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The As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa Vilamoura are luxury apartments in Vilamoura, in the southern tip of Portugal. These exclusive apartments are located in a unique resort near some of the most famous golf clubs of the so-called Portugal’s golfing capital and within a 30 minute drive to Faro International Airport. The holidays of your dreams are now within your reach at a resort with the largest spa in Portugal: a 2700-square-metre area, gym, Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, experience showers and a wide variety of wellness and body treatments. Besides, our luxury apartments are also ideal for your family holidays, as they feature a unique children’s area with activities, games and entertainment.
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HOTEL STYLE
Luxury
Romantic
Languages Spoken
English, French, Spanish, German and 1 more
Location
Rua do Brasil Lote 4.11.1, Vilamoura, Quarteira 8125-479 Portugal
Name/address in local language
As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
291 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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We have just returned from a 10 night stay at the As Cascatas Apartments. We booked a 1 bedroom apartment on a bed & breakfast basis. We were lucky to be upgraded to a 2 bedroom apartment which was amazing (I wanted to move in). We arrived to rose petals over the bed, chocolate dipped strawberries and sparkling wine on ice. We had access to 3 balconies and 4 TVs, the apartment had 2 bathrooms, a fully fitted kitchen with washer/dryer, dishwasher, oven/hob and fridge freezer. Full lounge diner was lovely. Breakfast at the Hilton had the usual choice of hot food, cereal, pastries, fruit and continental options. We found out on day 3 that omelettes and poached or fried eggs were available to order. We also found out that speciality coffees were available. We had not been advised of this. Good hygiene practices were observed at breakfast. The pool areas were really good and we didn’t have any issues getting a lounger at either the main Hilton pool, or the quieter pool at the apartments. Towels were also available and could be taken to the section of beach reserved for guests. There was a small gym which was sufficient but the aircon seemed not to work so it was a little stuffy. The hotel is a long way out but the free shuttle bus to the Marina and beach was a useful feature and we made good use of this. We also visited the spa to use the pools and relaxation area. There is a spar supermarket about a ten minute walk away and 3 or 4 restaurants ranging from cheap eats to fine dining. If you need to use taxis outside of the shuttle bus times, Uber is a cheap option. All in all a great hotel, fantastic accommodation and we would highly recommend. (There was even a family of cats - mum and 6 kittens that were born on site and are now being looked after and fed by staff and guests alike - I was so sad to say goodbye!).
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Date of stay: September 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Nuno Braga Lopes, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 24 Sept 2021
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for your detailed review and kind comments which we shared with our team. We are very honoured that you chose our resort to celebrate your honeymoon and thrilled to learn that we met your expectations. We trust you returned home safely, feeling completely relaxed and thoroughly revitalised. From all of us at As Cascatas, we wish you a lifetime of love, health and happiness, and hope to welcome you back again next year for your wedding anniversary. Kind regards, Nuno Braga Lopes general manager
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Where to start! We loved our stay from start to finish. We had emailed in advance to request a few things e.g. high chair, ground floor apart, early check-in and everything was facilitated. We had booked a 1 bed apartment and we were given a 2 bed which was brilliant for storing our luggage and giving us space. Apartment - had everything! The kitchen is fully equipped. We were on self catering basis so we had our breakfast and lunch there every day. With a 7 month old it was great for sorting their meals. The living room was so spacious and separate from the kitchen. Bedrooms were a great size and bed was very comfy. The apartment was cleaned daily with fresh towels every day. We had 2 sun loungers on the terrace overlooking the garden and a table with 2 chairs. Overall couldn’t fault the accommodation. The resort itself is lovely, you have use of all of the Hilton facilities. To access the main pool and the restaurants we had to go down some steps which was a bit annoying with a buggy. There is access to one of the pools without steps but getting to the restaurant’s you do have some steps. We didn’t have any issues getting sun loungers but I would imagine during peak season there would be. We ate a few evenings at the restaurant, food was really good although found it more expensive than the marina and it was a bit slow waiting for mains. The shuttle is very handy to get the marina this is accessed from the front of the Hilton and they have a child seat if needed. There is a Spar convenience store 15 mins walk if you need anything it’s well equipped. Overall we loved our stay and while our little one is still small we’ll definitely be back.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Nuno Braga Lopes, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 13 Sept 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for choosing our resort for your family holiday and describing your experience with such detail and relevance. We are thrilled to learn that the accommodations were to your satisfaction and that you also enjoyed the rest of the resort facilities. It was our pleasure to serve you and we all very much look forward to welcoming you and your family back again soon. Kind regards, Nuno Braga Lopes general manager
