Salgados Beach Villas

Location: Herdade dos Salgados, Albufeira, PT

Star Rating: 4 Stars

Property Type: Villas

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Instructions: The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM. If you are planning to arrive after 6:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation. This property requires full payment for the stay at check-in for all bookings where payment for the stay will be made on site instead of at the time of booking. Reception hours during the winter season are 9 AM-6 PM daily.

Amenities & Facilities

• Boat tours nearby
• Proposal/romance packages available
• Parasailing nearby
• Comprehensive recycling policy
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• Golfing nearby
• Snorkeling nearby
• Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
• Hiking/biking trails nearby
• Kayaking nearby
• Sailing nearby
• Scuba diving nearby
• Water skiing nearby
• Multilingual staff
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Parasailing nearby
• Mountain biking nearby
• Smoke-free property
• Pool umbrellas
• Ecotours nearby
• Golf lessons available nearby
• Billiards or pool table
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Free self parking
• Pool sun loungers
• Boat tours nearby
• Housekeeping on request
• Proposal/romance packages available
• Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
• LED light bulbs
• Recycling
• Eco-friendly cleaning products used
• Grey water recycling system
• Fishing nearby
• Horse riding nearby
• Locally-owned & organized tours & activities
• Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
• Double-glazing on all windows
• Comprehensive recycling policy
• Water-efficient showers only

Rooms Available

• 3 Bedroom Townhouse Villa

  1 Double Bed or 4 Twin Beds

  1711-sq-foot soundproofed room, furnished patio with pool views

  
  

  Layout - 3 bedrooms, living room, and dining area

  Relax - Private pool

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 85-cm flat-screen TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding, a down duvet, and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and desk; rollaway/extra beds and cribs/infant beds available on request

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and heating

  Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly cleaning supplies, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs

  Need to Know - Weekly housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available

  Smoking And Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 7 (6 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Kitchen
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Electric kettle
  • Private pool
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Second bathroom
  • Separate sitting area
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • Weekly housekeeping provided
  • Separate living room
  • Smoking and Non-Smoking
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Highchair
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products
  • LED light bulbs
  • Freezer
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste available
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

• Three-Bedroom Apartment

  This apartment features a private pool. This spacious apartment features 3 bedrooms, a kitchen and 2 bathrooms with a bath and a bidet. The well-equipped kitchen features a stovetop, a refrigerator, a dishwasher and kitchenware. This apartment has air conditioning, a washing machine, a flat-screen TV and a balcony. The unit has 5 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 6 (6 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • TV
  • Air conditioning
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Sofa
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Electric kettle
  • Private pool
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Coffee machine
  • Linen
  • Dining table
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Entire unit located on ground floor
  • Private apartment in building
  • Clothes rack
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Toilet paper
  • Trash cans
  • Wine glasses
  • Cots
  • Body soap
  • Smoke alarm
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Hand sanitiser

• 2 Bedroom Townhouse Villa

  1 Double Bed

  1453-sq-foot soundproofed room, furnished patio with pool views

  
  

  Layout - 2 bedrooms, living room, and dining area

  Relax - Private pool

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 85-cm flat-screen TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding, a down duvet, and bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and desk; rollaway/extra beds and cribs/infant beds available on request

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and heating

  Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly cleaning supplies, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs

  Need to Know - Weekly housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available

  Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 5 (4 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Kitchen
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Electric kettle
  • Private pool
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Second bathroom
  • Separate sitting area
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • Weekly housekeeping provided
  • Separate living room
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Highchair
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products
  • LED light bulbs
  • Freezer
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste available
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

• 4 Bedroom Townhouse Villa

  2 Double Beds or 4 Twin Beds

  2185-sq-foot soundproofed room, furnished patio with pool views

  
  

  Layout - 4 bedrooms, living room, and dining area

  Relax - Private pool

  Internet - Free WiFi

  Entertainment - 85-cm flat-screen TV with satellite channels

  Food & Drink - Kitchen with refrigerator, stovetop, oven, and microwave

  Sleep - Hypo-allergenic bedding, a down duvet, and bed sheets

  Bathroom - 2 bathrooms, bathtub or shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer

