Stayed her for a week recently. The hotel is miles from Quarteira- in fact miles from anywhere. If you don't want to rely on the free minibus (3 times a day to Quarteira and Vilamoura)you need a car. Theres nowhere to walk out to at night apart from a couple of restaurants along a main road - but if you're... more

After reading some daming reports on Pinhal do Sol we were more than pleased with what met us.Great super large room and very clean with fridge and tea makeing,The Pinhal do Sol is set in a really tranquill location with a free shuttle bus into town four times a day.The food was fine and the staff were very friendly Fernando... more

Friend and I stayed here for 7 nights as part of an easyjet package. We were there to watch the golf, so the distance from the beach wasn't a problem. We hired a car from the airport for a very good price. Reception and all staff were pleasant, polite and welcoming. The room was basic but clean and comfortable. We... more

Large airy rooms very clean. Balcony for smokers. Small swimming pool unheated. Basic restaurant. Continental breakfast only. Ideally you need your own wheels as it is a little bit out of the way. Very good value for money. more

Having searched the internet for some time for holidays, we decided on Hotel Pinhal do Sol for a week of relaxation outside of school holidays. Much to our dismay, we discovered on our first full day there that a trampoling competition was taking place in nearby Loule which meant hoards of kids turned up at the hotel, but thankfully they... more

hotel was very clean well maintained, breakfast was extremely good, plenty to choose from although i would not recommend the cornflakes (NOT KELLOGGS) evening meal was cheap and extremely good value eat as much as you like on salad, soup, and deserts ( which were yummy ) main meals were 2 fish options and 2 meat options and all was... more

We were a bit wary having read some of the reviews before our stay but I guess the complaints were made by the same people who shared the drinks 4 straws to a bottle. The hotel was spotless, the room large and comfortable and the staff very hard working. Our only complaint was that every room should have tea making... more

Booked Pinhal do Sol as part of a value Easyjet package for a one-week stay in late August / Early September. Good Points We had a standard twin room which while rather small was nevertheless spotlessly clean; ensuite bathroom staff were helpful and friendly free shuttle bus into Quarteria / Vilamoura - was very reliable timewise at picking us up... more

After reading some of the reviews i really started to worry especially since we were staying for two weeks (half board). It isn't that close to Quarteira beach but you have a free bus that takes you to there several times a day as well as the marina and felasia beach. If you want to go to quarteria later on... more