making them ideal for families.
The landscapes are beautifully maintained, creating a peaceful and inviting atmosphere. The staff are genuinely friendly, attentive, and always ready to assist. Breakfast is a highlight, with delicious options and enough variety to keep things interesting throughout the stay.
A great place to relax and enjoy quality time with the family. Highly recommended!
CLIVIGER
You arrive to a beautiful entrance and grounds, immaculately maintained. Excellent helpful and friendly staff on reception.
We had booked a one bedroom apartment in the Serecena block which was well placed to catch the sun on the patio from morning to evening. The apartment was well furnished and had good quality comfortable furniture and the lounge, dining and patio areas can comfortably sit 6 persons. The TV has the main UK channels and a JBL soundbar that you can connect to via Bluetooth to play music from your phone.
The bed mattress is firm, which won’t suit all, but I found it comfortable. The kitchen was extremely well equipped with large fridge/freezer, microwave, oven, dishwasher, washing machine and everything you might need for cooking. Even a blender, juicing machine and Nespresso. There was hot/cold air conditioning units in the lounge and bedroom.
The resort offer an excellent water and energy reducing option to opt out of daily cleaning, towel and bed linen changes. For each day you opt out you are given a €5 voucher to spend in the bar or restaurant (beer vouchers!).
We used the gym and indoor pool, which were both good, but one of the running machines was out of order for all 10 days of our stay. The ladder to exit the pool was also wrapped in hazard tape, which detracted from the overall impression.
You can walk to the nearest supermarket at a nearby golf resort in 20 mins but realistically you need a hire car if you stay here self catering or to explore the area.
There were a few minor issues with the apartment that detracted from an overall excellent experience. The chairs on the patio were frayed, the dishwasher trays rusting, and rust also on the heated towel radiator. We found the gardening and maintenance staff took a shortcut past our patio, across the pedestrian walkway and through the car parking spaces, rather than using the service road, which did detracted from sitting out.
Overall we found the resort excellent and it is highly recommended.
charn S
Rooms are out of date. There are no outlets around the bed to charge devices which we thought was absolutely ridiculous in todays day. There is also no access to streaming services on the TVs. The room we had had a toilet that would squeak when you sit on it and the bed was also very squeaky. There is no body wash or conditioner provided in the showers (only shampoo).
The outdoor pools close at 6pm which we thought was very early. And in order to use the indoor pool on the resort you have to purchase hair caps from the resort!!?? (Absolutely ridiculous)
There is only one restaurant for dinner and it has a set menu and they charge additional in order to make any changes to it. The breakfast buffet is also very basic.
Also the location of the resort is not ideal. It's very far from everything so if you're looking to go out for dinner because you don't like anything on the only restaurants set menu, it's about 20 euros one way in an uber. Also very far from the beaches.
Also it seems that there is never a supervisor on site to bring up concerns with. We were disappointed in this resort and it is definitely not worthy of being categorized as 5 star. Would not recommend staying here.
Natasha
We got married in the Algarve last September and had the majority of our guests stay. It was the best decision we made as we opted for a half board which took the ease out of planning meals for the wedding week. The rooms were all well equipped, beautifully decorated and spotless. We absolutely love this place and will be returning. Thank you for hosting our ‘night before’ the wedding pizza evening at the Pool Bar and a massive thank you to all the team for your help and commitment to make our stay amazing :)