  Practical - Safe, iron/ironing board, and desk; rollaway/extra beds and cribs/infant beds available on request

  Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and heating

  Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly cleaning supplies, recycling bin, and LED light bulbs

  Need to Know - Weekly housekeeping, toothbrush and toothpaste not available

  Non-Smoking

  Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability

  Max Occupancy: 9 (8 Adults)

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Safety deposit box
  • TV
  • Telephone
  • Hair dryer
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Private bathroom
  • Heating
  • Satellite channels
  • Kitchen
  • Interconnected room(s) available
  • Electric kettle
  • Private pool
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster
  • Bidet
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • Second bathroom
  • Separate sitting area
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Free WiFi
  • Down comforter
  • Weekly housekeeping provided
  • Separate living room
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Highchair
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products
  • LED light bulbs
  • Freezer
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste available
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

Guest Reviews

• Rute (10/5): -
• ANA (8/5): -
• Patricia (10/5): -
• Fernandes (10/5): - A proximidade da praia permitiu-me parar o carro e aproveitar para caminhar.
• Filipa (8/5): - Ótima localização. Casa com as comodidades necessárias para uma semana de férias. Tivemos um problema com o WC , que foi rapidamente resolvido. Os colchões não são muito confortáveis, mas suficientes para uma semana de férias Seria importante ter limpeza a meio da semana, bem como deixarem toalhas/panos de cozinha, esponja louça - essencial para uso no dia a dia. Precisa de mais iluminação na sala, na zona das refeições.
• Urânia (9/5): Agradável descanso - Localização, distância e acesso à praia; distância, acesso e número de piscinas, alojamento com eletrodomésticos necessários todos, supermercado perto Camas individuais e sofá cama pouco confortáveis, só havia um cartão e um lugar de garagem para 6 pessoas
• KAY (10/5): Perfectly presented apartment in a great location in the Vila das Lagoas complex. - Excellent location near top of complex close to supermarket and top exit to beach...ideal if opting not to have a car.
• luis (9/5): -
• Dias (9/5): -
• Byrne (10/5): Fantastic complex close to beach quiet and calm - Excellent location facilities
• André (8/5): Great size apartment in a beautiful condo - Condo with lot of pools with sunbeds, pool bar, well maintained garden, parking spaces (direct elevator), security. Great size apartment, kitchen well equiped, A/C's working properly Room furniture/appliences need some upgrade (sofa not comfortable/TV not functional), overall light is weak and entrance door code locker returning too much errors.
• Carina (5/5): Good location and quality - Location, close to the exit of the development and the beach, easy contact with the owner due to difficulty accessing the apartment (due to my misunderstanding). Arriving at the apartment at 8pm with two children, no roll of toilet paper, hand soap, or manual dishwasher was available. The requested cot was closed in the closet, we had to assemble it, and there wasn't even a mattress or cot linen (we had to fold the duvet on one of the beds). The dishwasher doesn't wash well (it shouldn't work well anymore), the air conditioning in the suite has a light constantly flashing, and the blackouts don't close well. Little things that cost nothing to have available and functional, and that make a difference. However, since the owner is so helpful and available, he will resolve them quickly.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Awesome place. I'd stay there again! - The place was clean and very spacious! Our unit had 3.5 bathrooms, which was great for the 5 of us. We had our own pool and they gave us beach/pool towels. The resort/complex is beautiful and everything is new and contemporary. I'd definitely stay there again.
• Stacy (8/5): - The location to the beach is unbeatable and the villa space is great! It was modern style with no carpet, rugs, plants to absorb sound so it was echoey and loud inside. The modern cabinet knobs were hard to use because they were so small which made opening the refrigerator and cabinets difficult. The backyard doors only opened one way so if the door was fully shut, whoever was outside would be locked out. With a couple adjustments, this place would be exceptional! The concierge was friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Eateries in the area were tasty and well priced.
• Ricardo (9/5): Superb -
• Timothy (10/5): Exceptional -
• Francisca (9/5): Superb - Good communication with host Safe, spacious and family friendly environment Blackouts on the rooms let a lot of light in Kitchen only had the necessary cutlery, it would be helpful to have some more
• Leigh (10/5): Perfect! - Absolutely beautiful and brilliant place to stay. You’ll not regret it.
