Looking out over the azure of the Atlantic ocean, The Sao Rafael Suites in Albufeira is the pinnacle for golfers heading to the Algarve for a golf break in the sun. Combining an unbeatable coastal location with 5-star luxury and championship golf courses, this hotel is the first choice for thousands of British golfers every year.
Boasting rooms that are both stylish and comfortable, Sao Rafael is the ultimate place to stay for groups looking to make the most of the All Inclusive offerings. The gorgeous Sao Rafael Beach is only a 5-minute walk away, with the nearest nightlife in Albufeira only 7 minutes in a cab.
Being in the heart of the Algarve means that Sao Rafael Suites is extremely accessible, simply make the short flight to Faro Airport, from there it is just a 30-minute drive to the hotel. When it comes to golf courses, you are spoiled for choice in the Algarve, however, some of the best are located near the hotel; Salgados, Morgado and Alamos. When you are not teeing it up there are an array of excellent facilities at the hotel for guests to enjoy, including; four pools, a sauna, restaurants and bars.
Accommodation at Sao Rafael Suites – All Inclusive
All 105 rooms in the Sao Rafael Suites hotel have large private balconies overlooking either the gardens or the ocean and are equipped with air conditioning, flat screen satellite televisions, a safe, telephone, hair dryer and mini-bar.
The hotel has excellent facilities and is surrounded by beautiful Mediterranean gardens, all of which help to make it a fantastic place to base your next golfing holiday in the Algarve.
Golf Courses
The Sao Rafael Suites Hotel is partnered by three excellent golf courses: Salgados Golf, an excellent links course, is nearby, plus Morgado Golf and Alamos Golf.
Food & Drink
The hotel has its own buffet restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks throughout the day and also the fine a la carte Restaurant Eataly, serving delicious Italian cuisine. Refreshments can be found in the Suites Lounge along with live sports during the evening while the Lobby Bar is the place to be for a game of pool during the day.
Restaurante Ramires, in nearby Albufeira, is the spiritual home of Portugal's signature dish - chicken piri piri, having been serving the classic since 1964!
Chill out at the seaside with a drink or snack at the Sao Rafael beach bar. Try Caldeirada, a special fish stew that sums up perfectly the fantastic flavours of traditional Portuguese cuisine.
Leisure Facilities
In addition to the beautiful Sao Rafael Beach, guests at the hotel can take advantage of the spa, whose specialist treatments include hot stone massage therapy, as well as the jacuzzi, sauna, and Turkish bath. There is a tennis court, football pitch, three outdoor swimming pools, plus one heated indoor pool, while the fitness centre is equipped with a great selection of cardiovascular training machinery and free weights.
How to get to Sao Rafael Suites
Sao Rafael Suites is located in Sesmarias (45-minutes West of Faro Airport), and very close to the town of Albufeira.
Hotel was a good standard and the 2 bedroom suite we booked for 4 golfers was more than big enough for our needs. Three balconies and a sun terrace area was a nice surprise.
The Restaurant was good offering a variety of food throughout the day.
The bar was a bit basic (for the all inclusive) unless you wanted very strong very sugary cocktails.
Location is about a 10min taxi drive to Albufeira old town which suited us but probably too far to walk.
6 / 10
Hotel fine but definitely not 5 star. Breakfast was pretty poor and evening food was very limited.
8 / 10
10 / 10
Excellent, very friendly and excellent service. Would highly recommend
6 / 10
10 / 10
Very good
8 / 10
10 / 10
Hotel is lovely, only downside was limited choice on food & drink other than that it’s a great place for a base
8 / 10
Bar shuts early, not the best of selection on the All Inclusive drinks, food was alright but again shuts snacks at 5 so missed one day as playing golf. No other lunch option for golfers, & evening shuts & nothing to eat after this if been out or feel hungry later on in the evening… Not up for scratch with other hotels I have been at.
Rooms were supposed to be 2 twin rooms but was given a family room, where one bed was made up of 2 twins and a pushed up in to double bed.
No tea/coffee facilities in the room, no mini bar for waters etc…
8 / 10
The hotel was in an accessible area to the Albufeira Old Town for good nightlife and you weren’t to far from anything like the beach etc. The staff were amazing, however the food wasn’t to good for 5 star. The standard and the vary of food could be improved. The rooms were clean and cleaned everyday, and a good balcony size.
