This hotel has its good and bad points. It seriously needs an update, everything is so old fashioned and dark. However, saying that everything was extremely clean. The two pool areas were lovely, we chose to stay round the smaller pool for the week and me and my boyfriend had the pool to ourselves most of the time. The complex... More

Myself and 11 other male golfers have just spent a week at the Pinhal da Marina complex in Vilamoura Portugal. On arrival the girl in reception was very nice, she quickly sorted our rooms and even got a member of staff to show us where they were on the grounds. The rooms where very spacious, we had four sharing each... More

My wife and I stayed at the Pinhal da Marina in September 2011 in self-catering accomadation. The appartments are excellent, spacious, clean, well maintained and the most well equipped we have ever stayed in. Sometimes you're lucky to get a cockscrew, but at the Pinhal we are talking microwaves, blenders, toasters and the rest. The air conditioning and safe are... More

My wife and I have just returned from 10 days in the Algarve. Our stay at the Pinhal da Marina can be described as nothing short of excellent. Very friendly, helpful and polite staff. The accommodation was maintained to a high standard and all of the appliances worked well (most looked new in fact). The complex has well tended gardens... More

Family of four, two kids aged 13 and 9. It was a bit quiet for us. Also quite difficult to find for the first time. Breakfast very limited, croissants, toast with ham or cheese, cereals, a few different fruits, yogurts and tinned fruit. No cooked breakfast here i'm afraid ! However, the apartments were ok. After reading some reviews I... More

Just returned from a week long stay at Pinhal da Marina with my 15 year old son. We stayed in a studio and I was amazed at the size of it on arrival. It was spacious and very clean - the maid service was excellent. This is a very quiet complex, situated in a lovely area of Vilamoura and I... More

The hotel can't really be faulted to any great extent. Yes like most hotels it has faults but to pick them out would be 'nit picking' and not real relection on the staff, hotel and location. The hotel is in a quite location, away from the main harbour centre (20 mins walk away). The hotel is located at the top... More

Get over the rather basic accommodation on arrival and this places becomes a great base for a stay here. We are used to paying more for a stay here so found the rooms a little old fashioned however very clean and maid service excellent. 15 min walk to Marina at night is better than most places we have stayed here.... More

We've just got back from a break at Pinhal and can report that we still like the location and amenities In answer to some observations from other users we can report its being updated as I write the review one block is already complete Still great VFM! More