• Akshai (6/5): - The good: Spacious, has all the basic amenities including laundry, kitchen is reasonably well stocked, spacious bathrooms, spacious bedrooms. The pool is a bit cold but nice to have and the pool deck is spacious to lay out and/or to eat lunch/dinner. Close to beach. The bad: Very subpar/dated furniture - in fact the whole unit looked empty for the most part. Beds were VERY firm. There were ANTS! Tons of small red/black ants in the bedroom and in the kitchen/dining area. We told the resort staff about this and they mostly brushed it off. Certainly made no effort to address it. No cleaners to be found anywhere on site. The staff were friendly enough - we had a good experience but we did run into guests who had a lot of complaints about the service and the villas themselves. Overall a dated residence that is desperately in need of a facility upgrade and please do something about the ants.
• Marie-Andree (8/5): - Very big villa with spacious room, pool and yard. You only walk 5 min to go to the beach and you have a golf just beaide. Great for big family’s. The villa’s around beautiful a lot of windows,high selling and minimalist decor. They would need a bit of refresh and repairs. Would come back anytime.
• Sharon (10/5): Family break - Lovely property, Daniel was really helpful. Family trip, 10 days, own pool, would recommend.
• Lynsey (8/5): - Lovely spacious villa. Fab location and very well equipped.
• STUART (10/5): Great Size Villa, Will be back again - Oct 21 - 7 Night Stay @ Salgados Our family holiday was great staying here, nice 5 mins stroll to the beautiful beach, where you could walk towards Albufeira way or the other way where you could find beach cafe/restaurants to enjoy. The grounds were well kept and tidy, the 3 bed townhouse we stayed in was so large, everything was there that we needed, A/C was very cold but we did not need it due to the weather, the pool was the only negative being so cold we could not use it. There are a few restaurants in walking distance, we only used the beach "Os Salgados" (best Sangria) as others were closed or fully booked, highly recommend "Don Dinis" about a 5 -10 min drive away for some great food and fantastic service, we hired a car to get to Albufeira and the airport, there was off street parking and private parting under the villa for 2 cars per villa so the car was not hot like an oven from being in the sun
• Claire (10/5): Great villa in great location. - Great villas in a great location. The Villa is very nice and well equipped. The only downside is that the pool is not heated so ok during the summer but at other times, it would be cold. One other thing to watch out for is the villas are used for weekend weddings and you may experience music being played until 4 or 5 am at weekends as we did on one weekend from a Villa three doors away. Apart from that, great Villa.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The place is wonderful but plenty room to improve. Positive: I like the private swimming pool and it is only 5 mins walking to the beach. A good kitchen with plenty of options. Negative: Villas are good but maintenance is just so so. the lighting is not very bright and some sockets aren’t working. The patio doors are difficult to open/close. Overall I like it - but with a little bit extra care the place will simply be amazing.
• Ian (6/5): Step Back in Service - After seven years of visiting the same 'resort' and staying in the same villa type, this year was certainly a 'step back' in the experience. The Villa was this year not part of the overall complex or hotel and facilities could not be used, daily cleaning reduced to once a week, small problems which were usually fixed needed constant hounding of staff. Thankfully being a regular visitor we could find our way around these, but the overall experience had it been our first time, maybe wouldn't have been as good or as forgiving.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Some of the outdoor furniture requires maintenance, umbrella shredded, few broken tiles in pool etc., curtains a little torn and old. But overall a great villa stay.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The property was very large and minimalistict with lots of space but not welcoming. The TV was way too small for the size of the room. The back door did not close properly and it took two-days from reporting to be fixed!!
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The villa was amazing, plenty of room and had everything you need. Sad thing was the pool wasn’t heated but there’s still the indoor pools which were perfect
• Verified traveler (6/5): - Lovely setting, great access to beach. Villas are private but easy access to hotel. Setting lovely and very peaceful. Staff helpful and enthusiastic Pools are too cold. Amenities starting to look tired. Very little information available, had to keep asking which can become hard work.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - The thing that we didnt like was not having heated pool... it would make us look for a fifferent location. All other things were great.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful area, the staff at this resort are the best I’ve ever seen, nothing is too much trouble, they really go out of their way to make sure you have everything you want or need!! Definitely 5 star service, can’t wait for our next trip here.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - Grubby seats in villa, property in need of better maintenance. Lights not working
