VILA GALE LAGOS

We stayed here recently on honeymoon and absolutely loved it!! The staff are super friendly (maybe not so much the girls in the spa) but the waiting & bar staff, reception, management & housemaids are so friendly & helpful. The rooms are excellent, spotless every day, we had a room overlooking the massive pool area with a sea view! Perfect! The food was plentiful & varied but fresh every day. The location is excellent, a short stroll to the beautiful Marina & then over the bridge to the quaint old town. Absolutely loved this place & will definitely be back !!!

A very modern chain Hotel built just across the road / railway line from one of the best beaches in the Algarve .Has all the features we have come to expect from modern hotels ,big comfortable bedrooms , spacious public areas , well equipped pool areas , We were also attending a function , very , very impressed with the service & food along with presentation of the buffet (It was a good as some Cruise Ships ) so well done to all concerned . Plenty of free car parking in the hotel grounds , particular liked the underground car park which kept the car cool , it was very hot when we were there , Taxis to Central Lagos Taxi Rank around € 10 including a tip , very prompt, reception staff very helpful with local knowledge

The best thing about this hotel is the indoor spa area. This includes a black tile bottomed pool, which was warm and beautiful. There are 4 choices for spa-like showers, a sauna and a turkish bath (a very warm and humid sauna, which we loved). There are comfy lounge chairs around the pool. Our room was a bit small but tastefully decorated with modern furniture, a modern bathroom and a mini-fridge. The beds were comfortable and the lines of good quality. We didn't like the plastic furniture on the balcony. The outdoor pool was nice, with lots of lounge chairs, but the pool was a bit cool so we didn't use it. The beautiful beach is a short walk. You could walk into old-town Lagos but we chose to drive in for dinner, where there are numerous delicious and reasonably-priced restaurants. We enjoyed entertainment from street performers and were happy to send a few euros their way for it. The hotel has free parking. The one problem we had is that nobody told us how to use the air conditioning in the room. We had to have a maid show us how, you have to put your room key in a holder near the door. The front desk staff also didn't say anything about hotel activities, or layout of the amenities. The rooms were not very quiet, as we could hear our neighbors talking, and one night an alarm woke us and kept us up for what seemed like hours. We had to use a phone app that made rain sounds to sleep.

Nice room with view on the swimming pool and see on the third floor. Bathroom with bathtub and also balcony in the sun. Friendly staff. Close to a beautiful beach. Twenty minutes walk to the city Lagos. Breakfast and diner can use some more variation, especially in vegetables. Best take half board and eat lunch in a local restaurant.

Our second visit to Vila Gale for a weeks diving, May 27th, with the excellent onsite Dive Club Cipreia - thanks Nuno. Disappointed in the main restaurant during this visit - staff not quite as attentive, crowded and not that relaxing. We swapped our evening meal to the lunchtime buffet on 4 occasions which was far better. However on checking out we were charged for buffet lunches despite informing reception the evenings before of the swap. This charge was withdrawn after we disputed it. Room and housekeeping was excellent. Lovely pool area and the Meia Praia beach is just fabulous with great sunbeds, watersports and beach bars.