Name: Turim Estrela do Vau Apartamentos Turisticos
Address: Alto do Vau, Sitio das Delgadas, . ., PortimÃo, 8500-308, PT

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2026

Marie

The apartments were huge and so was the balcony. Our apartment was cleaned every day and also clean sheets and towels. The cleaning staff are fantastic.The reception staff are extremely helpful and friendly, they let us store our bags as we were early for check in so we went to the snack bar and had lunch while we waited. The have a restaurant a sports bar and a snack bar by the pool. The have a playground for small children and a small children's pool. The have a large pool for older people,and loungers and umbrellas to keep the sun off.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Colin

Lovely stay, beautiful area, very clean, friendly staff pool area was great!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2025

Cédric

We had a really nice stay in this hotel. Our kids loved the place with the pools, playground, little synthetic field to play ball. It is close from the beach as well so we can walk there each day. Awesome place overall. Place is very clean, appartement are well equipped.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Edward

Friendly staff and nice setting

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2024

Maria Joao

Great swimming pool - short opening hours

Great apartment and conditions. The pool is open from 9 AM to 7PM : this is not good in the summer, it should be open at least until 9PM . There is no logic on reduced opening hours in the summer , with perfect weather conditions and temperatures around and above 30 degrees Celsius.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2023

Nicki

Had 2 bedroom apartment which was huge, great view of the pool. Tried the restaurant one evening and very disappointed by the buffet, not much choice especially for children, lots of dishes empty. Very clean and had everything we needed. Not close to amenities though. Would recommend

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2023

TRE

Room was good and pool area / restaurant were great

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2023

Albertus

Good price qualify

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2023

Silvija

Lovely place for families, perfect location, quite but at same time just couple minutes drive from shops, cafes and beach.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

16 Nov 2019

Patryk

esn't feel like Portugal

Basic requests like kitchen equipment (chef knife or any other than bread knife, manual orange juice squeeze) were neglected several times. Those are not expensive. Service and staff not on a good level. Didn't feel like Portugal 😒 e.g. In a bar i ordered and paid for fresh squeezed juice. Instead I got carton one. When complained i got response - yes but then I would need to take more time to squeeze it! Sic! Isn't that what I paid for?

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2019

Ricardo

Hotel is located just minutes walkway from the main beaches. Wonderful place even with kids. Great to have a relaxing time off .

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

O alojamento foi o suficiente para 4 noites, a piscina é grande e com espreguiçadeiras à disposição. Dá para ir a pé para a praia do alemão. Tudo espaçoso e limpo, foram 4 dias bastante agradáveis.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

06 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

We was there for 5 days to realise once we got back to the UK the disgusting trampy cleaners had stolen our english money. If you are thinking to go here. Keep all your values with you. DISGUSTING

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jul 2019

Teresa

Muito bom. O apartamento e o enquadramento, nomeadamente zona envolvente das piscinas.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Quando entramos no quarto encontramos logo uma barata enorme no cortinado. As piscinas também estavam muito sujas...

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2019

Adam

Quiet location within easy reach of the beach and amenities

Friends_and_family Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Internet connection very poor have to pay per device I agreed if we have to pay to used but I never see we have to pay per device something that you guys need to change it in the future

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Gostei muito da área da piscina e da forma como o quarto estava disposto.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

For a 4 star hotel, the decor and maintenance (especially of the rooms) leaves a lot to be desired.

I have been in this hotel ha + - 15 years, and the decoration / presentation of the rooms is the same, being that the maintenance conditions are weak, the bathroom is flushed down, lavatory without furniture only with support of lavatorio and tubing in sight, cracked tiles and very out of fashion.