• Adam (10/5): Amazing stay at Vidamar - All in all a fabulous hotel. Everywhere was spotless and all the staff were very friendly and helpful. There is an amazing very big pool and two smaller and quite warm pools for the kids. It was a bit tricky at times to find a free sun lounger in the afternoons but I guess you will get that anywhere in peak holiday season. There is a great supermarket about 5-10 mins walk from the hotel
• Verified traveler (10/5): - We stayed in the villas which were large, great facilities and had access to beach and hotel pool as well.
• Robin (8/5): Nice resort - Great resort more 4.5 stars than 5 Been past 2 years it’s a safe bet for a nice family holiday
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The town house was very large and spacious with direct access from the basement car park. The main hotel has several restaurants, bars and pools, including a new adults only club area where you pay €30 or €40 for the day-bed but that money is deducted off your food and drink bill, so after lunch and a few drinks you’re effectively not paying for the day-bed.
• Verified traveler (6/5): - The property is not very sound proofed and you can hear people talking and walking in the next villas. The under ground parking is a joke. Its so small its difficult to manouver.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - It was our first trip to Portugal and we stayed in one of the Villa's, it was large, well designed with good attention to detail. Cleaned daily.The facilities in the hotel were brilliant, good variety of restaurants, access to Spa and swimming pools. Close to the beach and walk ways.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Private pool in each villa, proximity to the beach, great dining and lush setting.
• Verified traveler (2/5): - We have styed here fro the 3rd time now. excellent fa
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The Townhouse Villa is superb, huge high standard spaces, great pool, great sun deck, parking for multiple cars and very safe. Staff amazing, close to beach with a great walkway through the nature reserve. Our family loved our week stay here
• Verified traveler (10/5): - I love the fact that the property was very spacious and the outdoor pool was a bonus. My favourite part of the property was definitely the garden..... just simply beautiful. I would definitely want to stay here again.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - We stayed in the 3 bed villa, it was huge! Well above par for the Algarve. Lots of space for our kids to explore. The staff were lovely and very helpful. We didn't eat in the hotel but did use the indoor and outdoor pool and bar areas, all very nice! The direct access to the amazing beach is perfect for families. It is a bit out of Albufeira old town, costing about €17 in taxi's one way, so worth hiring a car. One tip for families is to hire the stair gate, as the stairs are very dangerous for toddlers, our toddler is well able to manage stairs but there is a ledge around the stairs that they could have a bad fall from. Overall a great place to stay.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - Had a great experience and strongly recommend. Prefer to go again.
• Chanel (10/5): Amazing Stay - Great and easy check-in. Very clean conditions. Front of house was very helpful and the breakfast was 8/10. The friends I brought on this holiday want to stay here again. We stayed in villas which were cleaned every day and we had round the clock security. The shuttle service was on time and helped with bags and waited when our plane was delayed.
• louise (8/5): Very spacious villa - Not enough bars and restaurants close by . The villa was cleaned daily but the maids didn’t clean the toilets daily ! The villa was huge and spacious with a reasonable pool . We were disappointed with the hotel buffet food , it was so busy and big , far too many people ! Queues to get in and for food ! The staff were over worked and grumpy and ordered drinks took a long time to come . We only went once to the main restaurant ! Other good restaurants near by , but 15/20 minutes walk and supermarket 15 mins walk
• Verified traveler (10/5): Loved it! - Amazing villa and place-can’t wait to go again! Only downside was the inability to lock the doors against staff or whoever-seems weird but when the cleaning staff come in from the garage or the main door, it is ofd that you depend just on a red/green card system. Unlike the hotel, where you can double lock it, we were left in a weird position and started to fret about people just letting themselves in with our young kids nearest to the door. Obviously a bit dramatic but there really needs to be an internal chain/locking system
