Caldas de Monchique - Villa Termal Spa Resort

Stayed here for two nights in a garden bungalow room. as part of a long weekend break. We enjoyed the thermal bathes which are situated just a few steps away from the hotel . The gardens and pool area were very relaxed and pretty . There is a nice bar on the site which closes at six which seems a bit strange. Maybe it’s because we’re out of season ? But was a lovely spot for a beer. The breakfast was good with lots of choice.. we did have one issue which the manager sorted very professionally and quickly which we were grateful for. Really lovely place very happy .

A estadia foi excelente, o quarto era muito confortável, com uma pequena varanda (havia um barulho do motor que incomodava muito), banheiro limpo, bons amenities. Café da manhã muito bom e serviço também de qualidade. Infelizmente o spa estava fechado para reformas, mas fomos avisados antes e mesmo assim, aceitamos a reserva. Recomendo este hotel, e com certeza voltarei.

The room was very clean and extremely spacious. The bed was terrible though, was almost better to sleep on the ground. They pushed two twin beds together to make a bigger bed, so there was in gap in the middle. The bathroom was wonderful and the shower was high pressured and hot. The hotels outdoor pool was closed, so we were excited to see they had indoor pool, until I found out you have to pay 20€ a person to use it. So, no pool or sauna for me and my husband. Breakfast was lovely, lots of options for food. The coffee was a disappointment; coffee drinks come out of one of those machines you find at a gas station. This hotel was fake fancy. Overall property seemed a little run down, needs some maintenance.

It was OK, everything is stuck in the 70’s. The buffet dinner and breakfast were great, and we had a jazz pianist over dinner which was awesome. We walked down to the thermal pools €20pp extra, and they looked very uninviting, so we swam in the outdoor pool. I would not recommend and wouldn’t go again

Welcome to resort was great. Unfortunately there were too many steps to the pool to negotiate. Dinner was a buffet with limited choice but was very good. Mix up over what was booked and paid for resulted in us being presented with a bill for dinner in the restaurant which was unfortunate. Eventually restaurant manager agreed to sort out with reception. Good breakfast with lots of choice.

Terrible beds, worse food. Hotel is understaffed and the staff they have are mostly rude. The food is an absolute train wreck of grease. Turkish sauna was broken. The "thermal" water is not hot, but luke warmish. Locker room was disgusting. The property is beautiful and being wasted by imcompetent management. Stay elsewhere, eat in Monchique and stop by for a walk around the property.

Ruhige Gegend, schön gelegen. Im ersten Zmmer hat die Toilette nicht funktioniert, haben jedoch am selben Abend ein anderes Zimmer erhalten. Gute Klimaanlage. Gartenzimmer haben keine Sitzgelegenheit aussen. Spa nur am Wochenende offen, war aber so bekannt.

Beautiful location, friendly, helpful staff. Clean & spacious room. Grounds were lovely too. Would have had 5 if the spa had of been open.

A slightly odd stay, the resort had potential but seemed a bit neglected. The hotel itself was behind a factory for bottled water, further up into the resort was pretty. There was nobody on reception when we got there, another couple were waiting too, they’d tried phoning, social media, email and no answer. I decided to wander off, asked in a bar and they directed me to a different reception in a different hotel. I messaged my partner and the other couple came up too. This would be easily solved with a sign on the desk saying to go to the other reception 5 mins walk away. The room itself was nice and clean and there was a sweet note left about enjoying our stay. We tried to eat in the restaurant at the hotel the first night after they’d told us on reception there was room, they hadn’t told us we needed to make a reservation, when we got to the restaurant they told us there was no room. The hotel isn’t near any other restaurants, luckily we got to a tapas bar in Monchique town 15 mins before it closed and they let us eat there (it was lovely) we’d have struggled if not as there was nowhere else still open in Monchique including the shop. We had a wee swim in the outdoor pool in the sun on the last morning which was nice, the bar on the resort was also nice. So a mixed bag, the issues we had would be a relatively easy fix with better communication.

