Hotel was clean, quiet, good breakfast but was let down by the evening meal on each of the 4 nights I stayed here. The hotel has a boardwalk down to the beach which is worth spending time at. Hotel provided us with a proper sized iron and board. The Internet only works in the reception area for my iPad, for... More

As the President of the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, I have nothing but good things to say about the service provided by the hotel. Not only the meeting venue and rooms are amazing, as the surroundings were highly praised by all involved. I have to thank Claudia Carvalho and Sandra Esgarrancho (and Filipa Maximiano,... More

Originally booked into CS Sao Rafael Suite but were re-directed on arrival to Atlantic which is about 2K away. Were allocated a suite for the three of us - wonderful luxury. Have never experienced so much comfort and space in a hotel and the pillows were sooo soft. The staff were excellent, very helpful and friendly. Everyone we met spoke... More

Lovely hotel with great views and garden areas. Good spa area and excellent internal and external swimming pools. Only negative is that there are not enough sun loungers at the pool areas for all guests. This may result in you having to sit on a bean bag by the pool instead. Hotel staff weren't concerned by the lack of space.

I have just got back from Algarve. I would highly recommend this hotel. I definitely felt the hotel lived up to its 5* rating. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Rooms Very modern, spacious, clean and comfortable. We opted for a sea view bedroom which had amazing views. Food We had the breakfast buffet which was good. Overall, this... More

We are staying at this hotel right now and enjoying every moment despite of the cold & rainy weather. Rooms Very modern, big, clean with a beautiful view - everything very well thought through. We stay with a 2 year old daughter and had enough space for 3 of us. Food We tried snack bar for lunch and breakfast buffet... More

A truly exceptional and truly excellent hotel amazingly located with breathtaking views and top class service. And tuna! : ) yes they got this hotel restaurant where we were served best ever prepared tuna which I can remember for lifetime. The hotel is just perfect. We were there three times as anything other there simply couldn't fulfil our expectations. Every... More

Myself and my mum stayed here in early September, booked under a 'adults' only holiday we arrived to find it was 'couples' which we did find a bit awkward to begin with, as did another mother/daughter couple we got chatting to. Bedroom - lovely beds really comfortable with GREAT pillows! - bathroom was open plan (bit awkward but manageable) and... More

We stayed at the Sao Rafael in September for 14 nights. The hotel itself was nice but fell short of it's 5 star rating. The rooms were contemporary in design and spacious with all mod cons including a mini bar and Air con but be warned the items contained within the mini bar are very expensive, we emptied the mini... More