10 / 10
10 / 10
Fantastic facility, staff were great.
10 / 10
Not what we thought it would be but just what we needed it was perfect for our group
8 / 10
Accommodation was great, rooms were immaculate and staff were friendly.
Only issue we had was the only bar open was a small one that was a long distance from the pool and facilities. The all inclusive only included around 10 drinks that were basic.
10 / 10
Brilliant
6 / 10
My group had high hopes for this hotel with it being 5 star but were left a bit underwhelmed and disappointed. We arrived at about 10:30am and were told checkin was 3pm, so we couldn’t get our room but we were also told we weren’t allowed to start making use of the all inclusive services either. After asking a couple of more times before 3pm we went back at 3pm, by which time there were large queues trying to check in. We were then told there had been a delay and it would be 4pm.
Hotel itself was nice and our room was lovely, but we lost power for several hours on our second day and had to shower in the dark. Not really offered an explanation what had happened or how long it would take to fix. Our room also wasn’t cleaned nor towels changed.
Food was fine but again not quite what we expected at 5 star. Only one restaurant and bar and we found the all inclusive drinks pretty limited. We have stayed at another Nau hotel (4 stars) that had a full cocktail menu in all inclusive - this hotel had 3 or 4 mocktails that they could add alcohol too. All inclusive drinks stopped at 11pm.
All in all, it wasn’t an unpleasant stay but it was absolutely not a 5 star experience - closer to 3.5.
6 / 10
in my eyes? That is not a five star hotel? It’s borderline 4 possibly 3,when you got gaps around the air-conditioning unit where it fit to the wall and wallpaper coming off the wall you can see that there’s water got behind The food in the restaurant was okay. I can’t fault the staff at all. They were brilliant. Most of the facilities were closed due to the season, there is no entertainment just a bar and it’s location of the hotel not walkable distance to the town.
6 / 10
Hotels great for groups but the facilities and the transfers they organise are useless and several times we had to ask for tip ups in bathrooms that never materialised
10 / 10
Fab 2 bedroom suite, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Large roof top terrace. Food varied and good quality. Great choice of drinks on all inclusive package. Good pools and short walk to beach. Shuttle into Albuferia Old town.
4 / 10
Never a 5* hotel.
The most underwhelming dining experience most of our group have ever had. Bland food, understaffed and overly full with guests at dinner time - which was more akin to a cattle drive than a 5* all inclusive restaurant experience. Staff were dismissive and unwelcoming, and getting a drinks order in the restaurant was always a challenge (especially at dinner time). The food that was put out was generally bland and of a poor quality, and needed replenishing far more often than happened. While there was the odd dish that was tasty, these were very much the exception not the rule. Breakfast was particularly disappointing. Poor selection, fruit not fresh, and the cooked elements were disgusting (bacon, sausages, eggs). There was a decent breads selection, and the pastel de nata / pastries were also perfectly fine. Extremely disappointed with the dining experience at NAU Sao Rafael Suites.
The accommodation was tired and basic, again not in any universe would this class as 5*! Housekeeping was poor. Towels and toiletries replaced sporadically, but usually not at all. Several times our group had to go direct to reception for essential items such as towels, shower gel, toilet rolls.
Bar service was fine, although very busy and the small bar did struggle to cope at times given the amount of guests. However, bar staff were friendly and attentive. The same cannot be said for restaurant staff, and some reception staff. Many appeared surprised that guests were asking for help or enquiring about things - generally very poor service. Our check in was delayed by an hour (we arrived on site at midday, and did not check into our rooms until 5pm. We were not the only guests who had to suffer this).
The hotel felt very understaffed in general, with empty glasses scattered about the place at all times of day (by the pool, on the bar, around the tables outside).
Some of our group made use of the spa facilities and the indoor pool, which was generally pleasant and a good experience.
Overall this hotel fell well short of our expectations for a 5* hotel. If this was advertised as a 2* or 3*, we may have just about agreed in terms of the service received and overall experience. However, for a 5*, this place is an absolute rip off. We would not recommend anyone to stay here.
