Vidamar Resorts Algarve

We spent a week here last minute end July. The hotel was part of the Vida Mar brand, but has been taken over by new management and has been beautifully refurbished to a high standard and is kept spotlessly clean. It is impressive, near the beach, which you can walk to across a boardwalk with other top notch hotels near by. We had two deluxe resort view double rooms which had adjoining doors with two separate balconies adjacent to the pool, but set back so quiet with part garden views. The rooms were fairly sized and well laid out. The rooms were quiet with black out curtains, comfy bed and pillows. Great showers. Air con wasn’t so good, and if you sit on balcony with doors open, it goes off, but we weren’t made aware of this. Breakfast was excellent, usual buffet style, pancake and egg station, lovely fresh fruit and pastries, some tables not clean at busy times and wait for coffee etc, so why not have a tea and coffee station so guests can get their own? Some language barriers which meant that there was some confusion when I asked for dairy alternative milk which could be a concern. Staff were clearly new and inexperienced, but friendly and tried their best . The pool is fabulous. We didn’t bother going to the adults only section as there was an additional charge. I didn’t like the fact we had to pay for water everyday by the pool, and this was in plastic bottles. You should be able to top up water from water stations - surely we need to be more sustainable ? You could have own branded bottles to sell. We did use the spa, and had a treatment, which was lovely and quiet and relaxing.Some great restaurants on site, food generally pretty good, and we did leave the resort by uber for 11eu a couple of nights to eat out for a change. Some nice restaurants on the edge of old town, such as Atipico, but old town and new town a bit too much 18-30 for us! We went to relax and we did just that. Plenty of gorgeous Portuguese wine. Thank you!

We have recently returned from a week at the hotel with our 2 kids. Having stayed at nearby hotel last year we knew the area which is ideal for a relaxing family holiday. The hotel has a nice relaxed atmosphere with lovely decor. I wanted to highlight the excellent staff who are friendly and did everything they could to ensure we had a great stay - this was evident from the minute we arrived when we were allocated a ground floor room but had preferred an upper floor room. The staff (Anna I think - sorry memory is failing me :) !) could not have been more helpful in finding a room that suited us. The rooms themselves are good with great storage and enough space for a family of 4 to be comfortable. WiFi in the room was a little temperamental but a very minor point. The breakfast was excellent with a great variety which suited all of us perfectly. The pool areas are great with no stress finding a lounger at any time of the day and the outdoor heated pool being a favourite for the kids! With the beach a short walk away it’s an ideal location. There is a kids club operating throughout the day with various activities and arts room if you want it. The girls running it were so nice and friendly. We found the hotel to be spotless with friendly cleaning staff who were flexible if we were in the room when they came to service it. The surrounding area is quiet so if you are looking for nightlife you need to jump in an Uber but not an issue for us. We like the bar in the foyer which regularly has live music and thought the cocktails were reasonably priced too! Overall we loved our stay and would happily return in the near future!