Hotel do Frade & Golf Resort was described by travel guides and websites as one of the best resorts in the area, with the best activities and entertainment. We decided to stay there for 5 nights, and to my surprise, I had a horrible experience. We paid about $200/person/night for the room and meals. The rooms don't qualify for one star, they compete with that of motels. The meals were repetitive and lacked variety, for buffet meals. To my surprise, unlike many all inclusive resorts, no drinks were included in our package, not even water, and for the prices they charged per drink, it really made a dent. I have stayed in many resorts were I paid possibly 1/4 of what was paid here and got so much more. No activities were included, even tennis was about $20 for 30 min, I find this ridiculous, since there is little wear to their facilities. All the activiites they offered ranged from $20 cheapest to $100's for almost nothing. The resort is extremely big, it has possibly everything you need if you are willing to spend the money, but because of this, they lock you in, it is difficult to go out, since there is very little outside of the resort, they are the main attraction, other than the surrounding islands. Their internet was $10 for 20 min, very slow and bad computers (only one worked for the entire resort), wireless is even more expensive. If you left the resort, a 15 min walk, you can pay $1 for 1hr of high speed internet. I feel that Hotel do Frade did not meet my expectations at all. Keep away unless you are willing to spend about $400-$600 a day for ar ok time. Overall 5 days was enough for me not to go back