Montinho de Ouro

My partner and I stay here for the first week of July 2024. We informed the hotel that we would be arriving late as it is not manned 24hrs a day. Prompt response from hotel and received a WhatsApp message to inform when we arrived, a member of staff arrived within 5 minutes to show us to our apartment. It is a small complex of 16ish apartments. Keycoded electric gate for easy access day and night, ample carpark. We stayed in number 15, one bedroom, large, clean apartment, with a reasonable equipped, kitchenette (bring basics no shop on site, water etc), Bath with shower over bath and comfortable king size bed. Plenty of storage space and a safe in wardrobe and good size balcony. All apartment overlook pool, which was a tad fresh when we stayed but weather had not been great in previous weeks so did warm up with more hours of sun. The complex is quiet with lovely garden. Staff were very friendly and helpful, anything required can be asked at reception or via WhatsApp if not manned, prompt response to any message. It is a 30 minute hilly walk to luz but the hotel team will order a taxi with a company they have an agreement with, we used this service one early evening costing €5.50 late evening and return journey of €7.50, very reliable and professional service. Continental breakfast was included, hot choice of food, varied choice for small hotel. Evening meals can be ordered. We had a car for the week, good base to explore, luz has many good resturants , cafes and shops. All the staff were happy and friendly and I would happily stay here again.

Thankyou to the manager and her team... we had a great week.

We had a great time, very relaxing. Catia & Patericia (hope we have spelt name correctly) made sure any concerns we had were dealt with quickly and efficently. Staff work hard, lovely breakfast each morning and great coffee!! Had an evening meal which we requested before 4pm and chose from menu delivered to our room. We arrived at the restaurant and enjoyed a few drinks before being served mouth watering lamb type of casserole (best meal of the holiday) and good red wine. We did not have a car but walked to Espiche, bus service available but check times especially during off season. Bus to Lagos, spent a day visiting the Old Town with great and varied shops. Luz beach picturesque, had a wonderful short break people friendly and helpful. Location very peaceful and taxi service reasonable price.

The place is nice and remote and very peaceful. We stayed here during the first week of August. The staff work hard and they look after their guests. It’s obvious they take pride and it really shows.

The rooms can vary, some are very nice, especially near the pool. They are more like studio rooms and very spacious. Both rooms we had also had a TV and a fridge.

Quite a few reviews mention having a car. I recommend this, I thought I could get away without a car hire but later regretted it. Although saying that Bolt, Uber and FreeNow were great apps for cabs and the fares were crazy cheap. There is a 30 min walk to get to the beach, just check Apple/Google maps (we ignored the ‘private’ sign as it was a public path anyway :P

Pros:

• Wonderful staff
• Peaceful location
• Beautiful scenery
• Amazing pool
• Excellent rooms (ones we had 1 and 2)
• Breakfast was ok
• Manager lady is super helpful
• Air-con
• Fridge (for nice cold drinks)
• Secure gated access

Cons:

• You need a car ideally
• Some rooms didn’t look too great
• Breakfast was ok
• No dinner (although we did find out there was dinner if you asked, they would tell you what was available that evening)
• No shops for quite a distance (if no car)

I know I listed some cons, but they are more of guidance to take precautions like hire a car, get snacks and drinks from the local Spar, etc.. I loved our stay here, it was wonderful.