Vila Petra Aparthotel

“Practically perfect in every way”

Visited October half term, 2 adults, 2 teens aged 16. Booked 1 bedroom apartment with pool view. First impressions... This is a large hotel which is spread out in blocks but manages to feel welcoming. Staff greeting lovely and helpful and quick check in. Room: 1 bed with doors leading onto balcony,… more

Visited October half term, 2 adults, 2 teens aged 16. Booked 1 bedroom apartment with pool view. First impressions... This is a large hotel which is spread out in blocks but manages to feel welcoming. Staff greeting lovely and helpful and quick check in. Room: 1 bed with doors leading onto balcony, ample wardrobe, bedside tables and console. Bathroom with large walk in shower, wc & bidet, storage and plenty of toilets. Main living area is huge with 2 large sofa beds (with proper mattresses) table & chairs, console, tables and storage - patio door leading to balcony. Kitchen had everything you could possibly need for a self catering holiday including dishwasher, fridge, microwave, toaster, kettle etc. They even had a tea service and tablecloths. Beds were comfortable but I suffer with my back so asked for a mattress topper and this was sorted straight away. Rooms cleaned every day if you requested. Bars/Restaurants : There is a snack bar on the lower level next to the indoor pool, a bar on the ground floor open in the evening along with an A la carte restaurant and a further restaurant on the lower level but this was not open in October/November. We ate at the snack bar which was good value and they do daily offers, the restaurant had a good menu but we did not indulge and the evening bar offers a happy hour, plus there was entertainment each evening such as quiz, kareoke. Pools: There are 2 outdoor pools ( one large & a toddler pool) both have ample sun loungers and the grounds around the pools are immaculate. Whilst not open due to out of season there is an outside bar & toilets and on the terrace outside the snack bar there is a bbq cooking area. There is a small children's area and basketball/tennis court. The indoor pool is a good size and also a jacuzzi plus loungers to relax. There is also an indoor squash court and gym. The rest : Small mini mart stocks everything including fresh bread and pastries, launderette, games room, book nook and plenty of beautiful gardens to wander around. It even has it's own plant jungle on the inside (see pic) which is a unique feature. As you can tell this hotel really has everything! It is also immaculate - so much so I tried to find a fault as it seemed so perfect but honestly I couldn't find one. The location for us was ideal - 5 mins walk to either top of strip or Santa Eulalia the other way and the Aldi, if you want the old town it's about 5 mins in a taxi ( I used Bolt). There are a couple of little shops and restaurants right near the hotel also.

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“Highly recommend this hotel”

Fabulous holiday made even better by the reception staff,who went above&beyond for my husband and I. Thank you Sofia and the team. Our 1 bedroom apartment was spotless, great size,brilliant walk in shower. Great view of the pool area and immaculate gardens. The hotel itself is gorgeous and sooo cle… more

Fabulous holiday made even better by the reception staff,who went above&beyond for my husband and I. Thank you Sofia and the team. Our 1 bedroom apartment was spotless, great size,brilliant walk in shower. Great view of the pool area and immaculate gardens. The hotel itself is gorgeous and sooo clean,excellent service from start to finish. Highly recommend 🙂

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“Fabulous Hotel - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED”

Wow what a fantastic hotel, think it deserves 5 star not 4. The room was large and really well catered with a safe, lots of storage, dining table and colour TV with a few English news channels. The separate kitchen was modern had a full oven, hob, micro, dishwasher and plenty of cutlery, utensils, … more

Wow what a fantastic hotel, think it deserves 5 star not 4. The room was large and really well catered with a safe, lots of storage, dining table and colour TV with a few English news channels. The separate kitchen was modern had a full oven, hob, micro, dishwasher and plenty of cutlery, utensils, knifes and crockery/pots/glasses etc so you don't need to bring anything. We ate in a few nights or went to the strip which is a long road about 5 mins from hotel which is full of restaurants/bars. An absolute gem of place to eat is called Garfolandia - small, really friendly run by a lovely lady called Alice. The food was amazing and really good value - would highly recommend. A 5 min walk takes you to an Aldi or 20 mins to the Continente shopping arcade which has plenty of choice. The hotel staff were amazing, really friendly and polite. The cleaning team ensured the place is absolutely spotless, even saw them out early in the morning cleaning the loungers. The entertainments team had a good range of activity's for young and old - aqua aerobics, archery, table tennis, skittles, boules, bingo, quiz etc. The heated indoor pool was a gem on a cooler day. The outdoor pool is not heated and water is cold this time of year however once your in its okay - its getting the courage to get in that's the challenge :) We decided to get a private taxi back to Faro, only took c. 40 mins and the front desk booked it for us. 45 euros for family of 4. We hope to return again sometime soon - a real gem.

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“Lovely hotel. Friendly staff. Large rooms, stayed here with my husband for a week. Would definitely stay here again.”

Just stayed here for a week. Lovely hotel. Really large rooms with plenty of storage. Lovely pool view room. Hotel staff really helpful and friendly. Pool a really good size with a nice pool bar. Evening entertainment in the bar every night. Though was a little small but the entertainment st… more

Just stayed here for a week. Lovely hotel. Really large rooms with plenty of storage. Lovely pool view room. Hotel staff really helpful and friendly. Pool a really good size with a nice pool bar. Evening entertainment in the bar every night. Though was a little small but the entertainment staff were really good and friendly. Nice pool room downstairs to have a game. There is a gym. Quite small if you're a regular gym goer but you could adapt to get a good workout. Didn't eat in the hotel but the food looked nice. Small little shop on site which sells your regular essentials. Nicely stocked. Rooms were cleaned daily. Would definitely stay here again. It is a bit far from the old town about a 40 min walk or about 4 to 5 euros in an uber. 10 mins from aldi and 5 mins from the new town strip.

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