We have had a lovely holiday at Oaisis Parque, Alvor resort. We booked it through Algarvegetaways…read morewho were really helpful. The apartment was Lote 129. It was furnished to a very high standard and very well equipted. Margaret who meet us there and advised us about the apartment and the holiday complex. It was spotless clean and everything you could wish for. The girls on reception all spoke perfect English and could not do enough for you. We are going again in October there is a big heated indoor pool and Jacuzzi as well as outdoor pools, so we will get our swimming in! Look for this apartment at algarvegetaways and have yourself a fab holiday and pounds cheaper than anywhere else. Patsue

We ordered the seafood cataplana and octopus, and it was well worth the wait. The cataplana came…read morewith clams, shrimp, skate, tuna, and seabass. It was cooked in a rich tomato sauce with white wine, tarragon, and bay leaves. Everything was cooked to perfection. The tuna was tender, and the potatoes were soft and buttery. The taste was similar to an Italian Cioppino. The octopus had a nice grill to it, but unfortunately it was really overcooked; very chewy. We ordered the carob chocolate cake and hazelnut cake and they were moist and tasty, not too sweet. The service was great and the view of the beach was pretty.

Ate at Luca's Rooftop restaurant. It was really good. The whole family enjoyed the food. If you…read morewant good seafood come here.

NICE HOTEL ACROSS FROM THE MARINA IN LAGOS, PORTUGAL…read more========================================== I found this hotel on my own after doing some research because my son and his wife wanted to go to the Algarve for a few days. My husband's cousin who lives in Cascais and speaks Portuguese booked it for us. The price was very good. I think we paid about 650 euros for two rooms for two nights for my son, daughter-in-law and then my husband and I. I liked everything about this hotel except our view in the rear of the property from Room #207. Our balcony basically faced the bus station, but we were also on the end of the building so we had a peekaboo side view of the marina. It was a comfortable and quiet room at night, so that was good. I would highly recommend booking a room on the side that faces the marina in one of the upper floors. They have a great balcony spanning half of the hotel on the fourth floor. It's a great place to relax at the end of the day. Bring your own beverages and snacks. They also have a small pool area up some stairs overlooking the bus station. They have a small bar by reception and the prices are good. You can get towels for the pool or beach, but you need to leave them a 10 euro deposit per towel. That makes sense or people will forget to bring them back. Easy access to activities at the marina. We booked a boat/kayak tour Ponta da Piedade Caves which was a lot of fun through Days of Adventure. It was a short trip on the water which is nice because I get seasick. I did take some Dramamine which helped too.

Spotlessly clean, updated, and quiet!…read more The room is a ten minute walk from the railroad station, which is how we arrived and departed. Each room has a balcony with two chairs and a table. We chose a room on the west side to avoid the sun while enjoying a morning cup of coffee. It was fun to watch the beehive activity of the live market on Saturday morning. Although the bus terminal is behind the hotel, we couldn't hear anything from there with the door closed. In the evenings, we enjoyed the shade on the roof top patio. They had multiple seating areas, loungers, and a pool. The views were remarkable. Staff members were all respectful, kind, and friendly. The breakfast was complete, including pastries, fresh fruit, eggs, bacon, beans, cheeses, cold cuts, juices, and coffee. We chose this hotel primarily because we took the train to Lagos, and didn't want to walk far. But it was also an easy walk to the old town and to the beach.

I loved staying at this resort. The highlight is really the staff. They are so accommodating, kind…read moreand thoughtful. We checked in online in the app, making that part of the process easier. Our bags were taken to our room and we were given basic info and welcome glasses of champagne. Our room was gorgeous, with a bathtub, shower, toilet room, jack and Jill sinks and a large king bed. The TV was great for casting music as well. The mini bar came stocked and was included in our all inclusive package. The food at the main restaurant for dinner was great, much better than you'd typically expect at an all inclusive buffet. The chef spoke to me briefly and he's wonderful. The pools are a little confusing as there are technically 3, but all are labeled around the building as Pool, so I ended up at the bean/kid pool several times on accident. Poolside drink and snack service is available but if you're hungry you can eat at the pool side restaurant which is nearby the main pool. The resort also has direct beach access. There are some sports courts, a gym and free exercise programming, along with fun and inclusive programming like fado dinner, cooking classes and kids art classes. Drinks here are great and another highlight of the resort. There are water refill areas throughout the resort which are very handy. This resort also has one meeting room space for events and can seat up to 230 and has lots of natural light. The front desk staff can arrange taxi rides for you but the car service is not directly associated with the hotel. This hotel is also an IHG property, so you can earn rewards during your stay.

