Secrets Bahia Real Resort & Spa

"Fantastic Hotel, worthy of 5 * rating. Room and Hotel kept spotless, huge, varied selection of foods at the buffet. Dined in 2 of the restuarants on sitr which were delicious. The staff were very attentive and friendly. Special shout out to Oscar and Deborah for exceptional service. We will be returning."

"Just back from short stay at this hotel. My thoughts on it are: Pros: Feels like a quality hotel. Lovely reception area/foyer. Very pleasant staff. Large room (309, sea view), huge comfy bed, nice balcony, great shower. Breakfast was good (didn’t have other meals there so can’t comment on that) Cons (& little niggles): Really did not like how enclosed & intimate (if that’s the right word) the pool area felt. Also when we arrived about 2pm not one single lounger available. Beach very rocky, would not be able to paddle/swim (unless you went down the steps from jetty). Lack of milk for coffee (only 2 of those tiny UHT ‘cartons?’ each day) had to keep asking for it at reception. No wine or spirits in mini bar!! Lighting in bathroom awful. No decent mirror in bedroom to see to do make up in natural light. Area surrounding hotel feels run down with (?) abandoned half built hotel directly opposite & a good few empty units, sort of killed the feel good factor. I’m sure lots of guests wouldn’t find these niggles a problem, but this is just my observations. Personally I would not return as I didn’t like the pool area & that’s a big thing for me."

"It's a bit confusing to find your way around the hotel at first. It's walking distance to the dunes - I wouldn't bother with the sea side just outside the hotel as it's stony and rough. There's a nice pool area and the spa as well as the gym I can recommend. Take bathing cap with you for the spa - otherwise they will provide you with one - no extra cost. Towels are provided, too. The breakfast was really nice - also nice coffee. the area outside is visited by a lot of pigeons - so I recommend to sit inside where it's cleaner. There's a large parking garage where you can park your car or outside there's one, too. just beware that the street is a one-way street. so you may have to do another round upon arrival if you decide to park the car in the garage. As quite a few people mentioned the hotel is not in the centre. but you can walk to the centre or just drive. we found it quite easy to park in the centre if you go around 6pm/6.30pm - low season. I'm not sure how it would be during high season."