Hotel Da Aldeia

Right bang in the middle of the New town. I was a bit apprehensive about coming here after reading the reviews but it's not that bad, the hotel is clean and tidy, the food (breakfast) was decent enough, no complaints from me. The rooms are a bit dated we had a pool view which was a relief as the rooms facing the main strip will be very noisy. Pool are was nice enough to chill except its expansive at the bar. €5 a pint €11 for a vodka slush. Over the road there are bars which are only €2-3 a pint during the day. They double after about 5pm. The staff were OK, I imagine they put up with a lot of crap from drunk tourists, there quite tolerant but once you cross the line your kicked out. There's a police presence right outside the hotel every night so they are quick to respond to any shit. There was no aircon in our room and I had the noisiest bed so if your in 338 avoid the bed neatest the exit. Overall not that bad. I was there with over 30 men for a 50th. There was about 4 big groups of men and a few couples. Uber taxi to the old town which I preferred was only €4 regular taxi back was €7. Food in Grill en Oven about 100 yards up the road to the left was fantastic.

We read other reviews and didn't expect much but was pleasantly surprised - we were upgraded to pool view, rooms were spacious and cleaned everyday by cleaners. Air con was very weak but we were provided fans upon request. Bathroom spacious and clean Fridge in room Safe in room - breakfast was really good, different variations of eggs including scrambled, mushrooms, beans, bacon, sausage, toast and unlimited juice - staff friendly no issues at all - hotel wifi did not work - excellent location

Stayed for a total of 3 days at this hotel and it is by far the worst hotel I have ever stayed at! There is practically no AC, pillows had blood staining, Wi-Fi was useless, had an ant infestation in the room, we had been asking for an iron for 3 days and kept being told they didnt know where it was, food was mediocre at best and the lifts are so small you have to wait ages during mornings and evenings to go up. Reception was very poor (not that staff are rude) had to wait ages to be served and even simple requests took a very long time. The luggage hold area was left open several times as guests are given the keys and "trusted" not to take someone else's possessions. Only good thing about the hotel was the location and the pool view rooms! Reading the other reviews now all makes perfect sense to me