Dona Filipa Hotel

Absolutely gorgeous hotel, felt like we had a real treat. |We had room 537 and 538 interconnecting, both rooms were absolutely gorgeous, the house keeping is fantastic, rooms were spotless and smelled so beautiful - we were really taken care of by the lovely ladies - thank you!! |Gorgeous big beds, beautiful bed linen, couldn’t hear my husband snoring they were that big! |Bathrooms beautifully appointed, massive walk in shower like a spa which was a real treat! |Views over the sea - yes they are over a roof first but this didn’t matter at all. |Reception staff were amazing, we were checked in and in our room within minutes even though we arrived early - lovely welcome drinks this was a lovely touch - thank you! They were also so kind to our boys. |The porters took care of our golf clubs and helped us with our luggage - very grateful thank you!|Beautiful, fresh breakfast every morning, the lovely staff at breakfast looked after us so well and the food was perfect, just enough choice and the children really loved the sweet treats available too! Fizz was a welcome addition to breakfast…|Pool area is gorgeous although a bit small and quite busy and some people reserve beds all day and don’t use them which is a bit of a shame but the pool bar staff helped us with getting extra beds and even went to get some nice fresh mattresses for them for us! Food and drinks round the pool were lovely, and there’s a nice atmosphere in the bar with late afternoon drinks. |Lovely bar which served nice drinks in the evening and a fabulous pool table room overlooking the pool, our boys loved it in there! |We will definitely return - we usually stay at the Tivoli in Vilamoura and I much preferred it here, much more friendly and caring for their customers!|There are clearly areas of the hotel that need updating but the hotel is a lovely mix of old and new and the furnishings in the older parts were a nice reminder of Portugal in times gone by. |Thank you to the lovely staff for a wonderful week, we can’t wait to return.

Overall, a really nice hotel - rooms are large clean and well kept. We had lunch at the restaurant by the pool and that was fine too. The staff are all very friendly and service minded. From the outside, you can see that Hotel needs some maintenance. It’s walking distance to the beach and the pool area overlooks the ocean.

Stayed here with a friend for 4 nights. Outside of the hotel by the pool area is delightful, the views are amazing to the sea. The hotel is lovely and clean and the breakfasts are good, but I wouldn’t say 5 star good, although the staff are very attentive. |Sadly the rooms let this hotel down. They are tired looking. The showers are definitely not 5 star standard and really are in need of an upgrade. We had to chase for water to be left in our room every day, along with asking for a top up of shower gel (every day). |If you are looking for a base camp in a great area to visit, and you get a good price, this hotel is perfect. If you are going as a couple and your room is important, I would book somewhere else. ||NB the Ubers around the triangle are so reliable, take 2 minutes to arrive and are very cheap.

Game of two halves really. Good reception and bar area and good service. However rooms allocated to golfers left a lot to be desired and certainly not five star.|Breakfast was good and staff very attentive..|Negatives - room was in serious need up updating and dark and damp, pool area had number of loose decking boards and was subject to towels reserving beds even before breakfast, constant need to get rooms keys recoded and even drilling out door locks for access by handyman.|Enjoyed stay but guess it was a case of you get what you paid for

Staff, pool area and breakfast all great, but rooms nowhere near 5 star standard. The TV was the only part of our room that looked or felt less than 20 years old. No gym also disappointing and spa underwelming with non English speaking receptionist

The non premium rooms are a bit dull and old fashioned, with a shower that burns you about every minute. Still you get what you pay for as there are better rooms but more expensive and in my opinion the hotel does not warrant the price increase.|Location is great and the golf offer is good with San Lorenzo not as bad as reviews. Staff at breakfast need to clear the tables of empty plates but pleasant enough and the area around the pool is nice.|I think the hotel needs to decide what it wants to be as at one stage it was the best but competition has moved in and there is better to be had.

We arrived at the hotel to be greeted by very smiley and welcoming staff. Normally I ask to see the 3rd room first but on this occasion our room was perfect. Separate shower and tub. Huge beds and loads of wardrobe space. Balcony with sea views. |Food from bar and restaurant was excellent with our pescatarian diet well catered for. |The staff here are willing to go above and beyond to ensure their guests feel like royalty. A special mention goes to Duty Manager Melanie who stepped in when, for no fault of their own, we had issues and she went out of her way to resolve them. |Guests need to be aware that out of season most local shops and restaurants within walking distance are closed so a car or taxi will be required. Average cab fare return to restaurants was €35. |We we be back!

Fabulous hotel and we were so well looked after. Really excellent service. |Breakfasts were of very good quality - lots of variation of food served. |Lovely pool area to relax overlooking the ocean after a round of golf!|Thank you to all the staff there!