No towels two days running for the pool. BYOT. And the…read moremost sour face girl ever delivering the news. You don't get that shit at our hotels!

Memmo Baleeira has both a restaurant & hotel. The hotel is well appointed, their receptionists are…read morewelcoming, friendly and above all at your service. The rooms were clean, linens were above grade, along with their towels. Their pillows were difficult; i.e., not comfortable, almost as if too big, at least for me. The room offers a way to make hot water, yet does not provide in room coffee, tea yes, no coffee. The grounds are beautiful with access to the beach. The beach access directly from the property needs improvement versus a sign stating 'use at your own risk' to go down to the beach. Moving on to the restaurant within the hotel, best to say needs improvement. For example, they offer a Cesar salad, which should really be re-named a chicken salad with Cesar dressing, yet re-naming it won't help much, as it's overall poorly done starting with their usage of iceberg lettuce to pre-fab sliced chicken. They offer tempura veggie appetizer, which came with only one type of veggie, possibly string beans. There was also a skewered chicken kebab, chicken wrapped in bacon, which was to come with grilled vegetables, fair. The hotel saving grace was their breakfast. Yet don't think you can take a cappuccino up to your room to wake your partner, nope,NOT allowed, no food may leave the dinning area. Buffet was grand. Lesson learned, eat breakfast at hotel, look elsewhere for lunch & dinner.

Lovely hotel in the south west corner of Portugal…read more The room was basic, but it did us just fine. We made very good use of the clothesline kindly provided in the bathroom. The fridge was also put to good use. There was ample enough storage also. The bathroom was excellent, nicely decorated with lots of shelf space to put your bits and pieces on. It always surprises me when holiday accommodation over look shelf space. But not here in the Memmo Baleeira. Cleaning staff were excellent also, always leaving the room spotless and perfect whenever we wanted it serviced. Friendly too whenever you passed them in the corridor. The pool area is fantastic, one of the highlights. Getting to it early helps with nabbing a parasol and sun bed, but people always seem to be coming and going to, so if you wait a bit you will probably get a sun bed by the pool throughout the day. The view from the pool also gets a special mention. I don't think I would ever get bored of that view: the harbour, the sea and the blue blue sky. Wonderful And the little public beach at the bottom of the cliff, which you can get to from the hotel grounds via a steep set up steps is also worth checking out. Not many people staying at the hotel seemed to though as it was always relatively empty. Probably due to the steps taking some getting used to, they are a tad difficult so not for the meek. Next the breakfasts: wow, really impressive. And a great range on offer, so you don't get bored of the food by the end of you stay. It got very busy after 9am, so may be worth getting there early. There are a few downsides, mainly in the bar where the food was overpriced for what your get. I got a cous cous salad one lunchtime and I have to say I can make a much nicer one at home myself. This one was just bland, boring and tasteless. Our second and last lunch was by the pool. Our advice is go somewhere else for lunch. The other downside was the bar staff. We were more or less ignored one evening when we went in for some cocktails. We left cocktail-less. Baffling behaviour. But as I said, the poor food and bad service seemed to be confined to the bar. Overall a lovely stay here at Memmo Baleeira and a recommended hotel in the Sagres area.

Great last minute choice and a perfect overnight after a full day of seeing the Algarve region of…read moresouthern Portugal. Friendly and helpful staff with nice location, comfortable rooms and very quit.

Great getaway from London. The staff is friendly and upgraded our room after complaining about the…read moreview. They have a nice outside pool as well as gym,jacuzzi and sauna etc inside.. The bar serves cheap good beer as well as free WiFi. Good breakfast. The transat by the pool were amazing. No WiFi in rooms and beds are not of highest comfort. But overall pleasant stay!

