The Oitavos

We enjoyed the very large room with its terrace and sea view. The beds are king size and very comfortable from the mattress to the quality of the sheets. Bathrobes and slippers are provided. The salt water pool is just wonderful, and so are to comfortable pool beds. In the morning the breakfast room is spacious with an option to enjoy your breakfast outside as well. The breakfast spread is quite fantastic, everything you could wish for. Breads, cheeses, cold cuts, eggs per order, cereals, yoghurt, fruits, and lovely sweet pastries. It was my husband's birthday and he was surprised in the. morning with a beautiful slice of chocolate tart with a happy birthday card from the staff. I had not mentioned his birthday, this was so thoughtful. We had dinner there twice, excellent food, and a sommelier who did a wine paring that was fun and delicious. The staff in general was sweet and very helpful if you had questions or asked for suggestions.

Chilled out days at this gem of a hotel, don’t be fooled on arrival you feel you’ve arrived at a hospital but inside awaits a wonderful stay, we stayed on the top floor with a large suite that had a large terrace. Plenty of room, more a junior suite than a usual bedroom. The restaurant was impeccable and the sommelier was an authentic superstar, with surprising us with the best of Portuguese wine. The pool area was large and enough space and privacy for all. Each staff was a superstar, nothing was too much.

A great sized room with a lovely view. The breakfast had great options and was delicious. Beautiful setting in the dunes, lovely pool area. Staff is mainly helpful and trying to do their best, if not always successfully.

Spent a weekend at The Oitavos with a group of girlfriends and it was an amazing experience! From the food to the room experience everything was excellent. Highlights: from the bed, to the comfort of the pillows, and definitely the bathtub view to the ocean. The breakfast has a great variety of fresh fruits, local and international pastry, cheeses. Eggs benedict are a must have. The spa offers a wide range of treatments with wide windows to the outside surroundings of pine trees. Truly recommend the Therapeutic Massage. One of the best massages I ever had. I did the 50 min one, but if I knew it was going to be so marvelous I would have done the 80min session:)

Amazing room with amazing view - a shame about the crane between us and the ocean but that is not the fault of the hotel. Staff were lovely and could not have been more helpful. Breakfast - fabulous. Everything was so fresh and plenty of it. Negatives - a freezing cold swimming pool so nobody could swim in it because it was not heated. There was an option to pay to use the swimming pool in the spa but it doesn't seem fair to have to pay for this when the hotel stay was pricey so they have got this wrong and should invest in some pool heating. Also, the hotel is very far out of town and therefore it has a captive audience as there are not any local options for buying food and drink so a small beer was 8 Euros! That leaves a bad taste in the mouth. So it doesn't have it all right which is a shame as the accommodation was very smart and enjoyable to stay in generally.