Reception was adequate. Lift was out of order. Fridge in room was broken but housekeeping sorted a new one for us. Telephone in room didn't work. Shower screen had been removed so having a shower soaked the floor. Overall, the room was good with much needed a/c. Breakfasts were the highlight - excellent fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, toast and pastries, coffee and fruit juice. Didn't eat at the restaurant as it seemed too quiet and a bit over-priced. The "village" is delightful with a couple of shops, a bar, a huge outside seating area and a pathway up to the water spring. The swimming pool and surrounding area was OK but it was dominated by guests from the spa who were constantly chatting loudly on their mobiles and taking hundreds of selfies. Parking was easy - we parked (free) every day just outside the hotel. A great place to stay for a week so long as you have a car. No good for people who have mobility issues.

Stayed at recently renovated Garden villa for three nights. Very clean and comfortable room. Beautiful surroundings.

We arrived after 16:00 after a long journey from England and an hour drive from faro and our room was not cleaned, when I raised this with the staff low efforts were initially made to resolve this, u had to escalate things for the room to get half clean and be told that I should wait. And that they are busy so there is nothing that could me done. First impressions of their customers service was awful. The room was then cleaned the next day.

Rummet var fantastiskt, kliniskt rent & fräscht! Det som drar ner betyget rejält är att spa inte ingår i priset, att receptionen inte var bemannad 24/7 (då fick man gå upp till en annan byggnad). Att engelskan & förståelsen var riktigt dålig, det var svårt att kommunicera & göra sig förstådd alla gånger. Detta gällde hela området. Avloppet i badrummet luktade. Att det inte fanns möjlighet att handla snacks, vatten eller liknande i hotellets område. Jag checkade in precis efter att lunchen hade stängt & missade därför den & fick vänta tills restaurangen åter öppnade 19:30. Efter en lång resa var jag glad att jag hade en proteinbar då jag endast hade ätit frukost. Riktigt minus att restaurangen inte var öppen från lunch till middag. Uppehållet styrde mig rejält då jag var tvungen att passa tider för att kunna äta mat. Det borde även finnas tillgång till gym då området är litet & ses på 10 min & för att ta sig någonstans krävs att man hyr bil så jag blev strandad på resorten vid poolen i 4 dagar. Riktigt trist. Skulle aldrig åka dit igen men rummen var riktigt fina. Bland de finare & fräschaste jag sett på hela Portugal resan. Vill man bara landa så är det en perfekt destination men riktigt tråkigt om du inte bara vill äta, sova & hänga vid poolen konstant. Frukosten var bra men skriv gärna ut en större skylt att ägg av olika slag måste beställas, alla gäster fattade inte att det fanns ägg & många missade detta.

The room was very clean and extremely spacious. The bed was terrible though, was almost better to sleep on the ground. They pushed two twin beds together to make a bigger bed, so there was in gap in the middle. The bathroom was wonderful and the shower was high pressured and hot. The hotels outdoor pool was closed, so we were excited to see they had indoor pool, until I found out you have to pay 20€ a person to use it. So, no pool or sauna for me and my husband. Breakfast was lovely, lots of options for food. The coffee was a disappointment; coffee drinks come out of one of those machines you find at a gas station. This hotel was fake fancy. Overall property seemed a little run down, needs some maintenance.

Rustige ligging. Oudere kamers maar wel proper. Eten eentonig, er mag meer variatie zijn.

The bathroom had black mold. Bathtub/shower was dangerous.

They advertise that the bed sheets and towels changed every 3 days, it did not happen. We had to ask on the 4th day for that to happen

The toilet & AC did not work properly. The shower head was very loos & could not stay properly. The wall & floor rag is dirty. The bed sheets were clean & the breakfast was good. To expensive for the price paid.

