Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort

Lovely hotel with beautiful heated pool over looking the golf course. The hotel was out of town and the shuttle service was excellent and reliable. The room was very spacious and the beds were really comfortable. Our son shared our room and there was lots of space even with his extra bed. The room design and furnishings were modern and was immaculately clean. I can not fault the rooms and look of the hotel. As it was Easter it would have been a nice touch to put something special on for children. I was later told there had been an egg hunt but this information was not available and should have been advertised for families. The quality of the food and drinks were very good indeed but I have a few niggles. We were half board so our evening meal was to be taken in the buffet restaurant Victoria. As far as buffets go it was good. We had the option use their other restaurants with a credit of ???25pp and ???10 for children. However, the only restaurant open in the evening was Emo (which was closed on one evening) we spent a lot of money in Emo even with our credit as its rather pricey and the drinks were costly too. We ate in Ria the seafood restaurant a few times in the day which was brilliant, the food was outstanding. It would have been nice if Ria was open in the evening as well. We asked if we could use our half board option for lunch instead of dinner but this wasn???t allowed, which annoyed me a little as I can???t see what difference it makes. I???m not a fan of buffets and would of much preferred to have the option to use our half board credit at the pool restaurant or Ria in the day allowing us to go out in the evenings. We did eat out of the hotel for 3 of our 6 nights as there???s some amazing restaurants in the area. All staff were extremely courteous and helpful and the service was very good indeed. The weather was rubbish for half of our trip and I enquired at the sister hotel Tivoli in the marina whilst waiting for the taxi shuttle if we could use their facilities, as they had an indoor pool, perfect for families on a rainy day. There was a charge of ???30pp which is ridiculous. I appreciate that using their facilities increases numbers in the hotel but ???30 is crazy, especially as families would be spending additional money there on drinks and food. Overall, the hotel was excellent,and we had a lovely time but I don???t think I would go back as I would prefer to stay closer to other attractions. If I did I would stay bed and breakfast

Great get away for some pampering and relaxation. Hotel is definitley 5 star quality, in a beautiful and scenic location. I went during the busiest period, but stoll found the hotel peaceful and tranquil. I would definitely stay in this hotel again

The following are indications of what one can expect at this hotel 1. Should a five star hotel allow guests to lay around in the foyer area with their bare feet resting on sofa's and chairs ? None of the staff seemed to be bothered !! 2. Totally chaotic breakfast...lots of staff but all running around like headless chickens...5 star ? 3. The hotel was unable to organise a golf package which I ended up cancelling which ruined my holiday 5 star ??