Vidamar Resort Hotel Algarve - Dining Around Half-Board

Hotel is fabulous...we have stayed before and food was great. This time we paid for half board and couldn’t use the half board restaurant. A massive supplement was required in the other restaurants and we thought we should have been told prior to our stay. Selling us half board and it was not available made our relaxing holiday very stressful trying to explain as the staff were not able to get through the language barrier. We had paid for half board and it was not available! So a simple call or e mail to confirm the ocean restaurant is available would make a relaxing stay.

Fantastic 5* hotel in every way. We always hire a car whilst in the Algarve, so being away from the town doesn't bother us but may be of concern if you wanted to go out at night and not use the hotel's restaurants.

Good stay overall attended a wedding. Would have liked to see padding on sunbeds as they were hard wood not very comfortable

We had a lovely stay at this five star resort. The room was very big and spacious, the wardrobe space was perfect for all our clothes and shoes. The bed was bigger than a king size. The view from the balcony was beautiful. The staff was very helpful and friendly we booked a few excursions through the hotel and they had great prices. All i have to say is beware of the taxi drivers you book from the hotel they like to overcharge you with extras its a shame there is only one shuttle a day to the city centre it would be great if they had multiple time choices. The restaurants at the resort are amazing. We ate at every single one and the food was really tasty. The private beach was beautiful and serene. The sunset snack bar was perfect for lunch if you didnt want to leave the resort. It is a great hotel for a couple or families with children.i would recommend you book a shuttle transfer beforehand as taxis charge 70euros to the hotel from Faro airport which was very expensive.

Good value for money. Great for families with kids, staff were very interactive and accommodating with the kids. Location was mesmerising.