With a convenient beachfront location that's also close to plenty of restaurants and bars, the upper-middle-range Hotel Morabeza attracts European tourists seeking a sunny beach vacation. Three attractive outdoor pools and sundecks offer ample space for a dip and a soak in the sun, plus guests have direct access to a lovely sandy beach. There are three restaurants and bars on-site, but food gets mixed reviews. The hotel offers a variety of other features like tennis courts, volleyball, mini-golf, archery, pétanque, and a game room. Rooms are clean and pleasant -- though some have tube-style TVs and Wi-Fi incurs a charge -- and come with private furnished balconies or terraces. For more modern dwellings and a spa -- check out Hotel Melia Tortuga Beach, but rates are more expensive.
With a convenient beachfront location that's also close to plenty of restaurants and bars, the upper-middle-range Hotel Morabeza attracts European tourists seeking a sunny beach vacation. Three attractive outdoor pools and sundecks offer ample space for a dip and a soak in the sun, plus guests have direct access to a lovely sandy beach. There are three restaurants and bars on-site, but food gets mixed reviews. The hotel offers a variety of other features like tennis courts, volleyball, mini-golf, archery, pétanque, and a game room. Rooms are clean and pleasant -- though some have tube-style TVs and Wi-Fi incurs a charge -- and come with private furnished balconies or terraces. For more modern dwellings and a spa -- check out Hotel Melia Tortuga Beach, but rates are more expensive.
The Hotel Melia Tortuga Beach is a stylish and secluded all-inclusive four-pearl option on Algodoeiro Beach, a five-minute drive from Santa Maria. The 286 modern and elegant Suites or Villas are spacious and feature well-equipped kitchenettes; the priciest units have private pools. There are four attractive pools, plus four all-day restaurants (though they get busy, and food gets mixed reviews), four bars that stay open late, and an attractive gym and spa with sauna and steam rooms. Additionally, a kids’ club, free parking, and a free shuttle into Santa Maria are available, but Wi-Fi is only free in public areas. The Hotel Oasis Salinas Sea has slightly lower rates, and is closer to Santa Maria.
The Hotel Melia Tortuga Beach is a stylish and secluded all-inclusive four-pearl option on Algodoeiro Beach, a five-minute drive from Santa Maria. The 286 modern and elegant Suites or Villas are spacious and feature well-equipped kitchenettes; the priciest units have private pools. There are four attractive pools, plus four all-day restaurants (though they get busy, and food gets mixed reviews), four bars that stay open late, and an attractive gym and spa with sauna and steam rooms. Additionally, a kids’ club, free parking, and a free shuttle into Santa Maria are available, but Wi-Fi is only free in public areas. The Hotel Oasis Salinas Sea has slightly lower rates, and is closer to Santa Maria.
Opened in 2014, this luxury all-inclusive resort has all the ingredients for an exotic fun-in-the sun vacation. Its 1,143 accommodation options—ranging from double rooms to posh villas with private pools—have a comfortable, calming contemporary design. Moreover, all come equipped with mini-fridges, flat-screen satellite TVs, free Wi-Fi, and furnished balconies or terraces. But it’s the facilities that really standout: among them pools aimed at both adults and children, engaging kids clubs, tennis courts, a spa, an amphitheater for nightly entertainment, and—of course—a stunning beach. If you would like to enjoy some of the same features at a lower price point, consider booking Hotel Dunas de Sal instead; it’s an upper-middle-range sister property.
Opened in 2014, this luxury all-inclusive resort has all the ingredients for an exotic fun-in-the sun vacation. Its 1,143 accommodation options—ranging from double rooms to posh villas with private pools—have a comfortable, calming contemporary design. Moreover, all come equipped with mini-fridges, flat-screen satellite TVs, free Wi-Fi, and furnished balconies or terraces. But it’s the facilities that really standout: among them pools aimed at both adults and children, engaging kids clubs, tennis courts, a spa, an amphitheater for nightly entertainment, and—of course—a stunning beach. If you would like to enjoy some of the same features at a lower price point, consider booking Hotel Dunas de Sal instead; it’s an upper-middle-range sister property.
