Vilamoura Garden Hotel

Lovely experience at this hotel - reception and staff super friendly and helpful. Clean, comfortable room - beds very comfortable. Great breakfast with lots of hot and cold foods, fresh fruit and coffee/tea choices. Small but nice pool area. Shuttle bus available into Villamoura Marina but you can also walk in about 20/25 minutes.

Just returned from 1 week at Vilamoura Garden Hotel on B&B. 1st impressions were of a fairly old hotel which has tried its best to be brought upto date. Our room was huge, but with a lot of wasted space. Not sure why anyone would want 2 tv’s!. Definitely not enough drawer space for tee shirts, shorts etc; Enough hanging space and hangers, with safe also in wardrobe at no extra charge. Complimentary bottle of water in room on arrival. Small fridge, but enough room for a few cans or bottles of beer, water, wine. Small bathroom for size of room and gone are the days when you should have to step into the bath for the overhead shower. The bottom of our bath was badly marked and chipped and the sink had a hairline crack right around it. There was also a damp patch in one corner of the ceiling. Our balcony came with a table and 2 chairs and overlooked the pool area and outside dining area. Breakfast was pleasant and adequate, with the usual cold meats, cheeses, yoghurts, fruit, cereals, pastries etc; The big let down was the so called hot food - it was not even lukewarm. On the plus side, they had toasters that actually worked. We had no evening meals at the hotel, so cannot comment. We chose to eat out at Vilamoura Marina and at a nearby sports bar, called Sailors Corner, which was in walking distance. Food here was great and there was plenty of choice from wraps, sandwiches, pizzas, burgers, pasta and so on. Next door was a Spar supermarket for any supplies needed. The pool scene was on most days quiet and no need to reserve beds. You had to keep chasing the sun around as there was a lot of shade due to overhanging trees. The trees also seemed to encroach on a number of balconies which were in the shade all the time. Maintenance of the trees definitely needs looking at. The free shuttle bus from the nearby Hilton hotel was convenient for getting to the marina and beach and ran at numerous times of the day starting at 10am. We found it just as easy to order an Uber and these were good value for money. Wouldn’t want to walk or like to walk all the way to the marina and back. Too many busy dual carriageway roads. The hotel was very popular with golfers, especially short weekend breaks and this made the hotel noisier and busier Friday to Monday. All the staff were friendly and helpful, however we probably wouldn’t stay again as it’s a little too far out of Vilamoura itself for us.