10 / 10
Very good hotel, all staff gave us a very warm welcome and were very accommodating. Would use again.
10 / 10
The hotel was perfect for what we needed, a few lads on a golf trip, the only problem was the fee to use the pool, we could only have used the facilities if we had an earlier tee time really. There was always something to eat when we got back from our round as well. We also were allowed to take a few snacks from breakfast for a mid round snack.
10 / 10
Lovely hotel. Very friendly staff. Very clean. Good selection of food.
Would definitely go back. All transfers went very smooth.
10 / 10
8 / 10
Hotel was clean and tidy. All inclusive was spanish style so not 24hr, but overall the choice of food and drink was acceptable.
hotel is a good 45 minutes transfer to both courses but bus transfers were on time.
8 / 10
Hotel was everything as described.
Lovely spacious room
Very modern and clean staff in general were very good and helpful.
Only let down for us was good offering was pretty limited and organisation at meal times was pretty chaotic to be honest and lack of staff at bar along with limited drinks offer as part of all inclusive could definitely be improved upon but overall really thought that hotel was good value for what we paid as part of the deal
8 / 10
The hotel has no entertainment at all even though it advertises it for evenings. There is one bar where there is a singer but you have to pay in here. We had a day when it was raining and I rung your golf travel to ask if we could change days I was told you would ask customer service to look into it and get back to me. No one got back to me to let me know either way which was disappointing. So we could only play 9 holes due to the adverse weather. A call would have been a courteous thing to do
I also had to chase up the correct paperwork on a few occasions.
We are thinking of booking for next year but have an outstanding query from my Lady captains trio that I would like sorting first please
6 / 10
Our Group had problems with the bathrooms and also were very tired and indeed of refurbishment
8 / 10
The rooms we had were very spacious and well laid out. Just a couple of minor faults with some doors in my half of the suite not closing properly. Overall though, very nice. We even had a total of three showers in our suite and three TV's (which could do with a little more instruction to get some English speaking channels...if there were any?)
Lots or wardrobe space as well. The rooms are the best part about the hotel.
We had a lot of trouble locating our room at the basement of the hotel back right area (Room 0201). There was no signage to say where to go. Also there was a lot of rainwater coming in under one of the corridor exit doors to the pool, which made for a very slippery floor.
The hotel isn't really near anything and you'll need to take a cab everywhere. It's even quite a way away from its golf courses.
The food was acceptable but like many hotels, often it is never kept hot enough.
The hotel was kept very clean.
The bar was probably the worst bit, with the Superbock served up frothy, in half pint (if that) glasses. Plus there were often long queues to get served and this was technically, out of season time. Having one bar person on in the evening is not on, for them, or us. Also the all inclusive bar finishes at 11pm. You are charged for a drink after that!
There is no entertainment there, so if you want some you'll need to leave the hotel. The staff were polite and courteous.
We didn't have time or the weather to use the outdoor pools.
Don't get me wrong, it's a nice enough place but absolutely not the 5 star rating it is touted to be in the guides.
8 / 10
Good sized rooms and nice pool areas.food was good. Not really an all inclusive as couldn't get cocktails or use the indoor swimming pool area and showers without paying.Done a job for what we needed but not a 5 star hotel.
8 / 10
The staff were very helpful polite. The rooms were clean and generally well maintained ( No plug in the wash basin despite telling reception and wardrobe doors rather stiff were a couple of minor quibbles)
The food was very good and there was a decent selection every day with plenty there. The drink was available until 11-00 pm with a generally good choice( Wine choice was limited to House red,white or rose) The transfers to the various courses were on time and efficient. The 45 minute trip to the first two courses meant a couple of early starts but that was no great hardship.
10 / 10
10 / 10
Ideal location for golf, easy Uber service to albufeira old town, always very clean and tidy. Food was awesome , variety every day
8 / 10
Great hotel staff brilliant food was lovely .only negative no tea coffee making facilities in room but otherwise very impressed
8 / 10
Hotel was clean and tidy, staff very friendly and extremely helpful, good offering with the buffet each night although wouldn’t say the A La Carte Restaurant was worthwhile.
Only downside is location, a little out of the way to the main areas of Albuferia although ideal for transfers and Taxis were cheap.