Aire acondicionado ruidoso la nevera no funciona desayuno escaso pero de calidad limpieza de habitaciones escasa solo hacen la cama

A slightly odd stay, the resort had potential but seemed a bit neglected. The hotel itself was behind a factory for bottled water, further up into the resort was pretty. There was nobody on reception when we got there, another couple were waiting too, they’d tried phoning, social media, email and no answer. I decided to wander off, asked in a bar and they directed me to a different reception in a different hotel. I messaged my partner and the other couple came up too. This would be easily solved with a sign on the desk saying to go to the other reception 5 mins walk away. The room itself was nice and clean and there was a sweet note left about enjoying our stay. We tried to eat in the restaurant at the hotel the first night after they’d told us on reception there was room, they hadn’t told us we needed to make a reservation, when we got to the restaurant they told us there was no room. The hotel isn’t near any other restaurants, luckily we got to a tapas bar in Monchique town 15 mins before it closed and they let us eat there (it was lovely) we’d have struggled if not as there was nowhere else still open in Monchique including the shop. We had a wee swim in the outdoor pool in the sun on the last morning which was nice, the bar on the resort was also nice. So a mixed bag, the issues we had would be a relatively easy fix with better communication.

Beautiful hotel in a spectacular location, stayed half board - the food was excellent (Beds were squeaky)

La habitación tenía un buen tamaño, silenciosa y cómoda en general pero con pocos enchufes. La WIFI bien. El baño limpio pero algo falto de mantenimiento ¡sin enchufes! En la WEB pone que admiten mascotas y que puede suponer un cargo. No es que pueda, es que lo cobran sí o sí (20 € noche por un perro de 3 kg.) que no puede bajar al restaurante ni a la piscina abierta. Nos informan que no se puede desayunar en el exterior, dejamos el perro en la habitación y luego resultó que sí se podía.

A estadia foi excelente, o quarto era muito confortável, com uma pequena varanda (havia um barulho do motor que incomodava muito), banheiro limpo, bons amenities. Café da manhã muito bom e serviço também de qualidade. Infelizmente o spa estava fechado para reformas, mas fomos avisados antes e mesmo assim, aceitamos a reserva. Recomendo este hotel, e com certeza voltarei.

Stayed at recently renovated Garden villa for three nights. Very clean and comfortable room. Beautiful surroundings.

The room was very clean and extremely spacious. The bed was terrible though, was almost better to sleep on the ground. They pushed two twin beds together to make a bigger bed, so there was in gap in the middle. The bathroom was wonderful and the shower was high pressured and hot. The hotels outdoor pool was closed, so we were excited to see they had indoor pool, until I found out you have to pay 20€ a person to use it. So, no pool or sauna for me and my husband. Breakfast was lovely, lots of options for food. The coffee was a disappointment; coffee drinks come out of one of those machines you find at a gas station. This hotel was fake fancy. Overall property seemed a little run down, needs some maintenance.

We were on a house hunting trip - Beautiful location, gorgeous hotel, fantastic staff. Bed was a little uncomfortable though and the scrambled eggs at breakfast weren't the best 😉

Helpful and accommodating. Only flaw was the mini fridge did not work. It was not such a big deal and we did not report it

Il est presque scandaleux qu'un établissement 4 étoiles remplace le sommier par une simple planche d'aggloméré qui grince toute la nuit. Inconfort et bruit incessant empêchent de dormir ... c'est pourtant la fonction principale d'un hôtel. Le personnel de reception object qu'un sommier n'est pas nécessaire..... nous sommes dans un etablissement à 140 € la nuit ! Lamentable.

Beautiful location, friendly, helpful staff. Clean & spacious room. Grounds were lovely too. Would have had 5 if the spa had of been open.

Reception was adequate. Lift was out of order. Fridge in room was broken but housekeeping sorted a new one for us. Telephone in room didn't work. Shower screen had been removed so having a shower soaked the floor. Overall, the room was good with much needed a/c. Breakfasts were the highlight - excellent fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, toast and pastries, coffee and fruit juice. Didn't eat at the restaurant as it seemed too quiet and a bit over-priced. The "village" is delightful with a couple of shops, a bar, a huge outside seating area and a pathway up to the water spring. The swimming pool and surrounding area was OK but it was dominated by guests from the spa who were constantly chatting loudly on their mobiles and taking hundreds of selfies. Parking was easy - we parked (free) every day just outside the hotel. A great place to stay for a week so long as you have a car. No good for people who have mobility issues.

