Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Corallium Thalasso

We traveled as 2 couples from the UK for our stay mid June 2018. Just short of a 4 hour flight and we landed at the airport to a slightly cloudy but warm afternoon. The taxi transfer immediately took us the 20 minute ride to the Lopesan Villa del Conde. Each mile closer the weather improved and upon arrival it was glorious sunshine which stayed with us for 7 days. The hotel is very impressive. The reception is very grand and we only had need to visit it upon arrival and departure. The hotel rooms are a little tricky to locate upon first arrival as the hotel is on several levels but you soon learn to locate the best way to and from the pool areas back to your rooms. We were located in the next block to our friends we traveled with. No problem as we were both on the ground floor and had wonderful private terrace area to sit in rather than sitting in the room. Luckily we had sea views and all day long sun which was a bonus. The rooms were very well looked after and you can even inform the cleaning staff what time suits to have your room made up. The room was large (2190) and even had a walk in wardrobe. Air con worked well and not once did we hear any noise from other guests. Most of the guests were a little older than us but very respectful coming and going from their rooms. Although there was no UK television channels we connected our laptop to the TV and watched whatever we liked over the hotel WI-FI which worked very well. Our room stepped out onto 1 of the several pools located around the hotel. The pools where amazing. Several pools to choose from including a salt water pool. The bar area around the pool serves beer and snack throughout the day. Hotel prices to be expected but you can visit 1 of the local supermarkets either side of the hotel just a 10 minute walk either way. We actually went to look at several of the hotels next door and the Lopesan Villa del Conde is by far the nicest in my opinion. The grounds are amazing. The staff smile and assist in anyway possible. Its a quite hotel and I really liked it. The restaurant staff were very nice. The continental food looked superb although as with all hotel food you get a little bored and sometimes just want some basic food. We paid for half board but ate out a few times locally as the little places to eat all around offered excellent food at reasonable prices. A great choice of restaurants only a few minutes walk. One thing i noticed is very few children which for me was a bonus. I'm not saying its not child friendly but if your looking for lots of children and noise then go elsewhere. This is a grown up chilled out peaceful and elegant place to spend time relaxing. Will come back again.

Just coming to the end of a 7 day holiday and having stayed in numerous 5 star hotels in many countries I am afraid to say that overall we are disappointed considering the previous reviews we read prior to booking. The reception is stunning and the pool areas are very good. Our room is clean and tidy but the soundproofing is very poor. The restaurants at lunch time were excellent although being British we must have been invisible at times as the main tourists being German were always served first despite us arriving before them albeit I have to say that all the staff we dealt with were excellent. Two things that really annoy us on holiday and one if them is the TV channels available, numerous German, Russian and many other channels but not one UK channel and all we had was Sky News international. UK people are not really catered for and it shows. The main issue we have is the noise in the hotel. The buildings lack any soundproofing so you can hear everything and anything. Why do people insist on walking late at night and early morning with heels so all you hear is clip clop right through the room and along the corridors. We have not had a decent nights sleep since we arrived and that is down to the other guest being inconsiderate and room cleaning starts really early. We can even hear people using the toilet in adjoining rooms. Don???t come here if you want to get a decent nights sleep. This hotel unfortunately will not be on our return list. Room 5158