Cacela Velha Hotels from S$75

"Modern hotel within walking distance from the town centre . You are greeted on arrival by a glass of wine, which is a nice touch. The rooms are spacious, clean, and with a decent size wardrobe, plus a fridge and a desk. Pool view rooms have a balcony, which also get the sun. Breakfast is very good, with a good selection of hot and cold food There is a gentleman playing the piano each morning. There is also sparkling wine available. The only downside is that it's quite noisy, especially if the hotel is busy, with no soft furnishings to absorb the sound. The two pools are nice but the water was cold on our visit (May). There is a pool bar for drinks, and more than enough sun loungers. A downside is that the bar plays music all day which I think is too loud, and not to everyone's taste. My idea of a relaxing time by the pool is not necessarily listening to someone else's choice of music. I think this is something that that hotel should look to. You don't really need music at all by the pool in my opinion. There is a rooftop bar which has indoor and outdoor seating, and has live music some nights, and a DJ at other times, starting from 20:30. The Spa is a waste of time, the pool is only 3m by 10m, the steam room was out of order, and the sauna was under repair. I was in and out in 5 minutes! There is a €10 deposit for pool towels. Note that from 7th May the hotel have introduced a no cash policy for all bar and restaurant payments. "

"Staff were friendly and helpful. Great room on the ground floor with outside pool access. I had an issue with the door lock - it was addressed and fixed immediately. The outside pool is not heated - I didn’t care, but some people might. Breakfast was included and had extensive choices. The hotel is a very short walk (along the river side) to the town center. Well located, well maintained and friendly staff"

"Lovely spot. The only thing that was disappointing was the coffee on the breakfast buffet. The buffet was very decent, but the coffee is terrible. It tastes like instant coffee."

"Fab breakfast, very clean hotel which looks to have been recently refurbished. Very helpful staff, although we didnt have much contact with them. The pool looked lovely but we didnt use it as the road noise wouldnt have been very relaxing. We found the location difficult as we like to walk everywhere, but the hotel is on a busy road that is difficult to cross and there is no safe way to walk into town. Staff did advise us to use ubers, which we did, but at €4 each way, twice a day, it made the "cheap hotel " a more expensive option than some of the alternatives in the town that had been available. There is soundproofing in the rooms, which was very effective, but our balcony was not pleasant to sit on due to the road noise which was disappointing. We stayed for 5 nights in May. A perfect stop over hotel if you have a car and are juat doing a couple of nights maximum. "

"Très propre. Stationnement intérieur gratuit avec accès en ascenseur pour atteindre l’hôtel. Très apprécié d’avoir des commodités proches, car les chambres sont substituées aux dernières étage d’un centre d’achat. Très bon déjeuner avec choix multiples."

"Wonderful Spa Facility and staff. Friendly reception staff. Down side, no kettle in the room or water. Considering the number of people with mobility issues and think that easy access to food should be offered. All inclusive stay should be just that and throughout the day. Evening venue seem to be too small for the number of people."

"We booked this hotel for one night at the end of a three week trip. We arrived on a Sunday late evening after a long drive from Lisbon. Parking was very hard to find and had to walk a long way back to the hotel. Our room had a kettle and cups but no tea or coffee .When I went to reception to ask for tea and coffee I was told I could purchase some from them!!! or bring my own? We are global travellers and irrespective of hotel class where a kettle was provided there would be tea /coffee, I would have to purchase a box of tea bags a carton of milk and a packet of sugar. We were flying back home next morning making this a waste of money. The floor of our room was dirty under foot when you walk in bare feet. I later enquired about about the price of their wine and the prices were astronomical considering Portuguese wine is so reasonable this was taking the proverbial. The cooked breakfast was a bit disappointing, scrambled eggs very runny, bacon not real" bacon" no sausages, mushrooms or tomatoes . In a nutshell disappointing all around . Wouldn't go back and wouldn't recommend."

"The Hotel and Staff were both stunning, everyone from reception to Pool Bar did everything possible to make our short stay extremely enjoyable. Room was spotless, bed very comfortable and a TV with Worldwide coverage (if you cared enough to think of home ), Tea and Coffee making facilities had no milk, this was immediately resolved by staff. Location is excellent, short walk in all directions brings you out at bars and cafes of Olhao."

"Lovely hotel with great amenities. Staff super friendly. Have stayed here a few times and it’s our go to hotel in this area"