- Algarve Holidays
- Albufeira
- Vila Gale Atlantico
This beach hotel is situated in the captivating Algarve in Southern Portugal. The hotel is located just 6 kms from the centre of the popular tourist area of Albufeira and a mere 300 metres from the beach. Guests will find public transport links just 100 metres away, while the airport is 50 kms from the hotel. This superb hotel offers the ideal setting for every type of traveller visiting the area. Whether doing business or seeking pleasure, guests will be impressed by the hotel's range of first class facilities and services, which have been specially designed to meet the individual needs of each and every traveller. The guest rooms are beautifully-presented and offer a cocoon of comfort and luxury in which travellers can relax and unwind at the end of the day.
Gake is a small and totally new settlement just to the South of Armacao De Pera. The hotel is reasonably well located with a nice pool and facilities. The nearby beach is fabulous but note that the sea is consistently rough.
We had a large suite with pool and sea view. There are two drawbacks with the hotel. Firstly the catering is poor. The staff do not refill quickly enough and frankly what is supposed to be hot food is often cold and has been hanging around too long. The other drawback is that other than walking the few hundred yards to the sea side bars there is just about norhing to do in the evenings. The cabaret is usually dire and even when an outside artiste is present the management rather crassly leave all the large TVs turned on blaring out a non stop diet of football. Rude to the entertainers and rude to the guests
We returned this summer to Vila Gale Atlantico for the second time. It was absolute bliss the first time around and we were delighted that our second visit was just as lovely (if not better!).
We stayed in a suite on the third floor, the rooms are enormous and the layout is just right. The kitchenette is bigger than many others we’ve seen in family hotel rooms, and the pools, games room etc meant that our kids were never bored. We didn’t stray far from the local area but a couple of trips to Planet Fusion with some leftover euro coins also kept them entertained!
The food was fabulous and staff were all so friendly. Will definitely be back for a third time!
We are still here and what a lovely stay we are having! Staff are lovely ! The food and service is fantastic 👌 would definitely recommend to people! Some lovely restaurants near by plus minutes to the beach walking...lovely sunset down there.. The pool is never overcrowded and we also get a sunbed !
We have stayed at Vila Galé Atlântico before and enjoyed it enough to book a return visit, so it was disappointing that our second stay didn’t live up to our previous experience. There were several maintenance issues during our stay. The hotel back entrance gate had been removed with no explanation, the electric vehicle charging points were not working, and one of the lifts was out of order on our first day. Individually these may seem minor, but together they gave the impression that the hotel isn’t being maintained to the standard we experienced previously. The spa was another frustration. Every time we visited there was nobody available to provide towels, meaning we had to wait or search for staff. The indoor pool was also dominated by some very unruly families, making it difficult to enjoy what should have been a relaxing environment. While I appreciate hotels can’t control every guest’s behaviour, a little more supervision would have made a big difference. Same goes for children’s pool. Older children frightening toddlers, using inflatables on the slides and soaking everyone.
There are still positives – the location is excellent and we have fond memories of our first stay, which is why this visit was so disappointing. In fact, we had already booked to return next year before this holiday, but based on this experience we’re now wishing we hadn’t.
I hope the hotel addresses these issues because it has the potential to be a great place to stay, as we know from our previous visit.
Great location for us although some people will find it too quiet, lovely pool area. No one clears any rubbish away or collects glasses from pool area during the day. Very strange in my opinion that the entertainment is held inside by reception when theirs a lovely pool area / outside bar which doesn’t seem to serve drinks in the evening so no one sitting at outside bar at night time which I have never experienced before. I think this hotel is probably best for families with young children. The room was big & spacious & clean & comfortable, lacked any personal touches & basic but good enough. Overall I wouldn’t choose to stay again as the evenings were lacking a nice space to sit & relax & enjoy a drink in a nice setting.
