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Bela Vista Hotel & Spa

Avenida Tomas Cabreira, Praia da Rocha, Portimao 8500-802 Portugal
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Beach boutique Hotel Member of Relais & Châteaux SPA by Loccitane VISTA Restaurante - 1 Michelin Star
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
Pool
Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Beach
Airport transportation
Spa
Wifi
Pool / beach towels
Pool with view
Outdoor pool
Fitness / spa changing rooms
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Restaurant
Breakfast buffet
Breakfast in the room
Poolside bar
Couples massage
Facial treatments
Foot massage
Full body massage
Head massage
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Baggage storage
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Non-smoking hotel
Sun terrace
Sun umbrellas
24-hour front desk
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Private balcony
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Ocean view
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5.0 of 5 stars
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Avenida Tomas Cabreira, Praia da Rocha, Portimao 8500-802 Portugal
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Bela Vista Hotel & Spa
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Kim v wrote a review Oct 2023
Saratoga Springs, New York3 contributions5 helpful votes
Our experience was not about luxury or great food or a pretty room even though we had all those things at the Bela Vista. It was the exceptional support, service and kindness we received from the hotel staff as we had a medical emergency while we were there. It sounds melodramatic, but their hotel doctor saved my life by identifying that I had septic shock, getting us an ambulance and to the hospital asap. The front desk was so accommodating as my husband had to move our reservation multiple times while I was in the hospital. When I was discharged and back in the hotel in a wheelchair they went out of their way to help me get around and even got me access to the physical therapist in their spa. The bottom line is we had a frightening experience in a foreign country and they made it as pleasant as possible (which sounds ridiculous but it was a beautiful place to recover). Our biggest kudos to Joao, Susanna and Dr. Rodrigues Cunha.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Responded 10 Oct 2023
Dear Kim, Thank you so very much for sharing online your feedback regarding your recent stay at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA – Relais & Châteaux. We do appreciate your wonderful words regarding the services and amenities available at Bela Vista. Above all, we appreciate the extremely kind comments regarding the customer care of our Team. Indeed, our main goal is to make our guests feel at home, supported and cherished. We do regret you had to go through a health scare while in Portugal, nevertheless we could not be happier that you left Bela Vista on your way to recovery. Looking forward to welcome you again under happier circumstances! Best Regards Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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Janice S wrote a review Oct 2023
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
Bela Vista is paradise on the beach. You are warmly welcomed and given a tour of the property which starts your relaxing vacation. The rooms are tasteful decorated and if you have a garden room your view from the balcony is spectacular looking right out into the sea. We were very fortunate to have dinner in the 1 star Michelin restaurant ( which I think should be classified as a 2 star) the chef Joao Oliveira has a very creative and tasteful tasting menu. The service is top notch and a very friendly atmosphere I highly recommend you go you won’t be disappointed. The operations manager Teresa Frazao went way above her position when helping us with requests we had at the hotel and making additional arrangements for us inPorto. She truly knows what customer service means as do her hotel staff . We had an early departure and the hotel provided us with a breakfast to go which was unbelievable in the amount of food they gave us and covered every breakfast base possible. I would highly recommend this hotel Janice Stevens & Kim Kinsey
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 5 Oct 2023
Dear Janice Stevens and Kim Kinsey, Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us this amazing review regarding your recent stat at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA - Relais & Châteaux. The goal of our team is to provide our guests with memorable and unique experiences. It makes us truly happy to know that we were able to achieve this goal with you. Indeed, it is with a great feeling of mission accomplished that we read your words regarding your beautiful room, your experience and our Michelin Star Restaurant and the service provided by our Team members. Your comments will be shared internally. It was a pleasure having you at our beach house. We look forward to welcome you back home and remain at your entire disposal. Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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eva1994 wrote a review Oct 2023
