Hotel Riu Karamboa - All Inclusive - Adults Only ★★★★★

"I would like to give 5 stars but I think 4 is fair. The staff are very friendly especially the bar staff (the female ones) to the left of the main event areas. Staff in restaurants were nice. I agree with previous reviews around if this is a 5 star hotel (on paper), a more welcoming greeting on arrival would be nice. We liked all the à la carte restaurants. We had a swim up room and have spent most of our time here. It has been an unnecessary battle to get the optics refilled which were almost empty on our arrival. 3 calls and 2 emails to reception isn’t acceptable. I do find it rather strange that so many people return here year after year. We have been on 5 holidays this year. This isn’t a bad hotel but I agree with previous reviews around too big, too impersonal. I much prefer smaller Greek hotels so this is a total extreme the other end of the spectrum. I personally find the swimming pool areas like something out of Benidorm (tv show). However as we tried to avoid that area if others like it then so be it. The deckchairs are way too close together but there are always some available. The sim up pool to the bar looks horrific to me. I dare not imagine how many people pee in there! The biggest issue here for me is the ‘canteen’. I work in a school and we better organise the kids in our canteen. It’s frankly chaotic and awful. I hate every night when we can’t get the other restaurants and have to face it. Even in the Italian and Asian it’s still a bit of a grab everything you can but nothing compares to the buffet. Having been to multiple AI resorts, the only one I’ve seen as bad as this was in Tunisia. They had to implement a sitting system and tbh I think you do here as well. It shouldn’t be a chaotic fight to get food that has cost so much money and supposedly 5 star. Or in the very least what I’ve seen in other hotels is a sign saying ‘these are the quieter times’. A bit of advice. I asked the staff but they didn’t seem to think it was ever calm! By the time you’ve joined the multiple queues and got a bit more food the first bits are Cold. This is not the staff issue it is management who are not seeing or dealing with the issues. I believe the staff here are some of the most loveliest staff I’ve seen in a holiday. They are extremely dedicated and work really hard. Make it easier for the main buffet staff by resolving the issues there somehow."

Vila Cristina ★★★★

"Boende plats framför havet, mysig, vacker inredning, utrustat kök. Taxiservice tillgänglig, restaurang och bar i närheten. Villa nära flygplatsen. Högt tillgänglig, reaktiv med optimal kommunikation via whatsapp. Super vistelse"

Riu Palace Boavista - All Inclusive ★★★★★

"Have loved this hotel. Reading some of the negative reviews I really feel like we stayed in a different place. We had an amazing trip. We had a lovely room which was quiet looking out on to gardens. It was spotlessly clean and was kept so daily, with some amazing towel art. The staff from the welcome at reception to the gardeners was always happy, hard working and pleasant. There are some rude customers (no need to this) who speak down to the staff which is not needed but a Big shout out to carlene who made me smile daily at breakfast and lunch after I watched a customer be rude to her yet she kept her cool (not sure I would have). Drinks were fab, never too long a wait. Wide selection of food Including a good variety for us veggies ! Lovely meals in all three additional restaurants, and love that the steak house also accommodates for vegetarians. We mostly stayed by the middle pool or the beach. Daytime activities are good and I like that the staff don’t pester you. They walk past and say what’s on then leave you, this lets you really relax and not feel that you have to join in. Shout out for junior and precious who ran fab classes. Also don’t miss out on the waterpark even as an adult. Well worth a go on the drop slide! I have two slightly negative comments. One the sports bar smells funny ! And two, the evening entertainment isn’t the best but they try ! The live music is always good and the white party, well get there early is all I would say so you don’t miss out on the amazing live singer and entertainment. Amazing trip with a hotel I would definitely not hesitate to return to. The beach is beautiful 🤩 don’t miss out on this. We saw turtles yesterday right outside the hotel !"

Occidental Boa Vista Beach ★★★★

"Vi besökte denna resort i juli 2026 med min fru och vår dotter 5-year-old.Överlag hade vi en trevlig vistelse.Vi njöt verkligen av vår rymliga villa med havsutsikt, som erbjöd mycket rum för vår familj och vackra landskap. Vi uppskattade också den stora mängden mat som fanns tillgänglig på restaurangen, med något som passar allas smak.Personalen var i allmänhet vänlig, välkomnande och hjälpsam. Vissa anställda talade dock bara portugisiska, som ibland gjorde kommunikation lite utmanande.Vi hade tidigare besökt denna resort 2017, så vi kunde jämföra våra erfarenheter. Tyvärr verkade det för oss att relativt lite underhåll har utförts sedan vår sista vistelse. Alla simbassänger, lägenheter och säten runt barområdena visade synliga tecken på kläder och skulle dra nytta av renovering och bättre underhåll.Trots dessa punkter hade vi fortfarande njutit av vår semester. Med vissa investeringar i underhåll och modernisering tror vi att resorten än en gång skulle kunna nå den höga standard som vi minns från vårt tidigare besök."

VOI Praia de Chaves Resort ★★★★

"Underbar personal – två tummar upp!Jag hade en trevlig vistelse från början till slut.Maten var söt, atmosfären var vibrant, och allt var väl vårdslöst. Ett speciellt tack till Gloria och hela teamet för att ha fört så mycket energi och roligt genom hela animationen.Och ett stort tack till Nuno Silva för din professionalism, konstant leende och varma närvaro under hela vår vistelse.En riktigt söt semester. Jag skulle återvända lyckligt!"

Comfortable beach house in the first row - vacation by the sea ★★★