Adolfo da Quinta Hotel

I´m portuguese, 46 and for the last 30 years each year i spent several long weekend (2 to 5 days) in the Algarve. I know most of the 5 star hotels in the area (some of them very very good). For several reasons this time i try Vila Monte. Is in the Algarve but you don´t feel that. Is in the countryside, 10 Km from the see, east Algarve (less developed and less tourism) in the middle of lots of trees with nice shadows and lots of birds. It´s a small resort with very good service where you can find everything you need. There are 3 pools... more

The Vila Monte is a first class hotel set in beautiful gardens only 30 minutes from Faro airport, but feels a million miles. Our Room was spotlessly clean and simply furnished and a stylish modern bathroom; with really good quality toiletries, bathrobes and huge fluffy towels. The grounds and gardens were very well tended with a team of gardeners working hard to maintain them. There are two restaurants; the pool bar for simple lunches and dinner, and the main Orangrie restaurant that is in a dramatically stylish room with a... more

A word of warning - CN TRaveller recommended the Vila Monte hotel; 'the restaurant with uninterrupted sea views and excellent cuisine'. We also believed this when we visited earlier this year for a 3 days relaxing stay - we checked out after one night. The promised 'excellent' cuisine was on a par with holiday camp food. The restaurant felt like a cheap package holiday room, echoing and lacking character. There is no 'a la carte' menu just a set three course at € 45 per person (this is, apparently a new policy) - the food was tomato... more

A wonderful hideaway with 3 stunning pools, great food this hotel is part of the relais and chateaux group which is very upmarket and brilliant. recently refurbished rooms were simple but elegant and the spa was lovely, decent beaches 20/30 mins drive. Faro aiport only 20 mins away a great weekend break was enjoyed by my wife and I just what was needed. This secluded place is highly recommended and whilst it was full when we stayed there were rarely more than 2 or 3 others around the pools. Lets hope this place doesnt... more

In this kind of hotel, it really is all about the small details. The hotel is lovely, the envolving gardens where you can walk and stay for an entire day just relaxing and enjoying the 3 pools, the Spa and the pool bar are just great. The reception area has also a bar and a living room (with a great fireplace that is surely usefull during winter) where you will like to stay for a relaxed evening. Other common areas are the restaurant (very good as people say, we did not have the chance to try it, but the situation is really... more