Quinta Do Mel

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The staff allowed us to stay after the check out and to use facilities. Love the breakfast! Great place to stay.
  : The staff was a bit slow with registering. The rooms need a bigger tables to put stuff on.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : I loved the location and the charm of this place. The pool was wonderful. This is a quaint, farm to table quieter location. It was perfect for what we were looking for. We were a family of 5, however the family rooms had already been booked so we got 2 separate rooms and they added a bed to one of the rooms for us. The staff were wonderful. Its really a good value for the price.
  : The beds could have been a little softer, and because of the farm and the restaurant was all open to the outside there were flies around while we were eating. Also the rooms were a little dark, (not a lot of lighting).

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Overpriced food and very noisy air-conditioning

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Restaurant and pool
  : Room facilities

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Nice food and nice staff.
  : Rooms could have a small "balcony". Pool has too much shadow.

Disappointing
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The hotel is in a beautiful location with pretty grounds. Some of the staff were very nice. The hotel itself is charming.
  : The welcome was non existent upon arrival. We were told to go to the till area in the restaurant and waited for ages until someone came to check us in. Other staff just ignored us. The breakfast was disastrous. We were served tea and then waited for over 25 minutes for anything else. We had to complain three times to get the eggs we ordered which were eventually served after we'd finished the rest of the breakfast. We were served meat when we had specifically requested not to have it. Our waitress barely apologised and blamed her colleagues for all the mistakes.

Wonderful
Traveller Type:
  : We had dinner and breakfast at the Quinta and this was just amazing !! The quality of the food, the service and the decoration of the restaurant were just magnificent. We very much enjoyed the breakfast with products from the farm and the staff were super friendly. A place to return to.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : Wonderful for a peaceful stay and within a 15 min walk of the beach and a short car ride to other areas. I have mobility issues and managed fine with walking to and from the beach. You intiailly enter the hotel via the restaurant and at checkin you'll be given access to a separate entrance. Restaurant has an extensive menu. Wonderful produce from the farm itself used including lamb, vegetables, jams, herbs, tea. I had an excellent orange and mint tea with some honey cake :) I stayed 4 nights in Room 3. The room was fairly small but fine for one person. Lovely interior and furniture. Stone floors. Window shutters make the room pitch black at night. Very comfortable bed. Air conditioning, kettle, water, organic shower gel/handwash in the bathroom. Separate towels for the pool. Breakfast was a delightful highlight - the fresh orange juice is delicious! Fruit, museli, pastries, jams, cheese, ham, eggs, bread. All delicious. You can see why many non-hotel guests come here just for breakfast/lunch/dinner. Lovely grounds including seating so you can take in the farm, flora. Small pool with sun loungers is a lovely spot to relax during the day. There's a separate tv room too. The staff here were very attentive and although often busy, they were happy to help, good natured and hard working. I very much hope to visit again and in the meantime hope to order some of the delicious jams and produce online. P.s. in case you don't have a car like me, travelling around is very easy. I'd walk to the beach and for when I visited other places I took an Uber. E.g. Hotel to Albufeira: 9.5 euros Hotel to Praia Santa Eullia: 6.2 euros Hotel to Olhos de Agua: 3.8 euros
  : There were a few details about the room which could elevate it and I informed the hotel about these directly.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Awesome Location! An Elegant Retreat feeling, away from the crowd and yet just 5 min away from the beach! Very Generous Breakfast! You just need to choose your table and let the Amazing Staff Serve You, delicious locally produced products or made with Love at the Farm. In my humble opinion the Staff are the Stars of Quinta do Mel with their Top Customer Attention and Service!
  : The Main Entrance and Welcoming Design Concept is confusing! You are welcomed from the Restaurant terrace entrance, and the guests have to pass through the tables area to reach the check in point. We had the feeling that we were entering a restaurant that had some nice rooms instead of entering an Hotel that has a lovely Restaurant! We would say it's a bit overpriced for the overall experience, specially when the room had lack of natural ventilation (without having to open the windows and risk being bitten by mosquitos). There were issues with the air conditioning not working also. Once again the Staff's Amazing Service compensated the Design, Functionality and General Experience.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : The location, pool, tranquility. And the food was excellent.
  : Drinks were expensive. No coffee/teamaking facilities in the room.