Pestana Palm Gardens

Resort consists mainly of holiday villas, however site lacked that holiday feel, just rows of villas with few people other than staff around. We stayed in one near the entrance a two bedroom 6 berth apartment overlooking the tennis courts which wasn't in great condition. The villa was impeccably clean , spacious and well equipped, however it had obviously been well used and seemed tired and really was in need of a refurb . There was also a lot of cockroaches in the kitchen . Outside we had a plastic table and chairs to seat six people that was situated on a small piece of sloping block paving, making it impractical to use, and two sun loungers on a piece of artificial grass . The outside area was totally impractical and useless . we were really disappointed with the location , but apparently they were full, so had nothing else to offer, so we made the best of it. The site itself is kept really clean , thou basic maintenance with regards to tennis courts, road near the entrance, kids playpark seemed lacking, also down the far end the recycling point was ,rubbish everywhere . Pool is reasonably small, with sunbeds around which is a a lovely well maintained area , a pool bar off the main area where you can buy food and drinks, thou the day we did , the bar person was far from friendly , even reluctant to allow us to have a tray to carry our drinks back . They also have a restaurant area , a nice small gym and a sauna, but they lack a small shop to get supplies, which is surprising as there are no shops nearby outside the site , a trip in the car every time we needed something. Overall it's an ok place to stay if your looking for quiet relaxing place away from it all and don't require any really facilities .

We had a hassle on check in based on number in our party even though the room could easily accommodate us. The beds were hard and we didn’t get our queen bed. Towels weren’t the cleanest. Pool area was nice. Villa space was great as was the view

Excelente lugar para estar uno o varios dias.

My Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our nine nights stay at the complex on a bed and breakfast basis. Our villa was comfortable, very clean, well equipped and spacious. All the staff we met were friendly and helpful. Dining in the evening was a pleasure, with good food and service.

This place was wonderful! It’s a little piece of paradise in the Algarve. The units are large and very beautiful. The staff is amazing and goes out of their way to make your stay as great as possible. I will be back! Amazing!

The properly is run down. Aunts everywhere. Staff is not friendly at all and is a bit rude. Will not recommend to stay here.

We love the property and the friendly staff. The restaurant Sal & Tal was excellent.

I ended my stay at the Pestana Palm Gardens in Carvoeiro in the worst possible way. I was in my last days at the hotel and was walking past the pools with my husband, and I heard a heated argument between two women, these women were workers there because they were in uniform. One of them was treating another colleague badly, it seemed to me that they were cleaning the houses and one of them was the boss of the other. The one who seemed to be the boss was shouting at the girl with curly hair and with her arms in the air pointing her finger in her face, I found it despicable and very ugly and even worse because the customers saw everything. I hope that the hotel takes measures against the cleaning manager and that the same humiliation does not happen again.

10 minute walk to an amazing beach. Quiet patio for morning coffee. Allowed late checkout.

The washing machine was half filled with dirty water that smelled horrible. The entire room and hallway smelled. We got over this issue and the inability to wash our clothes midway through our trip but then the roaches started running around our room and we were done. The front desk did move use to a new unit at 1130pm for which we were thankful.