Monte Gordo hotels

Cons: the breakfast is very bad

Pros: Nice big room, very clean. From my balcony can see bus stop.

Pros: Not a lot to dislike really, large, modern hotel with huge pool and sauna/spa facilities for a decent price.

Cons: The staff manning the pool bar seemed more interested in having long conversations with each other, and speaking on their phones than serving customers. Other than the older gent who works there, he is a wee gem.

Pros: Modern hotel central spacious rooms

Pros: We had a room with a beautiful view, facing the beach, with beautiful sunsets. The room was a junior suite and very spacious.

Cons: We had to wait on arrival for the ckeaner to check if the room was ready. After waiting a few minutes, we went to the room and found there were several areas very dusty. The first morning I had scrambled eggs that tasted of fish!!! The cappuccino coffee tasted completely of chocolate. Another morning, all the hot food was cold!!

Pros: It was fantastic but it would be better if there is something more for babies.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Spacious and luxurious and the rooms smell nice.

Cons: Could do with more to do for young children.

Pros: Great beach, great weather, nice little town (even during the winter). Friendly staff, activities for kids (Halloween themed). Nice breakfast.

Cons: Sauna and Turkish bath only available for an extra fee.

Pros: Comfortable bed Nice compact bathroom Balconies on front face evening sun Patio on back ..top floor was great Location to beach Easy to get to back to Spain

Cons: Sunloungers are poor

Pros: The hotel is close to shops, cafes and restaurants. The beach is about 10 minutes walk. Rooms are cleaned daily and towels are changed. Good value for money.

Cons: We were not accommodated in the booked room via booking.com, and we were in another very small room. The room and the bathroom were very small and uncomfortable. The room was extremely narrow and we had to peek between the bed and the wall. The terrace had no views and was facing the other two hotels, which were located very close to the Alba Hotel. The curtains must be permanently closed because guests of the neighboring hotels have direct visibility to the room. There is no hotel parking, there is public paid parking on the street. Fortunately, after September 15, public parking is free.

Pros: Excellent location! easy walk to shops, bars, restaurants and beach. sufficiently far away to avoid noise, lovely peaceful place. Excellent choice for breakfast. Staff very helpful and friendly. Would thoroughly reccomend

Cons: An English speaking channel on TV would have been great. Tea making facilities in the room would have been welcome.

Pros: Staff couldn't do enough for you. Apartment very clean & cleaned regularly when we where there.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: We did not eat breakfast or any meals in hotel,we had a couple of drinks at the bar. Restaurant area looked good after renovation.Bar area was peaceful and relaxing with a big television if you wanted to watch.

Cons: Hanging rails in wardrobes could be lower. Shower had to be lowered, Getting out of shower proved to be a little difficult as floors got very slippery. A hold on rail would help,especially for someone with limited eyesight.

Pros: We stayed there for 12 days. This is a good hotel, especially for people over 60 y.o. When we stayed there about 90% of guests were in theirs 60's and 70's. - a room was clean and spacious - ocean’s view on was very nice - breakfast has a good choice of food - close to a beach (4 mins walk) - close to small shops and restaurants (3 mins walk) - service at a reception desk was helpful and professional - there was no problem with changing our booking - nice fitness room (nearly nobody used it)

Cons: Overall my feeling is that this should be 2-3 stars hotel (not 4 stars). In details: - restaurant is closed in middle of the day. we tried to take a dinner 3 times and it was always closed. Fortunetelly there is a very nice restaurant in a hotel next to ours which is always oppened and is very nice - we booked a double bed room, but we got 2 single beds. all renewed rooms have single beds - nobody except pigeons used swimming pool outside - I did not feel confortable with people that stayed at this hotel - Spa is old and relativelly small (paid extra 15 Euros per enterance). In the spa there is an indoor swimming pool which is nice as far as you do not look on old concrete ceiling. There are 2 saunas which are good, but nothing close to a standard of 4-5 stars hotels I visited before. There is also an ice well which I liked a lot. Spa massages are good. - breakfast is nearly the same everyday. There are changes in sussages and cakes everyday. There is no warm food except tosts, omlets and susages. Breakfast finishes at 10.00 am - in our room there were ants, which is a kind of strange because the room was on 5th floor - you cannot order any tea/coffee neither any food to your room. there is no electric kettle in a room, but there was a fridge