10 / 10
Amazing hotel with lovely facilities. The hospitality was amazing along with the food at the restaurants.
4 / 10
The hotel was ok, food was perfectly edible but nothing to write home about. It was disappointing to arrive early i.e. 11.30 am in the hotel only to be told the all-inclusive does start to 3 o’clock. Just didn’t feel right to be honest, it was as if to say you’re here now but your holiday doesn’t start till 3 o’clock. I have done a number of all-inclusive and it was unusual to me for there to be lots of things to purchase as add on, it’s as if they don’t charge enough up front. The overall value for the hotel was very good all the same, think I should have specified upfront maybe a better standard and paid more for it
10 / 10
Great stay, hotel lovely ad central for golf and old town. Dinner got a bit samey so tended to eat out past few days but other than that very good and will return!
8 / 10
8 / 10
Food was as to be expected for an all exclusive, distinctly average trying to cater for all, very clean and welcoming staff, good external facilities.
6 / 10
We were allocated a twin room fitted out for visitors with a disability. In practice this meant no view, an uncomfortable toilet and a messy wet room. I was told the hotel was full but this seemed unlikely.
10 / 10
Fantastic, will return!
6 / 10
Can’t fault the hotel , food was ok along with the staff , only issues would be no kettle , no drinks in fridge and last free drinks at 23.00 which we found disappointing, after all it was a all inclusive holiday
8 / 10
8 / 10
Shower cubicle was small and leaked water
Spa and gym not open which we were not aware of until we arrived
10 / 10
Fantastic hotel and the staff were very friendly.
8 / 10
Overall good value for money but food mostly cold hotel needing major overhaul
8 / 10
great hotel, very helpful staff, food and facilities are excellent. Great location for golf and Albufeira
8 / 10
Overall a really good experience. Friendly staff on transfers and always on time, hotel overall was well run and clean. Nice pool and spa area. You can also walk to a really nice beach. The bar staff didn't seem very friendly. They looked slightly grumpy and unhappy with their work. Restaurant crew and reception were very nice though. We were disappointed that the restrictions on the al la carte Italian was not made clear on booking or clear in the T & C's. For anyone travelling you can only eat in this restaurant if you stay for longer than 5 nights. So its excluded from the "All Inclusive" for most. On Tuesday they had 3 bookings all night but still would not allow us to eat in the Italian restaurant. Also food is only included at set times and no snacks (crisps/nuts etc.) are available behind the bar with your drink which was a bit disappointing.
8 / 10
10 / 10
Very good service. Rooms good size, although in ‘family room’, one of bathrooms is very small. Food is good, nice pools and transfers for golf well organised
We did the 5night, 3round deal in April and thought it was cracking value for money.
10 / 10
Perfect for a group of golfers. Rooms clean and modern. Didnt use the spa/pool facilities so cant comment on those but all in all I would recommend and would happily return again
10 / 10
8 / 10
8 / 10
Hotel is clean, friendly and well located for golf/ evenings out. Food is good although would have liked it hotter. Overall a pleasant stay.
10 / 10
Buffet food was very good as was the all inclusive drinks menu. Rooms were very comfortable with air con and good sized balconies. Majority of staff were friendly and helpful. Only thing lacking was no pool or snooker table from our perspective.
8 / 10
Upon arrival it was disappointing to find that the family room that we were told had separate access and egress for each room was not the case as one couple had to access the entrance/exit via the other couples room which lacked a lot of privacy.We tried to resolve via YGT but to no avail and the cost of changing would be excessive so this proved very embarrassing to say the least.The airport transfer on the last day was a shambles despite my checking the day before that all was ok the transfer failed to turn up and when I challenged why I was told by ATS that the driver had gone to the wrong hotel which I find hard to believe. The staff were wonderful in arranging a taxi for a dash to the airport as we almost missed our flight,luckily we just made it ! everything else at the hotel was fine and the staff were friendly and helpful. Another point I would like to make is that we were promised 24 complimentary balls as part of the booking ...these never arrived despite my chasing up with YGT prior to going on holiday and have still not arrived to date!!
8 / 10
Hotel good room’s good food Gould better
8 / 10
We all had an excellent time and particularly enjoyed the variety of food available.
