Modern hotel within walking distance from the town centre . You are greeted on arrival by a glass of wine, which is a nice touch. The rooms are spacious, clean, and with a decent size wardrobe, plus a fridge and a desk. Pool view rooms have a balcony, which also get the sun. Breakfast is very good, with a good selection of hot and cold food There is a gentleman playing the piano each morning. There is also sparkling wine available. The only downside is that it's quite noisy, especially if the hotel is busy, with no soft furnishings to absorb the sound. The two pools are nice but the water was cold on our visit (May). There is a pool bar for drinks, and more than enough sun loungers. A downside is that the bar plays music all day which I think is too loud, and not to everyone's taste. My idea of a relaxing time by the pool is not necessarily listening to someone else's choice of music. I think this is something that that hotel should look to. You don't really need music at all by the pool in my opinion. There is a rooftop bar which has indoor and outdoor seating, and has live music some nights, and a DJ at other times, starting from 20:30. The Spa is a waste of time, the pool is only 3m by 10m, the steam room was out of order, and the sauna was under repair. I was in and out in 5 minutes! There is a €10 deposit for pool towels. Note that from 7th May the hotel have introduced a no cash policy for all bar and restaurant payments.

Lovely hotel in the perfect location. Rooms beautiful however the bathroom needed a little bit of attention also housekeeping could have been better. Great selection at the buffet breakfast

We had an excellent stay at this hotel! The facility was beautiful, the staff was very welcoming and the breakfast was fantastic!

Breakfast was a buffet with a good selection but was the same every day. It was well presented and there was always plenty of food. The room was very brown and we booked a suite which was disappointing with regards to equipment eg no spoons, hospitality tray very basic, no milk, no biscuits and two watchers of coffee granules. We were given a bottle of wine but no wine glasses or corkscrew so it was left untouched. The room was relatively clean but bathroom was poorly configured as couldn’t run a bath without standing in empty bath as shower door prevented access to taps. There were signs of blistering paint due to dampness. As it was at the beginning of the season we expected everything to be fresh and ready for the start of the summer but that wasn’t the case. The spa treatment was very good. The steam room was tired with paint flaking off ceiling, the swimming pool was grubby too. The outdoor swimming pool area could do with a good tidy and clean up (rabbit poo everywhere). Small tables grubby, umbrellas broken and sun beds old and uncomfortable.

We had an excellent stay. The breakfast buffet was a lot more elaborate than we expected, including a great pianist that gave us the pleasure of listening to Pink Floyd during breakfast. Front desk staff were friendly and provided great restaurant suggestions. The star of the show, though, was the exceptional Brazilian girl that runs the spa. I lost my esteemed gold necklace in the change room and she was the sweetest helping me find it. Thank you so much!!!

Good

Great view from our balcony. Nice room. Lovely staff. Good breakfast.

Fabulous hotel, comfortable beds, very clean rooms, very friendly and helpful staff, thoroughly enjoyed our stay and even though we've stayed in Maria Nova before we make a point of making a return trip simply because we are never disappointed. Its near (walking distance) shops, restaurants, bars cafe's and boat to the beach. Breakfast is good too.

Lovely welcome back . Clean room and fairly spacious . Staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast good didn’t have any other meals at the hotel . Didn’t use pool or spa . Been back 3 times now so that must say something !

Clean room, staff were friendly. Hotel is located at the top of the hill of the town centre. The Spa didn’t have any availability unfortunately and the Pool was closed for the season. Breakfast was delicious! Shower in bathroom leaked all over floor, probably needs to be redone.

Very friendly staff. Hotell i s located with a view overlooking Tavira. Walking distance to everything in Tavira.

The property is in a great location . Great breakfast . The staff was always friendly and helpful. Clean efficient rooms , and a great rooftop terrace .

Our room needed updated, fridge was useless as it didn't go below 14 deg C even with the cabinet door open where the fridge was housed. Balcony door was really hard to slide open and didn't lock when closed. F

Staff was good The problem was a malfunctioning fire alarm going all night

Friendly staff, clean room, nice spa.

Very responsive and kind staff. Excellent breakfast buffet, clean rooms with very comfy beds. Short walk into town and a great roof top bar. 3rd stay.

Perfect location, walk to old town and castle. Plenty of food choices. Wide selection at breakfast.

Food was amazing and the staff was very kind and considerate !

Excellent facilities, breakfast and location. Highly recommend. Only issue was one employee who worked in the dining room who started banging dishes, scowling and making a raucous almost the minute breakfast was over. Anywhere else, our experience is that staff would say that they are closing and inform patrons to get anything else they wanted before the out away the buffet. Nice walk from hotel to the old city. Would stay again.

The towel was like rags. Room had no iron. Safety deposit was antique and didn’t work. TV was very small and not smart.