Octant Praia Verde

Another absolutely superb stay at this Hotel, which is beautiful, in a superb location, with an outstanding restaurant- some of the best food in the World. Our third stay, and it cannot be faulted. Walking distance to the beach, and close enough to Faro Airport.

Well, what a find. There is very little that can be faulted in this gem of an hotel. We stayed a week as part of a golf break. Rooms are very spacious, apartment-like and perfect for chilling. Lovely design and style. The restaurant and bar is a delight to spend your evening in. Never felt crowded. We had the half board option and wow, honestly the best food I've eaten in any hotel including 5* ones around the world. Local produce, beautifully cooked and presented. 5 courses meant you spent a few hours dining, which made an evening of it. It left us very full each evening (too full tbh). Loved the fact I only had to choose meat or fish and dessert or fruit. As I'm gluten and dairy free, I only had the choice of fruit 5 nights out of 7, so it would have been nice to have a GF/DF dessert each evening. Breakfast was excellent, I had a choice of GF/DF pancakes or bread. The chia pots were fab. Lovely list of herbal teas and fresh herbs. Definitely good for foodies who are also healthy eaters. The restaurant always felt calm, the staff efficient but not hurried or stressed. More on staff later. Pool is a delightful area with choice of sun or shade from the trees. Hotel is popular with young families, so there are a few toddler tantrums to listen to with over-tired children. If the hotel had adults only week, that would be ideal. I believe they are adding another pool, as part of an expansion - an adults only pool would make it perfect for those of us who experienced the 'bringing up children' years! Lovely walk to the gorgeous beach. Can take an hotel buggy both ways too. Lastly, the staff. Simply exemplary. Whether it's Octant or the local people I don't know, but they were all so friendly, helpful and smiling from the restaurant to room cleaners to reception, without exception. They genuinely seemed happy in their work, were happy to chat and eager to please, if this is how Octant treat their staff then I'll be looking for other Octant hotels. Well done Octant, a memorable stay for our 31st wedding anniversary.