Água Hotels Riverside

Nice and mordern rooms. Great location on the river, which was at this time a little bit empty. Great Variety at the breakfast with freshly made pancakes and fried eggs. To the town center of Portimao it takes 5 minutes with the car or really cheap with taxi. Costs were around 5 € one way.

Wir haben eins der schönsten Zimmer des Hotels bekommen, weil es mit die beste Aussicht hatte. Das Frühstück für den Preis sehr gut, nettes und aufmerksames Personal, alles wird schnell nachgeräumt. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt.

Erst gab es Schwierigkeiten beim check-in, angeblich war das Zimmer nicht bezahlt! Aber beim check-out war das kein Thema mehr. Wir haben statt des gebuchten Doppelzimmers ein Studio bekommen, toll! Schön warm im Studio, weil es Flussblick hatte und nach Süden lag, abends funktionierte aber auch die Klimaanlage sehr gut. Der kleine Pool war uns in den Abendstunden zu überlaufen, da haben wir lieber verzichtet, ein Bad in der Badewanne war sehr unbefriedigend, da es nur eine begrenzte Menge heißes Wasser gab! In der lauwarmen Wanne und danach eiskalt abduschen war nicht schön. Das Frühstück war sehr gut, ein wenig Gemüse/Salat hat und gefehlt. Alles in allem waren wir sehr zufrieden, bis auf die Sache mit dem warmen Wasser...

Not even close to being a 4 star hotel but could be. Bedroom and bathroom a good size with nice balcony but very basic in comfort. Only 1 small soap, shower gel and shampoo - really only enough for 1 person and only 1 glass in bathroom with 2 sinks, yet the room was a "double". As usual the extractor fan was not working in the bathroom! The room lacked atmosphere and was very clinical in decor and design. There was no menu available for the restaurant, the evening offering turned out to be a buffet which does not appeal to us, so we found a fabulous local restaurant and ate there. Breakfast, while there was a wide selection available, was shambolic and chaotic with mostly large tables which meant sharing with strangers - more like a hostel than 4 star hotel. Our booking included breakfast in the price, but if you hadn't taken this option there was no-one there to check whether or not you had paid for breakfast. It is the first hotel, of any standard, where you have had to pay to "hire" a bathrobe with a deposit of 20 euro and a daily cost of 1.95 euro! We did not avail of this "service". This hotel has a great site on the river bank and could be very good, but based on our stay we will not be returning unless it "ups its game".

Excellent all round place, our fourth visit here and looking forward to another one. Wonderful infinity pool overlooking the river. Great area to stay.