The new pedestrian area outside the Hotel Garbe

Review - A great place to stay

We thoroughly enjoyed our 1 week stay at the Hotel Garbe and hope this helps others thinking of visiting:-

SUMMARY:-

A fantastic hotel in a very pleasant resort. Would not hesitate to recommend to others and would definitely go back again.

PROS:-
1. The hotel has a beachfront location (probably the best hotel location in the resort).

2. The hotel breakfast was excellent - a good selection and a chance to set yourself up for the day.
3. Hotel rooms are very comfortable - ours had twin beds and a fantastically powerful shower (we had room 7 on the lower ground level - it looks out onto the beach and you can step straight off the small but private terrace, down a short flight of steps and onto the beach - superb).

4. The beach is excellent, with golden sand (both coarse and fine) and shelves gently, making for great swimming - If you want privacy be prepared to walk 1/2 to 1 mile along the beach to the more secluded stretches.

5. The resort is relatively small in size and does not seem to attract drunken revellers

6. The resort has a very good selection of eateries (from budget to relatively high end) - we particularly enjoyed 'Chines' Chinese restaurant and 'Busiris' pastelaria, both within 100m of the hotel.

7. The 'Old Town' is a 5 min walk (along a very pretty pedestrianised promenade & street) from the hotel and has a high concentration of bars, restaurants and shops.

8. Hotel staff are very friendly, speak English and are always available to help.

CONS:-
1. The sunbeds (including sun shade and windbreak - it can get breezy in the afternoons) are quite expensive: 13 Euros in June and 14 Euros in July (this is for two sunbeds).

2. Unless you are prepared to venture further afield (hire a car or take a few day trips) a week is probably enough at this resort - or at least it was for us.

3. The pedestrianised walkway (promenade and street) leading to the 'Old Town' is a work in progress – the workmen are still laying the cobbles over a couple of 100m stretches but it can still be walked, although it is a little dusty. I would guess the work will be complete by end of 2009.

Trip Advisor - 5th July, 2009

What's On - July, 2009

Bar “Boa Vista”- 9.00pm

Monday, 6th July - Folk Dancing – Folk Dancers –10.00.Pm
Tuesday, 7th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Wednesday, 8th July - João Caracol - Music For Dancing
Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Thursday, 9th July - Ilze – Singer
Friday, 10th July - Xico – Guitar Player
Saturday, 11th July - Sandra & Jorge - Music For Dancing
»»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Monday, 13th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Tuesday, 14th July - Arte Viva - Music For Dancing
Wednesday, 15th July - João Caracol - Music For Dancing
»»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Thursday, 16th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Friday, 17th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Saturday, 18th July - Sandra & Jorge- Music For Dancing

»»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Sunday, 19th July - Carlos Pontes – Music For Dancing
Monday, 20th July - Folk Dancing – Folk Dancers –10.00.Pm
Tuesday, 21st July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Wednesday, 22nd July - João Caracol - Music For Dancing
»»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Thursday, 23rd July - Ilze – Singer
Friday, 24th July - Xico – Guitar Player
Saturday, 25th July - Sandra & Jorge - Music For Dancing

»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Monday, 27th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Tuesday, 28th July - Arte Viva - Music For Dancing
Wednesday, 29th July - João Caracol - Music For Dancing
»»» Barbeque – Restaurante “Por Do Sol - 7.30pm
Thursday, 30th July - Nuno - Resident Organist
Friday, 31st July - Nuno - Resident Organist

Weekly
Mondays - 9.30hrs Pilates - Advance Class – Chelb Room
Mondays –11.00am - Pilates – Beginners Class – Chelb Room
Wednesday Evenings - 6.00pm - Silver Exhibition - Reception Area
Fridays – 9.30am - Pilates - Advance Class - Chelb Room
Fridays – 11.00am - Pilates - Beginners Class - Chelb Room

Sunday Evenings - 6.00pm - Silver Exhibition - Reception Area

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