Most of the staff were very friendly and accomodating, the cleaners especially were quick and efficient and did a very thorough job. The room size was really big and was great for a couple. The location was right on the beach with only a very short walk down some stairs to be sea side. Lastly it lived up to its name with most people were at least 30 and not a child in sight.

My biggest problem is that when we booked 3 months before we specifically asked to arrange a late checkout and were told to ask when we arrived. When we did this, they advised to ask on the morning of our checkout at which point were told that it was not possible. We were even willing to pay extra and still despite all this warning the hotel could not figure anything out. The dinner buffet was overpriced, at €30 the quality was not really good enough to justify it, while the breakfast was very repitive and it would be nice to have a few more options that they rotated.

Extraordinary staff!!!!, welcome drinks including alcohol ones, private secure beach access, amazing oriental feel, spacious room, good food (especially breakfast), late check out, book corner, eco friendly shampoo containers, massage spot on site

Slow and unreliable Wi-Fi, lack of bed type guarantee, short and unnecessary dining slots, long waiting time for room service (bathrobes and ironing board), awful coffee and orange juice in a country of oranges and great coffee - unacceptable

Great and beautiful hotel in oriental style for escaping from the cold in Europe in November. The hotel itself isn’t too big, therefore it’s perfect for a more intimate experience. Very clean, and the staff is amazing. Food, both breakfast and dinner were excellent and the selection was changing on a daily basis. The pianist at the breakfast and different music at dinner were a great add-on too, they played at just the right volume, perfect for the ambience! There is direct access to the beach from the pool.

The hotel has five parking spots, so if they are taken, you can only park in the surrounding streets. But it was not a big deal in November, we always found free spaces in the parallel street (about 100m walk)

Location was fabulous, right above Praia da Rocha beach but to the left of the main, noisy strip so it was a lovely quiet respite from the lively bars further up the town. Great to have gated access to the boardwalk and beach. Brilliant spot for walking everywhere and getting to the boat trips and ferries. Staff were lovely and very helpful. Really nice little beauty room on site where I had some great massages, good value. Breakfast and evening meal were bufet style but excellent and coffee really good. I felt very much at home there especially on the few days I was there alone. Everyone was lovely.

everything was great tbh. The decor a bit old fashioned but still in very good condition and bathrooms modern and spotless.

The location of the AP Oriental was perfect, just a few steps to the beach, marina and city centre. A good central point in The Algarve with lots of lovely villages close by to explore using Uber. The food was fabulous, every night there were many options, 2 or 3 types of fish, meat dishes and vegetarian options . the starters were fabulous and so were the puddings. Breakfast was good, plenty of choice and always sparking wine on offer! The hotel gave me cake and sparkling wine on my birthday - that was lovely! The room was huge, as was the bed and the shower. Staff were very friendly and courteous (apart from the eye roll and being ignored by one rude waitress when we turned up 1 minute before opening at 7.30 on the day we flew home but she was young and probably inexperienced in good customer service so we saw the funny side)

If I had to say something it would be that the air con wasn’t quite cold enough in the room and the sausages needed to be cooked for longer but that’s being very finicky.

super breakfast, very tasty free prosecco with breakfast, beautiful view from the terrace on the beach and the ocean and live music with piano at every breakfast, 2 meter wide double bed, great location of the hotel on one of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal and, for me, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world

such a perfect hotel could already have an indoor pool. I would do something with coffee. I personally did not like the coffee machine. Portugal is not exactly a country where you can enjoy coffee, and we didn't even expect that, but we found good coffee a few times in the Algarve. But we certainly forgive this hotel. Their great prosecco made up for it. I'm just looking for some little things, but in general I have nothing to complain about

Located just outside the main area and therefore away form the noise, this hotel is well appointed with comfortable and spacious rooms. A very good buffet breakfast and evening meal, with attentive and friendly staff. Beach fronted but a lovely grassed or poolside area if you wish not to venture to the beach. We found little to fault and would recommend.

We struggled to find anything negative here. If I have to pick up on something -then a blind in the bathroom as the sun was on the window for some time during the day and made the bathroom quite warm despite the air-con and maybe Netflix or internet based TV would be nice.

Good location, polite and friendly staff, large clean and comfortable rooms. Very tasty and different food with few options for meat eaters and vegetarians, a lot of seafood and fish everyday. Live music in the restaurant on breakfast time as well.

Management. No point sending them requests on booking. Our request was "upper floors please", we've got a dark room lower than the ground floor with the sea and people laying a few metres from our balcony/terrace view. On the third day (we have stayed 10) the room was changed and we were charged 35€ extra for change. We got a nice bright room on the first floor. And... on our arrival day was my husbands birthday. Nothing. Even no card. Two members of staff were going to ask the manager about the situation... Zero

Very good accommodation for affordable money. Room was nice and clean, exact like in photos. Great location, with free parking on the street 200m from hotel. (we could manage to get a spot every time, but we traveled at low season). Daily room cleaning, very good breakfast with live piano music every morning. Nice area with sunbeds and pool to chill out. Staff was super nice and friendly as well.

There is no option for free or paid parking at the hotel, so you need to use public parking

Unusual beautiful decor in lobby and public spaces. Very nice breakfast with good selection of hot and cold foods. Staff was very pleasant and helpful.

Praia da Rocha is purpose built for tourists escaping the winter in northern countries or in summer, people coming to enjoy the beach. We were there in March and this is a tour group hotel. Lovely people but there for a two week stay. Often there were several tour group in the hotel at the same time. Breakfast and dinner were included in their price. But if non tour people wished to have dinner the price was 29 euros each and the food was mediocre at best. There are excellent restaurants in town and the prices are very good and nowhere near 29 euros per person. Beach is lovely but 55 steps down and of course, then back up.