Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Resort Hotel

Pestana Vil Sol Vilamoura was a very comfortable place for a short break. There’re lots of facilities for a restful break - extensive grounds, indoors and outdoors swimming pools, tennis courts, other wellness facilities, bar and restaurant. There’s also a 27-hole golf course and golfing school for enthusiasts. The pond at the back was a joy with its resident swans! Our garden room was in a block of villas with a patio at the back. The service was great - issues raised were immediately tended to.

Really enjoyed a golf trip here in December. When for 3 nights with a mate. Played the course twice and enjoyed 1-18 better than 10-27. You don't need a buggy, so not worth forking out for. Food is cheaper in the clubhouse, so better going there for lunch and beers. You can sit outside and watch the golf in the sun. Breakfast was great, rooms were sufficient. Pool table in the bar was also good. €7 in an Uber to the harbour Would go back

This is my 4th time at Pestana Vila Sol and we keep coming back as it is good value for money and the golf courses are really good. This time has been a bit of a nightmare however. We booked 2 Deluxe Twin Rooms, 1 with a walk in shower as one of our group is 70 years old and has a bad knee and struggles with the shower over bath. On arrival, we were given 2 rooms both shower over bath. We explained the situation and were given another room with a walk in shower. We were assured this was a deluxe room as well but it was one of the tired and older superior rooms. We thought no bother because we only sleep there so it will be ok. Last night we went to the harbour and came back at 2.15 am to find the bathroom was absolutely crawling with ant’s literally all over the counter tops , in our wash bags, all over the sinks and shower area. I rang reception and they said to come down and we could swap rooms. I said we need a walk in shower and he assured it had one. When we got there it had a shower over bath. We said we’d sleep there and sort it the morning. Next morning we went back to reception and they were just smiles, apologies and absolutely no help at all. He just kept saying there are no other rooms that are twin with walk in shower. There were 20-25 people down for breakfast this morning and we can clearly see there are loads of empty rooms they just didn’t want to help at all. We have noticed as well the service in the restaurant has gone downhill rapidly as you now have to get your own coffee or wait until you have eaten, we had to get our own cutlery and there was no one on the omelette station. The hot food is lukewarm and not great quality. This is clearly because they have very few staff working because they are not full!!! Bad experience so far and I dare say it will stay that way until we leave probably for good this time

Blissful and restful stay. We stayed in early April for 4 days on honeymoon. From check in we knew the hotel was comfortable elegant and spacious. Our room was very spacious clean and the balcony was a welcome addition for extra comfort. Breakfast buffet had a wide variety and everything was so fresh. We used the indoor amd outdoor polls daily including the jacuzzi. We had post dinner drinks in the bar each evening and the staff were so attentive amd welcoming. We look forward to a return stay. We walked to nearby cafes daily. Its 10mins by Taxi to Quateria so we had the best of beach and hotel

Check in check out was very easy. Caterina and Fabio were particularly helpful. The staff was attentive, so much so that they put a cake in our room for my husbands birthday. What a treat! Our room was large and very clean. There was a small balcony as well. Restaurant served quality food with prompt and polite service.

This is a good hotel, i read some of the reviews on here and they were really picky. This is a solidly good hotel, worth the cost. It was kept well. Our room was comfortable and clean. It was decorated as expected for a hotel room. The food was good, for one of the first times the vegetarian food was not an afterthought and they even had clearly gluten free food. The pools were good, clean and the food at the pool bar was nice too. The staff were very friendly.

Perfect getaway. Hotel lovely. Golf course super. All facilities more than adequate. Not too far or expensive from Vilamoura Marina. Breakfast was very nice, rooms were spotless. Me and my companions loved our entire visit. No complaints. We all will be returning.

The hotel was good and the service excellent. On its own I would have rated 4 stars. What spoiled the trip for us was the golf course experience. Golf is expensive in this part of the world so you expect well designed and maintained golf courses and a reasonable pace of play. I can’t say we got either. My adult son and I gave up our game at VilaSol after 5 holes because this was the most congested course we have ever experienced. People were queuing on every single tee. I complained to the Club master when I returned to the club house. He accepted the course was very busy but could not offer any refund for our near 200 euro outlay. To be fair he offered to let us come back another day but this want possible for us so one very disappointing experience and a lot of money later our golf was over. My advice is to play somewhere else but if you are determined to play here avoid the weekend at all costs.