We had two of the Chale (Barracuda and Garoupa) and a regular room (suite Premium) - stayed there with some of our family. Each Chale is for four people, with two bedrooms/ bathrooms each. Private terraces off of each bedroom as well as a very large terrace off the main living area. Full kitchen with charcoal bbq (churrasqueira). Large sitting area. AMENITIES - one main pool and lounge area, off of the main bar. Tennis courts, snooker/pool table and two indoor jacuzzis. There is also a full restaurant with a complimentary continental breakfast. FOOD - we ordered food (calamari, shrimp, french fries and oysters) and drinks when we first arrived. Average at best and we ended up cancelling our dinner reservation (for 10 people) there after tasting the food. The best part? There are charcoal bbqs (churrasqueiras) in each Chale, so we went to the supermarket (about 25mins drive) and bought a bunch of food and drinks and had a great dinner in the Chale. Highly recommend doing this if you have the option. ROOMS - MOST. STAIRS. EVER. The website says nothing about this. Pictures on the website don't show this. It was seriously challenging. If you have any sort of difficulty with stairs, this is not the place for you. No handrails. Our parents found it extremely difficult and tended to want to just stay in the room because of the amount of and difficulty traversing the stairs to and from the rooms. Even our younger cousins that had a regular room mentioned the absurd amount of stairs. Big thank you to the staff, especially Vicente, for helping us with our luggage and groceries while we were there. Even the restaurant had a ton of stairs to get up to it. Aside from the stairs, the Chale itself was beautiful and spacious, even with a giant spider or two (seriously inspect your room/ bed as they are often inside your accommodation). OVERALL - if you have a Chale where you can cook for yourself and don't mind a serious stairs workout, the rooms and views are spectacular. - Not on the beach (15mins drive) - Access can be tricky if raining as roads are not paved - staff does NOT speak English - There is only one Chale Master (with private jacuzzi) so plan ahead if that is what you want read more

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