Estalagem do Mar

The hotel itself is excellent in respect of location, amenities & the staff who were fantastic, all speaking English. However the rooms lacked both tea/coffee making facilities & a small refrigerator in which to keep cold drinks & the safe had only a key which had to be carried around (rather than a digital type pin input). The breakfasts were fine but sometimes the evening meals were disappointing as choice was limited & the meat was tough & required longer cooking. Went the last week of September & a few days misty with drizzly rain & pool cold, but there was an indoor pool. A hire car is advisable for sightseeing.

Just got back from this place and glad to eat some decent food. The hotel itself is good, room was a twin room with good amenities but lacked a few essentials such as tea/coffee facilities, mini fridge for cold drinks. Once evening meal was over there was nowhere to get a cup of tea, so making one in my room would have been great. Room was very clean and quite spacious, Bathroom was spacious, well stocked with soap, shampoo and towels. Biggest issue for us was dining room, there was no allocated seating and it was a hectic affair trying to find a table which was available. Many tables were cluttered with used crockery. Once seated, we had to go to buffet bar to select our food which was always just warm and never hot, this was both breakfast and dinner, some of the dishes were empty which meant having to wait for them to be refilled and then the food quality was always mediocre and overcooked, the toaster gradually failed and only one toaster for the whole hotel was not good and it only half worked. the staff were okay but not very helpful, I found that we were always waiting for something. In the evening, it took ages to get a drink and sometimes we had finished our meals before the drinks arrived. Overall, the hotel is in a good quiet location , nice swimming pools, sauna and jacuzzi, nice grounds, fantastic views and sunsets, but lacks the real quality of a holiday hotel and missing the few essentials needed to make it complete. Probably would go elsewhere next time.