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We spent 9 days over Christmas in the As Cascatas resort, arriving on Dec 23rd. Having booked a double room, we were thrilled to find we had actually been allocated a 1 bed apartment. Loads of space and a fully stocked kitchen and 3 balconies. We booked half board so we went to the Hilton hotel for our breakfast and evening meal. As an As Cascatas guest you have a set menu with limited choices or you can choose from the main Hilton dinner menu spending 25 euro. The girl at reception in the Hilton told us we would have to pay an extra 90 euro each if we wanted an evening meal on New Year's Eve!!!! We declined as we felt that was a ridiculous price to pay and got a taxi to Villamoura Marina on NYE where we ate in one of the Chinese Restaurants overlooking the harbour. Fantastic value. We hired a car and played at the Villamoura tennis club a couple of times, 16 euro for an hour of tennis. There is no shop in the As Cacatas complex and the nearest shop is a good 15 mins walk. There are supermarkets about a 25 min walk away. The snooker/pool tables in the games rooms were out of action for some reason so very little to do in the complex itself. As we had the car we really enjoyed visiting various places, the Palace de Estoi, Faro, the Mar Shopping Centre, the golf course at Amendoiera where you can also play a short par 3 course rather than a full round of golf, which suited me perfectly. After the golf we had a snack on the terrace where the view was beautiful. Very reasonably priced. At the back of the kids playground in the As Cascatas complex is a hair salon/barber where Michael, a lovely man from Toronto, will look after your hair for extremely reasonable prices. Overall we really enjoyed our stay but without hiring a car it would not have been as good. Thank you As Cascatas
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Date of stay: December 2021
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Room Tip:Third floor with pool view gets sun in the mornings.
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Response from Nuno Braga Lopes, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 24 Jan 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for staying with us over the Christmas holidays and sharing your feedback on TripAdvisor. We are pleased the apartment was to your liking and that you enjoyed playing golf and tennis, and visiting the nearby towns and sites. We hope your future travels bring you back to Vilamoura again soon! Kind regards, Nuno Braga Lopes general manager
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We couldn't fault any of our stays at these apartments. We have stayed both in the apartments and the hotel and would definitely recommend the apartments. That said the hotel is really good too. The apartments have a separate pool to the hotel but you can walk down some steps and you can use all of the hotel amenities. Beds are really comfortable and there is a daily maid service included. 2 beds have 2 bathrooms and a really large living area and well equipped kitchen. Parking is free and plentiful. Wifi is pretty good and while we had to pay for it during our earlier stays , it seems to be included during our last stay. Courtesy bus every hour from the hotel reception to the marina and beech but be early as it fills up quickly. The bar in the hotel could do with updating as the chairs and carpets have seen better days. Bar is expensive and draught beer is poor. Service in the bar is very very slow. But overall we love this place and it keeps drawing us back. Breakfast was included and was just a short walk from the apartments to the hotel. Huge range of breakfast options and its very very good.
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Date of stay: June 2019
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Response from Dinis_Pires, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 18 Feb 2020
Dear Guest, We are delighted to have the opportunity to serve you and hope you continue to enjoy our hospitality in the years ahead. Kind regards, Dinis Pires general manager
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We are a family of 2 adults, a teen, and 2 younger kids. We had one of the 2 bedroomed apartments, which also have a large living room, in which our teen could sleep on a couch bed. The breakfasts in the restaurant are excellent. The hotel has a very good location, around 5 minutes drive to the beach, and within 10-15 minute walking distance of other restaurants and the marina. Our youngest child enjoyed the kids club.
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Date of stay: April 2022
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Response from The Management, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 20 Feb 2023
Dear Guest, We are thrilled you chose to stay at our resort for your family holiday and very much appreciate your kind review. It was a pleasure to serve you and we very much look forward to welcoming you all back again in the future. Kind regards, The Management
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We stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment. We had a ground floor apartment which gave us a lovely view over the gardens. There are two loungers and a table with two chairs for sitting outside. But beware the mosquitoes in summer, they are relentless. The apartment is very spacious and well equipped. We enjoyed several home cooked meals as eating out for two weeks is too much. The dish washer and washing machine got a lot of use. Serviced daily too. Very modern and well located about 3km from the Vilamoura Marina. There are actually 3 hotels on the premises which share facilities. There are two main pool areas which get very busy from early morning and a smaller adult only pool which we enjoyed. We used the gym every second day, which is situated in the Hilton hotel on the premises. It is fairly large and well equipped. We did not visit any of the restaurants or bars on the premises as we generally went out as we had a hired car. There is free under cover parking. There is good free Wi-Fi through out the premises.
