“A great time to be had!”
This was our second visit to the Estrela Do Mar.
ALL the staff were amazing with their friendliness and cheerfulnes. Many of them recognised us from our last year and were very excited to see us. Without fail, they are all friendly, polite and helpful. Many of them have very good use of the English language, and can hold very insightful and witty conversations about just about anything, especially themselves, their country and what their dreams and aspirations are.
My particular highlight of each day was coming back to the room after roomservice had been to see what they had done with our towels. The imaginations of the room cleaners is amazing, with towels displayed as frogs, swans, crocodiles, and many more.
The menu in the resort restaurant is varied and interesting, with many local and western dishes, (I can certainly recommend the chicken masala with garlic naan bread), and at a very reasonable price.
If you become tired of the beach and swimming in the sea, the hotel offers a lovely, crystal clean swimming pool for use by the residents. It is in semi shade, depending on the time of the day, and the water is certainly cooler and more refreshing than the sea. The pool area offers its own small bar service, and their are a few tables and chairs where you can sit and eat meals if you don't feel like sitting in the main dining area. There are sun loungers which are free to residents.
We will be back.