• nhh (10/5): Spacious villa with all amenities close by. - Close to beach and supermarket. Quiet area. Family orientated.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Spacious villa - Spacious villa modern with use of resort facilities. Walk to beach was great with many different beaches to walk to. Negative is Gym was small, no air conditioning and old. Not fitting with rest of facilities. Not so convenient to get transportation out of resort but overall great experience
• Sharon (10/5): Private garden and pool amazing - The villas are extremely large and offer you everything that you would need for your stay there. The fact that each villa has its own back garden and pool is an absolute bonus. Unfortunately they do not provide a bbq which would have been a great asset. There is a supermarket approximately 5 minutes walk from the villas which stocks whatever you would require. There is a daily shuttle into town each morning and returns at approx 15.30 each day. Worth ringing reception to book your place as there are limited spaces and go very early in the morning. There are some restaurants within walking distance and the main hotel offers a buffet type dinner which compared to last year was quite poor. They also offer an Italian which is very nice. They also have an enormous swimming pool in the main hotel with a bar a it offers food too. If you miss the free shuttle into town it costs approx €15 each way into town which offers an abundance of bars and restaurants. The old town is very pretty however there is a strip for younger or livelier people which seems very busy. The villa is within a 5 minute walk to a beautiful beach which is partly conservatef and has a small beach bar/restaurant which is very sufficient. We would return for a third visit.
• Milly (10/5): - Excellent villa for 6 people. Cleaned every day with beds made and towels changed. Have stayed at the hotel previously but as we were with our family wanted more flexibility. Weather superb for late Oct.Swam in the sea and all the pools ,even the unheated pools!
• a (8/5): The villa was perfect for our needs - The staff were very helpful Amenities in the villa was perfect; like home away from home There is a nearby small supermarket about 5mins walk You have to call early for the free shuttle it gets booked up fast and then costs between 12-15 euros to get to old town. Wished we could heat up pool Found the stairs leading into the pool was not fully screwed I had small children with me. What I did not like was that the front door could not be opened from outside but from inside there were no locks so a child could just open and go. Overall, liked it and likely to go back again
• mani b (10/5): Great hotel - Had a chilled stress free break at this lovely hotel We had a villa clean spacious amazing layout Food was amazing very helpful friendly and approachable staff 6/5 👏👏
• Sarah (8/5): Lovely hotel in a great setting - We stayed in one of the two bedroom villas and we were really impressed with the accommodation - lots of space and very comfortable. Having our own terrace and pool was great as we were travelling with a baby however the pool is pretty chilly so we weren't brave enough to use it as much as we'd have liked! Hotel pool area and beach were both lovely, with plenty of space and great surroundings. A really lovely sandy beach. Our only slight criticisms were around some elements of the service. Overall everyone we dealt with was great, however we were disappointed to have to chase a couple of times for some fairly basic kitchen items that weren't in our villa when we arrived (knives, shelves for the oven and a plug for the sink - basic I think!). Also the cleaners would let themselves in and suddenly appear in the villa without knocking etc - again not a massive criticism but it seemed a bit odd and made us feel a bit uncomfortable, especially as they didn't turn up at the same time every day so we weren't always sure when to expect them. All in all a great stay and we'd certainly recommend the hotel, just a few relatively small points that we think could be improved.
• Bal (10/5): Excellent villa with private pool & close to beach - Having arrived in Portugal, to great weather The facilities at the hotel were explored & throughly pleased. Once we got shown to our Villa, the shear size of it was amazing & then realising we had our own pool it was an extra bonus which we really took advantage of, especially by the children.
• Charlie (6/5): not 5 star any more - We went 2 years ago and stayed in the apartments. Was amazing. 2 years on I dont know if we got a bad room but the apartment was shabby, the sofa covering had peeled off, there was stains on the walls, and the air conditioning vents were bent and dangerous. Also my 13 year old daughter count as adults in the buffet makes it expensive. Buffet itself wasn't as good as previously either. One restaurant had closed down, and the on-site Italian, although staffed by lovely people is just bland at best, both Pizza and Pasta are pretty tasteless. I complained and was told manager would get back to me, I also complained via Expedia feedback and was told would be dealt with directly, never heard form anybody even on check out- I should have complained again, but I go on holiday to relax not argue. no way is this 5 star Setting is amazing and Staff are great generally, shame
