Pontalaia Apartamentos Turísticos

This place exceeded my expectations. Just wish we had time to stay longer. Great apartment, well equipped, spacious, clean and light. We had a great view from the kitchen westwards. The pool area was clean and well maintained, and the staff was friendly and helpful. Highly recommend.

We arrived at this hotel to check in one hour earlier and the woman at the reception was so rude and arrogant not being helpful at all. The whole treatment was so bad that I told them I don't want to stay and want to cancel. They charged fully and did not refund or provide any compensation at all. The check in was the worse I had experienced.

Pros: Good location near a beach and close to city center. Staff were nice and helpful. Pool was ok and big parking. Cons: We had an apt on the corner of a building: Internet wifi did not work very well; door card key was not working at all, and key lock was not working fine either. Hair dryer barely blowing. The entrance door was not closing well (neither windows) and there was accordingly huge noise from the outside wind. Definetely not quiet.

We arrived at this hotel to check in and the staff were so rude and incompetent at the reception. No greeting and not helpful. I would not recommend anyone to go to this hotel.

A nice setup with comfy apartments. The location is pretty good. Not enough parking inside for everyone but there is enough out on the street. Not the best sound proofing but it was OK. The gym needs to be updated and the equipment needs to be replaced. The pool is there though probably better used in the summer months.

We stayed here for 4 nights in early October. The apartment was very clean, spacious and well equipped with everything you could need to self cater. It had a nice pool area with plenty of sun beds. It is located a short walk from the Sagres town which has plenty of places to eat. Would definitely stay her again if we return to the area.

2023 Jan-March |We stayed over a month and got a good winter long stay price.|Pleasant quiet surroundings, no traffic noise. Close to good walking paths on the wild ponta/cape. Spar Mini Market and many restaurants close by. Unfortunately many are closed low season. Supermarket and local farmers' market (closes 1 pm) 1-1,5 km away. ||From 1st floor, block B we had sea view from both sides: the balcony (Atlantic horizon) and the kitchen window/front door (over Baleeira port & islands).|Kitchen well equipped, including stick mixer, capsule coffee machine, toaster, kettle and micro. Electric stove with oven. |I missed scissors and box grater, bought them in the supermarket. I brought my own cheese slicer and favourite potato peeler from home, Scandinavian extras that don't exist in South Europe. Missing also a spatula for frying pan and a whisk/beater. |Two frying pans in stainless steel made everything stick = negative. |Heating wintertime was excellent, a quiet central AC with 2 outlets and easy control panel. Bathroom was cool, it was OK, but had an extra blow heater you could start before shower, which was pleasant.|WiFi excellent in the apartment. |Enough wardrobes and drawers for 2 people. |Beds comfortable, but the pillows were too big and firm, one of us used a sofa cushion instead, that was OK. ||Extra plus for the sauna, it was Scandinavian style, very good. Cost €5/hour. But there was a problem, the fire alarm got activated too easily. Advice: Keep the entrance door and the middle glass door fully open, and don't keep the sauna door open more than one sec, so alarm will not start. Negative: No sitting space outside the sauna, nowhere to sit to cool down and chill. ||The gym is free, has 4 machines (row, bike, treadmill and cross trainer). Staff could not instruct a beginner, they didn't know how they are used. We were lucky to meet another guest, who was a good instructor. Bench press and weights ok. The pilates ball was 10% flat. ||All in all, we were very happy with the stay. Staff were of different types. Some smiling, friendly and talkative, some strict and "business only".|A tame and friendly cat lady, Shakira, was often seen around the reception.

Top Location and Service. Stella made us feel at home. Very nice garden and pool. We had two different apartments during our stay. One of them was perfect, the other one could have been refurbished a little bit, e.g. uncomfy couch. All in all 5 stars!

This 4 star hotel has some nice amenities. Room. Has couch, dining table, small kitchen with toaster, oven, microwave and fridge. It also has basic utensils and a hand blender. No foods though so you need to bring your own salt, pepper, sugar, etc. Facilities. pool, sauna, a small gym, and secure parking. The check in area has a pool table and a large seating area with couches and chairs. Your room can overlook the pool and patio. I think upper floors have much better views though. You can see the coastline including sunrises. To see the sunset just walk 100 feet to the overlook. There are many restaurants in the area including Italian, pizza, Mexican and of course a large number of Portuguese. Overall this place is very clean and has a nice relaxing atmosphere.