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Advantages: Everything it is an excellent hotel Disadvantages: Coffee at breakfast was awful
, lamb, with chips etc. plus various pizzerias and also cafes for snacks and coffees.
We found the hotel staff to be really friendly and before we went out to eat each evening we made use of the hotel bar to play pool and sample some of their cocktails.
There is a supermarket, about 150 yards down the hill from the hotel where you can purchase general things like water, biscuits, sweets etc., and if you are lucky, like we were, sun tan lotion - the sun was shinning the entire week and we came back with tans.
Parking is easy with a large car park directly outside the hotel. If you like walking - as we do - there are beautiful walks along the clifftops and the scenery is quite dramatic.
Will we be returning - Yes in November 2006. ...
Advantages: Those Public Rooms Disadvantages: Standard Rooms small, but hay that was our choice and your all the same at breakfast
We have just returned from a Week-end in Porto.
We were looking for a Hotel that had good location and some olde world charm, so this one seemed to tick the boxes.
We booked it thru Octopustravel.com for £165 that being for a Double Room with Buffet Breakfast for three nights (About £27 per person per night B&B).
Getting to the Hotel from the Airport can not be easier. You get the Metro from the Airport, you can not get on the wrong one as that is the start of the line, no changes necessary just stay on unti the BOLHAO stop (approx 25 mins) cost 1 Euro 85 Cents (purchase ticket from Tourist Info Booth in arrival hall, or if braver from the Ticket Machines in the Metro (Do have an English Button) for instructions.
At the Bolhao stop come up into the Street Opposite a large Church With Blue Tiles, turn corner about 90 yards ...
Advantages: kids,club, bar, beach, 2 pools, jacuzzis, entertainent, shops, self catering Disadvantages: have to meet with CPO staff who will want to sell you timeshare
programme for children and adults alike with a kids club and lots of entertainment, belly dancing classes, Portugues lessons etc. The grounds are impeccably maintained with lush greenery surrounding the two pools, 4 jacuzzis, giant chess, bowls green and various bar. I have had a look round the Hotel Oura Praia and I would describe it as 4 star with gym, pool, restaurant, bar, pool table. Both sites are just a few minutes' walk from the shops and loads of restaurants.
For clubby noisy footbally type pubs (can you tell its not for me!) you need to go to the Strip. There are loads of restaurants all doing 'British freindly' food for ?6-7 like chicken piri piri and chips or spare ribs or grilled sardines. If you prefer something a bit quieter or grown up try the road directly in front of the Hotel Oura Praia. As well as decent sized supermarket ...
