Vale del Rei Hotel & Villas

Lovely hotel, with extensive grounds and sunbeds so that you can relax in relative privacy if you wish. Nice pool. All round service was excellent.

We stayed here for 3 nights in the Algarve. Overall, nice hotel. Pool was very nice, breakfast had a wide variety and room was comfortable although small. Outdoor seating area comfy with television. The service however was disappointing. Although staff is very nice we had a lot of luggage that we had to find our own cart, load it and haul it to our rooms. I asked for an iron me day and they gave me it and an ironing board at the front desk for me to carry to my room. Beaches in the area VERY crowded...sand was towel to towel and the ocean was packed. Parking challenging at area beaches and downtown areas. Highly recommend the boat tour to the caves!!

Clean and comfortable stay , beautiful gardens and pleasant, helpful staff. Lovely spa. Not much to do in the area unless you have a car...a great place if you want unwind and do very little, much quieter than beach side resorts. A great holiday and would go again.

The place was very clean. Although the staff was very pleasant, they were not very informative on places to eat. We later discovered that the tourist section of Carvoeiro, (by Praia de Carvoeiro), had many great restaurants. There are no restaurants in the surrounding area, only the restaurant on the premises of Vale del Rei. They are not flexible in terms of pickup by shuttle, other than what's scheduled.

Its location may be hard to find if you drive there yourself, but it was easy once you followed the signs from anywhere around it. It gives the impression that it is isolated, yet we could go anywhere along the Algarve quickly or slowly depending on the route and method taken. You can walk to the nearest beaches but why bother. The Hotel provides a bus service to drop off and collect to most of the local beaches. Last resort, use a taxi service. The main thing is that the hotel was a delight to stay at. For us the location was perfect, apart from the odd barking dog in the neighbourhood (just like anywhere in the world). The staff provided excellent service and always happy to provide information on the hotel and area. The outside facilities, especially the pool area, are very good. Having breakfast almost pool side in the sun, is just such a great way to start the day. Take your time as we did, no rush and no hurry, just the way it should be. Everything at the pace you want. The Serenata Restaurant at the hotel has a good ambiance, a varied food and wine menu, excellent service and overall it was great value for money. But do try other local restaurants and experiment. We did and the Serenata compared very favourably with them all. From the moment we arrived there we were made welcome and it was like that for the ten days we were there. All in all we had a great stay and look forward to going again next year. A big thank you to our friends who recommended it.

Great hotel, good staff. WE had a really good holiday

We have just returned from 4 nights here and couldn't have been happier with our choice. The room was clean and modern. The pool was refreshing and we always got a Sun bed. The food was yummy. Repetitive but when you're catering for many nationalities I think that's to be expected. The hotel staff were fabulous. There are issues with taxis (not enough) and when ours didn't arrive (after an hour wait) they took us in their shuttle transport so we didn't miss the wedding we were over there for. The didn't charge either. Only negative is that we had to pay for pool towels. TIP: try out the Rosal Brassiere next door for fabulous food!

Lovely stay in Villa 13 which was only two minutes walk to the main pool and bar with a view of the playground and small pool. Villa had everything we needed and more besides. Lovely and clean, good quality furnishings and much needed and well used air con in lounge and bedrooms. The hammock on the balcony was a great bonus and enjoyed by all. Only complaint would be the buffet was similar each night so we did need to venture out or cook occasionally. Courtesy bus to Carvoiero was handy and only 10€ back if we wanted to return to the hotel outside of scheduled pick up times. The bus also goes to Marinha beach. Definitely recommend staying here however the complex is a distance away from any shops and restaurants. We managed using the courtesy bus and taxis but if we go again will hire a car for part of our holiday 😊

Very nice hotel, friendly staff, clean facilities and good food. They are quite far from the main town/beach but they provide a number of free shuttle buses throughout the day, allowing you to save on getting taxis all the time if you're not planning on hiring a car.

We stayed at this excellent hotel for 5 days which is just about right as it is slightly remote, however they do have a very good free shuttle bus service to the beach and Carvierio. The facilities are ideal with 2 pools and large gardens so you are never without a sun lounger and neither are you right next to some one on the next lounger. If you want to get away from it all for a totally relaxing break I cant recommend this hotel highly as you have everything you need:- sunshine, peace and quiet and almost 5 star amenities!!