Vale Do Lobo Resort

The apartment was well laid out and spacious. The resort was beautiful

I did not expect to have to pay for the use of the pool as an extra!

Location

Needs refurbishing

Absolutely beautiful. Just home from our second stay at VDL resort. It’s such a wonderful place. The apartment was spotless, and so well appointed with beautiful decor and high ceilings. It had everything you could need for a break away. Facilities, including the beach club are all gorgeous, shuttle around the resort is so handy. All the staff we encountered were so friendly and attentive. We’re looking forward to next year already.

The only minor downside to our stay was that we felt breakfast at Doce had gone downhill a little since last year. Limited buffet on display (and one morning the “hot” food was cold) Had to ask at counter for things like yoghurt, fruit, charcuterie, which was little confusing, would be nice if you had a printed menu of what was available to order so it was a little clearer for guests. We didn’t make it to Smash to try the other breakfast offering as Doce is so close to the beach & pool it was our preference, so maybe that was better.

Die relative Nähe zum Golfplatz

Lahme Rezeption… Zimmer, die in keiner Weise zu einem 5-Sterne Hotel passen… z.B. fiel der Duschkopf beim Öffnen der Türe mitsamt Halterung aus der Wand … Fußweg 30 Minuten zum Frühstück… oder mindestens 20 Minuten auf den Shuttle warten… hoffnungslos überfordertes Personal beim Frühstück… Mal gab’s keine Brötchen… mal keine Eier… Wartezeit auf Kaffee 20 Minuten… wie dieses Resort zu 5 Sternen kam, bleibt sein Geheimnis.