São Rafael Atlântico

Very nice hotel. Not brand new anymore but still modern. A lot of space: big, clean rooms, comfortable beds, huge shower, nice room balcony. Breakfast offers a lot of choice and the outside terrace is fantastic (sea view). Nice gym, good facilities. Next to a beautiful beach. A great place to stay for a week!

The negative points are in some small things: the walls are plastered and so, small pieces are breaking of the walls easily. In our room, damage caused by previous guests was pretty visible in the toilet, for example. A detail that shows in something that is for the rest, a really beautiful and luxurious room. The staff: some people are really nice (entrance desk, room service, massage), others just correct. But well, there were never any problems, the service was more than ok. But in a five star hotel, you expect that ‘little more’ that was not always there. I was under the impression that some people (mainly at breakfast and in the restaurant) were very tired at the end of a long, busy season... But I have to say that these two small negative remarks are pretty insignificant compared to the positive over all impression of the hotel as a whole. We had a great stay and would certainly come back!

Staff were lovely and very friendly. The bedrooms are smart. They have a lovely indoor pool. They have a free bus to Albufeira. There are a number of different eating options (although there are a couple of fantastic local restaurants nearby). Easy path buit to get to the local beach.

I thought they could have made better use of the outdoor areas and have more seating areas with sea views.