A sold Hilton resort with all the whistles and bells. Clean and caters to the resorts goers in the…read moresouth of Portugal. The beds are not the most comfortable for what you pay, but I'd go back again in a second. Breakfast was great, and so was the room service and housekeeping. A lovely property!

Stayed here for 2 nights while visiting Algarve. Amazing staff, clean rooms, great breakfast…read morebuffet, short ride to the Marina. Hotel pool was lovely and they had a babysitter painting faces and doing activities with kids. The spa was one of the best I've ever been to. I had a facial and massage by Gabriella and I would have booked another treatment the next day if she wasn't off. If I ever visit Vilamoura again, I'll be back!!!

Beautiful property with great service. They have many dining options on premise and pricing is on…read morepar with the restaurants in the area. The service is always great at a domes property. They have daily activities you can sign up..cocktail making, Pilates and much more. We were very happy to chill by the pool and plunge into the cold Atlantic Ocean at the nearby beach. Can't wait to check out another Domes property for our next vacation. Restaurant Topo was disappointing. Suppose to be 5 star but total lack of service. The food was lackluster.

Our room was very nice located on the 1st floor facing the pool. We came for a 3 day stay…read more The breakfast definitely makes sense to get it if its not included with your room. We saved a lot of money by using it every day. We booked this hotel because it is part of the Marriott autograph properties, we had no idea of the Domes hotel brand. We are well seasoned travelers and we love the Marriott brand for the diversity and the level of comfort they offer with each brand. Having just stayed at the autograph brand in Athens and Crete, we had an amaze experience at those hotels. However, we noticed that service was underwhelming at the restaurants Topos and Blend. At the price tier these hotels charge, i think the staff should be attentive, knowledgeable and caring but that was not the case. We ate at both restaurants and the staff was not knowledgeable of menu items, the service was inconsistent, food was a bit bland for my taste, the staff at Topos seemed disengaged and not caring when it came to table service. I couldnt get a refill for beverages for the table because our waitress never came back to check on us. Food for Topos was mediocre. Menu at pool side restaurant was bland. Best item from the menu was the smash burger and the fries, everything else was just ok. The ceviche had no salt, the poke bowl rice was hard Blend is supposed to be a steakhouse and japanese cuisine. I think they should reslly concentrate on the steakhouse concept as the jaoanese offerings did not meet expectations. Having tru some of the best Japanese food in NYC, this place was disappointing. The subsi amberjack and tuna olate we ordered, the fish was very cold and on too of that it was place on a bed of ice. The pork belly and the rump steak were very good. Probably the best items in menu. The restaurant was half empty but yet they stated reservations were necessary. Staff was courteous but did not know ingredients of dishes, when we asked they couldn't tell us. Topos was the worst experience we had a grilled octopus plate, grilled lamb chops and grilled tiger shrimp wit pasta. Also ordered a side dish of chorizo rice. The octopus was bland, supposed to be grilled but it did not taste like it was grilled. Lamb chops were well done, American restaurants nirmally cook it medium bit the lamb chios were tasty and well seasoned. The rice dish, had no taste, not worth it. The pasta had no taste, the tiger shrimp was of a good size but overall the entire meal was disappointing and underwhelming service only added to a worst experience. Waitress taking care of our table had about 6 more tables to take care of. She gave us the main course and never even came back to check on us, i had to go look for the check. Even getting anither bottle of water was impossible and they did not even bother to pour water, we had to pour our own water. Couldn't get a beer because waitress did not check on us. Went tl wash my hands at mens athroom and out of 4 sinks, only one was working. I told the hostess the same and she just said ok. I ask to speak to the manager and told him what had happened and he listened but did not act on my feedback. Except to give me excuses for poor service and told me he was missing staff?? Underwhelming service & experience, combined with extremely poor service, confirmed staff is totally disengaged and not interested in providing a luxury experience for a hotel that rates itself as a autograph property for Marriott. The hotel experience was fine, clean room, secluded location but the hotel dinning did not convince me to return to this property. Very unfortunate for a hotel of this caliber.