Hi,

Don't stay at the Solferias, it's appalling. Booked a week there and walked straight out again when we saw a dead rat in the pool.

Baia Cristal Beach is the one we'd recommend, not 5 star but excellent value for money and a 20 min walk from restaurant hill.

Cheers

Ray & Carole

Hi,

We've stayed there a few times and the hotel staff are great so might be worth calling them direct.

Cheers

Ray & Carole

So sorry to hear your bad news,heart breaking to hear of your not good experiences. We fell in love with the Algarve since staying at the Tivoli Almansoor for two weeks for Euro2004 and have been back to Carvoeiro many many times since. Your story breaks the dream but sadly Europe is where it is and...

Hi, We did exactly the same journey a couple of years ago. Took a laptop with us and sat nav and when we started to get tired pulled over and searched for late deals ahead of our location. Got a couple of great deals, at 4 star hotels with breakfast, half their normal price. If your an hour away the...

easy friends,with all due respect, innocent until proven guilty.
Otherwise the madness presently happening in Syria is just around the corner.

Ray

Hi Mrs b,

We're not local (UK) but have stayed at the Tivoli many times, 2004 to date,as have friends and family.

It's a superb hotel and there were always loads of kids around, staff were great also.

Regards

Ray & Carole

guess you have to milk these rare moments of triumph! --- A bloke walks into a brothel in Sydney and says: "I'm a bit kinky, how much for total humiliation?" The madam replies $60. "Wow, what do I get for that," he says. She says: "A baggy green cap and an Australian Cricket Shirt. http://www.crunc...

Many Thanks

great fun to watch the Aussies cringe

We had a great time 5 days of warm sunny afternoons, paradise

I was the tall slightly overweight guy with glasses and a "barmy army" white poloshirt if any body saw me this week

back to blighty tomorrow

Ray & Carole

Hi,

Great show.
Gutted you only covered to 1st Jan in you last "Be hip show", when usually it covers 4 weeks as arriving 2nd Jan, CVO

Always fun to check out your site to see whats happening in the Algarve.

Ray & Carole

I always thought Carvoeiro winters were blistering hot - obviously not, judging by the comments here. If each December there is going to be heavy snow in the UK it may be better for people to stay in the UK. Huge delays going or coming back will take the goodness out of it. London today has had abo...

Sounds perfect arriving for a weeks stay in CVO 2nd Jan.

Ray & Carole

Many thanks

Hi All,
Does anyone happen to know if there's anywhere in CVO to watch the 5th Ashes test match ,starting 2nd Jan?
Play starts at around 11.30pm each night.
So it would be very nice to find a bar to get quietly sloshed watching the first couple of hours of each days play.

Many Thanks

Ray & Carole

If you take the cliff path towards Portimao, you skirt around the grounds of a very large villa with dogs. Luckily, the fence is high and strong! Given the choice, I think I would opt for walking through the lion enclosure at Longleat. Indeedy :D It's that second or two of real fear before the real...

Hi, Very funny thread. The Portuguese love their pooches :? Reminded me of when we went for a long walk, in the back lanes just outside Villamorra, couple of years ago,and being repeatedly made to jump, by dogs leaping out of nowhere against their garden fences, howling and barking and very keen to ...