Lovely area with amazing views, quiet and good areas for small walks. They were very nice and amicable of a late amazing breakfast

Stayed here for two nights in a garden bungalow room. as part of a long weekend break. We enjoyed the thermal bathes which are situated just a few steps away from the hotel . The gardens and pool area were very relaxed and pretty . There is a nice bar on the site which closes at six which seems a bit strange. Maybe it’s because we’re out of season ? But was a lovely spot for a beer. The breakfast was good with lots of choice.. we did have one issue which the manager sorted very professionally and quickly which we were grateful for. Really lovely place very happy .

We arrived after 16:00 after a long journey from England and an hour drive from faro and our room was not cleaned, when I raised this with the staff low efforts were initially made to resolve this, u had to escalate things for the room to get half clean and be told that I should wait. And that they are busy so there is nothing that could me done. First impressions of their customers service was awful. The room was then cleaned the next day.

Rummet var fantastiskt, kliniskt rent & fräscht! Det som drar ner betyget rejält är att spa inte ingår i priset, att receptionen inte var bemannad 24/7 (då fick man gå upp till en annan byggnad). Att engelskan & förståelsen var riktigt dålig, det var svårt att kommunicera & göra sig förstådd alla gånger. Detta gällde hela området. Avloppet i badrummet luktade. Att det inte fanns möjlighet att handla snacks, vatten eller liknande i hotellets område. Jag checkade in precis efter att lunchen hade stängt & missade därför den & fick vänta tills restaurangen åter öppnade 19:30. Efter en lång resa var jag glad att jag hade en proteinbar då jag endast hade ätit frukost. Riktigt minus att restaurangen inte var öppen från lunch till middag. Uppehållet styrde mig rejält då jag var tvungen att passa tider för att kunna äta mat. Det borde även finnas tillgång till gym då området är litet & ses på 10 min & för att ta sig någonstans krävs att man hyr bil så jag blev strandad på resorten vid poolen i 4 dagar. Riktigt trist. Skulle aldrig åka dit igen men rummen var riktigt fina. Bland de finare & fräschaste jag sett på hela Portugal resan. Vill man bara landa så är det en perfekt destination men riktigt tråkigt om du inte bara vill äta, sova & hänga vid poolen konstant. Frukosten var bra men skriv gärna ut en större skylt att ägg av olika slag måste beställas, alla gäster fattade inte att det fanns ägg & många missade detta.

Mysigt beläget hotell som ligger vid fin omgivning värd att besöka. Fint och fräscht hotell men personalen har noll koll. Gäller allt från frukost till hur saker och ting fungerar. Upplevs som att bemanningen är lite för låg. Exempelvis var det en större fest vid poolområdet en av kvällarna som de inte informerat hotellgästerna om innan.

Welcome to resort was great. Unfortunately there were too many steps to the pool to negotiate. Dinner was a buffet with limited choice but was very good. Mix up over what was booked and paid for resulted in us being presented with a bill for dinner in the restaurant which was unfortunate. Eventually restaurant manager agreed to sort out with reception. Good breakfast with lots of choice.

Terrible beds, worse food. Hotel is understaffed and the staff they have are mostly rude. The food is an absolute train wreck of grease. Turkish sauna was broken. The "thermal" water is not hot, but luke warmish. Locker room was disgusting. The property is beautiful and being wasted by imcompetent management. Stay elsewhere, eat in Monchique and stop by for a walk around the property.

The staff were absolutely Amazing and extremely accommodating. We even got the pleasure of meeting the owner who was spectacular. They made our stay so great. The only downside was transportation. It was hard to get an uber/taxi in this area and very limited dining options.