Pros: Position , cocktails were amazing,

Cons: Neighbours in the next room . Extremely noisy , arguing into early hours , but the property has no control over inconsiderate people

Pros: The spa

Cons: The food

Pros: The view out of room

Cons: Arrived day 1 to an awful smell from the shower we didn't use the shower due to smell. Repoeted to receptionist who did nothing. Went down the next morning to report again and this time the same lady actually took action. She agreed the smell was unacceptable and after 1 night of paying full rate for a smelly room we were moved. At checkout (we left a day early) i challenged the cost of the first night due to unacceptable standard. Guy at reception said he couldn't help as he wasnt there but his boss would email me. 2 days later still no email.

Pros: Pool and Garden area is very good.

Cons: Hotel is a bit dated and with only a part of the hotel being refurbished. Little information provided about the facilities and not an welcoming experience.

Pros: Room was lovely. Exterior pool.

Cons: Breakfast, it had many different things available but food could be much better.

Pros: Never went in the Restaurant near the beach but the food in the hotel was excellent

Pros: Lovely hotel great service and great staff

Pros: Location, nice look from outside, having a pool, direct connection to the beach.

Cons: No parking available even if we were able to pay for it. There were a sand park right next to the hotel but there wasn’t a proper connection, the passage was blocked... but the fix is so simple (something like opening a meter or two in the wooden access that goes from the backdoor to the beach), I don’t know why they didn’t provide a basic access. Pool floor was very slippery, not even good for walking. Room furniture has nothing to do with the hotel design or decoration, it was old and fugly! After we payed we saw the pricing table on our apartment door, it was stated there that a T1 was between 50 and 210, but we ended paying more than that... they took advantage of us.

Pros: Next to the beach.

Cons: I would like to know in advance that the Health Club and the Inside Pool are out of service since February. Those are services we appreciate and I really don’t like to pay a full stay for a partial offer.

Pros: Clean, massive, sight to the pools and the sea. Quiet, warm and comfortable!

Cons: The fact that you need to pay for breakfast. I understand that one may have to pay for main courses, but not breakfast. And it’s an absurd 7,50€ per person.

Pros: The location was awesome, right on the beach.

Cons: The TV was too small and should have more movie channels like Holywood, or Fox movies or any other movie channels ( in English) because there were too many channels in German and in Spanish. The SPA was closed for maintenance.

Pros: Friendly and helpful staffing, location

Cons: Too noisy, loud music until late hours, staff cleaning ate early hours, thin walls, not a good place to stay if you want to get some rest

Pros: The staff were very friendly

Cons: Cockroaches in the room but we were on the ground floor but then we moved to a room on the first floor where there were no cockroaches. Staff were very helpful and prompt to rectify the situation.

Pros: Basic

Cons: Very basic accommodation and breakfast.

Pros: Good value for money. Friendly staff. Central location

Cons: Beds were a bit hard and an electric kettle would have been great (it took a LONG time to boil water on the hotplates)!

Pros: Friendly and helpful staff. Clean rooms, very spacious and comfortable with lovely outdoor space.

Cons: Had no internet in the room. Had to stay in reception to reach WiFi connection.

Pros: Everything was perfect thank u , will be back

Pros: Friendly staff very nice breakfast! Room cleaned every day! Good location! Would definitely stay again!

Pros: Location and price were excellent!

Pros: Very helpful staff especially Claudia

Pros: Central location, great at the time of year we went(early October), but think it has the potential to be noisy at high season. Staff very helpful. Breakfast good. Very good value for what we paid. Apartment cleaned daily. Sheets and towels changed twice during our week stay

Cons: Bathroom decor a little tatty, but plenty of hot water and toiletries.

