Hotel Farol — Hotel in Ílhavo

This was our second stay at this very good hotel only steps from the beach. The suite was spacious with a comfortable bed, a couch area with a sofa bed, two televisions, a refrigerator, and a nice fully private balcony with direct views of the lighthouse and beach, but you'll have to stand up to enjoy it (instead of a railing or glass it is a rather high front wall). The free wifi worked well. My biggest complaint about the room is also the easiest to fix, as I pointed out the last time I stayed in this room in 2017. There is only one teeny tiny garbage pail in the entire room, and it's located in the bathroom. The bathroom and bedroom area should each have a good sized garbage pail, a relatively cheap and easy fix. We had to use a cardboard box for our trash.||||The staff is very nice and accommodating, and housekeeping was very good and very efficient. The complimentary breakfast was reasonably good with a nice variety, but too many desserts for my taste. I'm still not a big fan of their coffee/espresso. It's a lot better outside from the cafe next door.||||But if you're looking for the best hotel in the Costa Nova/Barra area with an excellent value,...

The water went out at my apartment on 4:00 p.m. on a Friday afternoon and I needed somewhere to stay nearby, just in case something could be done about it over the weekend. So I booked on line, and then walked five blocks up the street to Hotel Farol with my little suitcase rolling along behind me.||||All that was available was what they term a superior room, at seventy euros per night. It turned out to be newly refurbished, with a fabulous view of the lighthouse and of the entrance to the shipping channel into the Port of Aveiro. The oversized balcony would have been fabulous to enjoy, had I been staying there in milder and dryer weather.||||The room was quite spacious. The breakfast too was better than I'd expected at a three star hotel in Portugal, and the staff couldn't have been more pleasant to deal with. Although the price seemed a bit high, I can't complain in the slightest about this hotel. It's more than I've come to expect for a Portuguese...

My wife & I have just spent 4 days in Barra at the Hotel Farol.||Wonderful!||Very Covid secure, I have a Covid digital passport so ok, Hellen has had one jab so took a self test in front of the reception staff. All ok.||The staff are all lovely, very friendly and helpful.||The rooms are good, good size, very fresh and airy with a huge bed!||Breakfast is buffet style with lots of choice. Hot bacon & scrambled egg, chilled meats & cheeses, fresh breads, fresh fruit, jams, yoghurts, cereal, milk & juices. And, as it's Portugal, a selection of cakes & pastries 😊||A good selection of restaurants nearby including the Cafe Farol which is a cafe, bar, pool & darts room adjoining the hotel.||The sea views from the rooms are a lovely bonus 👍||We would recommend this hotel...