Garden Playanatural - Adults Only

Booked this hotel as it was my birthday the day we arrived. Had a disappointing transfer with Tui left FARO 09:50 and arrived at the hotel 14:15. This was not the fault of the hotel but I was not expecting to spend most of my birthday on a bus. The hotel was very clean and spacious and the reception was very friendly on check-in. I was disappointed that despite being all-inclusive we only had a handful of fruit tea in the room which was never replenished although I did ask for coffee as I don't drink tea. Also no milk in the room. I was advised these were only given first day as a present. We had the same glasses throughout our stay and we washed them ourselves daily. The hotel was noisy at night sounded like trollies were being moved around or similar not sure if it was due to tiled floors that made it noisy. The food was lovely in the restaurant although the last week we were told the hotel was closing for the end of the season this coming Sunday you could tell as the food variety was not the same as the first week. 2 lovely large swimming pools with plenty of sun loungers, although they were freezing cold. You could swim in the indoor pool in the spa between 12-4 if you purchased a swimming cap at 3 euros each. Towels were available at 10 euros each deposit and 1 euro to change them. The spa was lovely had a facial which was very relaxing and the staff were friendly. Entertainment in the evenings started quite late The African singers were amazing and the acrobat show was good. The animation team did quizzes and Karaoke which was good fun although I thought their show was very childlike. The animation team did activities during the day like aqua dance in the pool if you were brave enough to go in, archery, bingo, table tennis and walking. The Pool bar if you were all-inclusive food was burger, hot dog or toasty. You could have 30% discount on anything or use the restaurant which we did. Drinks were included and a good choice was available. Bar staff were friendly but you were limited to two drinks at a time which was fine except when you were sat in a group. Glasses always dripped all over you not sure why. It would have been nice to have a lounge bar or somewhere else to have a drink if you didn't want to listen to the entertainment there wasn't an alternative. There was also only 1 buffet restaurant no a la carte or different restaurant. Also could have benefited for a shop for customers on bed and breakfast or half board. The hotel was bright and airy and the gardens were beautiful and very peaceful to sit in. The location was very quiet and opposite a woodland overlooking a marina. The town was a good 3km walk away and not much open to see. You could get a taxi for 15 euros if it is too far to walk. Nice walk from the hotel about 15 mins to the beach via a woodland walk and under a subway and across the road. There is a supermarket down the hill but the hill is a little steep for people with walking difficulty as some of the pavements are

We arrived at the hotel at around midnight on the Sunday, check in was very quick and easy and the hotel had food prepared for our arrival. One issue we had though was that we weren’t informed my TUI that the hotel was completely closing for the season at 12pm on Sunday even though our flight was at 8pm, reception didn’t seem to be aware of this, however the issue was resolved with TUI and we have to spend the day at a different hotel. The room itself was very nice, big double bed with extra pillows and duvets in the cupboard, the cleaners were outstanding, cleaned the room every single day no complaints about the room other then no milk for the coffee and tea. Me and my partner went half board, there were two places to have lunch at the hotel the pool bar and the buffet, the pool bar food is delicious and at a decent price, personally only went to the lunch buffet once as it cost 40€ but I guess it’s a 3 course all you can eat. However you are given the option to swap dinner for lunch if you want to get dinner someplace else. We don’t drink so didn’t try the beverages but we made use of the free water fountains around the hotel to fill our bottle. The breakfast and dinner at the hotel were very nice, mostly the same every day but still enjoyable. The pool area is lovely, was very quiet and plenty of empty sun beds, the pool is cold but it’s what you expect with an outdoor pool. The night time entertainment is fantastic we really enjoyed it, however a 10pm start is quite late but with dinner not starting till 8pm it was fine. Overall throughly enjoyed our stay, very relaxing and very friendly staff with clean facilities.