Pros: Very helpful staff members

Pros: Very nice and spacious apartment with a great sea view. Near shops and restaurants.

Pros: Large size apartment, equipped with the essentials, wonderful large balcony. Very good to has the use of a nearby pool at another apartment and used it most days

Cons: Apartment door locks could be updated

Pros: Lovely large apartment. Very spacious and clean, Comfortable beds and pillows ensuring a very restful sleep. Housekeeping staff very pleasant. Cleaned every day and towels and bed linen every other day. Plenty of good quality towels. Always plenty of very hot water and good shower. Big balcony. very quiet, no surrounding noise.

Cons: Kitchen facilities not quite adequate enough for self catering. Smaller pans, some bowls to use in the microwave, an electric kettle and a toaster would make all the difference. especially as it is quite expensive to stay here and no breakfast provided. There is no bar or restaurant on site. The sushi bar on site is private and nothing to do with the hotel.No hairdryer! this is a nuisance when travelling with only hand luggage.

Pros: nice to have hot well cooked meal

Cons: the bedding too heavy not cosy to hug on such a cold night pillows very poor quality and would be so goid to have a tea tea tray as bar closed so early

Pros: Excellent breackfast but bar prices, even during happy hour, were ,as in most hotels, a little on the high side which is a pity as the bar area is very attractive but under used when local bars are cheaper.

Cons: See above

Cons: We were over charged for the room, we was told if we didn’t pay the extra they would call the police

Pros: Casablanca Inn is a lovely hotel with friendly staff across all departments. Cleanliness is first-class. Superb location. Our choice in the future as well.

Cons: n/a

Pros: Breakfast was good and hotel was in a good position in Monte Gordo.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: the staff was very rude, the hotel manage over charge for the 12 room we had and when we asked if they could explain we was told we had to pay or they would call the police and we would miss our flight home

Pros: The Casablanca Inn has lovely staff who were on hand to help with anything. Rooms were clean and comfortable. Showers were powerful and water was very warm.

Cons: Shower wasn’t fixed and was only a hose feature which could be put up to a fixed height. There was a flimsy shower curtain which was very annoying when trying to shower. TV was very very basic and if staying for a longer time or with children, this would have been really inadequate.

Pros: Quiet location with easy access to the beach and all restaurants

Pros: It had a central location close to bars and restaurants. The balcony was in the sun

Cons: The breakfast was 2nd rate. On friday night a large group of youths made a lot of noise drinking and shouting till 4 in the morning. Hotel staff said it happened every weekend and they could do nothing about it.

Pros: the location is good staff were very helpful

Cons: the breakfast could be better

Pros: Nice friendly couple who run the business, a little terrace to sit out on which we enjoyed and 10 minutes walk to the beach. an enclosed safe compound for my motorcycle which gave us peace of mind.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Very clean, relaxing and comfertable place. Great breakfast and nice staff

Pros: All great

Cons: Nothing

Pros: A rich, tasteful and diversification breakfast, A enjoyed to take the coffee outside in the beautiful and chic garden. A very hospitality staff.

Pros: Keen bird watcher this property was excellent. Rooms were clean tidy bath room cleaned daily new towels hosts so helpful, amazing price, When I visited in late April, I was upgraded to a larger room at no extra cost as they were not very busy, Continental breakfast included, great coffee Really is a no brainier! Would recommend to anyone visiting the region, whether passing through as Spain just 15mins away, Great base to explore the local culture and countryside. I really enjoyed the my stay here and will be returning in late summer/autumn, For me the hotel was just away from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist centre yet on the main routes to explore the area,

Cons: These are not dislikes, more opportunities for improvement 1/ When its busy the car park can be quite tight, but the host was away there to assist 2/ An extra plug in the room would have been useful as I had a lot of electrical equipment and batteries that needed charging 3/ WiFi was really useful

Pros: The couple that runs the whole thing is super nice, everyone is treated super well and I would definitely recommend everyone to stay there, the hospitality is unlike most places, 10/10 for being amazing people

Cons: There was nothing I didn't like about the location besides it being a 15 minute walk from the beach but I skated everywhere so it was not a problem at all

Pros: Breakfast was terrific more than enough to feed an army. Endless coffee Quiet once you closed the doors it was silent if was not that much noise anyway. Shower was hot and lots of pressure.