2 / 10
Everything about the hotel and golf courses were good, apart from us being forced to have unacceptably early pick up times for our rounds at Morgado and Alamos. We'd booked tee times at 11.33am and 12.04pm so that we wouldn't have to get up too early. We'd expected pick up times to be no earlier than approx' 10 and 10.30, but we had to be ready for 8.20 and 8.30 !! I spoke to reception to try to move the pick up times back a bit but had absolutely zero help from the man behind the desk. He seemed to enjoy the power that he had in dictating when we had to be picked up. He even tried to insinuate that we had been late for our pick up from the golf club on the Wednesday. We hadn't been !! It seemed that the early pick ups were a bit of a punishment to us. We've been on many golf tours and never had anything like this trouble with pick ups. I spoke to someone at YGT on the Wednesday evening to try to resolve this. Although this person was polite and understanding, they didn't do anything that resolved things, as the hotel wouldn't budge on the Wednesday pick up time and gave us an even worse time on the Thursday ! This was our first booking with YGT and it has obviously left a sour taste. Can you let me know what YGT thoughts are on the problems we had please ?
10 / 10
Cracking hotel for this type of stay, would highly recommend
10 / 10
10 / 10
10 / 10
I really enjoyed my stay at this hotel. The food was really nice with plenty of choices for all courses. The hotel was really well laid out with spacious rooms and bathrooms. The hotel in general was very clean and the staff were friendly and helpful. Overall I have no complaints to make about this lovely hotel.
10 / 10
First class hotel. Staff were excellent as was the accommodation.
10 / 10
8 / 10
Hotel had everything you’d need for a golf holiday and more. Rooms were quite basic but clean and modern. Bars and restaurant also quite basic but did the job. Probably not 5-star but definitely 4. For the money it was excellent.
10 / 10
My group of 10 golfers were very complimentary of the hotel and its facilities. We had an amazing 3 night stay.
10 / 10
Great hotel staff brilliant rooms big food great
10 / 10
Great hotel. Staff very friendly and helpful.
4 / 10
Been many times. This is by far the worst hospitality we have had. Everyone at reception was brilliant as always, but in the bar and restaurant we were always treated second class to both Portuguese and families. Everyone else dining got waiter service for drinks except us, and we were constantly getting moved or told we couodnt sit where we had been originally seated as "Portuguese are now sitting there"
8 / 10
10 / 10
6 / 10
4 / 10
Stayed in family room, two rooms connected, one room bath with shower over, other with just a shower, with everything needed.
Beds comfortable, nice balcony and rooms cleaned every day.
Had a couple exterior swimming pools, looked nice but didn't use stuck a foot in very cold, but was end of March.
Had what looked like a very nice indoor pool but again didn't use.
Had two main bars one with "entertainment" on, karaoke and something called beatbox, the other just a bar.
What struck me was how echoey they were, didn't need too many people in and you could hardly hear each other,
You could only order two drinks at a time, so eight of us, four people at the bar or one person four times.
Beer was ok but shorts were terrible, we went to shop and bought proper spirits.
Restaurant buffet can honestly say worst food I've ever had in a hotel, some things were ok, but in general terrible, and you had to put everything in microwave as it was always cold, EVEN breakfast where even a bad hotel can normally knock up a half decent breakfast.
All I can say about staff is chambermaids we're great.
All in all wouldn't go back.
10 / 10
superb choice of food and drink for an all inclusive hotel. Helpful staff, perfect cleanliness. All in all excellent and 99% of our group happy 99% of the time!
4 / 10
Everyday every meal cold will not be back
10 / 10
Great hotel, staff were amazing and soo very helpful only reason I give a 4 is because I found the food although very nice was cold .. eggs bacon cold chips cold and evening meals were on the colder side but salads were amazing
10 / 10
Great all inclusive hotel; perfect for a golfing holiday
6 / 10
Food was bit disappointing- was never hot enough. Had to use microwave on occasions
10 / 10
The hotel was in general really good, all areas were very clean and we had our room cleaned daily with fresh towels, there was plenty of bottles of water left around for guest to pick up which was handy. All the bars were excellent, good selection of drinks and good quality, make sure you try the cocktails.
