We have stayed here during November and March for a number of years now and I'm perfectly happy to recommend it on that basis. However, anyone seeking a genuine 4 star hotel experience for their main summer holiday should also consider the Vale Gale which is undoubtably a more up market venue. Out of season, the Ports Nova represents outstanding... More

Not a four star hotel. Basic rooms, horror shock no kettle in the rooms. The staff where good thought. Pool was closed for maintenance during the stay so couldn't fault anything there. Nice cheap hotel to stay in.

Just a five minute walk from the Roman bridge in the centre of Tavira, this is a large modern style hotel with good amenities and at a great price. The changing rooms for the health club are a bit cramped as is the small poorly lit basement swimming pool, but the sauna and steam room make up for it. Helpful... More

It's certainly good value for money. That's why I've given it a four star rating, but in fact it only really deserves three because of noise and bad pillows beds. Personally I wasn't disturbed by the noise, but a number of guests in my party were. I had the misfortune with the beds - I tried four and each one... More

We spent a week here in March. The hotel is perfectly placed for visiting the town of Tavira. The town itself is just delightful, many places to visit, to eat or just sit and watch the world go buy. The gardens and bandstand provide a beautiful area to sit, eat your locally made ice-cream and enjoy the peace and calm.... More

The price paid fora couple of nights at this hotel was absolutely fantastic (£21:50/night for a King). It appeared clean, had a pleasant top floor bar and did the trick. So it's very hard to be negative when only paying such a snip. But it has to be said 'outside was a non-starter', yes it was too cold but there... More

We stayed,room only,for €20 per night in March 2013. It was good value at that rate but I would not rate it as 4 Star which is claimed. The hotel is in a prominent location above the town with excellent views of the river the coast and the hills.This means that the walk to it from the town is steep... More

Cheap hotel, but great value for the maoney anyway. Clean room with daily maintenance and great view over the city and the sea. The panorama bar is great and the waiter is very service minded. Don't buy their breakfast or their private parking. Wifi worked on and off during the week and only in the reception area. Near the city... More

Been to the Porta Nova on numerous occasions now , and its great to see some improvements have , and are still being made , new carpets , hair driers , general things which are now up-graded , the outside pool also being refurbished , ready for the coming season , I expect , still rotten tv , if you... More