About Hotel Torre Praia
The Torre Praia is a sea facing hotel in Vila Baleira, Portugal. The hotel is around a mile from Casa Colombo history museum.
The rooms and suites at the hotel are equipped with satellite TVs, minibars and safes. They feature floor to ceiling windows and balconies. Bathrooms are en suite with shower, tub and free toiletries. Suites also have separate living or dining rooms and terraces with sun beds and ocean views.
The hotel has an outdoor pool and spa tub, sauna and massage treatments. A fitness centre, business centre, children’s playground and squash court plus library are present onsite. Front desk has staff 24 hours. Parking and Wi-Fi access throughout the hotel is complimentary.
The Hotel Torre Praia has two sea facing restaurants serving local, international and Italian cuisine. The poolside bar offers snacks and refreshing drinks.
The hotel is around two miles from the 27-hole Porto Santo Golf course.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Excellent location
Guests say that the Torre Praia in Vila Baleira, Portugal is in an excellent location. The hotel is right on the sandy beach and guests love the direct access it has to the sea. It is a short walk to the centre and close to the pier. The bus stop is also conveniently located a few minutes from the hotel.
positive:
Lovely staff and terrific sea views
Guests find
the staff lovely and the infrastructure and price very good. They enjoy dining
in the breakfast room which is located right on the beach. Guests say it is a
splendid way to start the day watching the sunrise by the sea with the sea
breeze blowing pleasantly.
positive:
Nice rooms, gym and pool
The rooms
are nice and guests especially love the ones with the sea views. They
appreciate the gym and sauna of the hotel and like the pool, which they say is
small but has a large sun deck. Many guests say that they had a blast at the
pool side bar which served excellent cocktails and food.
Negative Reviews
negative:
Noisy
Since the corridors are tiled with no inner hallways in the rooms, guests say that they are disturbed by sounds in the morning of banging doors and floors being vacuumed. Guests also find the music played in the breakfast area from three different sources creating a loud cacophony right in the morning, which makes for an unpleasant experience.
negative:
Uncomfortable beds
Many guests find the mattresses lumpy and pillows uncomfortable. They say that some rooms are smelly with views are of a closed campsite, which is rather unappealing.
negative:
Bathrooms need upgrading
Some guests
say that the bathrooms need upgrading. They are unclean and smell strongly of
bleach. Guests say they felt let down by the standard of the rooms and
bathrooms while everything else is adequate.