The only slight issue we had, which we feel was probably down to the hotel not being full with guest was the 3 meals through the day, the food choice was good and the quality of the food was acceptable, however, because the food wasn't being eaten due to not being busy, some of the hot food was getting cold quickly as not being turned around, but I think this issue will go once the hotel is back to being full.
8 / 10
Hotel nice but not 5 star. Every meal was cold, had to heat up in a microwave. No branded drinks in AI package, available at extra cost.
8 / 10
It's our forth time to the hotel, a very good hotel with good staff, Al a carte has changed to Italian this year prefer the old meau but still enjoyable meal.
10 / 10
Room was excellent, bar was okay, staff were very helpful and friendly. The only let down was the food although very good and plentiful it was warm and not hot.
8 / 10
The food was poor (2 out of 5) and was generally cold. This spoiled the hotel experience as the hotel was generally good.
10 / 10
Great time!
10 / 10
Excellent
10 / 10
8 / 10
8 / 10
Fantastic hotel, I booked it for my 50th along with 11 others, transfers to & from the hotel to the golf courses we played were superb always on time never late. If you wanted anything just ask a member of staff at the front desk and they would sort it no problem. I would highly recommend this hotel.
8 / 10
Very nice hotel.
Accommodation was spacious and comfortable but coffee and tea making facilities would have been appreciated.
2 pools which were very picturesque.
Breakfast was very good and lunch was excellent but evening meal could have been better.
10 / 10
Nice, clean and well run hotel, activities team were very friendly and good fun, a good variety of evening entertainment too. Staff very helpful and food was up to standard especially the two nights in the a la carte restaurant.
6 / 10
Room ok.shower pipe hanging off wall.plaster off a wallin sitting room.cleaners not up to it.sometimes left only one towel sometimes more.found towels on my bedside table one day.cleaning had been done.foodin restaurant never hot.first in for breakfast one morning bacon cold sausage cold eggs cold.at dinner time main items were only warm no more.balcony chairs were the most uncomfortable chairs I have ever sat on.entrtainment quite good.outside pool area very good .overall not a five star.and I would not go back.
10 / 10
2nd time at the hotel and all very good.
8 / 10
Very good hotel. Only one negative which was lack of variety in the
buffet restaurant.
8 / 10
Rooms are lovely, comfrtable and all you need. Showers are amazing. Staff a really friendly and helpful especially on the check in desk. Food was so so, wasn't amazing and neither were the cocktails but the stay overall was lovely
8 / 10
10 / 10
A clean and comfortable hotel
10 / 10
We only have positive things to say about the hotel, food and most importantly, the staff
8 / 10
Everything about the hotel was great. The only reason I have marked it down is the following. The food while plentiful is never hot enough. This is a shame because although we all enjoyed the holiday we ate out a few times.
10 / 10
Been here four times now for a golf weekend - it's ideal. Close to Salgados golf course, walking distance from a lovely beach, pools are blue rather than brown (as in some of the other hotels) and the rooms are lovely. Will keep coming back!
10 / 10
All in all the Hotel was perfect in every way, accomodation, food etc, all very good.
8 / 10
6 / 10
The hotel was in a nice location and the staff were pleasant, The main thing is to let the hotel down where the food was not up to standard pretty much the same every day and only ever lukewarm. The Wi-Fi was not good at all and as for the showers in the room these were ridiculously small you could hardly move in them. As for the bar only a few budget drinks available,if the hotel sort out these things would be a nice place to go.
10 / 10
Very clean, staff friendly, food was enjoyable, nice location and rooms were spacious.
8 / 10
I found the food very bland and lacking in flavour but the quality was good
10 / 10
We last stayed here 3 years ago and the hotel is still just as good.
Staff were very helpful, the transfers were well organised.
Food was good quality and plenty of options.
Rooms were good size and clean.
Only thing missing was the tea making facilities.
10 / 10
Did not get one complaint from any member of our party
6 / 10
Poor quality food
8 / 10
The pool bar was not open in the afternoon, so quite a trek to go to upstairs bar, and obviously swimwear not allowed.
Food in general was good but not very hot. However, the one visit to the Al la Carte was good.