Pros: Spacious room with a little terrace in front. Comfortable chairs, table besides a desk.

Cons: WiFi was weak. Had to sit on the terrace to get a decent signal.

Pros: Very nice room, good breakfast and very friendly.

Pros: nice quiet place to stay , given the required privacy.Great safe parking.Wonderful helpful staff.lovely bathrooms /other rooms

Cons: none

Pros: Close to Monte Gordo and to Vila Real De Santo António. Clean and large room, with air conditioner. Parking place. Friendly staff. Good cost-benefit ratio. Breakfast was included (it was simple but quite good).

Cons: It's not in the center of the village nor in front to the beach (but it's quite close, though - 5 minutes by car).

Pros: This was 1 of the loveliest places I have ever stayed. Jose & Theresa were so friendly& helpful . THe guesthouse itself was beautifully laid out & the rooms were spotless. Sunloungers in front garden, little terrace with tables & chairs, a truly lovely breakfast with the most scrumptious fresh rolls & coffee. Nothing was too much even finding out train timetables for us & finding alternative accomm for us when we made an impromptu decision to stay an extra 2 days. Cant praise this place enough.

Cons: It's on a roundabout with 5 roads leading off it but honestly ( & I'm a really bad sleeper) it doesn't cause a problem as the double-glazing is very effective & ear plugs guarantee a good sleep. The + side of the location is that it's a 3 min. walk to the train station fro where you can get a ticket to Faro for 4 euro pp!!! Taxi works out at approx 55-60euro.

Pros: what a pleasant surprise superb value,staff couldnt do more

Pros: Excellent welcome and extremely helpful staff. Convenient location to explore the local area and further afield over the Spanish boarder.

Pros: apart from the good quality of the accomandation it accessibility to the main highway was excellent making it a perfect location for a base.

Cons:

Pros: Hotel pool area very good, bar area and breakfast very good.

Cons: View from room poor, overlooking carpark

Pros: Breakfast was great, location of the hotel right on the beach - perfect. The hotel is a little dated, but there are plans to do a make over soon.

Cons: There was a smell of cigarette smoke in our room, No. 330, and as non-smokers it was off putting. Even though the corridor we were on said NO SMOKING floor.

Pros: We had a lovely room with a sitting area and large balcony. Loved the food and plenty of places to sit and relax

Cons: Room could have been warmer

Pros: View and breakfast

Cons: Dirty linen and drain smell in bathroom

Pros: Great staff and food.

Cons: Some areas need refurbishing.

Pros: We were given an apartment at no extra cost. It was very well equipped and comfortable. Food in the hotel superb. There were lots of places to sit and relax.

Cons: The house wine was poor.

Pros: Location

Cons: Not enough lifts.

Pros: Seaview is excellent Clean room

Cons: Breakfast is basic but good Small bathroom

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nithing

Pros: Nice hotel and friendly staffs. Room is comfy and clean. Hotel restaurant serves nice dinner buffet and nice breakfast.

Cons: The thermal pot in the room is broken and not able to get a new one. Tap water is not drinkable. No fan in bathroom. The town nearby is empty.

Pros: The staff the room... everything

Cons: I'm happy I did like everything

Pros: Extremely confortable room with loads of storage. Breakfast was excellent and friendly staff. The bonus of free afternoon tea coffee greatly appreciated.

Cons: The fact that there was only one lift for the number of guest. Pleased to see new and extra lifts are being installed.

