Pousada Recanto do Lobo

I really liked the layout of the pousada! I loved that there was a lot of space to walk around that you don’t get in a lot of hotels and I liked the swimming pool area too with plenty of chairs to relax. The breakfast was really good and provided a lot of different options. The fact that the pousada was right next to the beach was also great and even had a sun lounge area raised up with a view of the sea. I liked that we had a little table outside our room on our balcony so we could sit and drink wine and play cards whilst listening to the ocean waves. The room cleaning was also very efficient and we came back to a lovely clean room and bathroom every day.

Booking.com needs to have more photos with regards to the different room options. When I booked this pousada specifically for our honeymoon, I thought I was booking a first floor chalet room with a hammock outside and a spacious living area... when we arrived, we were taken to an apartment area with a door that entered via a corridor overlooking the main road. Now when I booked the room, I was only showed photos of the inside, the website pictures have no indication of the difference between the apartments and the chalets so when we arrived I was obviously disappointed. The description on the pousada profile didn’t give much indication about the different price points and thus the different grades of rooms available. After speaking to the booking staff and the manageress, they very kindly agreed to give us an upgrade to the chalet room for the same price, so I was happy in the end. Our air con also broke on the second night so we were awake between 1am-4am with water dripping directly onto our bed. The pousada was very efficient and the air con was fixed within the day whilst we were out so could have been worse. I felt for the price that the fridge could have been less ancient with less rusty shelves and other little details could have been taken better care of.