Luz Bay Hotel

"We recently stayed at this hotel and unfortunately had a very disappointing experience. The location itself is okay — about an hour’s drive from Faro Airport — but everything went downhill as soon as we checked in. We had booked 3 rooms for 6 adults and 2 infants, but upon arrival we were shocked by the condition of the accommodations. The walls and bathrooms were covered in mold, one bed had a dirty, stained cover, and the furniture was extremely old and unhygienic, including a plastic table that was filthy and outdated. Electrical sockets were poorly fitted, which felt unsafe. In addition, one of the rooms had a broken hair dryer, and in another, the air conditioning didn’t work at all. We complained to reception within 10 minutes of checking in, asking to change rooms, but the staff were unhelpful and not polite. We were told the hotel was fully booked and that nothing could be done. For the price and the way this property is advertised, the reality was appalling. The state of the rooms and the lack of basic standards make this hotel feel more like a bad hostel than a proper holiday accommodation. I wouldn’t even qualify it as a 2-star hotel. Honestly, it felt like a complete joke."

Casa Pôr do SAL - Boutique Guesthouse with Heated Pool & Sea Views

Oasis Beach Apartments

"We booked a one week stay through Easyjet, flying from Southend. Whilst at the airport Easyjet contacted us to say that there would not be anyone on reception and they would email instructions, which they did. We arrived at 2am and there was someone there to meet us, find our key and show us to the room. A very pleasant surprise. The apartment was good, clean and functional. The lady on reception was lovely and couldn't do enough to help us. The pool area was clean and tidy. There as a bar area but that was never open during our stay. Positives Well equipped Clean Very well located Quiet Friendly Great resort A couple of niggles/negatives: No bedside table one side of the bed. An absolute must for us, but we made do with a chair. The head on the shower was split. The first shower we had, soaked the room and I mean soaked. The state of the bottom of the door we weren't the first to do this as the wood was splitting. We learnt to just not have the water turned on as much - the water pressure was fierce. Would we stay again - definitely."