Solar de São João - Apartamentos Turísticos

This is the 4th time we have stayed here. Room is clean with everything needed for self catering. Reception staff are very welcoming and helpful. Quiet but close to strip in one direction or lovely more relaxing bars the other direction.

My 19 year old daughter stayed here with 1 friend
Arrived to an exceptionally rude member of staff who asked why they weren’t 25?! Apparently that’s a rule - they booked through On the Beach and this was never mentioned. She then took €100 off each of them for a deposit & was very abrupt
The room was terrible!! Booked 1 bed apartment and given a studio - so dated & no bed just a settee
The pool bar was closed for the duration despite them advertising it when booking
Other than the location it’s shocking
AVOID!!

These apartments were built in the 1970s and haven’t been updated since. They are shocking and absolutely filthy at this stage. The trees around the pool really need cutting too. Worst place by far I have ever stayed. Only good thing is there wasn’t much noise from the strip at night

I don’t think this property has had any work done since the 1960s. Shocking

Nice hotel, the rooms are really spacious and equipped with kitchen and outer space. Maybe the furniture is not so modern and need an update, but overall it's ok.
Also we had a problem with the water in the room and they fixed it right away. Good position near night life!

L'hôtel est vieillissant. Beaucoup d'éléments étaient cassés. Propreté correct. Mais très bonne situation géographique.

we got landed in a studio with “sofa beds” which are as comfortable as the sun loungers. No air con in the room which would have looked good 30 years ago. Won’t be back. €100 deposit taken on arrival to

Having visited Portugal several times and loved it, this place was disappointing. Location good close to shops restaurants etc, that was all on a positive note. Ask for €100 deposit not told why, appears this is randomly ask for having spoken to other guests. Pool bar is a walk in shop, no background music, atmosphere very poor. The nicest staff were the cleaners, only one pleasant receptionist (Van).?? I think, woman who sat behind a door at back of reception, ,appeared at times , very rude, unhelpful and walked away when we tried to make enquiries. The breakfast was very poor, had to ask for toast, as they had cereal, bread ham, cheese and 1 hard boiled egg, didn't return . Definitely not worth the money, much,much nicer places to stay.

I have to admit I was quite worried after reading some of the negative reviews but decided that because it was only a short stay "it would do". What I found was a spotless apartment (slightly oldfashioned )it had plenty of utensils the cleaners were in 2 put of 4 days . The pool was amazing and cleaned every morning .The bar did snacks Id the culb sandwich so tasty! It is a pity the bar closes early we stayed in one evening but had to order in food. The hotel is so central but still lovely and quite.I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a reasonably priced centrally located hotel

Stayed here for four days at the end of July.Fast,friendly check in (no deposit) and the kind receptionist escorted us to our apartment.This was spacious with a lovely big terrace facing the pool and the early morning sun was a bonus.The pool was set amongst a mature ,well kept garden and they provided free mattresses for the sun beds .We used the pool bar a couple of times & it was reasonable and tasty ,the fresh orange juice is freshly squeezed while u wait and the staff are very friendly.Also the receptionist rang to organise our return transfer as there had been a mistake,inbound.Near the strip but no noise and even though there was “younger guests “there they were very respectful and didn’t cause any trouble.We loved this place so much we are returning next year with our family so a big thank you to all the staff .

Me and my friend stayed here from the 24th July - 28th. We booked a ‘studio room’ self catering only, and we were surprised and pleased with what we got! We were expecting just the one room with a kitchen etc and just a bathroom, but we got a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, dining and living room area and a terrace outside. This included a sofa bed and 2 beds in the bedroom.

There was NO COCKROACHES which is something I was very wary of from reading some of the reviews, and yes I did look for them, I didn’t see a single one throughout the whole trip. The apartment was clean and we were provided with clean towels and bedding everyday. Yes the apartment could have done with some updating but it was absolutely fine for what we needed it for (basically just to sleep and get ready everyday) we were only staying for a short while so didn’t plan to spend much time in the apartment anyway.

The only issue that we had was that we didn’t have any air con, but we asked at reception for a fan and they lent one to us for a small fee (€3 per day).

The hotel is in a great location (for those that wish to go to the strip it is only a very short walk down the road) for those that don’t you can get a taxi to the old town for around €6/7 euros. You didn’t hear any noise coming from the strip as it wasn’t exactly on the door step. We didn’t have any issues with stag or hen parties either. All off the staff were friendly enough and spoke English.

The pool was nice and clean also, although we didn’t spend too much time around there either. It was nice enough to use for a full day of sitting by the pool! We sat by there on our last morning and for a couple of hours of a after a day of being on the beach.

We would stay again if we wanted a cheap getaway (why wouldn’t you, you can spend more money on activities and meals and drinks etc as we did?!) our holiday was only around £250 each through on the beach!

Thank you for our stay!!!

Location excellent, bit dated but tidy and good pool area

Dirty shower curtains stained with god knows what, Holes in the bath tub, dodgy lamps and 3 huge cockroaches! Most staff were lovely, other not bothered by our presence. Fine to stay if you don’t care about cleanliness and want to be near the strip. But be aware of the 100€ Each safety deposit!!

Dirty and horrible place to stay, my family stayed for 6 nights and in that space we had 4 cochroaches in our room! Staff was ok but accommodation was a 0/10. Dark, damp and smelly! Don’t go here!!!🤮

I got worried after booking as was taking daughter for graduation pressie after reading some reviews overrun with roaches well you do find them in hot countries but only saw one and it took refuse in my sandal so would advise to check shoes prior to wearing just in case lol, staff were friendly seemed to work very long hours though rooms were cleaned daily. One comment my daughter made was she was glad she took a mirror as there was only the one in the bathroom and obviously after showering steamed up. It does take stags and hens but can honestly say it wasnt a problem each party got on with others even with the language barrier. It is a couple of minutes walk from the strip but was peaceful enough to not realise if you just wanted to chill out as we did would definitely stay again if visiting the area again if you want posh you dont get it rooms could do with updating but we had a wonderful relaxing week Obrigada to all the staff

We stayed here for two nights and from the first looks it looked like a nice hotel/apartment, especially considering the price. Soon it turned out to be a cockroach paradise. We had at least 4 cockroaches in our apartment and later at night it turned out that the hallways of the hotel were covered in cockroaches, we must have seen at least 30. Other friends who were staying at the hotel also had cockroaches in their apartments. A true nightmare.

Just stopped here for a stag do, incredibly good value...clean, nice pool and pool bar, could not grumble for the money. Very central and the staff were lovely...would recommend to stag or hen dos, probably not couples however.

Grand hotel for the price we paid. No aircon in rooms and rooms were very dated. Showers were poor . Shop on site is a couple of things on a shelf at the back of reception . Never ate in hotel so cant comment on food. Pool was good size. Great location if in partying on the strip your after.

Stayed in April over Easter. Reception and Cleaning staff I must say were excellent. Location good and the apartment was cleaned daily. Pool area and Gardens well kept. However the apartment was extremely dated and needed updating and repairs to it, but as we were on a cheap and cheerful holiday it didn't greatly deter from our visit. Room 208

Great hotel with a relaxed atmosphere , lovely pool area and gardens, the staff were so friendly and helpful. While our apartment didn't have the most modern decor , it was comfortable, had a private terrace and had everything we needed, it was cleaned everyday. Many Thanks