Club Amarilis

"Stayed here the last week in Oct (English half term) , travelling with Easyjet Holidays, and I honestly think it marks incredible value for money. This will depend what you want from a holiday. If you like a big hotel with a bust bar of a night time, where you can meet people and watch entertainment then this is not the hotel for you. However, we had an amazingly quiet and relaxing holiday. All the staff worked hard and were friendly. Our room was on the 9th floor, with a pool view and was massive! You get a kitchenette, with fridge freezer (forgot to look to see if there were pans), a large lounge diner with sofa, dining table, balcony on end with table and chair. Then there was a separate bedroom, with a shutter that meant it was properly dark. Plus a bathroom (grey suite!), shower over bath but good power and plenty of hot water. Given the time of year we were there having all that space to rest in was important to us. the balcony got afternoon sun so whilst there were people around the pool (no issue getting a sunbed if you wanted one!) I was content to sit on the balcony. There is a pool bar and then in the evenings the bar is to one side of the restaurant. There are a few high chairs for the bar but it wasn't really a bar you would sit and drink all night in. We ate in the restaurant all week with my husband absolutely raving about the food! For me it was adequate but he loved it; quite different tastes! Breakfast was excellent; usual continental and hot choices -apparently the sausages and bacon were particularly good! Really lovely fresh bread and pastries. Lunch and dinner had two fish choices, a meat dish, vegetables, salad, soup, pasta and a particularly good cake selection. I enjoyed fresh prawns on Portuguese night! Other nights I had fish fingers and chicken nuggets but I didn't starve! Husband enjoys meat and two veg so he was very happy! Drinks were great; you get a leaflet on check in that lists all the includeds. Gin and tonic, vodka tonic, beer, red wine and irish cream all hit the mark for us. For what we paid the hotel gave good quality. Choice is limited, as you might expect for a small complex. If you were a strict veggie you might struggle. The location of the hotel is excellent, just one block back from the promenade/main strip. You pass a mini mart on your way up the slope. Down the steps at the top by the ice cream stand to get to a wooden deck that runs all the way along the beach. makes for good running and walking out for coffee and people watching. The beach is stunning. We had a very restful, relaxing week away, which is exactly what we wanted. Expect a three star small hotel and you won't be disappointed!"

"Just returned from All inclusive at Club Armaralis. After reading the reviews we didn't expect much though we have stayed in Praia Da Rocha a few times before so was using this hotel as a base camp for its prime location. We had a shock as for a cheap 3* hotel we had a fantastic stay! Food was fresh and tasty and a good selection. Drinks were perfect serving from 10am to 11pm. Room was large with a spacious balcony with sea view. Staff are friendly and extremely hard working. The pool bar staff are very friendly, especially Bruna who made our stay so welcoming and is a real asset to this hotel..She has a genuine infectous smile. For 3 stars and the price we paid this hotel was more than value for our money!"

"Firstly this is a three star hotel and as such was fine, we read the reviews so knew there was no entertainment and that the rooms were old fashioned , we wanted an inexpensive break in a good position which this hotel is. As reported the rooms are old fashioned but very big and spotlessly clean , the communal areas are more modern . Food was ok , we didn’t starve , we did eat out some days as we explored the area and ate lunch out . We didn’t particularly like the resort though there are a few nice bars , but went to Lagos and Silves which are beautiful and Portmaio is within easy reach. We went on the Bengali cave trip which was fantastic , book through the hotel so picked up ( 5€ extra but worth it ) I think some people have unrealistic expectations of a hotel of this class. We knew exactly what we were getting , it was good value . The main thing we would have liked would be an indoor lounge bar to relax in an evening ."