Baltimore, Maryland33 contributions29 helpful votes
Beautiful setting. Wonderful service. We stayed in the garden building with a seaside view and I could have sat on our patio all day overlooking the garden with the ocean at a distance. Delicious breakfast. Fabulous experience at the Vista Restaurant tasting--pricey but worth it, a true once in a lifetime experience.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Responded 3 Oct 2023
Dear eva1994, Thank you for taking the time to share with us your amazing review regarding the experience at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA - Relais & Châteaux! It makes us truly happy to know that you enjoyed your beautiful room, located in our newly renovated Garden House. We also thank you for the wonderful comments regarding our delicious breakfast and our iconic Michelin Star Restaurant VISTA. We hope to welcome you back home in the near future! Until then, we remain at your entire disposal. Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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RD wrote a review Sept 2023
Gooik, Belgium1 contribution
It was a pleasure to stay at your hotel. Compliments 2 all the team , top service , nice location , friendly employees, its just perfect . Also the breakfast and bar are perfect. A Little less was the noise from the bars and cafes on Saturday night , on Sunday night was already much more quiet and easy to relax and enjoy the quiet and the sea.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip: Saturday night a little bit noisy in the neighborhood
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Responded 29 Sept 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for taking to share with the TripAdvisor Community your amazing feedback regarding the recent stay at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA - Relais & Châteaux! It makes us truly happy to know that you fully enjoyed your experience, from our privileged location to the services we provide. The kind words regarding the customer care provided by our team, honor us. Thank you very much! We look forward to welcoming you back! Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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rich552018 wrote a review Sept 2023
Richmond, Virginia15 contributions1 helpful vote
Lovely, beautiful resort. Stayed in garden building with an amazing view of the sea. Staff was wonderful at breakfast and through the day at the pool. We ate twice at the Bistro and service/food was amazing. Agree that outside the hotel Portimao has a Myrtle Beach touristy vibe but the hotel itself is paradise!
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Ask for upper floor in garden wing with unobstructed view
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Responded 23 Sept 2023
Dear rich552018, Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us your wonderful review regarding your recent stay at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA - Relais & Châteaux! Indeed, the main goal of our Team is to provide our guests with memorable experiences in our little piece of Paradise. We are very happy that we are able to achieve this goal with you! Thank you again for your wonderful comments. We look forward to welcome you back. Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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Karen L wrote a review Sept 2023
22 contributions49 helpful votes
Paradise overlooking a massive beach below. Stunning interior in the main building, housing a bar, restaurant,and living room. The pool area is relaxing and inviting, with cocktail and food service. The hotel has a Michelin star restaurant as well as a lovely bistro. Food and service .…5 star!
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Room Tip: The “classic” rooms are tiny with no view.
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Responded 19 Sept 2023
Dear Karen L, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your wonderful review regarding your recent stay at Bela Vista Hotel & SPA – Relais & Châteaux with us! We appreciate your kind words regarding our Restaurants and the interior design of our Palace, careful curated by a renown Portuguese designer. Our aim is to provide our guests with unforgettable experiences and, hence, we are so happy that our Pool was the perfect scenery for a relaxing holiday. We look forward to welcome you back home! Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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JudithG wrote a review Sept 2023
