Algarve Hotel Guide - Adventure Sport Hotels in Algarve, Portugal

Good experience. Not luxurious in any way but Staff and facilities make up for lack of luxury.

Absolutely loved this resort, great location, fantastic golf course (according to my husband and son) pool lovely, staff great, apartments second to none. The list is endless. Will most definitely be going back.

Nice to have a hot tub in October as the pool is a smidge cool. Easy 16 min walk to InterMarche grocery store. Very nice staff.

Expected a little more from a 4 star hotel - rooms are quite basic, we had a double room but had twin beds pushed together, they charge extra for most things e.g. 14 euros for a lock for your safe for a week! Reasonably close to the beach, takes 5-10 mins to walk down the road - bit more of a distance to the main shops / restaurants area - can walk this in about 20 mins. They do have a free shuttle bus (on weekdays) but the times aren't particularly helpful the return buses only run twice at near midday and 5 pm so can't get it back after dinner so we only used it one way once. Quite a lot of different restaurants, a lot of Italian places (probably more than portuguese) and a couple of nice beach side bars and gelado shops. There is nightly entertainment in Carveiro centre which is sometimes quite good... the hotel entertainment, on the whole, was pretty awful! Without hiring a car a week was definitely enough, there isn't a massive amount to do but if you just like sitting by the pool / on the beach it's fine! Also quite a nice cliff side walk.

This is a great hotel; location, staff, facilities, everything! I have stayed here numerous times and I'm sure I will stay again.

Really enjoyed our stay Lovely Staff very helpful lots of activities for everyone. The Grounds a lovely well maintained would Recommend to everyone.

Had an excellent time at the resort. The staff were very hospitable ( special thanks to Joao, Soraia, Philip and Theresa, for the very warm welcome...very much appreciated). The villa was very spacious and cleaned daily. Had a few issues initially but they were dealt with promptly...the staff were always keen to help. The kitchen was well equipped - we had breakfast and a few meals there and it felt very homely - having a dishwasher and washing machine is a luxury you don't get at many resorts. Also large flat screen TVs in the living room and bedroom was an added bonus and balconies off both rooms...everything designed to help you feel comfortable and relax and unwind. Large bath with separate walk-in power shower....bliss! My wife celebrated her birthday there and the staff brought her a birthday cake and a bottle of Spumante...she was very touched by the kind gesture. We would highly recommend Vale da Lapa - looking forward to our return visit next year!

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.

Just arrived back after a most pleasant stay at the Ria Park Hotel. All the staff were friendly and most intentive. Nothing was too much trouble for them. The hotel itself was clean and tidy and the pool area was surrounded by palm trees and we spent many a relaxing time under them along side of the pool. The only downside, if any, I would suggest hiring a vehicle as it is in a residential area and we had to hire taxis to get to the various places to visit. I would highly recommend the Ria Park Hotel.