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Reviews of Praia do Canal Nature Retreat

5 out of 5
Praia do Canal Nature Retreat
Herdade Vale dos Polvos, Aljezur, Faro

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 49 reviews" "
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9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Bart, Ghent

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning property located in a 220 hectare nature park on the beautiful Vincentine Coast of the Algarve. You have miles of hiking and mountainabike trails just steps from your room. The grounds are truly beautiful, staff is amazing and the food is very good, as are the recommendations for restaurants or activities in the area. They really aim to show you the best of local scenery and produce of the Algarve. Do keep in mind the hotel is very secluded, getting there or to any of the stunning beaches or restaurants in the area often involves a 15-25 minute drive on dirt roads full of potholes, so be prepared for an adventure! We loved our stay at Praia do Canal, where else could you find such an enormous garden in your backyard to play. A big thank you to Bruno, Melisa and the rest of the amazing staff for making us feel at home. We hope to come back.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ricky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mitzi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Michel

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Neo clear road to get there and no indication anywhere... The reception and parking areas were totally muddy and no one seemed to care...
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This place is something very special. Highly recommend a stay if you can. It is truly a beautiful calm place to break up your holiday.

8/10 Good

Raymundo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, freezing pool
Pool was freezing. For a hotel charging that amount per night, at least the pool should be warm
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jurgita, Los Angeles

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Such a gem! Exceeded all our expectations. Amazing and very large room, super clean, beautiful finishes and superb hospitality.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Beth, River Forest

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cannot say enough great things about this place. We stumbled upon it - and are so grateful. The decor of the entire resort is absolutely perfect. So serene, peaceful and just a true oasis in the middle of an incredible country. Staff was outstanding - friendly, helpful, accommodating. The breakfast was delicious. The spa, the pool - literally one of the best places I have ever stayed!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Resort
Beautiful resort in a rural, quiet setting. The design is gorgeous and every detail has been considered. The rooms are spacious and very well appointed. Small details like a towel warming rack and plenty of hooks for towels make the spacious bathroom even nicer. The pool and spa are beautifully designed to incorporate the natural surroundings. The food is very good and the included breakfast is very substantial. The staff is very friendly and helpful as well. Overall this is a spectacular place.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worst experience I’ve ever encountered at a hotel. Dead bolt did not work and the hotel gave someone access to my room around 11pm. They came in, turned on all the lights and started screaming when I popped out of the bed. No explanation, just slammed door and left all the lights on. Needless to say I did not sleep because I did not feel safe at the hotel. No explanation was provided until I complained to the front desk the next morning. Their flippant response, “Oops! We made a mistake and gave someone a key to your room.”
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Response from . on Mar 4, 2023
Dear Mrs. Meyer, Once again, our most sincere apologies for the inconvenience during your stay with us. We already reported what happened to the whole team from Praia do Canal Nature Resort, so this situation doesn’t happen again. We truly regret that your experience in our hotel was not what you expected and we are very sorry for the disturbance we caused. Kind regards, General Manager Luís Casqueira

10/10 Excellent

Xiqiao

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Remarkable, especially service and interior design.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Renee D, Terra Cotta

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was quite new, beautifully designed, the rooms were amazing. Nice stop for a quiet break, what really made this hotel was the staff and all of their thoughtfulness We will return
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christina, Miami

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What an amazing place. So relaxing and such a cool concept. We had a lovely time. The food was excellent, the staff super nice, the rooms were great, the area super relaxing. I cannot wait to come back. Stunning stunning property too! So happy we stayed here. My only thing was that they should have made the spa here a bit larger but it was perfect and perfectly run.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Pedro

