Quinta Da Comporta Wellness Boutique Resort

“Fun, Beachy and high end but doesn't feel like luxury”

Quinta Da Comporta has a fun, bright, beauty vibe. Beautiful trellis walkways with jasmine scenting the air, an impressive organic vegetable garden. The main restaurant and spa buildings are beautiful barn-like buildings with exposed beams. Our room was 2 levels and was nicely appointed. Food was v… lisää

Quinta Da Comporta has a fun, bright, beauty vibe. Beautiful trellis walkways with jasmine scenting the air, an impressive organic vegetable garden. The main restaurant and spa buildings are beautiful barn-like buildings with exposed beams. Our room was 2 levels and was nicely appointed. Food was very good. The main detractor was the pool: this property is not on the beach and so the pool is the main attraction. There is a large sign indicating you can only take one towel per customer - a bit odd. You can't lie directly onto the chaise lounges because the cushions are covered in plastic, and the wind was cool, so you just kind of had to make do. Does not feel like luxury. There were only 2 servers at the pool and service was unbearably slow.

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“WHY ALL THE BAD REVIEWS?”

We were terrified to book with all the nasty comments. But to be truthful there was only one other place called Sublime and they had a 3 night minimum which did not work in our plans this journey. From the time we walked in the staff was welcoming. The property could easily be considered a welln… lisää

We were terrified to book with all the nasty comments. But to be truthful there was only one other place called Sublime and they had a 3 night minimum which did not work in our plans this journey. From the time we walked in the staff was welcoming. The property could easily be considered a wellness spa as its beautiful and relaxing with lots of places to walk and see their garden. The restaurant on property was truly excellent and the provided breakfast had all freshly baked breads and treats along with great fruit and eggs to made to order. One complaint here is coffee service. They make to order but cannot keep up with the flow. A cup of coffee takes 15 minutes every time. Make fresh pots and fix this broken system. My only other complaints are minor. The room was nice but the throw rug on the floor (which could be replaced for $50) wasn't a little dirty it was disgusting which did not align to the rest of the room which was a bit older, but nice. The other issue is a design flaw as some mentioned. You share a hallway in some cases (ours) and the room across from you has paper thin walls and you can hear everything going on. Despite these little things I had to give this place 4 stars as we both felt very relaxed and wish we could have stayed longer

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“Pretty but overpriced and not amazing for kids”

There is no denying it is a beautiful property, the architecture is lovely, the food mostly good, but I wouldn't say it is worth the money. The good bits: the staff was friendly, the property as mentioned is lovely. The room was pretty and they provided a cot and single bed for our children. The ro… lisää

There is no denying it is a beautiful property, the architecture is lovely, the food mostly good, but I wouldn't say it is worth the money. The good bits: the staff was friendly, the property as mentioned is lovely. The room was pretty and they provided a cot and single bed for our children. The room service was hit and miss in terms of timings, however we were often in and out with baby naps so that wasn't their fault, although we have stayed at high end properties before that paid better attention to timings. The food was mostly good, although they couldn't really get the chips right for some reason, and a couple of times the meat/fish was overcooked. The breakfast is great though. If you are planning on self catering, be aware that the kitchens in the rooms (we were in a T1 townhouse) are not well equipped. The hob was temperamental, there was no colander (how else are you meant to drain rice or pasta?), and more importantly no oven gloves, so we had to use bathroom towels to get stuff out of the oven. No kitchen towels. Washing up liquid but no hand soap. No basics like olive oil either. There is a playground which is cute, but be aware the pools are cold (we went in May). We were told upon booking that the outdoor pool was between 22-24 degrees depending on time of year and that the spa pool would be 30 degrees. It was more like 21 degrees and 23 degrees respectively. The spa pool is also only open to families for 2 hours a day. I do understand not wanting to bother other guests, however it would have been nice to know this before our stay. Reception were vaguely apologetic and said they would see if they could do anything about it but we never heard back. I put all of this in an email to them and they never got back to me when they were helpful on email before our stay, which made me thing they didn't care. A bit of a shame. All in all, I would say it's beautiful but not worth the money. If you have smaller kids, it's not the best, but for bigger children who don't mind cold water, then maybe. I would say it's better for adults though, and I can see it would be amazing for a long weekend as a couple of with friends. I don't think you get loads for your money though.

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