We had an ok stay. It’s a new facility, so certain areas further away from the main hotel are under construction. The room was clean and the hotel accommodated certain needs, which was greatly appreciated. The staff is very pleasant, but came across at times as overly enthusiastic. There is a fine line between too much and too little, but they are trying, so we’ll give them credit for that. The food was not very good and very expensive. The drinks were good and they too were very pricey. The background music was loudly piped everywhere throughout the facilities and grounds, even on the path going towards the beach. The pool fountains are going all day - starting precisely at 9 am and stopping at 11 pm , but the noise is annoying after the first 30 minutes. Overall, the effect is not at all relaxing. Maybe it‘s the W brand image in general, but the feeling of the entire hotel comes across as the Marriott Corporation trying really hard to be cool and funky (such as, the computer area called “WIRED”, the pool named ‘WET,” the bathroom floor rug identified as “STEP,” and the hair dryer labeled as “BLOW-OUT.”) They somehow miss the mark and strike me as “GOOFY.” Not to overly criticize the W Algarve, but it was not for me. The hotel would merit a rating of 4 if the quality of the food was better.
自動翻訳