Dom Manuel I

Absolutely Lovely hotel,very peaceful and tranquil .amazing breakfast with many options to suit all.Our room was clean and had a very comfy bed.location was great,beach and town a 10minute walk away.

Very delicious breakfast, the location is top (near the old town, beach, and Ponta da Piedade), I always found parking on the street, very friendly and helpful staff. The first night I had a room that was in one of the two annexes right next to the main entrance and I could hardly sleep, because the main entrance door was slammed shut by other guests until late at night and also very early in the morning. I was then able to move to the 2nd annex on the upper floor for the remaining nights and had the peace and quiet I had hoped for there. From this point on, everything was perfect! I would go again immediately. Value for money is right!

I did a bunch of research before booking and this hotel aligned with everything that we had hoped for and more....after a bit of help from the front desk and a very pleasant surprise. We didn't arrive until 11pm and our room was in one of the buildings on the main property. The room was spacious but seemed a bit outdated. The biggest negative though was that the mattress was hard as a rock with a thin almost useless topper (and I like a firm mattress), which for whatever reasons was an issue at five of the seven places that we stayed on this trip through Spain and Portugal. I've travelled thru Europe many times before and never had this issue before, so if you're a side sleeper like me, you could be in trouble. I don't know if this is a thing in Spain and Portugal or what the deal was on this trip. Thankfully, after talking to someone else at the front desk who didn't seem too helpful about our options when I asked for a second mattress topper, MARTINA BECAME OUR NEW BEST FRIEND. SHE WAS FANTASTIC!! Turns out Dom Manuel has another building/property around the corner called Villa Rosa, which she offered up to us at no extra cost. THIS PLACE WAS AWESOME!! Before moving rooms, she drove us over there, let us check the room out and then helped us switch rooms. The room was a two story suite of sorts, and the pool and area around it was modern (and not as dated as everything at the main property). This room had a comfortable mattress, and was clean, neat and quiet. Funny that there was a construction site across the street that looked abandoned because the workers apparently were on holiday. When the wind kicked up, which was most of the time, it made a noise like a stadium full of fans cheering at a World Cup match. Thankfully, the windows in the room must have been double paned because the room was quiet at night. I'm not sure I'd stay at Dom Manuel again if I could only get a room at a building in the main property, but I would definitely stay there again if I could stay at the Villa Rosa property! Thanks Martina!!