Vila Petra

kate wild

Just came back from a week's stay and this has to be one of the nicest places we have stayed. All the staff from the cleaners to the reception team were so friendly and helpful. We had a two bedroom apartment and were self catering but did eat in the restaurant once which was lovely. We had no issues getting loungers by the pool at anytime of the day, but that could be due to the time of year and my son loved the multi purpose pitch.

Fish n Chips

We stayed 4 nights over the Easter holidays. The hotel is just great. It's got everything you need and more - reasonably priced restaurants and bars, indoor and outdoor pools, gym, play rooms, exceptional well looked after grounds, playing areas for kids, etc. The location is great. It's near all the local must-see places, but located in a nice quiet neighbourhood. We stayed in a spacious room 301 with a garden view. We liked everything about it, especially the view from a balcony in the evenings. The members of staff are brilliant, a big thank you to a reception team that made our stay enjoyable. The only suggestion would be to have a safe box big enough to accommodate laptops 14 inches at least as currently you can only use it for 13 inches max. We will definitely come back! Tip: use Uber taxi for any local travel - the prices are very cheap. For example: around 4 euros to get to the Old town or to the beach from Vila Petra.

Rik Hughes

We stayed here for 10 days in May, 2025, and loved every minute of it. The room was self catering, with everything you could need. It would be cleaned every day if you want, and it does say if you don't need it to be then just leave a do not disturb sign on the door, but we didn't have one so the poor cleaner would have to knock every day to see if we were still in. The beds were very comfy, but had a tendency to move easily so you'd end up with a gap between the two single mattresses every morning. We were directly above the front door so sitting on the balcony could be a bit noisy, but that's not their fault! The facilities were good. 3 excellent restaurants and an in-house takeaway service until 10pm every night. They offer theme nights in the main restaurant like steak night (half price steak), Portuguese night and Mexican night. There are 3 bars too. One next-door to the indoor pool which is open all day, a poolside bar (which we didn't try) and the main bar in the evening. It comes with Entertainment included so you can break out the vocal chords on Karaoke nights, do a quiz or play bingo. David, the main barman, is a true asset to the place! He's very dry and very entertaining. Try to get him to sing in the karaoke. There's also a shop but it's very spartan, but has most essentials, and a launderette for patrons. Use Uber to get into town, it's half the cost of a taxi, but be outside when they turn up because they don't hang around. Also, be aware of a Tourist tax of about €14 each when you check out. We were completely unaware of it, but that's not their fault.

Janice Dalrymple

Second stay at villa petra rooms pool area restaurant all spotless pool snack bar excellent big thank you to Andrea always had our two beers ready only downside grown men shouting from balcony to balcony. and a few loud family groups expect in a four star hotel expect better behaviour so unfortunately we will not be back

Michael Brown

Very clean hotel, staff are very friendly. We had an apartment, it was nice and spacious, clean with plenty of extra blankets and sheets in the many cupboards and drawers. There kitchen was very well stocked, even had a blender and dishwasher. Housekeeping are in every day, even in the afternoon so you don't have to get up early. There is an Aldi just a 5 minute walk away and a fantastic steak house also a short walking distance called sexy meat that makes miller and carter steakhouse back home look like a rip off. It is a short walk from the end of the main strip which was a bit rowdy for us. If you like sports bars this would be heaven for you!