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We were excited about our stay after so many positive reviews but honestly we were a bit let down. Firstly, although the hotel is gated it is in a super busy, touristy, tacky area. Right outside the gate is tourist central and not in a high class way. There is a lot of noise. I heard some hotel guests asking to leave as they did not sleep well. The staff is pleasant but they don't seem to be able to do anything spontaneous (or answer questions) without checking with with management . When we checked in we said we were staying 2 nights but if we were happy we would stay 3. No one ever asked us about staying a third night or if there was anything they could do for us. The pool area is gorgeous but if you want to go to the beach they have no chairs. I stay at 5 star hotels all over and I would give this a 4 at most. You can't even use spa unless you book a service and the spa is nothing special!! Oh well, next time I will stay elsewhere.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Responded 19 Sept 2023
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for taking the time to share your review regarding your recent stay at our beach house. We are deeply sorry to read that your stay with us did not leaved up to your expectations. As you rightly noted the Hotel is located in the heart of one of the most well known turistical centers in Portugal. The area attracts thousands of visitors every summer, looking to enjoy the beautiful beaches of Portimão. Our location is, for many of our guests, a privileged one. Moreover, kindly note that our website offers a full description of the Hotel location, including a link that allows future guests to explore the area through google earth. Additionally, our exact location was shared in our pre-stay message, sent to you by e-mail before your arrival. We were most happy to know that you considering in prolonging your stay with us. We offered our total availableness to check availability and proceed with a reservation, should you like to stay one more night with us. Nevertheless, at the end of the day, this was your decision, we mean, no feedback was given from you. Thank you for your kind words regarding our beautiful pool. The beach that surrounds the Hotel is public and equipped with infrastructures capable of providing visitors with a relaxing beach experience. As for our SPA by L’Occitane, the first in Portugal, we do kindly request our guests to book in advance to guarantee availability at their preferred day and time. This is a normal procedure at any Hotel Outlet. Furthermore we regret that you did not mentioned the hotel courtesy on honouring the extra-bed prepared in your room, as it was an agreement and a courtesy allowed together with our General Manager before your arrival. Once again, we do regret that you did not enjoy your stay. Should we know you were feeling unhappy we would have done our best to guarantee you could have a memorable experience with us. Many thanks.
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BaxterNYC10011 wrote a review Sept 2023
Los Angeles, California25 contributions7 helpful votes
The service - from the moment we arrived until our early departure - was exceptional. Without exception, staff were friendly and eager to assist. Our room in the Garden House was spotless, well-maintained, and had a lovely private terrace overlooking the sea. The breakfast buffet - along with hot a la carte options - was delicious and had a wide variety of options, and is served until a leisurely 10:30. The large saltwater pool is ringed with palm trees and provides food and beverage service. Twice we dined at the bistro, the hotel’s causal dining restaurant, and the food was delicious and professionally served on a beautiful terrace overlooking the sea. The decor of the historic main building was incredibly stylish and is a chic blend of old and new. We had an exceptionally early departure and the hotel provided two sizable bags of pastries, fresh fruit, and beverages - more than plenty for two people. A few things potential guests may want to be aware of which are absolutely under no control of the hotel: the location is on a cliff above a large public beach, and all day long from both the pool and our room we could hear the horns and sounds of vendors calling out they have things for sale, and we kept out sliding doors closed during the day and at the pool used out earphones to drown out the sounds. The hotel is also located within a very busy pedestrian area, and it’s necessary to drive through the pedestrian area to get to and from the hotel, and it’s necessary to drive very slowly as the crowds move aside. On Saturday night there is a bar immediately next to the hotel which stays open past dawn on Sunday and people can be heard loudly talking, but there was no music, and we could hear everything in our room, even with the doors closed. Collectively we found these things prevented a peaceful stay, but these may not be bothersome to other guests.
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Date of stay: September 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: All rooms in the Garden House are somewhat larger than the historic building and all have either...