Pros: Excellent to go with children. Good swim pool and just a feel meters from the beach. A small but good kids club just under the restaurant and beside the pool what is awesome for the parents

Cons: Front desk staff not friendly. They need to be more tactful to the guests.

Pros: Wonderful upgrade, good variety at breakfast, very nice room, beautiful beach just in front

Cons: The noise from upstairs, the noise of the doors, no way to heat the bathroom.

Pros: The pool, it was clean.

Cons: Very noisy at night, no toaster or kettle.

Pros: It is a confortable place,very quiet,clean,near the sea and all the shops and restaurantes.

Cons: The wifi was not working continuesly.

Pros: Garage for the car

Cons: Overpriced.

Pros: Nothing. I wasn’t informed that if you arrive after 6pm you have to travel miles to the next town to get the key. Taxi cost of 35 Euro.

Cons: We had a little party one night not until to late with some Portuguese friends and the next morning. I was asked to leave the hotel with no warning with a little child under 4. The people their threatened me in front of my child and even pushed me making me nearly fall! I am waiting for a refund from my credit card as they refused to pay any money back. It was a good job I have friends there who let us stay with them .

Pros: Quite close to the beach (even my 2yr daughter didn't complain the walking distance), quiet since the room was opposite to the main street (quiet this time of the year though). The T2 apartement was big enough, big bed in the larger bedroom (not 2 individual beds) and we just had to leave the living room to the balcony (spatious too) to find the swimming pool. Good value for money (107EUR/night).

Cons: Not many shelves to store goods in the "kitchen" (on one side of the living room....big enough though); bathroom a bit smely; RTP1 tv signal noisy (no antenna on the TV....broken ?!); hot water "time limited" (thermoaccumulator); swimming pool minimum depth is 1m and short lasting so <5yr kids will find scary.

Pros: It was in a very nice, intimate resort town with plenty of amenties without all the big high rise resorts. Although not right on the beach, it's proximity was great.

Cons: The receptionists were not very helpful or informed. We were required to pay upfront for all nights so we needed touse credit cards rather than pay cash, which is our preference given foreign currency fees on the creidt cards.

Pros: The breakfast was super. The staff very nice

Pros: The breakfast was good and the beds were really comfy

Cons: Nothing

Cons: Nothing not to like

Pros: Great location with well-marked signs in town directing our drive there. Free parking in lot in front of hotel. Lift to rooms and large, clean rooms. Helpful staff who gave us a map and information about the area. Great breakfast buffet! Amazing value for price!

Pros: Staff was very nice....

Cons: Did have a problem the first night the water didn't really get hot and the toilet kept dripping all day and night the entire stay. Maintenance did come out the next evening and fix the toilet the seal was old...the next morning i mentioned that it was still leaking/dripping and the front desk person said that the seal is new it takes time to properly stop the leak. I didn't like the fact that they were not concerned with that and he never checked the water out. the same front desk person just called up to my room and stated that they checked the water in the kitchen and another room and that the water works fine.

Pros: I loved the breakfast, and the coffee was great!

Pros: In the middle of everything

Pros: Good breakfast and nice friendly staff.

Cons: An arm chair in bedrooms would have been nice.

Pros: Staff so helpful and welcoming. Amazing room - upgraded to superior with sea views but worth it! Outside space peaceful with plenty of shade. Excellent buffer breakfast. I left some clothes behind and they posted it back to me in the UK really quickly . They speak excellent English and customer service superb.

Cons: Nothing!

Pros: Beautiful Hotel, comfortable, great kitchen/chef and the whole team very polite and helpful. W'll be visiting again with great pleasure.

Pros: Another superb stay here, excellent staff, food and facilities. Very relaxing.

Cons: Nothing.

Pros: Very charming people, warm reception

Pros: Really nice staff and nice little touches , we hd a lovely time x

Pros: Perfect for a relaxing break with kids. Excellent facilities, great food, great staff. Beautiful beach 10 min walk. All very easy.

Cons: When will we find a hotel in Portugal with a heated pool?!