Monte Santo Resort

"Family of 3, 2 adults, 1 young adult daughter. We stayed in 2 bed pool view town house, which was absolutely lovely and ideal. A few steps down to our almost private pool (each block of town houses (10 in each block) had their own little pool) The main pool which is much bigger, with deep & shallow, and baby pool, by the main building, was about 5 mins walk. Plenty (and i mean plenty) of sunloungers and parasols. We wanted self catering, but did have breakfast a few times in restaurant which I recommend, and once for dinner, which was lovely food and service, however we went out locally most nights. Local walks to restaurants approx 20 to 30 mins into town, and approx €6 back to resort (is uphill) I read mixed reviews about this resort, but nothing I would want to be negative about at all!!! Yes there are some outside areas which need a bit of maintenance on (paths, tiles round pools) but it is such a large resort, would take an army. The gardens and trees are very very well maintained. The Villas are very well equipped, kitchen, washer, bathroom etc and great service. I would highly recommend this resort, and definitely would come back. Myself and daughter also had a massage & facial in the on site spa 😍. A final touch was my husbands birthday on our last day, and received a WhatsApp birthday wishes, and then bottle of carva and cake arrived in our accommodation- complimentary 😍"

"First visit to Monte Santo and we would definately return. For me the thing this place has going for it the most is the location to Carvoeiro town, which is. 10-15 minute walk down a hill. We did this walk a number of times a day and the town, the beach, the cliffside is stunning and the walk along the Algar Seco boardwalk. We had a 2 bedroom Townhouse which was huge for the 4 of us, with 3 bathrooms. Cons: - limited utensils and baking pans in the kitchen. I had to ask for a chopping board and a tea towel which they did supply within 24 hours. - we had problems with the air conditioning and despite sending staff to look at this they were unable to fix it and supplied us with 3 fans. - temperature and dials missing off the cooler but not the end of the world - there is some wear and tear around the main pool - rust, nails and broken tiles - the gym is quite basic but we still used this Pro’s: -10/10 location - short walk to the beautiful town for lots of restaurants, shops, beautiful beach, ice cream parlours and walks - loved having the big pool but also a little Pool by our townhouse - indoor pool was great for wetter days - staff are lovely and very helpful - quiet resort which was what we wanted - supermarkets close by for Self catering option (we did self catering) - amazing waterpark 15 mins away I would agree with other reviews this is a 4 star resort, and definately some improvements needed but we loved this stay, love Carvoeiro and planning to return."

"A resort that calls itself 5 stars. We arrived in the village, and the toilet is clogged. We requested a repair, and what is the answer? Only for the next day. It is not an experience that starts well."