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Responded 19 Sept 2023
Dear BaxterNY10011, Thank you very much for your thoughtful review regarding your recent stay at our Bela Vista Hotel & SPA! It is with a great feeling of accomplishment that we read that you were able to provide with the service of excellence our Team is so proud of. It is also with great joy that we read that you fully enjoyed your room, our beautiful BISTRO and the remaining services our property as to offer. Thank you as well for the kind words regarding the decoration of our Palace, carefully designed by a renown Portuguese designer. Nevertheless, we regret that the Hotel surroundings prevented you from having a completely peaceful experience. We would like to take the opportunity to kindly inform that all beaches in Portugal are public and that the sounds of vendors you could hear coming from the beach are related to a very old Portuguese tradition: during the summer, vendors walk the beach during the day announcing that they are selling a traditional portuguese sweet called “bolas de berlim”. We would be most happy to present you with this traditional delicacy during a next visit! We look forward to welcome you back home! Our Best Regards, Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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n8fire wrote a review Sept 2023
Montreal, Canada1180 contributions218 helpful votes
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My wife and I spent 3 nights at this hotel back in June and we were absolutely delighted by our experience. It's rare to find a combination of fantastic service, sublime food and comfort but this hotel checked all 3 boxes for us. The location of this propery is perfect, close by the beaches but also in the center of Portimão so that you can easily go from one another in a few minutes. Service was spectacular across the board and the food at both the outdoor bistro as well as the Michelin star restaurant was phenomenal. If there's only one thing I can say is that the arrival can be confusing as you need to get into a restricted area in order to driver to the hotel and the instructions weren't the best and the people operating this aren't the friendliest (it's not the hotel). Anyways we figured it out but getting there the first time was a bit more complicated than we expected. Otherwise i would absolutely recommend this hotel, it's in the top hotels we've ever stayed at and we will be back if we are ever in the area.
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Date of stay: June 2023
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Responded 9 Sept 2023
Dear n8fire, Thank you very much for taking the time to share with us your wonderful review regarding your experience at our Bela Vista Hotel & SPA - Relais & Châteaux last June. It is a great honor to read our kind words regarding Bela Vista. Indeed, we aim to provide unforgettable experiences to our guests, through our facilities, gastronomy and services. We are so happy to know that we are able to achieve this goal with you! Our Team looks forward to welcome you back to your beach house in the near future. We remain at your disposal. Best Regards Gonçalo Narciso General Manager
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Madeline N wrote a review Aug 2023
San Francisco, California20 contributions51 helpful votes
The property is beautiful but it’s very poorly located. The management staff here was nasty and rude to me today on multiple occasions and made the last day miserable. We’re booked to stay here all week but looking to leave immediately based on the poor level of hospitality. It’s kind of absurd to pay so much and be treated so outwardly rude. Stay anywhere else but here.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Responded 29 Aug 2023
Dear Guest, We inform that Bela Vista Hotel & SPA is a private, safe, and exclusive property for all the guests staying in it. Once a booking is confirmed in a double room, both two people staying overnight have exclusive access to all our facilities – pool, gym, common grounds, outlets etc. Non-Staying guests may– upon prior booking and availability - use the facilities such as the SPA and Restaurants – Pool not included. With this being said, it is not allowed staying guests to invite not-staying guests to use the pool, as in this case in particular. After this situation been detected, you have been nice and kindly informed by Bela Vista Team members the impossibility of keeping your non-resident guests using the pool. Our concept was clearly explained as well as our standards regarding this matter. After this episode, on the same day and a few hours later, you have returned to invite outside people to your room. Our team again, kind and nicely, informed you of our procedures and standards: Your room is exclusive to whom the room has been booked in the name of, with the limit of 02 people per room. With all due respect to our guests, and in order to keep our policies and high-performance levels, we again reinforce our concepts while we are deeply sorry that our level of standards does not meet your preferred hotel type. Thanks for the understanding and best regards, Gonçalo Narciso dos Santos General Manager
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€303 - €540 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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PortugalAlgarveFaro DistrictPortimaoPraia da Rocha
NUMBER OF ROOMS
38
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bela Vista Hotel & Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Nearby attractions include Escape One Algarve (0.4 km), Praia Da Rocha (0.05 km), and The Manhattan Cafe (0.4 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free breakfast, and a pool.
Which room amenities are available at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Yes, parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Conveniently located restaurants include Gelateria Sorbetto, Super Juice, and Restaurante Squash.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness centre, and locker rooms available in the fitness centre during their stay.
Does Bela Vista Hotel & Spa have airport transportation?
Yes, Bela Vista Hotel & Spa offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Is Bela Vista Hotel & Spa located near the city centre?
Yes, it is 0.3 km away from the centre of Praia da Rocha.
Are any cleaning services offered at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Bela Vista Hotel & Spa?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.