Sao Miguel, Green Island Experience Partially Guided: A comfortable stay in an excellent location

The Grand Hotel Açores Atlantico is as the name suggests, grand! From the elegant spiral staircase, the stately grand piano, and intimate collections of comfy chairs, the lobby screams out “enjoy me”. We rarely walked by without stopping for a quick intermission from our busy schedule, and occasionally imbibed from the well-stocked bar and a casual meal from the menu with popular fare. Excellent central location. All tours offered convenient pick-up and drop-off at the hotel, and an easy wa [... read more]lk into town. There’s a grocery store within a five-minute walk (watch you don’t miss it as it is tucked in between a string of little restaurants). The included breakfast buffet was sensational, offering an impressive selection of hot and cold items, gluten free choices and even mimosas, all with a spectacular harbour/ocean view. Our east-facing room (with balcony) had a lovely city view, overlooking the lush hills and historical Azorean homes. The room was adequate in size and very clean, with everything we needed, although surprisingly lacking a bidet. Storage space was somewhat limited, with lots of place to hang our clothes but only three smaller drawers, a minor issue. Convenient location for our suitcase handled the overflow. Housekeeping was excellent and very accommodating. We especially enjoyed the quiet, private indoor pool and sauna — a wonderful place to relax after a day of sightseeing. An outdoor pool would have been nice but for those that need a cool dip, the harbour directly across the street has a sectioned off area for swimming and beside it, a city-run public pool. We felt very secure during our stay and particularly appreciated the in-room safe and security feature requiring a room key to operate the elevator. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and found the hotel comfortable, clean, secure, and exceptionally well located for exploring Ponta Delgada. We will definitely return to this vibrant, welcoming city and will absolutely stay at The Grand Hotel Açores Atlantico!

Hotel Lisboa-Eurostars das Artes: Lisbon Hotel

The Hotel was good. Very clean, quiet area & good location. Can walk to restaurants & bars Staff was amazing & very helpful. We didn't have dinner there because we wanted to go to the centre and walk around there and eat there. We just had some appetizers with wine and was really good. It doesn't have a pool though, which would've been nice. The Breakfast was really good. Lots of variety and again, Staff was great. Very satisfied with Eurostars das Artes.

Jardim Do Vau: Amazing resort

The hotel is situated very close to a picturesque beach. There are several pools ( inside and outside), small mini - market and restaurant on the site.The room is spacious . The kitchenette has lots of utensils

Pestana Viking: Nice hotel. Small Rooms.

The grounds in public areas were nice. The food was very good. My only complaint was the size of the room. We got a deluxe Seaview but there was no room to really unpack our clothes. there was a nice big hanging closet, but only 12 hangers. I also found it odd that they don't replace your coffee cups or remove the wine glasses from your room. The staff was great. Ofanso and Stephanie were excellent! Thanks for all your help!

Iberostar Selection Lisboa: Amazing Hotel

One of good hotels I stayed. Clean and they provide good services. Breakfast was great. I can only recommend to have eggs in different ways in their breakfast menu. I couldn’t eat eggs there cause I didn’t like how they cooked.

Portugal North to South Partially Guided: Lisbon, Porto, Algarve October 2025

During our tour we stayed at 4 hotels all very nice but small rooms. All the hotels were well situated within walking distance to everything. All the hotels served breakfast in the morning which was a great day starter. The tour was well played out by the tour operator, it would have been nice to get it ahead of time but we survived. It was a very good way to start to see Portugal because there is too much to see in one visit. Thanks Tammy from Tripcentral for your assistance with our travels,  [... read more]and Air Canada Vacations for providing a well organized tour.

Muthu Oura Praia: Great experience-just what we expected

The staff went above and beyond expectations to help make our stay a memorable one. Any problem was dealt with immediately and pleasantly. ( TV not working for instance) Gave great suggestions re places to go or special requests. ( Found a Real Estate Broker for us) Place is super clean--staff seem to take pride in this. With a few small changes they could change the food recipes from average to fabulous although staff and volume were outstanding.

Hilton Porto Gaia: Great hotel, friendly staff, incredible breakfast

The hotel is understated high-end. It's clean, with good amenities though we hardly used them because we were rarely there. The breakfast is buffet-style and it's copious, varied, and plentiful. Staff are friendly, and the concierges are knowledgeable and eager to help. We stayed two weeks and had a great time.

