Colina Village

"We did get a good deal on the price of the holiday which will obviously have a bearing on this review. This is an old hotel with heavy dark Portuguese furniture, but it was all in good condition. It is quite a walk to the beach, restaurants and bars, about 25 minutes. The complex is laid out like a small village with roads running between the apartments, so if you have a hire car you can drive and park close to your apartment. The gardens are beautifully laid out with trees and flowers. There is a large swimming pool and sunbathing area with plenty of sunbeds in good condition and this is where the restaurant and bar is located. There is also an indoor pool with toilets and showers. Bearing in mind this is a 3 star hotel we thought the accommodation and facilities were very good. The apartment had a hallway, to the right was a large bathroom with an over bath shower, double sinks, toilet and bidet. To the left was the large kitchen which had table and chairs, fridge freezer (no ice cube tray, but we bought one from the supermarket), the back wall was full of kitchen units which held everything you could need to self cater. There was an oven with 2 ring induction hob, microwave, toaster, kettle and filter coffee machine. No mugs though so we bought two from the supermarket really cheap. Through a separate door was a large lounge area with an open fireplace, dining table and four chairs, sideboard, easy chair , sofa, coffee table and television. The upholstery on the sofa was grubby. Sliding doors led to a small patio with table and chairs. The bedroom was large with fitted wardrobes with drawers, dressing table, twin beds and bedside table. There is a clothes dryer and ironing board, but I didn't see an iron. There aren't many sockets and none close to the dressing table, we took an extension which was handy for the hairdryer and if you have lots of electronics to charge. Also there is no WiFi access other than at reception. The apartment, bedding and towels were all cleaned and changed regularly. Staff were all helpful and friendly. There is a complimentary mini bus transfer to the town three times a day, shout out to Nelson, the driver. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay."

"Rooms were great couple of things to get use to ie small cups for coffee and toilet use.Overall clean and practical Just a bit out of the way to shops and eating out Pool area great .The staff were amazing from the bar to the restraunt 5 stars. thanks all for a great holiday. Obrigado Hope I got that right..had a go ..kia pai in New Zealand"

"We did book this as a budget break so were expecting it to be fairly basic but we were still disappointed. The apartment was large and had a decent sized bathroom and kitchen but it was very dated. There was damp which made the wardrobe smell very musty. The apartment and complex were dirty and uncared for. Many of the beds round the pool were broken as were a lot of outside lights. It's not in a great location which was fine for us as we had a car but if you don't you'd be very limited. Booked through jet2, surprised they haven't vetted the accommodation on their books more carefully as they're normally great."