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Shaun Salter
Boston, United Kingdom

Very poor

Review of Hotel Dom Vasco
2.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 14 Aug 2023via mobile
Where do I start?
In summary this is a vastly overpriced and overrated hotel, most definitely not a 4 star establishment but a 2 star at best and more a guest house than a hotel...
Firstly, On arrival we were dismayed to find one of the electrical sockets - which had two items plugged into it already - literally hanging out of the wall with the live wire exposed. This was obviously extraordinarily dangerous and I cannot believe that none of the hotel staff noticed this.. As we arrived at midnight we didn't report it to the reception until the next morning so we had to place a chair in front of it until it was fixed so our five year old couldn't go anywhere near it.
We also noticed at this point that the air conditioning was not working...
The next morning we reported the electrical socket and air conditioning to the reception and I to be fair they had fixed the socket upon our return the next evening.
The air conditioning was still not working though, so I sent an email to reception (and never did receive a reply). it was so hot in the room that we had to (try to) sleep with the balcony door open.
The next day we reported the air conditioning again at reception and was told by them that "they weren't aware of a problem with it and maybe we were setting the thermostat incorrectly" (we weren't, it's not rocket science). Again, when we returned that evening it still wasn't working.
So I sent another email (again with no reply) and five minutes later there was the distinct sound of an air conditioning unit being turned on... And hey presto, the air conditioning worked perfectly.
So obviously they hadn't even got the unit turned on, which they must have been aware of in order to rectify it so quickly after my second email (and 3rd complaint about it).
We were informed on our arrival that there was currently NO RESTAURANT in the hotel and that only breakfast was available, apparently because the hotel is "currently changing owners"...
Well, "breakfast" was a total disaster with cold eggs, plastic bacon, not much of anything else and only 1 employee to clear and reset the tables so every morning there was a wait for a table to eat cold eggs and whatever else they happened to have (or mostly not have) on the day.
On our last day there the eggs were actually green (!?!) which I've never ever seen before in 50 years of eating eggs for breakfast every day.
The bathroom in our room was extremely tired and in desperate need of a refit, mostly held together by globs of silicone.
This was not a cheap stay (220 euros per night for a room) and I have to say that out of the hundred plus hotels that we've stayed in, this would rank in the bottom 10 of all time.
Needless to say, we won't be returning and would advise anyone else against it.

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Date of stay: August 2023
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 30 October 2022 via mobile

What a surprise! This little gem had everything! Clean, neat room. Spacious. Nice deck deck off our room overlooking the pool. Hammocks, childrens play area with lots of equipment and a restaurant on site. Breakfast was unbelievable! Dinner very good as well. Highly recommend this hotel even if we weren’t impressed with the town

Date of stay: October 2022
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 29 August 2021 via mobile

What an Amazing hotel!
From the moment you check in you are warmly welcomed by the receptionist. Every amenity is explained to you and you are offered pastéis de nata and fruit. The rooms are all unique, very clean, have everything you could need and more for your stay! The pools are heated, free towels are provided too.
It’s in a great location close to amazing beaches including Porto Covo. Great restaurants locally n the town centre.
The buffet breakfast was a dream, there is every type of traditional cakes, food from the local region and then loads of choices for everyone from young to adults from hot/cold buffet, cereals, juices, coffees of all types, fruit, cheeses and it just goes on and on!
Congratulations to the establishment for providing an amazing hotel and staff during our stay. Highly recommend!!

Date of stay: August 2021
Trip type: Travelled with family
Thank 818vandam
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Reviewed 28 December 2019 via mobile

Cannot rate it with 5/5 cause I had to stay only for a while, however my less than a day stay there was absolutely fine. Nice room, well decorated and maintained, extremely clean and tidy ! Food was very nice and the staff was so helpful and friendly. Warm Portuguese people and hospitality at its best ! I wish I can visit it again in the near future and have a longer stay there!

Date of stay: November 2019
Trip type: Travelled on business
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Reviewed 7 November 2019 via mobile

The plan was to drive to Lisbon, but due to late arrival I stayed one night in Sines before flying home again. Nice hotel with clean and cosy room. Restaurant ok, breakfast is the best part. Very nice and pleasant staff. Recommended for a night or two.

Date of stay: November 2019
Trip type: Travelled on business
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Reviewed 13 October 2019

We stumbled across this hotel after a long night of driving. We contacted them around 1:30 in the morning to see is they had an open room with 3 beds, the fantastic front desk man said he would make it work and have it ready when we showed up. We got there around 2AM and he came and helped us with our luggage, brought our things up to our room, had put third bed in the room and even offered to have toast or something made for us if we were hungry from traveling. The hotel breakfast was the BEST we had in all of Portugal....all of these things were unexpected and such a pleasant surprise. Although we only spent the one night I cannot say how appreciative we were for the kindness and hospitality at the Hotel Dom Vasco.....Thank you sooooo much!

Date of stay: October 2019
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