Portugal North to South Partially Guided: Portugal is an amazing country.

We went on the Portugal North to south tour in late May into June. Tour gave us a great opportunity to see many aspects of the country and we enjoyed all the various regions. The bustle of Lisbon , the historical city of Porto and the beach resorts of the Algarve region. All in all a great trip. I would strongly recommend that the tour operators give particular attention to a couple of areas for improvement. Namely the initial orientation at the airport was too quick and although information was [... read more] provided it didn’t prepare us well for the trains that were integral to getting from one end of the country to the other. More time and maybe a graphic chart outline the stations and where the trains arrive would be helpful. Alternatively a representative of the tour company at the train stations to help would have been very helpful. The hotels in our excursion were wonderful but located in midtown and we had the added expense of transportation to and from the downtown areas. Hotels located in the tourist area would have been preferred. Something to watch for when you’re choosing your package. I would recommend this package with some improvements as mentioned.

Portugal North to South Partially Guided: Portugal is an amazing country.

We went on the Portugal North to south tour in late May into June. Tour gave us a great opportunity to see many aspects of the country and we enjoyed all the various regions. The bustle of Lisbon , the historical city of Porto and the beach resorts of the Algarve region. All in all a great trip. I would strongly recommend that the tour operators give particular attention to a couple of areas for improvement. Namely the initial orientation at the airport was too quick and although information was [... read more] provided it didn’t prepare us well for the trains that were integral to getting from one end of the country to the other. More time and maybe a graphic chart outline the stations and where the trains arrive would be helpful. The hotels in our excursion were wonderful but located in midtown and we had the added expense of transportation to and from the downtown areas. Hotels located in the tourist area would have been preferred. Something to watch for when you’re choosing your package. I would recommend this package with some improvements as mentioned.

Oceanus Aparthotel: Really lovely place

Really liked this hotel. Inparticular the receptionist Claudia. She was so helpful . The place was spotless. The indoor pool was great. Our only criticism were the beds. If you are tall they are very small and not very comfortable Great location, with in walking distant to lots of bars and resturants.

Grand Muthu Forte Do Vale: Nice hotel, subpar food

Room was clean and spacious. All inclusive was NOT worth it at all. The food at the only restaurant on the property was just edible, so save your money and eat off property or cook your own food. We also visited the other resort’s piri piri chicken restaurant which was underwhelming as well.

Jardim Do Vau: Amazing resort!

Beautiful resort with both indoor and outdoor pools. Well maintained and clean. Apartment was large and comfortable. Staff were friendly and helpful. Close to beach and hiking trails and restaurants. Restaurant was closed but was opening soon so we did not have the opportunity to use the restaurant.

Muthu Clube Praia da Oura: The hotel is still figuring it out

I was super excited about this hotel, but I still think that they are figuring out the whole all inclusive theme. The customer service is lacking. And maintenance of this hotel is poor. it is a shame as the hotel is located in a very nice area which is accessible to everything in a short distance, It has pools, hot tub and even a sauna. We had a very nice room with ocean view which was gorgeous, however, the layout is very uncomfortable. Other than provide you with body soap in the shower there  [... read more]is nothing else, no shampoo, conditioner, or hand soap. The air conditioners were not working, which it wasn’t a big deal as you can just open the windows, but all of the little mosquitoes come into your room. The elevators were scary as the lights were not working, complete darkness, but were flickering as you enter the elevator. From when we arrived, the check in took an unnecessarily long time just to be passed to another desk and get the key of our room where we have to line up again nothing was explained to us, such as we have to leave a deposit for the beach towels we didn’t even know we had to get them from the desk. Nobody offered to help us with the luggage which is very uncomfortable to manage through the cobblestone to our room., the hotel is as I said before ginormous. When you just arrive you don’t know where everything is so we had to ask for somebody to help us to get to the room with the luggage and it seemed that we were bothering them but we got somebody to help us.. The most disappointing and worthless part of the whole package was the all inclusive. In the advertisement, it says that there is all of these restaurants, barbeque Spanish tapas, Mexican Chinese. It is not completely true. They have it in the same place, but they’re not open every day, so that you have all of those options they open at day they don’t have anybody to manage their restaurants as the service is not very good they’re trying however it’s not good and the food is so bad that I think they just make what they think Chinese food taste or Mexican food , etc. There was a guy at the buffet that was super unfriendly very mean and not welcoming at all. The food at the buffet was OK nothing spectacular. The service at the restaurants and the cleanliness was so poor that my whole party of three got violently ill with what seems food poisoning, diarrhea, and vomiting. There is nothing available when you need medication, especially at night. The front desk is useless as they don’t know anything and the only thing available to drink at night is a machine they have at the front desk with water and a juice that just taste like powdered juice, there is no Apple juice, soda, water, or anything else just those very sugary powdery tasting juices available and one machine of coffee. in the positive the beach was very nice. There are no chairs available for you to lounge so in reality you will need to bring two beach towels per person one to lay on and the other one to dry but it’s just one provided for guest. the room was gorgeous. The view was beautiful. The hotel is in a good location, so if I were to go again, I would just not count with eating there. The room was adequate and had a fridge and a stove and utensils so I will just stop at the store and purchase the stuff for you to have for breakfast and snacks and drinks, however, I do not know if all of the rooms are equipped like mine.

