Vasco da Gama

Hotel well located with very acceptable conditions, polite and friendly staff. It already shows signs of age, but nothing that would compromise convenience.

Just returned from a magnificent 10 night stay in this beautiful Hotel. First impressions on walking through the door and entering the room were that it was a bit dated but it really does add to the charm of this lovely Hotel. We were lucky to have a 5th floor seaview room with very large open terrace equiped with a table and 2 chairs and a couple of Sun loungers. The view of the Grounds, Beach and Sea was outstanding. The air conditioning was a god send with the sweltering nightime temperatures. The room was large and very comfortable with 2 larger than usual single beds, good shower and bags of storage. Added bonus that the safe was free. We were Half Board but rarely do breakfast but the evening fare was excellent. A real variety to suit all tastes. The Soup of the Day never failed to impress and the salad bar was unreal. We spent most of the day lounging round the pool as the heat was tremendous during the day and never had to rush down to grab a bed or a much needed parasol. Lunch was always spent at the pool bar where a really good variety was on offer at very reasonable prices. There is a lovely bar for the evening with nightly sedate entertainment and a gorgeous outside area with comfortable seating overlookin the pool and grounds. A really nice setting for winding down the evening. I would have given our stay a 5* but I feel that one matter really does need addressing. The staff in the main dining room work really hard but they look terribly overworked and desperately understaffed. Those that are in attendance do not seem to understand what reading a room is. Trying to get their attention can be extremely difficult as they simply don't make eye contact. You really shouldn't have to go chasing them down in order to ask a simple question or request your wine. Small niggle but one which distracted from the pleasure of dining. Would we stay here again ? Absolutely, but probably earlier in the season when the risk of suffering the blistering heatwave we endured is a little less likely.

I was very sorry not to try this hotel, but my husband moves around electric wheelchair and when we visited the hotel, he did not have the conditions he would like. We were very well received, with a lot of sympathy and attention took care to show us the facilities. I loved it.