We are just home from a week at the pestana. Its exactly as I describe it, A basic 4 star. The rooms have views of the gardens, car-park or sea, the downside is the room size which is on the small size. The hotel is well located, close to alvor and directly on the fab beach - its true high... More

Stayed here for a week with my wife and the hotel is the best 4 star hotel I've ever been in. Its clean, tasteful and the staff are excellent. Its located right on the beach and has landscaped gardens, pools (indoors and outdoors both), decent gym and a good restaurant and bar.Breakfast is well arranged and they even do a... More

Have just returned with eight friends from a golfing holiday based at the Dom Jaoa. This is an ideal hotel for golfers who want to take advantage of the Pestana range of courses. The staff are very effecient and friendly. Forget the moans about breakfast - for goodness sake you are on the continent - heaps of fresh fruit, a... More

We booked this weeks holidays with Thomson after excellent communications from the hotel team - mainly Sergio, who was able to confirm that the outdoor pool had reasonable access into it for disabled visitors and that the beach had a boardwalk which was fine. We had requested a room that got the sun all afternoon as my husband would have... More

This was our second year at Dom Joao and we intend going back next year. The staff are very professional and friendly and the Hotel is very clean. We had the choice of 5 great golf courses all belonging to the Pestana group. Drinks are a bit pricey and the breakfast whilst adequate could do with some more imagination. We... More

just returned from week at the Dom joao .we found staff very help full, hotel and bed room very clean,out side grounds kept well the hotel is well located for lovely beach.evert morning we found breakfast lovely plenty of fresh fruit. We will go back for another stay.

Just returned from a week at the Dom Joao and this is not 4* we arrived to a nice lobby, booked into a nice room so thought ok this is good. Breakfast was ok on day one but went downhill from there, cooked breakfast consisted of under cooked eggs, boiled, scrambled, fried, no bacon or beans etc some mixed fruit... More

Well located b&b for the golf . Clean room . Bad breakfast , overpriced bar @ 4 £ a pint , considering its only 1£ a pint in the cactus bar with good entertainment . Lovely restaurants in alvor ,all in 3star hotel with 5 star prices .

This is a good base. The hotel is quite clean and the grounds are beautiful though the pool looks rather manky and in need of either a coat of paint or a good clean...it was also very cold... the decking on the terrace by the restaurant was in need of a bit of tlc as it was pealing and very... More