Compensated with the friendliness of the staff, the quality of the pool, and the memory of the visit and memories of years ago.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

01 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Enganei-me na reserva reclamei por email e até agora nem resposta. Fico a aguardar.
Cumprimentos

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2019

Alan

Lovely lay out, comfortable and relaxing. Not too crowded or on top of each other.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 May 2018

Michael

Short Break at Estrela do Vau

Enjoyed our stay at Estrela do Vau.The staff were friendly and helpful
and the hotel itself was excellent value for money in a wonderful location..
Our only concerns were the beds which we felt were not up to standard and if satellite tv is promoted then you would expect something more than just Sky News .
Allowing for these concerns we would willingly come back to Estrela do Vau again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

The staff were very helpful and the rooms we had were very comfortable and clean. The nearby beach was beautiful.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Aug 2017

Katy

Decent hotel shame about the problems!

We arrived at the hotel at 2am to a friendly reception and were both impressed by the size and quality of the room on first sight, however, soon realised that it was abnormally hot!! By that I mean that we were both covered in sweat immediately and felt almost sick from the heat. It was so late that we fiddled with the air con, hoped it would come on properly during the night and fell asleep. A sweaty and fitful night later it was still unbearably hot and we knew something must be wrong. When I reported this issue to the reception staff at 9am the next day, I was told they would 'get a maid to look at it'. Having not heard any more by 3pm, I approached the lady on reception again who said 'by the way your air con is broken, we have given you a fan'. Interestingly, having just come from the room, we were fairly confident that no one had been in there at all (beds not made, no cleaning done, double locked as we'd left it) so we were slightly confused as to how 'the maids' had decided it wasn't working anyway! We didn't have a fan and we weren't happy. Not in the least by the flippant attitudes of the staff supposed to be fixing our issue. Finally, after much pestering, we were moved rooms by the second day although for us this was too little too late, we'd already had two sleepless nights in a room that made us feel ill from heat. We were also upset that we were made to feel as if they were doing us a favour rather than fixing a problem at a hotel we'd paid good money for.

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2017

siobhan

Did not enjoy staying here..

This place is remote and there is no free shuttle bus to the nearest 2 towns, which means you are forced to take taxis or the bus (no difference in price for a family of 4).
A trip into town or Praia du rocha beach at least once a day and usually twice to return for dinner in the evening.. ended up costing between €25-32 per day... and over 10 days amounts to several hundred euros.. this just not on.. HIRE A CAR IF YOU WAMT TO STAY HERE, it's essential.
Other moans... the bar, food, the onsite shop and cafe prices were extortionate.. a total rip-off... not just in hotel but in Alvor too.. they wouldn't give you plastic knives and forks for any takeaway food.. the music played around the pool every day was TERRIBLE.. continuous repetition of the same few tracks felt like torture.
The reception staff were courteous but unhelpful on several occasions, for example.. being locked out of room and refused a copy of the key?? Why?? plus they tried to sell trips that worked out cheaper if you just went in a taxi yourself. We ended up mistrusting everyone who worked here.
The rooms are large however cleaning and towel replacement was sporadic and there are no in-room cleaning facilities to do the job yourself, forcing you to buy more stuff that you shouldn't need to.
Very disappointed in our stay, felt ripped off and bored. Kids loved the pool so at least there's that. Would never return here.

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2017

Verified traveler

Wifi not included in rooms which is a bit outdated but otherwise ok and friendly staff.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2017

Dora

Spacious family apartments. Good location.

Spacious apartments at walking distance to praia do Vau. Hotel facilities are good. Good entertainment for kids. Points to improve : better cleanliness in the rooms and in the room corridors. Negative aspect: Free Wi-fi available (poor quality) only in the hotel lobby. In the apartments access to the internet is charged. :(

Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jul 2017

Gary

Adequate hotel in decent location, but not special

This hotel is in a good location, on the edge of Alvor and close to the beach, also a short walk to Praia do Vau beach and a few restaurants.

However, the hotel itself was a let down, based on people that we knew who had been there previously,

We turned up to the room, to find that it had no toilet roll, no coat hangers and no working air conditioning. While these things were rectified quickly, the fact that they weren't fixed before the room was deemed fit for us to check in too wasn't impressive.