10 / 10
10 / 10
Good hotel ,we’ll treated by staff,nice rooms ,ideal golfers trip
10 / 10
6 / 10
Rooms were fine, food was average (not as good as Turkey), drinks were fine. Staff were fine but we got into a bit of an argument about shuttles (don't think this was a staff issue but higher up but swiftly sorted out by Your Golf Travel for which we were very grateful. They would not change the time of our shuffle when we managed to book a second round. This second round could only be booked at the course so no way to give more than about 8 hours notice but didn't really know what their problem was. Got one of our tee times wrong and a bit slow to back down as we had a voucher from them with the correct time on it! Could be a bit noisy with inconsiderate golfing parties. Is there really a need to shout at the top of your voice to someone 3ft away?
8 / 10
Service was excellent - rooms a little small for four adults
10 / 10
10 / 10
10 / 10
Fantastic Hotel
6 / 10
Warm welcome on arrival and room ready well before the agreed availability. However we were on the groundd floor in room015 which was next to the Kiddies day care centre so very noisy throughout the day. We were also disappointed with hour long it took us to transfer to the golf each day, espacecially Morgado and Alamos. The coach came to us first and dropped us off last so we often were out of the hotel for 9 hours to complete one round of golf. We got so frustrated we organized private transfers for the last few days. Local beaches were nice
8 / 10
Could do with another bar as it gets very busy and loud golf transfer could be better ala cart restaurant poor would be better turning it into another bar, food very good great choice
10 / 10
Lovely, spacious room. Good pool areas with plenty of loungers. Food and drinks were not 5 star quality.
8 / 10
My friend and I had a 3 night stay and 2 rounds of golf. The trip was brilliantly organised by Yourgolftravel from start to finish. The transfers to the hotel and the golf transfers went like clockwork.
I will definitely use your golf travel again in the future.
8 / 10
I had visited this complex when just built as I was staying in the area and it hasn't went downhill since opening
The adjoining rooms are a bit tedious as anyone who goes to bed last needs to go through the Bedroom of the ones who went before and seeing as its a free bar until 12 it can be a bit late until everyone in bed
I would have preferred individual suites as the hotel wasn't very busy on arrival but certainly was on leaving
Pools were too cold to try and you had to buy a hair cap to use the indoor pool ( opens after 10.00 am )
Food was excellent but the cocktails on offer came from a drinks machine and were a pale imitation of the real deal
8 / 10
Hotel was very clean the rooms very spacious and the food and drink was average but definitely worth the money
10 / 10
Great hotel, very clean, friendly staff and the food was great. Nice big apartments too
8 / 10
Good hotel, very clean, friendly and efficient staff. Only down side is its stuck in the middle of nowhere, a £10 cab ride to town.
10 / 10
8 / 10
10 / 10
Rating based on the free upgrade to the Atlantico we got.
Only downside was the distance from the first 2 courses - definitely stay there again. only downside was the lack of time we got to use the facilities but not YGT fault
8 / 10
10 / 10
Really good hotel, the only downside was that for a mixed group of golfers the suites have two double beds and separate bath/shower rooms but you have to walk through the first bedroom to get to the second so privacy is an issue.
8 / 10
Very nice room, Eatalian restaurant was a little disappointing. Slight problem with some lost property which was eventually resolved after we contacted Yourgolftravel.com.
10 / 10
This is a great hotel with all anyone would need at your disposal
The food is totally fantastic, for breakfast you would find it hard to think of anything they have not got all displayed in a perfect condition - all the foods were just perfect and met with everyones tastes first class. The drink selection was also good and as a all inclusive money is something you really did not need at the hotel.
Very good certainly worth another visit.
10 / 10
The hotel was very good, rooms plenty big enough with sensational soft beds and pillows. food good if not repetitive and bar area not very big but drinks selection very very good.
10 / 10
Our stay this year was excellent. The weather was perfect, hotel brilliant, selection of food was as always first class. Golf at Salgados and Morgado courses was most enjoyable.
The only small complaint was the long wait at Faro airport for the transfer to the hotel on the 18th September. At least half an hour before the driver turned up, and that was after I phoned the office to find out what had happened to our driver.