• nhh (10/5): family holiday with hotel villa rental - excellent hotel and villa. heated pool for the kids. restaurant beside pool was excellent. supermarket was a short drive away. whole family loved the experience.
• carlo (10/5): Excellent - It's amazing place for holiday close to beach
• Brian (2/5): Faulty Towers Gives Better Service - we stayed for 12 nights in July. We arrived and all looked excellent, although the staff were not as friendly as other Hotels we have stayed in. They should note it costs nothing to say hello to your guests. Or problems began on the third day. I discovered none of the upstairs balcony sliding doors locked. I would have expected this to be checked prior to our arrival. From a security and safety point of view we felt this was unacceptable. When it was reported to reception the lady shrugged her shoulders and said we have security guards. It was only when i point out our three year old had been sleeping in one of the rooms did she seem to take notice. Next began the farce of the doors being fixed, we reported the problem at 10am. Maintenance came at 1pm and told us the problem had been fixed. I checked after he had gone and only some of the doors had been fixed. To cut a long story short it took 3 maintenance calls, 20 minutes holding trying to contact reception and 4 visits to reception before it was fixed. No apology. We had opted 2 days into our stay for half board. At check out we were presented with a bill that made no sense to either us or the lady at the desk. We agreed she would forward the correc t bill and my card would not be charged until we had agreed. I received an email a week later saying my card had been charged and all was correct. Not only had they charged for breakfast (which was included in the original price) they offer no apology for the mistakes
• Beinan (10/5): Great location, good size villa - Great villa in a great location within easy walking distance to a popular beach and easy drive to rest of Algarve. Extremely good sized garden and lounge. Underground parking is very convenient.
• Katrina (6/5): Highs and Lows to this stay - There were real highs and lows to the holiday. Negatives - Long walk to the villas to the hotel especially if you are going to the beach. The layout of the villas isn't great with the children's room being right at the top of the stairs and it took 2 days and a lot of complaining to get a stair. Some of the staff were rude as well. The rooms are tired and could do with some TLC, also there were a lot of ants in the kitchen. Positive - Both restaurants were lovely and the staff at the restaurants were fantastic and accommodating to the kids. Would highly recommend both. The beach was stunning although you had to pay extra for the sun loungers which is not the expectation of a 5* hotel. Having a heated pool was great and having our own private pool was lovely too.
• Simon (8/5): Vidamar Villas - Could do with modernisation. Tv only in living room of villa. Pool is freezing. So is main pool at hotel. Rooms are great size but the beds are like sleeping on the floor they are so hard.
• Maria (10/5): NA - My friend and I had a great break at the hotel, very relaxing and such a lovely area.
• Rachel (10/5): Beautiful resort - Spacious and well equipped villas. Amazing resort. We had a couple of unfortunate hiccups, we were put next to a private villa where there was a lot of loud work going in. We were swiftly moved when we raised the issue. There was no water one day due to a burst pipe outside of the hotel. While we were well looked after communication could have been better as we had to keep asking which made us seem like we were constantly moaning! Overall a fantastic holiday and a lovely place to stay.
• AH (10/5): Fantastic Family Stay - Excellent self catering villa with own pool and luxury of a five star hotel less than 500m away. The beach was less than a km away.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Very big villa, very close to beaches - Lovely place, surprise to be so big. We are a family with 5 and it suited us very well. The staff are very nice and it is so close to the beaches. We went in early April, so the private pool is cold, but then again so is the sea water. The hotel banana pool is heated so it is ok for kids to go in. It would be nicer if they heat up all other pools.. but I guess we went just before the Easter weekend and maybe there are not enough people around for them to heat up all the pools... The hotel restaurant is nice too.. although again we went just before the busy week so there are so restaurants which are not always open. However the upside of being not many people outway these restaurants, especially for our kids. Would recommend and might go back again!
