Hotel Marina São Roque

The hotel is situated in a good position, close to the marina and the old town. the place was clean and staff friendly. We had a room at the front next to a busy road and the traffic noise was constant through the day and most of the night. Beds were clean and comfortable and the pool area was lovely. But the breakfast was dismal. Different cereals were just piled up in one container so it all mixed together, there was only bread for toast with either ham or cheese slices and on the last day they ran out of jam. The variety of drinks was poor and even the orange juice was concentrate from a carton. Hardly any fresh fruit but some tinned peaches. No hot food, no fresh fruit, no pastries. As the hotel is classed as 3 star I found everything acceptable except the breakfast.

Not amazing not horrendous The hotel has a brilliant location and a lovely clean room. Staff were very polite and friendly. However we went to breakfast on the first morning of our stay not impressed at all, the coffee as mentioned in previous reviews was not very nice, the meat selection provided had a funny smell, and then to find the ham mouldy was not a nice surprise at all. Particularly when you’re only serving continental breakfast it shouldn’t be difficult to check what you’re serving. The room lacked amenities, no kettle etc. the air con was constantly mentioned they didn’t seem to be happy with us using it, if you can’t afford to have air con in your rooms then don’t provide it, that’s the impression we got.

I came to this hotel as it was near the train station and marina. Location is very convenient to walk to the beaches as well as old town. There is also a large supermarket (Pingo Doce) around the corner where you can get everything including cheap meals. Positives: Great location, very friendly staff, clean and comfortable bed. We had a bedroom facing the pool and it was very quiet. Negatives: They keep lights off even in the lobby. This makes the lobby very uninviting. They block access to the lobby after midnight and you need to use the side entrance with stairs. This means when you check out at 6am, you need to carry your luggage down the stairs as the elevator is locked for lobby level. Breakfast is simple which is fine, but coffee is terrible. Although they have an automatic coffee machine, it uses instant coffee which taste terrible. I'm fine with limited variety for food, but coffee is important. Shampoo in the bathroom smells like car wash. Also imagine having a drop left of shampoo and filling the bottle with water. That was the consistency of the shampoo and soap. TV majority of channels are unwatchable as reception is very bad. I wasn't going to post a negative review, but there were so many things wrong other than staff being friendly and helpful. What this place needs is new management and some money to put into the business. This place has potential to be Great again. This place is ok, but make sure you come with the right expectation. Skip breakfast and go to the supermarket foe better breakfast.

This hotel is designed like a tradition Portuguese building based around a central courtyard and is decorated and furnished in the same traditional (if old fashioned) style. A good location, a 10 minute walk from both the train and bush stations, 5 minutes from the marina and 20 minutes from the beach or the old town. With a supermarket only 5 minutes away. The room was large enough for my requirements as was the bathroom and there was a small balcony. The bed was very comfortable and there is plenty of storage space. Every was very clean and tidy. All the staff were nice and friendly and especially Monika on reception who was most helpful and supplied useful local information. The breakfast is adequate but there is no choice of anything hot, would be improved if they just offered eggs scrambled or boiled) in addition to what is on offer. As a bonus there is a small swimming pool with a few sun loungers, I used this pool every day when I returned to the hotel and I was the only one using it.