Barranco do Demo Walkways, Monchique hotel rooms at the Highgate Independent

"It’s a beautiful property with amazing access to the beach, but the rooms are old. It needs refurbishment, and it needs a lot of love. (to be honest it is not a five star room to any standards.) however the staff is amazing. Amazing breakfast the most beautiful view you can imagine and private access to the beach. Makes it a fantastic place to stay if you’re looking for a four star hotel "

"lots of choices for breakfast pool area could have been made more attractive with some planters - it was spring bit we saw other hotels with attractive surroundings bird droppings were evident and didnt see any staff cleaning the area daily"

"It was magnificent. The view majestic and our room was perfect. Clean, great space, nice amenities ( loved the hair dryer!). Breakfast was fantastic and the bar service was always accommodating. Our ports were remembered from night to night.. "

"Could not ask for a better location in Portimao. Very central and across the road from the beach. Very extensive breakfast buffet. comfortable room. Very helpful staff. Portimao is about 45 min drive from Faro and 25 min from Lagos, so it's a good central location. Would highly recommend."

"Excellent property, exceeded our expectations!!"

"Was quite a nice stay for a reasonable price. You get what you pay for. Staff were friendly and the hotel was right outside the main strip so close to the beach and shops. Only downside is it’s right outside the local clubs and bars so if you go bed early it can be a bit noisey"

"Decent property, conveniently close to train station. Our large room included 2 sofas using bedding mattresses (so each could sleep 1 for a total of 4). Separate bedroom. Fairly new. Microwave + fridge. One very small TV in main room (none in bedroom). Our 1st floor room (2nd floor by North American standards) had a small ant infestation (at least nothing like bedbugs or other bad news critters). Building construction across the street meant a bit of noise but the noise was fairly low-level (not sure if this was due to good sound insulation or just the new building contractors weren't doing very noisy work) and did not start until a bit after 8am. There's a big grocery store just down the street. AC seemed to work fine (though we didn't experience hot days)."

"Absolute 10/10, the staff were amazing and we enjoyed our stay."

"Hotel provided free shuttle to and from beach "