For those of you who go to the Algarve why not go in the other direction across the border into Spain and to a Spain your really not used to and not what you see on the telly. This area of Spain is beautiful and the whole area of about 7km is surrounded in water. The beach opposite the hotel stretches for miles and the sand is beautiful and to the right you can see over into Portugal. The beach front has few bars and restaurants along it and not one single sign saying burger and chips nuggets and chips pizza and chips so why not sit in Bar Atlantic and watch the sun go down. We went as a family of 12 with 8 adults and 4 children, the rooms are quite small but when you think about it how much time do you spend in your room? The rooms are clean and the beds and towls are changed every day. The hotel is huge and the outside area is well kept and the water features and fountains are nice, the pool is large and one side of the pool is shallow and the other deeper and both are joined by a narrow river there is also a shallow childrens pool the only bad thing is its freezing this time year so went swimming in the sea instead. The hotel food was outstanding for someone who is funny about food this was a real treat the fish, meat, salads,pasta dishes and deserts were amazing the staff were great apart from one sour faced cow on the bar but who knows her personal circumstances. The entertainment was mainly for all the Spanish but it was good to see what they like they love line dancing to achey breaky heart.This is the real Spain the holiday brochue does not do it justice. If you want to go to Spain away from the brits this is the place! Just to add the few british people we did meet which was about 10 were great think we were all there looking for the same thing peace and a slow pace.

The hotel is great, with a lot of rooms with excellent views. The pool and terrace were as good as the pictures. Best option is to go All-inclusive. There is a great selection of food, to suit most people. Best time for food is 5 minutes after the doors open, as it's quieter. The resort is quite small and there was little open in May, which suited us. The manmade beach is great for early morning and evening walks. I would stay here again, if I could get another AI deal. Otherwise the food may be a touch expensive. The big downside was the poor entertainment in the off-season. There were only a few children, who were all quiet and well-behaved, but this holiday was just oustside the school holidays.Nice quiet holiday, nice quiet resort (off-season).

This is a truly Spanish hotel with good food, great atmosphere and well kept grounds in a very peaceful location. Bedroom was spotless and overlooked the pool and sea.
Buffet breakfast and evening dinner were excellent with every choice catered for.
The beach was just across the road ( which was very quiet) and the sea was warmer than the outdoor pool
Would recommend this hotel for a relaxing week by the sea.

We honeymooned here in October, weather was amazing! The hotel is great, staff are friendly and helpful also. We would go back tomorrow if we could.

If you want a relaxing holiday with no thuggery going on around you then this is the place! It's beech was stunning and the local bars restaurants were just fantastic!

I stress that this is not a holiday with lots to do, if want activity then go else where!

This is by far the best holiday I have had, ignore all the ignorant negative comments on here about this hotel and location. These people clearly did not do enough research into the holiday they wanted!

Enjoy it and have a relaxing time!