Vila Gale Tavira

Lovely Hotel, very clean, breakfast was excellent, the bedrooms are quite spacious, pool view rooms are the best to book, not far to walk to the main tourist area, plenty of restaurants, not much in the way of nightlife.

I didn’t like the room , it had bad smell inside , Breakfast was very limited as in 3 stars hotel , also there was no tooth past in a room without request , same as no tea station without request . Steam sauna was terrible , it is fake turkish sauna with plastic seats and plastic walls , hard to call it turkish sauna . So big disappointment, I was in villa gale in Lisbon and Lagos and it was real turkish bath or real Sauna . This hotel can be 3 stars , but not 4 stars . Jacuzzis worked very week , and air conditioning in room also was working not good .

Conveniently located in a central position in Tavira. Our room was comfortable and of a decent size and cleaned daily. We stayed bed and breakfast. Used the hotel bar only once as the drinks were pricey and was also little used by other guests.

From start to finish there was nothing to complain about in respect of this hotel and it offers very good value for money. This isn't a five star hotel but it's comfortable in every respect and each department seems to operate smoothly..the reception, housekeeping, restaurant, bar, animation, indoor and outdoor pools and spa. This reflects well on the people who mange the hotel and all the hard working staff. We travel extensively and it's very easy to see when a hotel is poorly managed. Our room 2063 was well furnished and cleaned every day so thanks to the cleaning ladies for that. The Hotel is on the flat, there is entertainment most evenings and everything on Tavira is within walking distance. You can book this hotel with confidence of having a comfortable stay.

Good basic hotel for visiting Tavira. We rely on reviews here before choosing holiday accommodation so leaving a few tips for Villa Gale in Tavira. Perfect base for visiting this gorgeous city as everything within walking distance. Lovely pool and lots of sunbeds available. Rooms kept clean maids work hard. Rooms are serviced in the afternoon as mornings seem to be for changeovers. Very minimal storage space and no where to hang dresses. We kept most of our clothes in suitcases for our weeks stay as no where to hang them. Only 3 drawers available. TIP* If you want a specific room email before and keep copy of email. We wanted an upper floor room and the receptionist checking us in was adamant one was not available. Once we showed her the email request she relented and found us one. However we found top floor balconies had no covers for sun rain and pigeon poop protection so couldn't leave towels to dry out there. Very exposed. TIP* The rooms above the pool and indoor bar will suffer music all day until 11pm. Ask for a quiet room if that's your preference. Beds are so hard our backs suffered by the end of a week! Also very dark and dim so bring a torch. No hooks behind doors to hang coats on to dry. Such a simple thing to remedy. No shaving or makeup mirror either. Breakfasts perfectly nice didn't try evening buffet at hotel as cheaper and nicer to eat out. The food in Tavira is wonderful and worth a trip to Tavira island as so beautiful and peaceful this time of year only €2.5 return on ferry that runs hourly. The one feeling we were left with was how impersonal the staff were especially on reception. Rare to get a smile. We will return to Tavira but not to this hotel.