10 / 10
Very clean and with staff that could not be more attentive. Nice pool area and entertainment in the bar each evening.
10 / 10
Hi Ian
Our stay at Sao Rafael suites was a most enjoyable experience.From our arrival to our departure the staff were very helpful and friendly. The food was fantastic and available throughout the day and evening.The rooms were roomy and comfortable.
10 / 10
hotel and staff very accomodating
8 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Be straight"
Stableford score: 28 or less
Morgado
My caddy tip: "Be straighter"
Stableford score: 32
Salgados
My caddy tip: "Keep straight & out of the water"
Stableford score: 30
Handicap: 7
10 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Keep on the fairway, play safe. "
Stableford score: 28 or less.
Morgado
My caddy tip: "Be patient, chances to score will come."
Stableford score: 30
Salgados
My caddy tip: "Keep away from the water."
Stableford score: 31
Handicap: 14
8 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Get a buggy"
Stableford score: 35
Salgados
My caddy tip: "I would imagine if it's windy it's very tough"
Stableford score: 39 or more
Handicap: 12
10 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Keep on the fairway "
Stableford score: 32
Morgado
My caddy tip: "Enjoy, it is a fantastic course."
Stableford score: 30
Salgados
My caddy tip: "Keep straight & out of the water. Enjoy the course"
Stableford score: 36
Handicap: 15
10 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Can't remember specific holes but they were all good, very hilly so get a buggy "
Stableford score: 32
Salgados
My caddy tip: "All very nice, but take lots of balls."
Stableford score: 30
Handicap: 16
8 / 10
Morgado
My caddy tip: "Use the hills wisely"
Stableford score: 36
Salgados
My caddy tip: "Dont be afraid of using driver"
Stableford score: 38
Handicap: 23
10 / 10
Alamos
My caddy tip: "Know how far you hit your clubs"
Stableford score: 32
Salgados
My caddy tip: "Be straighter rather than long"
Stableford score: 29
Handicap: 18
8 / 10
3rd hole (par 5 tornado) was superb!
Stableford Score - 33
Handicap - 8
10 / 10
First class.
My Caddy Tip - Watch the driver as you can run out of fairway occasionally, especially at Salgados.
Stableford Score - 34
Handicap - 14
6 / 10
Hotel was good but had no swimming pools open.
Handicap - 22
10 / 10
Excellent.
My Caddy Tip - Play the course.
Stableford Score - 28 or less
Handicap - 20
10 / 10
Very friendly staff at the hotel and the suites are excellent.
My Caddy Tip - Just enjoy the sunshine and the course.
Stableford Score - 37
Handicap - 14
8 / 10
All three courses were excellent. Salgados was by far the best but very hard for a high handicapper! If you cannot hit straight, you may find it frustrating. Hotel is lovely (if a bit soulless) and too remote, but well organised for golf.
My Caddy Tip - Leave your driver in your bag on Salgados.
Stableford Score - 28 or less
Handicap - 23
10 / 10
Hotel and staff were first class.
My Caddy Tip - Steer clear of the water hazards.
Stableford Score - 28 or less
Handicap - 24
8 / 10
No particularly sparkling holes. Hotel was only OK, even though it was all inclusive. The Hotel did not know what bain-maries were for. The hot food was always left on bain-maries which were not switched on. I complained numerous times but no one listened.
Stableford Score - 37
Handicap - 12
8 / 10
Stableford Score - 39 or more
Handicap - 3
10 / 10
The first 2 holes on Los Alamos were excellent with plenty bunkers to play out of. The last 2 on the Morgados were excellent and had a very difficult par three followed by a long par 5 with lots of bunkers to contend with.
My Caddy Tip - Play short on Los Alamos 17th.
Stableford Score - 34
Handicap - 15
10 / 10
They are all interesting.
My Caddy Tip - Keep it left on the first
Stableford Score - 28 or less
Handicap - 18
10 / 10
Can't pick a favourite hole and I enjoyed them all. Hotel was fantastic.
My Caddy Tip - Play to your handicap.
Stableford Score - 33
Handicap - 18
8 / 10
Salgados is the best of the 3 courses and near the hotel. Lots of water so need lots of golf balls!
My Caddy Tip - Just enjoy the sunshine and the course.