HOTEL BERA MAR — Hotel in Chã d’Areia

Nice modern Hotel with excellent rooms and very good restaurant. ||On arrival from the airport, we were pleasantly surprised by the look of the hotel. The check in was smooth and without fuss. Shown to our room taking our cases by a very helpful gentleman. Unfortunately having come from a two bed apartment Santa Maria Sal, we were feeling a little cramped in this average size double room. I returned to reception to ask if they had anything else. I was offered a suite for a bit more per day. They showed me three suites with slightly different configurations. I choose the one on the second floor with two balcony's. We had a sofa, chair, TV in a separate area for the bed and a lovely bathroom, and we moved in. Really good staff, beds made every day and changed during our week stay. Bathroom towels change every day. Now in the interest of eco tourisms I think they could adopt the now accepted, to change towels left on floor or in bath /shower. Breakfast was v good with continental and cooked, scrambled and fried eggs and sausage, Great fish restaurant. Maybe because we stayed week for us as Europeans two nights of fish was enough we could have done with some chicken, pork, on the menu. Staff at the bar and in the restaurant were excellent. Oh and they didn't charge extra for the suite.||||Ok when I booked looking at the map / location, sea. beach, road, hotel great. Unfortunately the Chinese have brought the beach and the island and are building a Casino, Hotel, and parking, shopping complex opposite the hotel. Now at the moment it wasn't too bad as the best beaches are a short walk away any way, and the building work is only just out of the ground, so the view from our second floor balcony's out to sea was not impeded. The only problem was the traffic noise early in the morning although there was double glazing. After the first night I was ready to move some ware else, my wife because she loved the hotel, persuaded me to purchase some ear plugs. That worked. TV needs BBC World News channel, and there was a shortage of wardrobe, drawer space. Had to use the desk. I fear for the hotel because of the development but on the other hand it could be the making of it, with people staying to visit...

Unfortunately, this is absolutely not a good hotel because the price-performance ratio is absolutely not right. First we were given the wrong room, single beds, no table or chairs on the balcony and a fridge that didn't work. In the other room there was timewise no running water. The rooms are very small and the staff, apart from the owner, is not friendly and uninterested. Cockroaches ran along the walls in the evenings. Every time we left the room and came back, we had to have our room card reprogrammed. All in all a very...

I had an unforgettable stay at this hotel! The staff were absolutely amazing—warm, attentive, and always going the extra mile to make sure everything was perfect. The owner truly stands out—genuine, welcoming, and one of a kind. You can tell they pour their heart into the place.||The food was incredible, especially the seafood. Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. If you're a fish lover, this place is a dream come true. I can't recommend it enough and can’t wait...