Vila Gale Lagos

"Family holiday for 10 days. We went as a family of 2 children and 4 adults and were split over 2 rooms at absolute opposite ends of the hotel which was a little frustrating. Hotel - has a wow factor on arrival. Clean, fresh, spacious. Reception staff were efficient, welcoming, helpful. The hotel horseshoes around the large pool area. Out balcony overlooked the pool and we could see pit to the sea also - it was beautiful. The room was lovely, beds comfortable, well kept. Walk in shower was lovely and was lovely. Restaurant - the main restaurant was clean, well run, sone variation but not really thought out for children. However, always found something to eat. Pool bar - lovely food made to order and couldn’t have wanted more. Kids club - this was not functioning at all during our stay. Pool - this was gorgeous. It’s huge, the sunbeds are not cramped at all, loads of room - we really loved this. No rush for sunbeds in the morning at all which was fantastic. Location - walkable to Lagos town, but with people in our party we got Uber taxis which were reasonable. Lagos town is beautiful, lots of places to eat, drink, explore and people watch. Entertainment - this was the weak link, there really wasn’t much at all."

"Stayed 3 nights B&B with husband and son who were playing golf. First impressions....large, clean hotel over 3 floors. Rooms acceptable, comfy, clean beds. If you want tea/coffee in the room you have to request it. Food average, repetitive and NEVER hot. The only hot food is the freshly cooked omlettes, everything else is luke warm/cool. Beautiful pool area, clean, well maintained, plenty of sunbeds but it is end Oct, pool freezing. They entice you to eat at the buffet restaurant for evening meal at €28@ head by offering a free bottle of wine. Again food average and never hot!"

"First and foremost, lovely immaculate hotel. Opened in 2009, as a boutique fashion hotel. The place is adorned with images, pictures and mannequins of Portuguese fashion designers and models. All very interesting, but would question the relevance to its market of golfers. To note - we’re not golfers either. Rooms are very spacious, however due to the design, polished slate floors with wooden furniture and the lack of soundproofing, the noise resonates when housekeeping is cleaning the room. No kettle or tea/coffee making service, which meant you had to wait ill 7.00am to get a coffee, if you’re an early riser. Talking of housekeeping. We stayed for 10 nights and 4 out of the 10 the room wasn’t cleaned and new towels provided. Had to call reception, several times. We were all inclusive (thankfully). It isn’t cheap. However, saying that it was all top shelf premium brands. As per other reviews, you did have to wait at the bar quite some time, on occasions, due to the minimal staff (2 increasing to 3). The low numbers of staff was compounded by the amount of customers requesting cocktails. Tip to hotel - remove a pool table and have a dedicated cocktail bar. There was a pool bar service. This was the best! Mostly staffed by 2 staff and you rarely had to wait. The pool was fantastic. Loved it. Had it not been for the other issues, we’d have re-booked. The biggest disappointment, was the dining. Circa 200 seating. Breakfast was the best, but it went downhill from there, due to the apparent decreasing number of waiters and the temperature of the food. If you went to lunch or dinner early, you’d be okay…but anything past 1:00 and 8:00 you’d be greater with no staff to assist you and luke warm food."