Oceanus Aparthotel: Great spot

The rooms were just as expected- clean, quiet and we were able to cook some meals. Beautiful pool area, indoors and out. Front desk staff were amazing- very patient and always helpful. The tour choices were very good. Nice location to bus stop and walk to the beach.

The One Da Palacio Anunciada: The One…is THE ONE!

The One is a fantastic hotel in the heart of Lisbon and located close to restaurants, bars, and a wide assortment of night life. The service at this hotel is exemplary with a can do attitude from all staff (especially the concierge) to help make our vacation as enjoyable as possible. Very friendly and always willing to answer a question. Hotel was exceptionally clean. Breakfast included and every day was top notch with many options (eggs, fruit, breads, cheeses, coffee/tea, and specialities  [... read more]freshly made and served). Always left the hotel with a full belly every day.

Legendary Porto Hotel: Legendary Porto Hotel Maybe?

I did not feel welcomed. Not on arrival. Not during my stay. At east an Ola! Or, how can I help? I know very little Portuguese so I spoke in English, the reception staff who is not speaking English made it diffocult for ccommunication. When staff do not understand what I say, staff would shrug their shoulders to dismiss the conversation or dismiss me (?) I stayed at Legendary Porto Hotel for 7 days and air conditioning unit was not working for number of days (half the week). The air [... read more] conditioned unit stopped working on Wednesday middle of night, June 14. I reported the issue to receptiom desk after I had breakfast the next day. When I came back late in the day, the unit was not fixed. Porto temperature was hot. The room was warm. So, I went to reception desk about this issue. Mainenance came to the room shortly after, and the air condition turned on and started working again. The air conditioned unit stopped working again Friday night. I reported the problem the next morning. When I returned to the hotel at the end of the day, the unit was not fixed. I went to reception about this issue again. Maintenance came, turned unit on and it started working again. Then, the air conditioning unit stopped working for its third time. I reported. Then reception told me the AC cannot be fixed. The staff offered a change in room but I was leaving in two days. I cannot be bothered to move all my belongings.to a another room. I will think twice to return to Legendary Porto Hotel. Breakfast served was decent. The servers I must say was more welcoming (than reception staffs). Although, language can be a challenge in communicating, the staff surely made an effort with a smile. The staff were diligent. The rooms were cleaned daily, supplies replenished. Housekeeping staffs were diligent in this area. Maria Ferreira. She was management working at reception desk some days, was accommodating. She took the time.to engage with me and the other guests. The location of the hotel is walkable to nearby attractions. I hope these feedback is helpful.

Turim Av Liberdade Hotel: Brista Sol Portugal

the hotel was excellent and our travel agent had us on the main street as walking up hills is difficult for both of us' The staff were very friendly and our room service was done everyday with excellence' Our balcony overlooked the pool and it was wonderful to be able to have bkft on the patio' I would definately recommend these accomodations to any one visiting Albufuria.Fantastic

Cristal Porto: Excellent

😊Very clean hotel with parking. Located on quaint street, away from busy tourist area. Comfortable bed. Helpful staff and good breakfast buffet …………… ..,………………………….. . …………,. ….. .

H10 Duque de Loule: Amazing

Great rooms and beautiful terrace with amazing views. Staff was outstanding. Would highly recommend this hotel. Great location. We walked everywhere. Fantastic breakfast and service was great. Very friendly staff and helpful.