On our first morning in the hotel we went to the snack bar at the pool for breakfast, having seen that they serve this. We were there at twenty past nine in the morning and they hadn't even opened!!

The cleaning of the hotel also left a lot to be desired. Our balcony was only swept once in the twelve days we were there, and a couple of days our towels weren't changed and we had to ask housekeeping to do this on our return to the room.

Would recommend this if you want a basic, low cost hotel and are happy to put up with the poor things such as the above. But if you want a more enjoyable holiday there are other hotels in the area that would be more satisfactory.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2016

John

\"Great hotel, shocking food for 4 stars\".

Mixed feelings about this place. Hotel was clean and well maintained. 2 bed apartment was a great size and very comfortable and very clean. Hotel staff were very professional and friendly and interacted well with the kids and laid on as much entertainment as the kids were interested in.

Hotel grounds however, were a little bit on the shabby side, (as was the general neighbourhood to be fair) no Mini golf course as advertised and two tennis courts were unusable due to lack of netting and dirt. Still expected to pay €10 per person to use them though. Pool area was clean and well maintained but merely functional.

Biggest problem though was the food. For a four star hotel the food was disgusting. Buffet breakfasts were cold and unappetizing as well as the buffet meals in the supposed restaurant. Only way to describe the food there was \"thrown together\"

I have to stress the point that I was not the only guest to feel the same was. most of the guests we chatted with felt the same way. \"Great hotel, shocking food for 4 stars\". Guests staying in the hotel on a full or half board were disgusted by the food on offer.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

Great hotel. Would recommend. Pools are greatly maintained. Beach not too far away.

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2016

Verified traveler

Lovely place and good value for money

Zero complaints!! I got what I paid for and thoroughly enjoyed it!!

6/10

Pleasant

14 Oct 2015

ALAN R.

pleasant

difficult to assess, since just a 2 day stay is not long enough to
comment on, however from what we saw it seemed that it had the potential to be a very pleasant venue.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2015

lover of portu

Nice complex

Close to the beach but away from local amenities. Which makes the location a little isolated

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2015

QwertyShopper

Great Family Trip

My wife and I have been to this property many times in the past and this time we spent a great week with our extended family in three appartments.The staff were excellent in accomodating all of us in adjacent rooms which involved an upgrade for two families from studio to 1 bed appartment - something they didn't have to do. Although the room facilities are a little bit tired they are extremely clean and all functional.
Wi-fi in the lobby is ok but would be better if available in all appartments.
The property is centrally located for the three resort areas of Portimao, Praia Da Rocha and Alvor although this involves a short (cheap) taxi ride unless you enjoy walking.
The outside areas, including pools, were clean and tidy.

We will definitely return again to this family friendly property.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2015

aidan

Lovely hotel, loads of space, bar was to expensive

Loved it, staff were excellent, loads of room, love the balconies, very pricy in hotel shop and bar and restaurant so we dined elsewhere for the 2 weeks, I'll definitely go back again

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2015

Fernando

Nice Hotel with spacious and clean apartments, not far from the beach, nice service.

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2015

A R

Lovely Holiday

We enjoyed our stay lovely holiday, the hotel could do with some updating in most areas i.e. bathrooms. The staff are excellent especially front desk so helpful in every way. A refurbishment would send this hotel to ten out ten again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2015

John

Not for party animals

Really helpful and friendly staff. Good sized and airy rooms. Cleaners do a great job. The on-site shop is expensive, much better to take a taxi (c.7/8 Euro) to the Continete supermarket. It's suitably remote but it's certainly no 'Overlook'. The bar is so expensive they hire door supervisors to throw people in! Again, though the staff are kind and helpful. It's a 10-15 min walk to the beach but the walk is not recommended for people with restricted mobility - best to take a taxi. The nearest beach is used by locals which is nice. For a pair of boring older farts like us, it's top dollar.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2014

