Central Monchique Hotel

Recent Reviews: 39

• User:Susan R

  Trip type: Couples

  Don’t stay here

  14 Oct 2024

  This place must rate as one of the worst places I have stayed at this price. The buffet food was disgraceful - cold and congealed and it sat in the trays for two hours unrefreshed. A health and safety hazard! The room had cockroaches scuttling about on the walls, dirty and dingy. Light inadequate and bathroom with several problems - loo didn’t function well, light missing, shower head difficult to control. The pool looked uncared for and we didn’t risk it. There were no places to sit in the sunshine. The staff were surly and appeared to hate the place as much as we did.

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• User:Susan M

  Trip type: Couples

  What a find.

  27 Jul 2023

  Having been unable to find our original booking in the mountains somewhere that GPS didn’t cover, we were recommended this place by a café in the town of Monchique.It is a beautifully quiet and calm area, a little confusing as a village, but we got help with directions and we found the Central Hotel which comes under the heading of Villa Termal. We were very warmly welcomed by Anna on reception who thankfully had a room available for us for one night…..the room was beautiful, it had a side-view down the garden to the pool.The village has thermal waters as the title suggests. We went to the “spa” which was far from easy to find and certainly the outside needs a huge amount of sprucing up. We paid the nominal fee to get in where there was use of the pool (original spa waters), and Steam Room. In the evening we had dinner which was housed in a different building. It was a little chaotic and the Maitre D didn’t seem to know what he was at and the younger waiters appeared not be allowed to serve at table but only clear away, in view of the fact that there was a large group to dine this seemed counterproductive. The system was the same at breakfast.After dinner we had the remainder of our bottle of wine which we took back to the main hotel building which was beautifully furnished, but no wine glasses to be had. However, the lady on reception got us two glasses and we sat in the beautiful lounge quietly in order to finish our wine. If there was one suggestion I would make to this hotel is to have a nice piece of old furniture with some red/white wine glasses so that residents can finish their drink off in lovely surrounding and not have to take them to their bedrooms….then it would be perfect.If in the area again I would definitely stay again. Rui Coelho, General Manager at Villa Termal Spa Hotel - Monchique, responded to this review Dear GuestGreetings from Monchique.We would like to thank you for your wonderful review regarding your recent stay at the Hotel Central.We are delighted to know that you had a lovely stay and especially enjoyed the room and the service provided by our friendly team.We hope to have the pleasure to host you once again in our hotel for another relaxing stay. Regards,Rui Coelho | Diretor

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• User:Curious302410

  Trip type: Couples

  Amazing Hotel

  06 Jun 2023

  Amazing place, great hotel with beautiful rooms, spacious and with great design, bathroom is amazing and huge. Hotel is like in another world including surrounding , like back in time , but with all 21 century amnesties, well kept and well maintained area, few small shops with local crafts, bar and restaurant, breakfast great choose and great quality of food. So peaceful area, spa is great and must when visiting this hotel, massage with water is just mind blowing . All staff lovely and friendly, only minus that we need to leave after two nights. Rui Coelho, General Manager at Villa Termal Spa Hotel - Monchique, responded to this review Dear Guest,Thank you for taking the time to write such a nice review following your recent stay with us at the Hotel Central.We are very proud and pleased for the positive comments and kind words addressed to us, especially our service and staff.In fact, our Hotel has a great story to tell. Each building has its own unique character and history. With the whole green Monchique Mountains as a backdrop.We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again, soon, in our Resort.Best Regards, Rui Coelho | Hotel Manager

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• User:Andreia B

  Trip type: Solo travel

  Perfect place

  25 May 2023

  Everything was awesome: the atmosphere, the friendliness, the restaurant, the amazing watter and the SPA. It is like being in another era (more genuine, healthy and with unique character). Loved every single bit of it 😍 Rui Coelho, Owner at Villa Termal Spa Hotel - Monchique, responded to this review Dear Mrs. Andreiab,Greetings from Monchique.Thank you for your wonderful review regarding your recent stay at our Hotel Central.We are pleased to hear that you had such a lovely time during you stay with us, and that you found the "perfect place".On behalf of all the staff a heartfelt thank you, we shall share your comment has an extra motivation to the team, to keep us growing and improving our guest service.We hope to have the honour of welcoming you in a near future.Kind regards,Rui Coelho | Hotel Manager

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• User:Graham T

  Trip type: Couples

  Monchique is a charming place to visit

  14 Mar 2022

  We stayed at the hotel which has been nicely decorated. The hotel was clean and the surroundings wonderful. The room included breakfast which was great. My only complaint was a bad experience with the manager at the Alkaline bar. He was extremely unhelpful and quite miserable - I cannot recommend the bar.