Very beautiful hotel in beautiful Mountain area. Service was awesome. Staff very friendly. Elevator was out of order, but staff helped with luggage. In room phone was not working, had to walk down to reception to request help with luggage. I needed an iron. Had to walk down to get it. On our 1 week cross- Portugal trip we learnt that amenities like toothbrush/ tooth paste , body lotion, iron in room are not of standard amenities in the hotels. Breakfast was included, though hotel.com mentioned that we would be charged. Enjoyed our breakfast. Huge variety. However, coffee is provided only via a machine which lets you choose what kind of coffee( espresso, cappuccino, black/ latte) but taste was awful. It’s better to have tea. All in all we still enjoyed our stay.

A slightly odd stay, the resort had potential but seemed a bit neglected. The hotel itself was behind a factory for bottled water, further up into the resort was pretty. There was nobody on reception when we got there, another couple were waiting too, they’d tried phoning, social media, email and no answer. I decided to wander off, asked in a bar and they directed me to a different reception in a different hotel. I messaged my partner and the other couple came up too. This would be easily solved with a sign on the desk saying to go to the other reception 5 mins walk away. The room itself was nice and clean and there was a sweet note left about enjoying our stay. We tried to eat in the restaurant at the hotel the first night after they’d told us on reception there was room, they hadn’t told us we needed to make a reservation, when we got to the restaurant they told us there was no room. The hotel isn’t near any other restaurants, luckily we got to a tapas bar in Monchique town 15 mins before it closed and they let us eat there (it was lovely) we’d have struggled if not as there was nowhere else still open in Monchique including the shop. We had a wee swim in the outdoor pool in the sun on the last morning which was nice, the bar on the resort was also nice. So a mixed bag, the issues we had would be a relatively easy fix with better communication.

Lovely area with amazing views, quiet and good areas for small walks. They were very nice and amicable of a late amazing breakfast

Beautiful hotel in a spectacular location, stayed half board - the food was excellent (Beds were squeaky)

Excellent and quite place

Off the beaten path, but that's what makes it so amazing.

Rustige ligging. Oudere kamers maar wel proper. Eten eentonig, er mag meer variatie zijn.

The staff were absolutely Amazing and extremely accommodating. We even got the pleasure of meeting the owner who was spectacular. They made our stay so great. The only downside was transportation. It was hard to get an uber/taxi in this area and very limited dining options.

Beautiful location, friendly, helpful staff. Clean & spacious room. Grounds were lovely too. Would have had 5 if the spa had of been open.

beautiful view but very little staff in each villa only available at the main reception which is a 7 minute walk uphill difficult for someone that’s less mobile and older and didn’t get the room we originally booked but view was beautiful as was the spa for the price

A slightly odd stay, the resort had potential but seemed a bit neglected. The hotel itself was behind a factory for bottled water, further up into the resort was pretty. There was nobody on reception when we got there, another couple were waiting too, they’d tried phoning, social media, email and no answer. I decided to wander off, asked in a bar and they directed me to a different reception in a different hotel. I messaged my partner and the other couple came up too. This would be easily solved with a sign on the desk saying to go to the other reception 5 mins walk away. The room itself was nice and clean and there was a sweet note left about enjoying our stay. We tried to eat in the restaurant at the hotel the first night after they’d told us on reception there was room, they hadn’t told us we needed to make a reservation, when we got to the restaurant they told us there was no room. The hotel isn’t near any other restaurants, luckily we got to a tapas bar in Monchique town 15 mins before it closed and they let us eat there (it was lovely) we’d have struggled if not as there was nowhere else still open in Monchique including the shop. We had a wee swim in the outdoor pool in the sun on the last morning which was nice, the bar on the resort was also nice. So a mixed bag, the issues we had would be a relatively easy fix with better communication.