Jim

Quiet and stress free

A great place to stay. Its away from all activities and noise. If you want to relax stress free then this is the place for you. However to go anywhere like restaurants, nightclubs etc it is 2km from everything then you will need to get taxis. The staff are very polite and helpful. Overall I will go there again and again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Jun 2014

qwertyshopper

Conveniently located hotel

Pleasant holiday in a Hotel that we have been to many times and will return to in future despite its shortcomings.
We find this Hotel suites our purposes being within easy reach of a small sandy beach but conveneintly located for several other beaches and principle resorts which are all within walking distance for those who enjoy walking and only a short inexpensive taxi ride for those who don't.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2013

Joe

Family holiday for a couple of days

The hotel room was clean comfortable and big. The only draw back is that the hotel is a little dated and things are old like the tv and plumbing etc. The beach is about a 10 minute walk away and the hotel has a small store on the grounds where you can buy small items, if you want any significant groceries you either have to drive or get a taxi. The 2 days we spent there where relaxing and nice both at the hotel and beach there are a few restaurants within walking distance but downtown Portiamo is definitely a taxi ride away.

8/10

Excellent

13 Sep 2011

samantha

pretty good

on first impressions i was shocked that it was rated 4* - the decor is very dated expecially as it was built in the 90's having said that we had the studio apartment and it was a lot bigger then we expected ( i would call it a 1 bed apartment which was of decent standard ). the staff were brilliant and extreamly helpful. The resturant we tried on the 1st night and was not impressed however for 2 adult buffett and 1 child buffett only cost around £25 so cant really complain. the location was perfect a short walk to a perfect beach cheap cab fares to nearby areas with brilliant restraunts and the area was quiet. the hotel had a small gym, a spa and 3 pools good size and perfect for our daughter, all of great standard. we didnt do the hotel entertainment but there was something on everynight. overall it was everything we needed - we had a lovely time and i wouldnt mind saying at these apartments again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2011

Verified traveler

Estrela de Vau

We stayed at Estrela de Vau 4 years ago and we were pleased to see that the hotel had been very well maintained since then. There was an indoor swimming pool under construction during our visit and we were accommodated well away from any potential disturbance.Staff throughout were very friendly and helpful. Our 1 bed apartment was spacious and nicely decorated, with daily cleaning service and towel change. The only drawback was the location, 10 min walk to beach and half hour walk to Alvor,a car would be best, although taxis are readily available.We are very happy to recommend Estrela de Vau.

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2010

PETER

ESTRELA DE VAU APARTMENTS - CLOSE TO BEACH

WE ENJOYED OUR STAY VERY MUCH. WAS A GREAT PLACE TO STAY. WOULD COME AND STAY AGAIN. ONE THING TO KNOW IS THAT THE LOCATION IS NOT AS CLOSE TO BEACH AS ONE MIGHT SEE ADVERTISED. IT IS MORE LIKE ONE KILOMETER FROM BEACH WHICH WAS NOT A LONG WALK. IT WAS A VERY PLEASANT STAY AND WE HATED TO LEAVE WOULD RECOMMEND TO OTHERS.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2026

André

Hospedagem foi boa, o quarto com cozinha bem equipada, muito bem limpos, boa área de lazer.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

guy

Chambre spacieuse
Piscine très agréable

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Nov 2024

Nathalie

Super pour les familles

Agréablement surprise très bon accueil grands espaces dans la chambre avec balcon super la piscine le restaurant et les cocktails!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Aug 2024

Audrey

Bien, mais pas top!

Mauvaise insonoration avec les couloirs! Bcp de bruit, literie un peu dure. Service ok, piscine ok, bon séjour en général, un peu cher pour le
Niveau de la résidence un peu vieillissante.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2023

Cyril

Très bien, hôtel de bonne facture avec des espaces de vie très convenable et un service d'hôtellerie professionnel et présent et le tout dans une région magnifique...

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2023

Almudena

Nos tocó un bajo y las puertas que daban al exterior estaban rota aunque nos lo arreglaron enseguida.

Leisure Family_with_children