Solar da Boaventura

Hotel surroundings were nice but amenities were sorely lacking. Similar 3* hotels in the area had included a fridge, water boiler and drinking cups. We ended up borrowing the boiler and cups from the front desk. We had half board arranged. The food on the first night was terrible. Tasteless soup with chicken bits and rice. The waiter told us they ran out of potatoes and couldn't make chips. But the opposite table had two servings of chips and other tables arriving later had chips as well. We questioned the waiter who went to ask the chef who relented and gave us chips (half a portion of what others were getting). All in all, we felt like we were a burden to the cook. The next day's dinner was thankfully better. All in all, not good value, not welcoming.

We stayed here for 2 nights during our walking holiday. What a great location. Both nights our dinner was included. There is a fabulous indoor pool which was a welcome treat after our walks. Lovely bedrooms and we slept well. We ordered pack lunches and these were super.

We spent a week in the hotel. It is very pretty and clean, you get a great indoor pool and jacuzzi, staff is friendly and the food in the restaurant is good. You find at least 3 other good restaurants within a 10 minute driving distance. It is quiet and there is not much going on at night but you can play pool or play all sorts of board and card games. The garden is beautiful too and you always find a parking space.

The rooms were clean. Though, there is no fridge, no electric kettle. Good shower. Safe costs extra. There's a pool, sauna costs extra. Breakfast is very sparse. Staff seemed bored or just not motivated to work. Maybe it's better during high season. Wouldn't go again.

Large comfortable, clean room and friendly staff. Breakfast was solid with a variety of hot foods and good breads and fruit. A nice bar area with good selection of liquors and coffee. The grounds were nice and expect very nice when in bloom. I rate this an excellent value.