Salema Beach Village

Tui holiday fab place but car hire essential .only few restaurants and bars in salema.Lagos marina our fav place.boat trip a must. Food is deliccious everywhere.Amorera beach breath taking.Visit villamoura marina and shops wow.Hundreds of beach coves accessible by car only.weather in october 25/27 * lush.

This place is incredible and not what I expected. We usually do all inclusive and decided on a. Cheap break in half term. We got upgraded on arrival to a 3 bed and wow the villas are incredible. So much space, clean, modern and everything you need. The beach down the hill is one of the nicest beaches I’ve seen. You definitely require a car but we have been to Sagres, Lagos many times and our 3 kids have loved every second. We never go anywhere twice as we like to see many places each year but we plan on coming back next year.

Had such a lovely stay we didn't want to leave! We booked our accommodation via tots to travel as a young family we wanted to ensure the villa was toddler proof and that it was. Everything was covered from stair gates, corner covers on tables, to nightights it really was home from home. We stayed in a three bedroom villa as had two older children as well as my parents. The villa is very spacious and we didn't feel that there was any over crowding despite 4 adults and 3 children. They are super clean and the cleaners come in everyday if you wish, very polite and do an amazing job. Clean towels everyday was such a bonus with busy beach and pool days. The pool was great fun, Tiny bit cold which is expected end of season but the weather was amazing so was fine to cool off when needed. Very clean. The only issue I must say I experienced was the snack bar, not with the food as that was delicious especially the BBQ burger but the staff. One particular afternoon we opted for some icecreams, as soon as I went into the snack bar it was very clear tensions were high it wasn't a pleasant atmosphere to be around and felt very awkward seeing staff shout at one another. It took 25 minutes for me to pay for four icecreams and a cocktail during this time like I say tensions were high. It became very clear the issue and that was the waitress Azra was given so many jobs she couldn't keep up yet the chef (Chris) was constantly shouting at her. I did end up butting in to calm it as either somebody was going to walk out or something thrown. It was very unpleasant and it wasn't just me that had to intervene. Perhaps more staff is needed to lighten the workload and reduce stress? That aside we had an amazing stay and would definitely be back to stay at these villas. Salema the village itself is beautiful! A car is a must unless you plan on staying in the resort all the time. The beach is down a huge hill and we did walk up/down it daily and yep it's a killer but we managed with a stroller so I guess it's a preference. We didn't feel the need to use a shuttle service but was made aware it was available. We hired bikes from musette which is next door to the park and highly recommend this. Salema is very quiet as is its surrounding villages so cycling on the main roads was bliss. We followed a route given to us and found a secluded beach (didnt claim nudist but that was the flow so be prepared!) We seen a eco camp, traditional Portuguese style living and the kids just loved it as did we! We drove into lagos a few times which Lagos in itself is beautiful. Lots of great shops and atmosphere pleasant. Parking is very well sign posted and we parked in the free one as opposed to paid. The distance was maybe less than 1/4 mile. We had a family day out to zoomarine which was a big drive and at the weekend...big mistake took nearly two hours to get in so prebook the tickets! But that was an amazing day out highly recommend with young children. Plenty to do and you do spend all day, food on site was ok nothing majorly exciting but that's the same with most theme parks. There was two supermarkets we loved, lidl which was 10 minute drive ideal & supermache which we preferred being only 5 minutes. We have a dairy intolerance was a little anxious being abroad but the supermache had all the alternatives and alot of UK produce so it wasnt all foreign which was fab! Overall amazing holiday. Amazing village and we will be back.