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Uwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice for hiking, biking, relaxing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful retreat probably best for couples stay
Fantastic hotel with top staff in a beautiful peaceful setting. It’s not 100% kid friendly (steps and distance to rooms, no kids area) but it still makes for a great family stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Praia do Canal Nature Resort is such a unique hotel and one of the best hotel experiences we've ever had. It's located in a beautiful area of Portugal, near several beaches that are much less crowded than those in the Algarve. The hotel itself is beautifully designed with comfortable rooms and an amazing lounge/lobby area. The restaurant (food cocktails) were comparable to some of the best restaurants we've been to. What really set this hotel apart and made our stay GREAT was the staff! They had great energy and were proud to offer an amazing hotel experience. We couldn't have been happier and would strongly suggest others to book here as well.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Madita-Maureen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft ist einmalig gelegen - abseits vom Massentourismus an der Algarve, mitten in der Natur. Das Personal ist außergewöhnlich freundlich. Es werden verschiedene Aktivitäten vor Ort angeboten sowie eine Wanderkarte mit Routen in der Umgebung. Wir würden jederzeit wiederkommen und konnten super gut abschalten.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ruhe und Erholung. Kleines, aber schönes spa mit sauna und Dampfbad.zimmer sehr groß und schön mit Badewanne und dusche. Frühstück sehr gut. Freundliches Personal. Ich war sehr zufrieden.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lindo e confortável espaço!
O local fica fora do centro, portanto bem silencioso e agradável. As instalações são de bom gosto. A equipe é super prestativa e simpática. O café é bem organizado e há boas opções, apenas acho que poderia ter mais opções para plant based diet, ou ao menos ser mais informativo. Enfim, haver mais cuidado. Entretanto, comi bem (há leite vegetal para as bebidas quentes, frutas de qualidade e frutos secos). O quarto é espaçoso e há uma varanda com uma bela vista. O ginásio é pequeno, porém bem equipado (há uma máquina para membros inferiores e duas máquinas para superiores que funcionam bem, só não há peso livre muito pesado). O spa é bom. Porém funciona apenas com hora marcada, o que apesar de limitar torna mais organizado.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Nanna Friis

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Flot hotel
Virkelig flot indretning både generelt og på værelset. Lækker morgenmad. Gode gåture fra hotellet. Dampbad virker ikke i SPA’en. Indendørs pool måtte gerne være varmere. Træningsmaskine i fitness virker ikke. Helt latterlig pris at betale 6€ pr pers for kuvert med et lille stykke brød til frokost.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place
This place is amazing, visited both on high and low season. Beautiful place surrounded by nature, we had amazing star sky from the balcony and could hear the sea. It was a nice and cozy stay even in the winter. The breakfast is amazing. Spa is great even if the Turkish sauna was broken both days and the indoors pool was cold, so there’s bit room for improvement. But the other saunas and cold bath were great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank, Berlin

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wunderschönes ruhiges Hotel. Das gesamte Personal war sehr freundlich und stets hilfsbereit. Wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maciej

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

michel

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lluis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

REBECA

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No nos informaron adecuadamente de la mejor firma de acceso al hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Filipa

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

alexandre

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

dominiek

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice wellness! top breakfast!

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
tolles Frühstück, alles sehr sauber und hochwertig, schöner SPA-Bereich; mitten in der Natur - sehr ruhig
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Klaus Uldal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury and great service
Fantastic place in the middle of nature. Great suite, great spa, great food and best of all the extremely observant and professional service from the staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Das Restaurant bietet nur spezielle lokale Gerichte an mit kleiner Auswahl.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muito bom
a estadia correu genericamente bem, apenas notei algum atraso no serviço de pequenos almoços, talvez alguma desorganização que provocava tempos de espera desnecessários.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Site exceptionnel Qualité d’accueil remarquable Propreté Équipements
Stayed 11 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Geert

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

marlene

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ME ENCANTO EL HOTEL SUPER RECOMENDADO EL SERVICIO EXCELENTE SOLO UNICO QUE NO ME GUSTO MUCHO LA COMIDA POCA VARIEDAD LA CARTA SOLO 5 PLATOS ME APRECE EN LO UNICO QUE PUEDEN MEJORAR .. PER DEFINITIVAMENTE SI VOLVERIA
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
un endroits extraordinaire!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

DUARTE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très bien
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stanko

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
einfach traumhaft!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Masatsune

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant stay in a newly opened resort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Praia do Canal Nature Resort on Apr 29, 2022
Dear Mr. Masatsune, On behalf of team from Praia do Canal Nature Resort, we would like to thank you for your great feedback regarding your experience with us. It was a pleasure welcoming you and receive such lovely review, which will be shared with our team. We look forward welcoming you in the future. Warmest Regards