Salgados Palm Village

Just back from a week there. The TUI reps are amazing & helpful special thanks especially to Ernie & Abbie. We arrived at 11am & my son is autistic & they let reception know who sped our room up so was ready sooner than expected. They came & checked on us throughout the week too. We had a deluxe 2 bed with 2 twin rooms, ensuite shower rooms, living room with another bathroom & huge corner balcony in block 4, it was Spotless & made up daily. The 3 restaurants had plenty to offer, lots of seats & We never booked but always got seated. Would have been nice to have an adult restaurant or couple hours for romantic meal. Loved the local traders & some daily entertainment especially animal shows & music. Lots for kids during day & not so much adults it's more lounge around the pool which has plenty of loungers. As mentioned in others it is plastic but They do recycle & they have boxes by pools to collect the rubbish & staff are always about to keep the site tidy. The sports bar has a sun trap overlooking the golf course & is not used much so a nice quiet bar. The lobby bar has comfy seating & best wi-fi. You can buy snacks here for 2€ like mini Pringles & popcorn ( More so for eve entertainment) or have to walk up to restaurants & bring back down. The beach & nature reserve were easy to find, nice to walk within 10mins or you can catch the free train. But ladies!! Wear flats the cobbles don't make sandals or heels easy. There are some shops & a pharmacy within 10-15 min walk & easy to find including an Aldi. Opposite Aldi is a gift shop too. TUI had a great range of trips to choose from. We also used taxis to get around or you can hire a car. Uber is cheaper than Gale taxi but we preferred Gale. The evening entertainment started late half the week & was hit/miss. The MJ act was good, Portuguese dancing & band on Sunday night. Overall a fab hotel, lots to offer, it is a family based hotel, great food & staff Constructive improvements: *Adult restaurant or set hours for romantic meals * paths easier for ladies footwear * the lobby bar / entertainment evening is a wind trap - need wind break or heaters in evening.

Our family holiday with a 1 year old and a 4 year old. Good size rooms, we had a 2 bedroom suite. 10 swimming pools although there are no activities in the kids pools (no slides etc) Good location, a 5-10 walk to a nice beach. Walking distance to an ALDI. A reasonably good selection of food 3 different restaurants to choose, grill restaurant, Italian and international food. Super Bock lager on tap which is good, also a decent coffee machine. There is a lot of Uber out here so getting around is cheap €8 to Albufeira, and if you go on any trip waterparks or zoomarina an Uber is much cheaper than the provided transportation by the hotel. Also tickets are cheaper ordering online saving 10-20% kids are free under 1meter at zoomarina.

Stayed here for a week as a group of 4 males with two other friends and their wives and young children in tow. We booked through a golf site and got a great deal including unlimited golf at the course next door and Morgado a short drive away. We were given a 4 bed apartment which was huge, clean and comfortable. The balcony was massive and received the sun late in to the evening (south facing I think). Twin beds two to a room and two shower rooms, big living area and spotless bathrooms. The complex is large and we were in block 1 which contained a sports bar with some pool tables etc. There are 10 pools some for little ones with larger ones reaching depths of about 6ft. All spotless and well maintained. It must be noted that there are no adult only pools. This didn't bother us as two lads had nippers with them but it must be a consideration for couples... One of the kids is 11 and seemed to love the kids club that was offered daily. Three restaurants were a grill/BBQ, Italian and local. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the food and the selection in all of them. We tried just about everything and there was usually something new to try each evening if you're not a fussy eater. Breakfast was also decent and plentiful. All alcohol is served in plastic glasses regardless of you location but there are self serve bars in the restaurants and soft drink dispensers by the pools. Choice of drinks was large with all types of spirits available plus a selection of cocktails. The only small downside was the evening entertainment, which on the whole I thought was pretty average. This was all in the main bar and towards the end of the week we used the sports bar as a base instead. Staff all seemed friendly enough but our interactions with them were limited. I did raised a query re our air con (probably our fault not knowing how to work it!) but someone was sent straight away and it was full blast when we got back from golf. All in a nice hotel with plenty going for it. It was mainly family orientated though and some couples may not want kids everywhere. It was perfect for what we wanted as a group and a great location for the adjoining golf course. Had the nightlife offered a fraction more it would have probably got full marks. All in I think all of us would return.