I would 100% recommend this hotel, we went on honeymoon for a week, It was also my husbands birthday during our stay and the staff sneaked a bottle of Prosecco in our room which was a nice surprise. There's always plenty of choice for food at the restaurant, it only opens for breakfast, dinner and an evening meal, all are serve yourself so you get what you like. All unlimited. The poolside bar serves burgers and hotdogs with chips 1-3pm and cheese and ham toasties with crisps 4-5pm. They serve cold drinks, wine and spirits until 7pm. The bar below the poolside bar opens at 7pm serving drinks and crisps. There's always food and drinks, plenty of choice too! Staff are always happy and pleased to serve (I will add if you're all inclusive, only 2 alcoholic drinks at a time, just means going up again lol. The staff really try and get you involved in activities unless you want a chilled time, they soon get to know who wants to. The aqua aerobics instructor's are amazing, how they dance like that for that long in that heat is unbelievable. They also play poolside bingo plus loads of other activities. The second pool is deeper and on the lower level, not as busy there, depends if you want to be in the quieter area. The room was lovely and clean, the beds and towels were changed daily (if you don't want/need room service there's a tag on your door to display this). There's a corner shop 5 mins away and beach 10 mins away. Great place, great location. Please ignore the negative reviews, don't let them put you off. Get early flights so you arrive in the day/evening. We will be going back, can't wait. Thank you all at Garden Playanatural, see you soon!

Our first time here and we didn't want it to end. Everything was beautiful, from the rooms to the views. Staff are so friendly and welcoming and they go above and beyond to make your stay special. There is lots to do in the day and evening from the fantastic entertainment team, i espically enjoyed the origami towel activity and aquafit was great fun. The food was on another level, with lots of choice and fantastic desserts. The harbour is about a 10 min walk were you can enjoy the local culture and have a drink/meal on the beach. I will hopefully visit this lovely hotel again one day. Thank you all for making my holiday a dream come true.

Outstanding hotel with outstanding staff. Stayed in room 1224 superior room with part sea view. The hotel itself is a little out of town, 3.2 k to be exact but suited both of us as we like to walk but there is a bus nearby. The hotel is cleaned to a very high standard and room service is every day. The staff go above and beyond and all of them have a smile on their faces which suggests to me that they love their work and nothing was too much of a bother for them. Would definitely recommend this hotel to my friends and family. The town itself is well catered and we were very lucky to come when there was a festival which was a bonus.

Really beautiful and peaceful hotel out of the way of everything If you have a bit of extra money, book a private taxi, as the drive from Faro airport will be very long if you are on a coach stopping at other hotels The staff are so hard working and very nice, especially the experience team The entertainment was a little questionable at times, but I would give ~anything~ to experience the Sketch Show for the first time again The food is a little repetitive but overall good, and the restaurant staff were lovely (especially Antonio and Lucia, I think their names were?). There is an ourdoor cafe/restaurant area, but you will have to pay extra for most of the food there, even if you are all inclusive The rooms are spacious and well maintained, although could do with slightly better lighting as I found they were a bit dingy in the evenings The pools are big and clean but could do with a little refreshing as some of the tiles have fallen off. Plenty of sunloungers, but prepare to pay 20€ a day for a Bali bed (comes with a bottle of Cava) The beach is not too far from the hotel, but you have to walk through the woods (and what looks like a graveyard??) and under the road. You can either stay at the first beach, where there are lifeguards and there's a beach bar, or you can take the boat across to Flecha del Huelva. Tickets can be collected at reception. The boat runs there every half hour at quarter past and quarter to, and comes back every half hour on the hour and half past. The boat DOES NOT run between I believe 14.30 and 16.30. There is not much shade, no lifeguards and no amenities, so go prepared As for shops, there is a small supermarket at the bottom of the hill, about a five minute walk, and a small shop within the hotel. If you want anything more, you will have to go in to El Rompido which is about a 40 minute walk Overall, a fantastic hotel and I will definitely be returning should I get the chance

On arrival we were checked in without delay and our room was ready early. We upgraded on booking a sea view and this certainly didn’t disappoint overlooking pools river and see. Only thing was the room was directly above the evening entertainment which we read was noisy. As we tend to not stay up late we asked at reception if there was a different room away from entertainment but still with a sea view. They immediately found us the only other room available which was a bigger one and was just perfect. We spoke to others who were above the entertainment that did say it wasn’t a problem anyway. The hotel all round was very clean. Food plentiful (we were AI) Spanish night in particular was excellent. All the staff work very hard and found so friendly. Although not the height of season and did get busy at times you could always find plenty of beds to choose from around the pool. No towels needed to reserve!! The location is beautiful and quite with miles of beach along the river and the ferry to the island was free every day if you were AI it feels like you have an island to yourself. We found guests at the hotel were mixture of old and young (no children ) and very friendly joining in with all the activities and entertainment. I couldn’t fault this hotel if it lacks in any way it certainly makes up for it in many ways.