• Ray (10/5): Great break with great hotel - I didn't expect much from this break as I am always looking for great service but to my surprise the whole thing was a great surprise to myself and a wonderful surprise to my family. A villa with your own pool and let me emphasise on the VILLA as it was a proper villa with everything a villa should be. The hotel was great and the villa made it excellent, without forgetting the staff which were nothing short of an excellent service from everyone. The only downfall was Expedia, as I booked a transfer with them and they were already aware that we have one and two years babies and should have added the details for the car seats for them but they didn't and I had to pay for it, also they said someone will be waiting for me with my name but no one was there and had to ask a couple of people to finally find out that's one of the desks in the airport that will be driving us to the hotel !!!! In terms of the transfer itself it was a breeze and the driver was great and and even the car had free WiFi. If you want a short break / holiday in Portugal or I should say Algarve this place will please even a very fussy like myself. The breakfast was noting short of great with plenty to choose from, but I booked my holiday without breakfast as I thought Expedia is charging way too much as when asked for breakfast in the hotel was a lot cheaper and the kids goes free which wasn't the case when I was booking. Thank you Vidamar and definitely my next time coming to Algarve I coming here.
• Amar Patel (8/5): Amazing villas - Great luxury villas throughly enjoyed it. Amazing helpful staff especially cleaning ladies and customer services very efficient and fast ! Would like to point out few flaws which can be improved like sliding door very heavy , no lights in shower and bath tub though in the main bathroom, extractor fan very loud, main air con bit noisy.
• Sam (10/5): Perfectly situated, spotlessly clean and amazing f - Perfectly situated, spotlessly clean and amazing facilities. The photos do not do the property justice. Located next to a great stretch of beach and lagoon. Love the private pool available in the villas which are so large and equipped with all the home comforts you need. We wanted to move in. Great buffet restaurants with sparkling wine and pancake stations available at breakfast and for dinner on some nights a delicious array of prawns, crab legs and freshly grilled fish. Would definitely recommend and return again. Perfect
• Jo (8/5): Trendy modern villa with own pool - Lovely modern design of the villas but the large glass window in the master bedroom meant the room was very hot in the afternoon and the air conditioning struggled to keep it cool. Well stocked kitchen with washing machine and dish washer, even a nespresso machine (but this took the flat disc shaped capsules c.f the normal ones that are easily come by). No dvd player but this can be borrowed for £25 per week. Great pools and extra activities incl scuba diving and aqua balls which went down v well with my 7 yr old. The villas are within walking distance of a good mini supermarket which sells delicious bread. A hypermarket and shopping centre are a 12 euro cab away as is zoomarine. Very disappointing gym with v few machines (treadmill only goes up to 9.9km/hr) and no apparent air con. But a great hotel/villa complex on the beach and we had a fantastic family holiday.
• Phil (6/5): Very nice villa. But beginning to look tired - Stayed here before. The villas are beautiful but beginning to look shabby.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Luxurious villa, frayed round the edges - Really great villa but kitchen poorly equipped! Beach is stunning but there aren't many other restaurants apart from those in the hotel.
• Katerina (8/5): Family stay in Townhouse villa - Fantastic for family holidays, especially the townhouse villas. The only disappointment was that house cleaning team - there are lovely sliding glass doors and banisters which were not cleaned all week, I requested once and they came over only to clean just a small part of the sliding doors, and I had to clear floor few times as they didn't do it well - not a big deal, but it spoils that wow factor of the villa as everything else was just fab! we didn't even mind the fact the pool was little bit cold, but still warmer then the main big pool at the hotel. Beach is fab! and there is a fantastic shopping center only 10 mins drive, very relaxing for self-catering hols, as the town house villa's got everything you need incl dishwasher and washing machine. kids club great and entertainment for little ones is also very good!
• Verified traveler (10/5): Great villas with excellent facilities - Great for all ages with having the added bonus of all the hotels facilities, Many kids activities going on and for adults also.
• Mark (8/5): Great Villa! - A high quality villa with a lot of space. Perfect for three couples and kids. The food at the hotel was great but the only downside was a number of the restaurants were closed due to private functions which we were not told about.
• laurence (8/5): Laurence - Had a 4 night villa stay. Villa lovely with private pool Hotel pool huge but still cold due to early season Great staff at hotel
• Mayank (10/5): - Stayed in the villa for 3 nights.... great experience overall
