Vasco da Gama

Excellent location right by the beach and boardwalk which our room looked over. We stayed for 4 nights and chose a standard sea view room. Our room was spotless and fairly spacious with a good size balcony with amazing ocean views. We had everything we needed in the room but the furniture and bathroom are definitely dated, as is the hotel decor in general. Breakfast was good with a reasonable choice, hot selection could have been better but we definitely didn’t go hungry. Staff were efficient and polite but not overly friendly and welcoming. We would stay again due to the excellent location. A refurbishment would turn this hotel into something very special but as it is its value for money and comfortable.

The hotel is perfectly situated just a short stroll to the most amazing clean beach. From the moment you enter the hotel the cleanliness is evident the housekeeping staff do an amazing job, from cleaning your room ever day to changing the towels when needed. The hotel has adopted an environmental policy doing away with plastic in many areas of the hotel, to water saving in the rooms. The staff as always are very welcoming and happy to help. The food is of a very good quality and for all tastes, from breakfast various hot choices to continental and fresh fruit available. Dinner is much the same, choices of fish and meat dishes and freshly grilled food also salads pasta and an array of sweets every night. The restaurant and bar staff are very friendly and they went out of their way to make the holiday extra special for our two grandsons who had an amazing time.

We love Monte Gordo and the Vasco Da Gama hotel. The location is beyond perfect. The beach is at the back of the hotel. Out the door along the board walk and onto the sand in 2 minutes.Plenty of shops and restaurants around the area. Bike, car hire and trip excursions can all be found right outside the front door. Lots of units at the beach front, all restaurants/bars. The hotel staff are amazing. Always helpful and cheerful. Rooms cleaned daily, towels are changed if you leave them on the bathroom floor. The atmosphere is friendly and relaxing. Reception staff are cheerful and helpful. The dining room staff are great and very cheerful. Happy hour is very busy and cocktails are the order of the day. Housekeeping staff are awesome and very amiable and great at what they do. In the bar there is traditional entertainment. The decor is very traditional. Some guests have said it's dated but it's perfectly traditional. It is spotlessly clean, swept and mopped every day. It's all shiny and beautiful. The Vasc da Gama is charming and you will want to go back again and again. We have been staying there for 8 years now. It's a special place for us.