Reception was adequate. Lift was out of order. Fridge in room was broken but housekeeping sorted a new one for us. Telephone in room didn't work. Shower screen had been removed so having a shower soaked the floor. Overall, the room was good with much needed a/c. Breakfasts were the highlight - excellent fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, toast and pastries, coffee and fruit juice. Didn't eat at the restaurant as it seemed too quiet and a bit over-priced. The "village" is delightful with a couple of shops, a bar, a huge outside seating area and a pathway up to the water spring. The swimming pool and surrounding area was OK but it was dominated by guests from the spa who were constantly chatting loudly on their mobiles and taking hundreds of selfies. Parking was easy - we parked (free) every day just outside the hotel. A great place to stay for a week so long as you have a car. No good for people who have mobility issues.

Beautiful hotel in a spectacular location, stayed half board - the food was excellent (Beds were squeaky)

The room was very clean and extremely spacious. The bed was terrible though, was almost better to sleep on the ground. They pushed two twin beds together to make a bigger bed, so there was in gap in the middle. The bathroom was wonderful and the shower was high pressured and hot. The hotels outdoor pool was closed, so we were excited to see they had indoor pool, until I found out you have to pay 20€ a person to use it. So, no pool or sauna for me and my husband. Breakfast was lovely, lots of options for food. The coffee was a disappointment; coffee drinks come out of one of those machines you find at a gas station. This hotel was fake fancy. Overall property seemed a little run down, needs some maintenance.

Rustige ligging. Oudere kamers maar wel proper. Eten eentonig, er mag meer variatie zijn.

It was OK, everything is stuck in the 70’s. The buffet dinner and breakfast were great, and we had a jazz pianist over dinner which was awesome. We walked down to the thermal pools €20pp extra, and they looked very uninviting, so we swam in the outdoor pool. I would not recommend and wouldn’t go again

Welcome to resort was great. Unfortunately there were too many steps to the pool to negotiate. Dinner was a buffet with limited choice but was very good. Mix up over what was booked and paid for resulted in us being presented with a bill for dinner in the restaurant which was unfortunate. Eventually restaurant manager agreed to sort out with reception. Good breakfast with lots of choice.

Terrible beds, worse food. Hotel is understaffed and the staff they have are mostly rude. The food is an absolute train wreck of grease. Turkish sauna was broken. The "thermal" water is not hot, but luke warmish. Locker room was disgusting. The property is beautiful and being wasted by imcompetent management. Stay elsewhere, eat in Monchique and stop by for a walk around the property.

Comfortable room. Quiet place Quite extensive breakfast. Can’t comment on the dinner, as we had it elsewhere.

Pros: - Very Good air Conditioning - Very beautiful view - Not very busy pool - very Clean - Friendly Staff Cons: - The Food was hit or miss - Often Missing stuff on the Menu - Website info was out of date - Bath was leaky - Charging for the water which is exactly the same from the taps

Very beautiful hotel in beautiful Mountain area. Service was awesome. Staff very friendly. Elevator was out of order, but staff helped with luggage. In room phone was not working, had to walk down to reception to request help with luggage. I needed an iron. Had to walk down to get it. On our 1 week cross- Portugal trip we learnt that amenities like toothbrush/ tooth paste , body lotion, iron in room are not of standard amenities in the hotels. Breakfast was included, though hotel.com mentioned that we would be charged. Enjoyed our breakfast. Huge variety. However, coffee is provided only via a machine which lets you choose what kind of coffee( espresso, cappuccino, black/ latte) but taste was awful. It’s better to have tea. All in all we still enjoyed our stay.

Reception was adequate. Lift was out of order. Fridge in room was broken but housekeeping sorted a new one for us. Telephone in room didn't work. Shower screen had been removed so having a shower soaked the floor. Overall, the room was good with much needed a/c. Breakfasts were the highlight - excellent fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, toast and pastries, coffee and fruit juice. Didn't eat at the restaurant as it seemed too quiet and a bit over-priced. The "village" is delightful with a couple of shops, a bar, a huge outside seating area and a pathway up to the water spring. The swimming pool and surrounding area was OK but it was dominated by guests from the spa who were constantly chatting loudly on their mobiles and taking hundreds of selfies. Parking was easy - we parked (free) every day just outside the hotel. A great place to stay for a week so long as you have a car. No good for people who have mobility issues.