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Nuno Braga Lopes, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 1 Aug 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for choosing our resort for your family holiday in the Algarve and for your kind endorsement of our apartments and facilities. We very much appreciate your feedback and look forward to welcoming you all back to Vilamoura. Kind regards, Nuno Braga Lopes general manager
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We are 2 adults and two kids, 10 and 14, recently staying at As Cascatas in a ‘2-bed luxury apartment’. Just under €2k for 6-nights half board in late October. While of course not as luxurious as a top end 5-star hotel the price is a lot lower too, and we found this complex good value, especially compared to other options in the Algarve for higher prices with less facilities.
The apartment was a little scruffy looking and showing its age as other reviewers have noted (complex opened in 2007) but still decent quality and furnished fine. Furniture and fittings are not in new condition but apartment is spacious and has nice touches like master bedroom twin sinks and surround sound lg tv and audio system in main lounge. Colour schemes are dated but fine. Our room was cleaned every day.
Restaurant staff, reception and everywhere around the complex are super-friendly, accommodating and professional. The Portuguese staff are warm and welcoming and have a calm and quiet demeanour.
Cilantro restaurant is excellent and the half board menu really impressive. 3 course a la carte meal including several good vegan options. This really exceeded our expectations as we had assumed all meals would be buffet and it didn’t cost much extra. The lunch time bar / restaurant has standard pool food fare and is okay, but using the half board option for evening dinner is much better value.
Games room is nice for the kids the odd day of poor weather - table tennis table, pool table, air hockey are nice, with some very old school games arcades. Sometimes the machines swallow your coins without letting you play!
The spa is a gem, As Cascatas guests pay €25 for adults and €15 each for the kids to get in during family hours (945am - 1130am). It’s a very decent spa and well finished - and to allow kids in is something most places don’t even allow at all.
Outdoor pools are not heated but there’s a small heated indoor pool - more for kids really as quite shallow.
Rooms in As Cascatas not as opulent as in the Hilton but you get to use all the Hilton’s facilities so it’s a good value place to stay. The gardens and outdoor areas are well-kept despite their age and everything was clean and tidy. There’s a spar mini-market shop 10 mins away and the odd restaurant. Willies is a Michelin gourmand restaurant right beside the property but we didn’t bother with it with the kids. We also had a car hire for the week which we could park for free beside reception.
Pinhal golf course just beside the resort also, just outside the Hilton lobby, you can rent clubs and shoes etc in the hotel lobby or at the clubhouse.
You will find more sparkling resorts but you will pay a lot more for them. This is a good value, well-run place with an excellent staff to look after you.
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Date of stay: October 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Miguel Afonso dos Santos, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 4 Nov 2024
Dear Guest, Thank you for your detailed and thoughtful review. We're pleased that you enjoyed your stay, the value of our amenities, and the warm hospitality of our team. It’s wonderful to hear that the apartment met your family’s needs and that you enjoyed the dining experience at Cilantro. We also appreciate your feedback on areas for improvement, and we're reviewing them to enhance future stays. We look forward to welcoming you and your family back on your next visit to Vilamoura. Kind regards, Miguel Afonso dos Santos general manager
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We found this little Gem back in 2017 having stayed at the Hilton end on many occasions, came back 2018 and 2019 and this holiday is the first time back since Covid due to travel restrictions. Like all hotels in general, prices have more or less doubled which is disappointing. Many of the staff from back in the day from both the Hilton end and the As Cascatas end are no longer there from before Covid time, which is a shame. If I am honest, the hotel (and Hilton side) has lost a little bit of the friendly feel it had. It did not feel the welcome upon arrival, or when speaking to the staff in general. It had a different feel this holiday. Still a great place close to the Marina, but far enough away you have the peace. Spacious, house keeping are excellent everywhere clean, tidy and lovely. Before Covid, they were cracking down on sun bed hoggers, placing towels down at 8, then going away for the morning. Despite the signs saying towels will be removed after an hour, those beds were lying empty for long periods, when you had couples and families looking for sun beds. It used to be a problem, then the cracked down on it, however the problem is back and very annoying. I just hope that they control the prices a little, as if it keeps going up, may have to look else where.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Mário Custódio, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 28 Aug 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you for your recent review and your continued support over the years. We're grateful you chose to return after the travel restrictions caused by Covid. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're sorry to hear that there were certain aspects of your stay that didn't meet your expectations. We recognize the importance of familiar and friendly staff members in creating a welcoming atmosphere, and we'll certainly take this into consideration as we continue to shape the guest experience. We understand the frustration caused by unoccupied reserved sunbeds, and will review our enforcement to ensure a fair and enjoyable experience for all our guests. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts, and we look forward to welcoming you back to our property again next year. Kind regards, Mário Custódio general manager
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We’ve just returned from a week here and we’re really impressed. The suites are great. Loads of space in the living area and generous rooms. There’s a dishwasher and washing machine in the suites which is essential with the little ones.
