Spa Hotels in Monte Gordo

Staying here at the moment and yes the hotel is a bit dated but it is superb, definitely better than 3 stars. Last year we stayed in the 4 star Alcazar Hotel, which is close by, however it is closed this year, which resulted in us choosing Hotel Vasco da Gama. This hotel is much better; location, food, staff, beds, towels, bedding, pools and sunbeds all excellent. There is not a huge choice at dinner but what there is is excellent, resulting in me having difficulty in choosing what to have! Breakfasts are great too. Unfortunately we are going home tomorrow but will definitely be back, already looking to book for next year.

Basic hotel, rooms nice and clean, bed made every day. Staff not particularly friendly, food basic and boring went out most days. Pretty central for what we wanted, it was a place to sleep. Beach only about 5/10 minute walk which is beautiful.

My wife and I stayed at the Inn over Xmas and experienced a quiet, relaxing and enjoyable stay. We got one of the two upstairs rooms which had an outdoor balcony with two chairs and a delightful view of the mountains. Also a pleasant surprise was the super water pressure in our shower. It's just across the street from the water which was also very convenient as we were able to easily capture some wonderful sunsets and seabird activity without having to get in the car. The food in the restaurant downstairs was excellent and the warm smiling staff and the Inn owners were all extremely friendly and available. Thanks Jon and Nancy for a wonderful experience. We hope to be back again soon.

I just got back from the trip.I stayed in this hotel. Very good European hotel for ”three stars.” Staff friendly and always ready to help.Aquarium on registration is quite large and spacious.No bullying on animals I have seen.Bed and towels are always clean.Of the toilet Appliances are only soap.All the rest you can buy in a gastronomy at a corner-cheap and available.Rooms and showers are spacious.There is a small ”kitchen” with a refrigerator, tile and microwave stove.All the food cooking facilities: pans, jars, knives,forks,slippers,a teapot and even a pad for wine and wine glasses.washing and kitchen towels.Wide balcony with table and chairs.The air conditioner works perfectly.On windows shadowy pillows.But the most important dignity is the location of the hotel.It is located in The very centre of the boulevard and two steps from the beach.I recommend visiting the VistaMar restaurant - delicious food and acceptable prices.Also cheerful and hospitality staff.

The Calema is situated on a backstreet just a few minutes from the beach. Initial impressions are good. The public areas are clean and reasonably well maintained. The gym seemed busy but the pool was totally unused. My room was clean and consisted of a small bedroom and bathroom with a larger kichenette and living area with a balcony. The kitchen equipment was sticky, unsurprising given that neither washing up liquid or tea towels were provided, with a random selection of cups and plates. My friends in other rooms fared better or worse suggesting poor management of the cleaning team. The single beds are rock hard and very narrow, but I slept well. Unfortunately a dead bird appeared on my balcony halfway through my stay which I reported four times on successive day, but it was still there on departure. The restaurant was poor. Cold breakfast options only and limited choices. The evening buffet was even worse with no vegetarian options or even labelling to tell you what you might be eating. After the first night we realised that we needed to eat at the start of the stated period as the food soon cooled and nothing was topped up. Vegetables were either cooked to death or missing altogether. For example, one night a single melon was put out along with another item, when they ran out quickly (before we got to that stage) a few small bowls of red jelly (of indeterminate flavour) were put out. An odd man also seemed to be hanging around glaring at people (we were told that he was the owner but he did no obvious work). Most days he seemed to be in the lounge with his phone loudly on speaker either shouting into it or watching something, making it impossible to have a quiet drink in the bar. One evening he hosted some sort of family meal after which one of the children was given the key to the piano. She then proceeded to play very badly and loudly. We complained to the man and he just shrugged. We left along with our fellow guests. So in summary, the Calema could be a good hotel but it needs some management attention, a decent food offering and for the owner to respect that we are paying guests and that the public areas are not an extension of his living room.