• Morhaf (10/5): Peaceful and Relaxing - The hotel location and resorts is excellent I booked a villa at the resort managed by the hotel rather than staying at the Hotel itself, it was excellent and very peaceful stay, the staff and service was excellent too, one thing that these villas can improve on is placing handles on the sliding doors as they were very heavy to slide my wife could not open, and Ground floor Bathroom needed the electric ventilator fixing properly otherwise our stay was excellent
• Joshua (10/5): Beach honeymoon - The villa was amazing, the beach was beautiful and restaraunts were great!
• Fiona (6/5): Beautiful quiet location, but NOWHERE near 5 star - This could be a great hotel but needs LOTS of improvements. Nowhere near 5 star standard. Very short staffed last week & reception a nightmare with crowds waiting to be served. Evening Buffet food the worst I have ever tasted, in a chaotic dining area setup! Ate there the night we arrived & never returned. 20 mins queue for breakfast, food better than dinner but not 5 star by any means. Service at Sunset bar appalling! Beautiful location with a stunning beach. Fabulous outdoor pool area, but main pool unheated, thus rarely used - a very expensive ornament for the hotel! Villas were huge & great value but extremely sparsely decorated - private pool also ice cold. Cleaning staff were the happiest & friendliest of the hotel staff. This could be an incredible resort, but needs a lot of improvements. The manager should pay attention to trip advisor reviews which have recurrent comments from travellers for years.
• Verified traveler (6/5): Never a 5* - Hotel is at a push a decent 4*. Very poorly run, terrible service and a number of staff were quite rude. We stayed in a villa which was very nice but if we had stayed in the hotel itself I would want compensating for paying 5* prices for a 4* hotel with 2* service.
• Verified traveler (8/5): Beautiful villa, great private pool and facilities - The villa was beautiful, spacious with great facilities. The outside pool was large enough for our family and although cool was great when it was hot. The hotel pool was huge and the warm pool provided great alternatives. We always found a spot to sit. Access to the beach is easy and a lovely place to go. The hotel had some restaurants which we used although service in them is not 5 * comparing this to the gin bar where staff were helpful, friendly and provided 5* service. The restaurants could learn from the staff in this bar. There was a local small supermarket and so you could survive without a car but we hired one and this gave us access to water parcs and other Bars and restaurants
• Maureen (8/5): Spacious villas close to beach - We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Vidamar resort. Staff were very friendly and helpful. We stayed in a villa which was spacious, modern and clean but furniture was a little tired and the whole villa could have done with some updating. That said this didn't detract from our enjoyment and it was comfortable. Beds and towels were changed everyday, even though information we were given at check in said it would be every third day. The pool was cold but was still a great addition and the children and I had great fun using it. Although staying in the villas we were able to use the hotel facilities which were good. Restaurants were reasonably priced and the quality of the food was good, although going half board would have been a more sensible choice. Overall we had a fantastic time and would go again :)
• Verified traveler (8/5): Villas - The villas were quite impressive and spacious, the beds were quite firm though. We did not get the option for half board during booking but were offered it when checking in to the resort.The resort pool area and bar was very nice but shut at 7pm so a little restrictive. The beach access was about 5 minute walk and but as per usual in the Algarve was very nice. There was very limited entertainment in the hotel and the immediate area, okay if you want a very quite and relaxing holiday by the beach. We were expecting a bit more than that and found we were pretty much were going out most evenings either to Albufeira or Vilamoura so I recommend a car.
• Simon (8/5): - Nice place lovely service within the hotel Pool staff a big grumpy Buffet great and well worth it Could do with TV's in bedrooms of villa
• robo (10/5): - amazing villa with private pool was great but cold water only got warm later in the afternoon
• Verified traveler (10/5): Fantastic family holiday, am booking again for nex - Top Class Villa and resort with a great team of people. Fantastic family holiday, am booking again for next year :-)
• heather (10/5): What a find !! - Away with friends, had an excellent four day break in two stunning apartments. Can't fault anything, the hotel staff were extremely welcoming, approachable and friendly.Would definitely recommend the Vidamar Resort.
• dee (10/5): Very nice hotel. Close to the beach - Nice hotel and villas. Walking distance to the beach. Restaurants not excellent but next to good.

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