Hotel Baía Cristal Beach & Spa Resort

The pools were great. There was lots of private areas dotted around the hotel within the grounds to sunbathe. The food was great especially at the pool bar and served all throughout the day. Clean rooms. Not the most modern hotel but you are abroad and it was perfectly substantial. The location is excellent.

We really enjoyed our stay at Baía Cristal! The location can’t be beat, as it is just a short walk from Centianes beach and the start of the seven hanging valleys trail. Walking the other direction will take you to algar seco and Carvoeiro. Breakfast is included, while not the most inspiring it will provide something for everyone. The real appeal at breakfast is watching the little gray cat play with olives on the pool deck. Rooms are nice, plenty of room to spread out, hangers, a small fridge, and even a sitting area to look out at the water. Some areas of white paint could use a scrub or another layer of paint, but for an ocean view at this price i can deal. We didn’t try the pool, hot tub, or spa, but they looked great.

Just a pleasant stay.

We had a lovely 9 night stay in August. Family of four in a twin room on a B&B basis, very bright and spacious with nice sized balcony, more than enough room for us. Requested a kettle and cups and was delivered to our room, thank you. Cleaners were in every day doing a good job. Hats off to them in that heat, plus the bar and restaurant staff, always running around. Hard workers ! Had some nice food from restaurant during our pool days and cocktails. The hotel is in a beautiful area, we stayed over the other side last time we visited Carvoeiro (Sesmarias) so was nice to see this side. Spent an evening at sunset on Vale de Centianes beach which is about a ten minute walk, beautiful and not as busy as town beach. A few restaurants up that end towards a Spar shop which were handy if you didn't feel like going into Carvoeiro itself. We walked into town most evenings /days, took us around 25 minutes, boardwalk or road way. Ubers are available, paid €7 on our last day to get to my favourite beach towards Ferragudo Prai dos canerios. Couldn't leave without visiting it again. It's been 6 years since we were in the Carvoeiro area and we loved it just as much this time around.

We had a really enjoyable six-night stay Hotel Baia Cristal. The pool area was a good size and there were plenty of sun loungers to choose from. More moveable umbrellas may help for those who want to stay out of the sun in the afternoon! Our Superior Double room was of a very high standard and was overlooking the pool area, with a shaded balcony after 4pm. Breakfast was great and had plenty of choice to suit everyone in our party. It is a 20 minute downhill walk from the hotel to the centre and plenty of restaurants and bars. Taxi cost around 5 euros to come back up the hill. The only slight downside was the lack of staff in the bar/pool area and it did sometimes mean quite a wait to be served for lunch/drinks. The staff that were working were very helpful and friendly. All in all, I would definitely recommend this hotel and would certainly stay again.

Reading reviews we were sceptical upon arrival but having stayed at the sister hotel many a time pre kids we put our faith in the Baia hotel group. There is not denying the hotel is in need of an update, a lick of paint here and there (better sunbeds etc) but the facilities on the whole are really good. I will add there is no kids club and the park was borderline unsafe and we were disappointed by this we must admit. That being said the rooms were spotless, staff were lovely and helpful, views stunning and a decent location. People expect too much sometimes and for the price we paid for bed and breakfast we have had a lovely family holiday. Pools were brilliantly set up for kids. We would return but not if it goes to 5 star resort.

Our experience at this hotel was incredibly disappointing. Upon arrival, it became clear that the conditions were far from what had been promised. Uncomfortable beds led to backaches, and the complete lack of sound insulation disrupted our sleep entirely. The facilities were outdated, with rust near the pools, and the promised kid's club was non-existent. Despite reaching out to both the hotel management and the travel agency, no resolution was found. We even had to seek medical attention for our persistent backaches. We cannot recommend either the hotel or the agency; our trust has been shattered. We hope that other travelers will steer clear of our unfortunate experience.

A very nice one night stay. Rooms were lovely and a nice sea view. Very friendly staff who were very happy to help with anything. On the outside the hotel could do with some renovation/updating but didn’t spoil the stay. Thanks again for a great stay

We had a great stay here! Staff was friendly and helpful, bar and breakfast options were delicious, rooms were nice!

Very poor maintained rooms , washroom door doesn’t lock, bed broke while someone had been sleeping on it and the electric switches were coming out of the wall.