We hired a travel cot from reception for the week. It had a decent mattress and could be carried through a door to relocate the sleeping baby. We could have done with a high chair but to be honest I didn’t think to check if we could rent one.
The indoor pool is great for swimming at this time of year. The outdoor pools aren’t heated so we stayed away from them as the kids are small and not that comfortable in water. The play ground is great. Large sand area with toys. Some climbing frames and 2 zip lines. We had planned to use the kids club but they don’t take under 4s which was disappointing for us.
You have full access to the Hilton facilities and we had spa access included (that we couldn’t really use because of the kids club situation) but I went alone and it’s really beautiful.
We only ate at the bar as the pool restaurant wasn’t open until we were leaving. The bar food wasn’t great. I’d would recommend going elsewhere if possible. It was hard to order anything and things were getting lost in translation.
Overall this is a great place for kids and I would 100% recommend.
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Mário Custódio, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 5 Apr 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for choosing our resort for your family holiday in the Algarve and for your kind endorsement of our apartments and facilities. However, we understand your disappointment with the kids club age restriction and very much regret that the service and food at the Rubi bar was not to your satisfaction. We do have babysitting on request so that parents may have some free time to themselves. High chairs too are available on request. Both are at extra cost. We very much appreciate your valuable feedback and look forward to welcoming you all back to Vilamoura. Kind regards, Mário Custódio general manager
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We had a really lovely stay. The apartments are part of the Hilton hotel but with its own mini reception. We had everything we needed including a washing machine and dishwasher. The apartments were very spacious and the cleaners were like ninjas! We paid for breakfast included which had lots of choice. And we booked for the Halloween buffet which our children loved! It was clean, staff were friendly and we had a very relaxing time. There were lots of pools including a main pool, teen pool, romantic pool, indoor pool which was warmer and a few others dotted about. There was a playground and kids club although we didn’t get around to using the kids club. The gym was good and available 24hrs. There is a shuttle bus to and from the marina regularly, it was lovely to walk around and eat out. We also went on a boat trip where we saw the caves and dolphins and went parasailing. Also recommend visiting Quintaira, it’s easy and reasonable to get an Uber wherever you want to go. Overall a really lovely trip and I would definitely visit again.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Response from Nuno Braga Lopes, General Manager at As Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa
Responded 7 Nov 2022
Dear Guest, Thank you so much for choosing the Cascatas Golf Resort & Spa for your family holiday in the Algarve and posting a review on TripAdvisor. We appreciate your enthusiastic feedback and are thrilled to hear that you were impressed with the apartments as well as the hotel facilities. As clarification for other travelers, the residential apartments are not part of the Hilton brand but are held to the same high quality standards as the hotel and rented out and managed by the hotel team. We are thrilled you had a comfortable and relaxing holiday at our resort and very much look forward to welcoming you all back. Kind regards, Nuno Braga Lopes general manager
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Please contact our reservations team directly for booking details. The price match is considered in some cases and cots are available for all apartment types. The kids club is for ages 4 to 12 but all children can use the playground with parental supervision. Breakfast is available at the hotel from 7 to 11am.
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PRICE RANGE
₹9,420 - ₹15,190 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
as cascatas golf hotel vilamoura, as cascatas golf resort and spa, as cascatas hotel
LOCATION
PortugalAlgarveFaro DistrictQuarteiraVilamoura
NUMBER OF ROOMS
69
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